ive been asked, theres nothing too special to show currently but i figured i should make a start...

http://s975.photobucket.com/albums/ae239/STIDUB/ 

brief yes but feel free to ask questions as i go along, hopefully some decent stuff happening real soon

More updates later! (again not much time to post but ill try my best)


UPDATE/ what im doing outline
aim - street rego'd track capable arse kicking super! (ive told a mate ill go out to a drift night at qld raceway & have a go-dont laugh if i fail miserably)

suspension:
V-force adjuster struts
camber/caster tops
all new urethane bushings
rebuilt steeringbox - i can do yours if you like
new balljoints /tie rod ends
flipped outer tie rods from Brad (topline kit)
28mm torsion bars -more of a rough guess from other conversions
height adjuster from custom vee dub so i can raise/lower 4" easily - better than adjustable spring plates
urethane springplate bushings
I think that covers that part

Trans:
091 based box
LanD intermediate housing - to fit a bug nose cone, fits better & shifts better apparently, im yet to prove this, never driven a bus
eventually a bunch of albins gears but not enough time/$$ currently
RJES bellhousing - provided i suss out placement of a clutch mc < thats progressed to the point where its cut & weld time for people that are curious
also on the wish list is moly output flanges cv's axles & stubs

Brakes:
VWCOOLS kit
EA/EB falcon rears i believe
custom front hubs - Vwcool
5x114.3 stud pattern
all made for ease of replacment consumable parts
all standard vw bearings & seals
standard ford discs & pads who can complain about that?
calipers on the front are vr ish era commodore, may change to something else after testing how they work
using a 24mm kombi master, again need to play around making it fit with a hydraulic clutch mc, again may change this to bug, its all trial and error to get effective braking &decent pedal feel

Engine...
sti dub wouldnt be STIdub without a subie would it?

what else... umm interior im yet to even start on but typical buckets, gauges & such, yet to dive into the electrics side of things

Body...

71 superbeetle, we know what they look like
aero guards from vvds
clear lenses on early lights
76> front bumper with indicators
ugly elephant foot tail lights - ive never seen a mass produced part made so poorly
inverted firewall shortly & widened inner guards under rear guards (see westi's work on micks 58 for the guard work)

wheels...
Pre au falcon - so wheels to suit xa-el falcon wheels, the offset is +6, au> is +36 as are most late jap cars, finding low offset wheels is VERY difficult, finally picked up the set pictured

look similar to a set you can get for 911's so i cant complain
i would of liked 18s but these shall do for now, beggers cant be choosers, also anything under a 17" looks rediculously small under aeros so dont bother if your considering going this route

i think thats enough for now... any questions ill be happy to answer, yes even $$$ if you want to build similar & would like an idea (im my own minister of war & finance!)

hope someone finds this interesting, i spent awhile typing so appreciate dammit!

Looking good dude! More pics!!!!

booked in at custom vee dub in a few weeks for a lil magic to be preformed, more updates then... not expecting much else between now & then thats all (the womans 21st this week, diverting fun money to her for a lil bit)

http://www.germanlook.net/forums/showthread.php?t=10124  < if anyone can help on this topic locally that would be awesome, westi (hoping you read this) what was the mc you used for micks?

Im intending on making up my own pedals / modifying the originals to suit the different location of the brake mc & making a pushrod/pivot for the clutch mc to suit, thats the easy bit, squeezing another MC onto that bulkhead is going to be cosy....

ps, im hoping for a nice set of dished 18x8 &10s for it eventually, from calculations they should just squeeze under the guard if offset is PERFECT, not holding my breath though. the 8s on the front might not give quite enough room for steering so may have to find some 7s but im sure i can live with them for now

economy stimuls because of the cost lee, 3k a corner rough figures for suspension brakes wheels - roughly split between each corner for the combo of all the components, scared yet? cant take the $$$ with ya & who knows how long your here for right? will be more pic worthy once my pan is rolling, 4 week wait for the bit i need next will probably kill me but i have the bolt on bits to play with still, might get some work done to the body while the floor is empty aswell

my apologies sir


anyway, i forgot to put the words with the pic, im curous why nobody has done a clutch setup like this before? you can mod pedals to suit so why hasnt something so simple in fitment been done before?

resize resize!!!

3k a corner man thats too much i did mine with porsche 944T brembo set up for way less than that.

including brakes & suspension, new joints bushings, bracing, wheel tyre & guard with lights to suit? i didnt just mean suspension & brakes....

actually, im curious what a beam front end is like to rebuild compared to a strut front end cost wise...
say to go from a stock standard worn out hunk of junk to all new totally adjustable - excluding labour, can anyone share?

oh yeah, the other reasons for going falcon was the stud pattern is 1000000x less restrictive & if you can find a set of porsche pattern wheels for under 1k that have the correct offsets & width to suit stock or widened guards id love to hear about it, searched for a very long time everywhere i could think of, every setup didnt quite fit right or used spacers & the actual sizing info wasnt all that easy to find anyway, personally i hate spacers & would rather get wheels that fit right by themselves, see where im coming from?
by the way, hows your 66 going? i havent seen updates on it for ages now...

^^^ from the thread on germanlook, anyone ever considered setting up a hydraulic clutch mc & brake like that layout on the pans bulkhead? the kombi mc doesnt really fit upright but the bug one would with the correct orientation... anyone know a good source for adapter fittings for brake lines & T peices to suit vw size fittings but with one male & 2 female fittings? will probably go hunting around for some tomorrow after work either way.
12 days till i have rear suspension that winds up & down almost as easy as my struts

iv been flirting with the idea of a hydraulic clutch for ages but never had the time to just sit down and nut it out.....great to see someone out there having a go, cant wait to see how yours come out!!

Cheers polak, the only thing different between this & a normal bug/kombi clutch is the direction the hydraulics make the T/O bearing & shaft rotate, the standards have more room to play with for how their pan head is shaped & the body above, the downside being the tunnel ahead of the pan/body join flares out, that may cause a problem, other than that the pedal end would be useful for any style clutch in your bugs, germanlook has more info, steve carter likes the idea too, looking to have this bit sorted out by this time next week, then soon after all cut & welded in.

ps Thought i should mention that the fuel line exit in that area needs to be swapped to the LHS of the tunnel to clear the clutch mc, also a remote res MUST be used because of the wheel well brace in strut fronts

updating, no pics of it though, ordered RJES bellhousing, paypal conversion hurts hopefully have some nice pics when it arrives

...on that note, think i might have to go buy an engine crane

When is the pan going to custom...?

when i have clean clothes to leave the house in washing day was pushed back one more for action day & mt cotton, hi to mustard & sides since ive now met you both

postphoned the adjuster, stupid daily has S**T its waterpump & excuse the saying for those that are offended, pissing like a pregnant chick, that said im having a moment of weakness & considering asking Mr butler to make me a nice shiny bulletproof 091 with more suitable gearing... after going to mt cotton yesterday.... i wanna flog the daylights out of it asap

caution for all those that consider it, talking to DB is not good for persuading you not to make a tough box

Wish I didn't know that feeling

yeah, ive been perving on your box simon, hope you dont mind saves driving super super grandma like when your car is together though hey? the way i see it, that makes it better in the long run, & while i dont have a floorpan i may as well see if i can get the box done at the same time, then ive got the body to sort out while its feeling lonely in the garage, will see what happens though


oooh the thoughts of knowing the box is awesome is seriously appealing...
oh & db u have pm with the details from the convo

gotta love things like this, chat to rod penrose earlier, HI again when you read this, looking at going the 930 cv's etc, loking forward to chatting at warwick, on a good note, the tow car/daily is fixed & i can get my pan to custom on my next day off, nothing else better go wrong!

on a side note, if anyones doing a similar setup, talk to rod, im looking at saving alot of $$$ going through him for parts i need

so, from my visit this morning, this chap is stimuating the economy, and making me feel like i need a second, nay - 3rd job just to be able to buy the parts that he isnt using that i need....... a scary garage of parts and go fast goodies. lots of ideas to be had if your building a go fast super.

gotta love parts tracking online, the bellhousing is in brissy, after 13hrs awol, shame ill have to wait all weekend for it to be sent out to me, awesome timing with my RDO monday though

customveedub here i come! well tomorrow anyway, floorpan all ready to go for a lil magic to happen

pan at custom, bellhousing.... sitting at the airport... waiting for stupid customs to sort their shit out, if its this hard gettin legit stuff into the country i wonder how bulk drugs compare


nude strut floorpan for those that like superbeetle porn

yay.... 12 weeks left!

bellhousing sitting at brissy airport stilll... seriously not impressed by DHL... waiting waiting waiting

lil bit of clean shell to look at, nothin special, thought it looked cool tho


Hmm.... finally the package has arrived!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


ITS HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!