Three days ago, I rode my bug with Subaru EJ 22 out of the garage and hit the Autobahn. It was such a good feeling after all the work and time. But it is worth all that.

I made 100 kp/h at exactly 3000 rpm, and 180 kp/h at 5600 rpm. That was great. When going 180 kp/h it hit me for a second: You had the car completly apart ! Are you sure that everything is tight ? You have no safety belt or airbag !
Okay we die like real men!
Here some facts of my bug, as I have to check the accuracy of my speedo and tach:

car: 65` bug with 68`IRS pan
trans : 1303 S (L-bug box)
wheels: 5,5 X 15 Porsche steel
tires: 185/65/15, circumference 1931 mm





"slowness is an ornament, you are faster without it"

[Edited on 29-5-2005 by subaruboxer]

[ Edited on 4-2-2006 by subaruboxer ]

can you send me some pics of your conversion please
tezcat@customoffroad.com.au
thanks

congrats, I know the feeling, it's great :thumb.

Had my buggy out tonight myself

bigbaja,

for pics of my conversion , please check my posts here.
For exsample: My cooling system. Lots of detail pictures.

congrats, can't wait for that day to arrive myself

so unasuming... I like it, I like it alot!

What is the little wire down the side????? I just fed all mine through the heater tube straight under the back seat.

I might go for a spin this morning also.

Matt

That is good to hear... 180 kmph in a bug after a rebuild that is cool .....

Congrats I look fwd to seeing your Dyno results

If you do not want stand offs, as there is no air required to cool the motor as well, make a box section around the filter and have ducting running to it from either next to gearbox, a hole or vents in the deck lid, or do as I have and just cut out the small louvers between the hinge mounts and have the box go all the way up to this area...that would probably be the easiest as your filter is in the centre.

Matt

Well done. You must be stoked. And the Beetle looks great. I really like the look with those Porsche steel wheels.

I got my exhaust system back (85% finished) last weekend and will be in to my conversion after the June long weekend.
I can't wait.
For those who have finished, thanks for the inspiration!

Thank you all !

The 180 km/h was not the possible top speed, just what I wanted to do for the first ride. I expect something around
200 km/h. But, as you might know by now, it was with a slipping clutch. How fast will it be with a working clutch. The airfilter got to get a cover, so that the hot air from the engine does not get to it. I don´t like stand offs, so I have to do it a different way. That day was the hottest in May since 1875 in Germany. We had up to 32 °C , and in slow trafic it was up to 59 °C in the enginebay. But it is rare to get this hot overhere.

have you got any pics of the front of your bug now it is finished ? How is the radiator cooling ?

Hi Buggy Brad,

it was 32 to 34 ° C hot those two days that I rode my bug for the first time. The temperature went down to 15 ° C right after that. The front of my bug looks still the same. The temp of my coolant was a bit to high, but that was because of the slipping clutch. Think about 3 000 rpm and the clutch is slipping 3000 times a minute on the surface of the flywheel.
The temps were 95 to 105, so that the fan was just a bit to often running. It was not running constantly. I can´t tell you yet how the cooling system is working, we got to wait til I have it on the road again with the new clutch.

where is your radiator?:duh

Out front in the spare wheel´well.

So any pics ? I am about to do one and need some good shots and pointers if possible.

Cheers,

don't mean to hack in but here's my BMW radiator in my Standard Bug

Congratulations.

180kph is scary. I certainly wont be game to go that speed in our bus when the EJ22 is in.

Brad,

the pics in my post ( My cooling system ) are not enough?
What do you need to see or need to know? I`d like to help you.

RSbug,

looks a bit strange to me, did you put it in sideways. To me it looks like you are loosing to much room that could be used for cooling down in the spare wheel well. Maybe this is just a bad angle in your picture.

Hellbus,

180 kph is not scary it is fun!

A good way to get additional air to the radiator is to use the horn grills and place a tube behind them directing the air to the radiator.

[Edited on 18-6-2005 by subaruboxer]

The way I placed it should be the same as it is placed in a BMW (drain pug at the bottom). And it goes down a fair bit from what is visible in the picture.With a small scoop under the car (+ I cut out a part like Zenjoe on Volksswap has) it should get plenty of air. Also placed a Peugeot ventilator in front of it.