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wrecker racer from VWMA
roundtoit - May 10th, 2009 at 12:52 PM

what a great story on the wrecker racer inVWMA. what is the final verdict fellas, how much will it cost?
How much do you guys recon it would cost to build a club car, similar to this, do all the work yourself except maybe engine and box. Also, what is the best type of beetle to start with, macpherson strut or beam?????? cheers :cool:

STIDUB - May 10th, 2009 at 08:29 PM

perhaps shoot VWCOOL a pm... approx 2k in brakes to start with :D

Craig Torrens - May 10th, 2009 at 09:45 PM

depends if you're building a car to race.............or one to just appear that your racing.

T25Turbo - May 19th, 2009 at 10:55 AM

Also check out June's Motor Magazine for at least two appearances of aircooled beetles in the pages - firstly Glenns wrecker racer in Morley's rant on what is cool and secondly Glenn has been quite busy transplanting a Holden V8 into a Volvo 242 as well - for the 10K Challenge that graces the pages. I must say this is the most interested I have been in Motor Magazine for eons. And I just finished reading about said Wrecker racer in the pages of the new just-received-yesterday VWMA - What a great present for the aircooled VW/beetle enthusiasts!

Glenn you are definitely living the dream! Keep up the awesome work!

vw54 - May 19th, 2009 at 11:26 AM

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depends if you're building a car to race.............or one to just appear that your racing



Ok fair comment BUT which one is it that you do Craig

waltermitty - May 19th, 2009 at 02:11 PM

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Ok fair comment BUT which one is it that you do Craig


Your an a grade shit stirrer Dave keep up the good work. m

vw54 - May 19th, 2009 at 05:20 PM

hey Mitch when r u going to change the location of yr identity

colonel mustard - October 17th, 2009 at 04:37 PM

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Originally posted by STIDUB
perhaps shoot VWCOOL a pm... approx 2k in brakes to start with :D


well.... there are good looking brakes.


I like the idea of the wrecker racer... its pretty cool :)

I hope to see more of it in the next issue.

forry2000 - November 4th, 2009 at 07:38 AM

akin to one's avatar/signature..you can appear that you are racing just by saying you are 'chief beetle racer...'

in all reality despite this, one actually hasn't raced for many years.......go figure torrens

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Originally posted by Craig Torrens
depends if you're building a car to race.............or one to just appear that your racing.

FROSTY - November 6th, 2009 at 05:37 PM

The wrecker racer is is exactly what the Col Look is about....made of bits and pieces and thrash it till it stops.... Nice work guys cant' wait till its finished.