Performane engine builders/suppliers?
Aussie - October 15th, 2006 at 10:30 PM
I am coming back to OZ after a 15 year stay in the UK. I go into VW's over here and plan to build an oval cal-looker once I get back over.
Where do i start in terms of a recommended engine builder/tuner/dyno and performance parts supplier?
I am looking into a 2276, MSD, rancho pro comp box, CSP discs all round, narrowed+ dropped beam etc etc. Car will be a street car but will also be on
the strip.
Anyone built something similiar to this? How hard (+expensive) would it be to get parts for this together and would I have to ship it all in myself or
is this type of stuff stocked by anyone?
Any help or info greatly appreciated!
vw54 - October 16th, 2006 at 07:32 AM
What city are you going to live in ??
pete wood - October 16th, 2006 at 11:43 AM
might be cheaper to bring back alot of those parts with you. Especially the CSP stuff. That is very exy over here.
There are a number of good tuning houses, but as VW54 said, depends on ya city.
Aussie - October 16th, 2006 at 06:10 PM
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might be cheaper to bring back alot of those parts with you. Especially the CSP stuff. That is very exy over here.
There are a number of good tuning houses, but as VW54 said, depends on ya city.
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Aiming for NSW so any places there, but would travel or ship to/from other states if the best engine shops were elsewhere. Any recommendations?
Aussie - October 16th, 2006 at 06:11 PM
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might be cheaper to bring back alot of those parts with you. Especially the CSP stuff. That is very exy over here.
There are a number of good tuning houses, but as VW54 said, depends on ya city.
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How could i find out how much the CSP stuff goes for over there? Who stocks it?
hellbugged - October 16th, 2006 at 06:13 PM
Ben Durie in Newcastle.
Stan Pobjoy at Coffs Harbour.
Vintage vee dub in Sydney.
as for buying parts, well, it's allways cheaper if you go straight to the source..... having said that, sometimes freight and duties will kill off
that advantage.
i have some berg cranks, carrillos, p & c's and heads if you're interested when you get here:thumb
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Craig Torrens - October 16th, 2006 at 09:12 PM
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I am coming back to OZ after a 15 year stay in the UK.
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Nothing much has changed in 15 years...........Stan Pobjoy 6654 3694.:thumb ships worldwide.
Aussie - October 17th, 2006 at 07:19 AM
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Ben Durie in Newcastle.
Stan Pobjoy at Coffs Harbour.
Vintage vee dub in Sydney.
as for buying parts, well, it's allways cheaper if you go straight to the source..... having said that, sometimes freight and duties will kill off
that advantage.
i have some berg cranks, carrillos, p & c's and heads if you're interested when you get here:thumb
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I have found the Vintage vee dub website, but do Ben Durie or Stan Pobjoy have their own websites? I have heard their names before but dont know much
about them. Do they run engine shops/supply parts/race vw's?
Might well be interested in parts - will give you a shout when i get there!!
dangerous - October 17th, 2006 at 09:13 AM
There are quite a few good engine builders as mentioned above.
Not many of the shops stock the parts that you want, especially the CSP products.
But they will import the stuff for you with an appropriate mark-up.
While you still have British Pounds in your pockets you could buy that stuff in Europe.
Any of the American stuff will be cheaper too, but shipping to Australia is expensive especially with duties, taxes, and customs clearance.
It may be worthy of investigation, to order the stuff in England and bring it to Aust. with your personal belongings.
hellbugged - October 17th, 2006 at 10:04 AM
http://www.bendurie.com.au/
http://www.classicveedub.com.au/ClassicVeeDub.asp
Aussie - October 17th, 2006 at 06:27 PM
Excellent links! Any more links for any other suppliers over there? I need to build up a collection! Last time I looked you guys did not have a OZ VW
magazine. Has anyone started up a new mag yet?
hellbugged - October 17th, 2006 at 06:32 PM
http://www.vwma.net.au/
http://www.beetleracing.com/
http://www.geneberg.com/cat.php
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andrewmurphy - October 17th, 2006 at 06:33 PM
Yes there is an australian vw mag. it is VW magazine australia. http://www.vwma.net.au
Aussie - October 18th, 2006 at 06:21 PM
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Yes there is an australian vw mag. it is VW magazine australia. http://www.vwma.net.au
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That is excellent news! Is it a quarterly mag? Can you get it in newsagents or is it subscrition?
Looked at the website and love the Diamond Green Oval in the current mag!! Bit of a long shot, but does anyone know who owns it? Looks pretty much
bang on what I want to put together!
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VWMA Editor - October 18th, 2006 at 06:30 PM
VW Magazine Australia is a quarterly magazine, available in newsagents and by subscription.
The Cal Looker belongs to David O'Connor from South Australia.
Cheers
Craig
Aussie - October 18th, 2006 at 11:02 PM
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VW Magazine Australia is a quarterly magazine, available in newsagents and by subscription.
The Cal Looker belongs to David O'Connor from South Australia.
Cheers
Craig
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Thanks mate, i will hit the newsagent as soon as i land! Do you have the usual supplier listings and classifieds in the back to help me get started on
the new project?
QuikBug - October 18th, 2006 at 11:08 PM
I have been to a lot of VW shops in Sydney and would say they are all excellent.
When it comes to performance engine building and tuning I would have to most definatley recommend that you take a run out to a shop called Custom Bugs
and Buses.
They run a drag car that is very competitive and have tuned a number of vw race cars on their dyno dynamics dyno.
I first seen the shop out at Penrith at the dyno day they held some 2 years back now I would think, all I can say is what a set up they have.
They have a web site cbbvw.com
Hope you enjoy Aussie when you get here.