Hi All,

I am gauging VW club interest for a new competition at Warwick this year called the VW Club Engine Pull.

Basically, the competition will be to see which VW club team (5 team members maximum) can remove and install an air-cooled engine from a running VW Beetle in the fastest time.


I won't list the specifics yet, but each VW Club will work on the same VW Beetle and the competition will happen over the two days - Saturday practice and Sunday competition.

Cheers
Craig

Very cool idea Craig!!! I'm not in a club but would like to give it a crack.

Im keen Frosty I think we can find 3 more people to form a club

Being a new concept, I'm happy to open it up to teams other than VW Club members if that seems the way to go. I reckon it would be a nice addition to the weekend. Also tossing the idea around of a Herbie Movie night in the Marquee on Friday.

Morgan, not a problem! we just need three others to stand around and watch us, We've got this.

Can I bring my vehicle hoist?

Who is providing the examination car for the removal ????

VWMA will provide the vehicle. Early bug, swing axle with 1200 motor and box.

Craig just needs his rear main seal done and he can't be bothered pulling his engine out....! Lol! Just before the first team puts it back in he'll whack that seal in!

Main seal, clutch, throw-out bearing….

5 people doing an engine swap in a bug...

10-15min ??

Record would be in the 4 min mark wouldn't it?

In 2008 the record was set at 1 min 4 seconds. Out, back in and running.

Yep, here is the link - http://www.aircooled.net/vw-engine-removal-replacement-world-record-speed-video/ 

Bloody hell!