Hot Rod VW General Stories Thread
andrewlandon67:
How about a little change up, let's hear all of your guys' stories about your first experience in a really fast bug! I don't think I'll ever forget what it felt like to slap third home on a close ratio tranny for the first time and feel the front of the car start to go light at 65 mph, IDAs with 40mm vents causing a reverberation in the stripped out shell of the car I was in at 5k rpm. Just the memory of the big electric fuel pump starting to growl at the first click of the key and the starter being fought by race-gas-only levels of compression as the big 78mm crank begins to do its thing. Of all the times I drove that car on both the street and the drag strip, nothing will ever compare to that first time, where my life was well and truly ruined.
j-f:
Quote from: andrewlandon67 on January 14, 2019, 21:14:06 pm
How about a little change up, let's hear all of your guys' stories about your first experience in a really fast bug! I don't think I'll ever forget what it felt like to slap third home on a close ratio tranny for the first time and feel the front of the car start to go light at 65 mph, IDAs with 40mm vents causing a reverberation in the stripped out shell of the car I was in at 5k rpm. Just the memory of the big electric fuel pump starting to growl at the first click of the key and the starter being fought by race-gas-only levels of compression as the big 78mm crank begins to do its thing. Of all the times I drove that car on both the street and the drag strip, nothing will ever compare to that first time, where my life was well and truly ruined.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYlm39VLMp0
Not on a dragstrip but Francorchamps racetrack. Car is 1303 with a tired 2.4l typeIV engine, dry few years old slicks. Passenger side bucket was zip tied to the roll cage :D :D
The sound, smell and overall sensations to be in a racecar was overwhelming and sure make a big impression to me :)
flatfire:
I have had some fantastic times in my Bug. It never entered my mind in my youth that I would never get home in my trusty bug. We used to drive down to Santa Pod and Stratford on Avon and rag the 1776cc with engle 120 and twin 40 dells with my first performance box built by Jim Kaforski, it was built proof. It used to run 15 seconds all day long. 14 seconds with a hint of gas. Lining up next to Dave Rhoads at Avon park. I suppose taking a photo before the start wasn't the smartest idea.
Then came the Jim Kaforski special. He built an engine for me and a five speed box. Ran 12.5 seconds and you could comfortably sit on the motorway at 80 mph. We drove the car down to bug Jam without a problem. A 900 mile round trip. My Wife also drove the bug to the second European bug In for the Powder Puff.
When you live in Scotland people just look in bewilderment when you pass them on road. My Uncle Brian who is in his 70s saw my latest Bug sitting in the driveway and asked if we could go out for a drive. I ragged the car as I do, his face was a picture. We got back into town. At the time the British open was on and load of Americans were crossing the road they began cheering at the bug as we went along the road,obviously alcohol played a part :) . My Uncle cant stop talking about it ;D
Sam K:
Quote from: andrewlandon67 on January 14, 2019, 21:14:06 pm
How about a little change up, let's hear all of your guys' stories about your first experience in a really fast bug! I don't think I'll ever forget what it felt like to slap third home on a close ratio tranny for the first time and feel the front of the car start to go light at 65 mph, IDAs with 40mm vents causing a reverberation in the stripped out shell of the car I was in at 5k rpm. Just the memory of the big electric fuel pump starting to growl at the first click of the key and the starter being fought by race-gas-only levels of compression as the big 78mm crank begins to do its thing. Of all the times I drove that car on both the street and the drag strip, nothing will ever compare to that first time, where my life was well and truly ruined.
I can only assume you're referring to my '63... that is a fun little car. I need to get my act together and get it on the road again.
Sam K:
My first ride in a seriously fast bug would have been in the spring of 1997. My friend Eddie has a black '63 sedan was and still is a very quick street car. He had just finished putting together a 2110 for it. If memory serves correctly, it had street eliminator heads, an FK-8 and 48 IDF's. That combination was good for high 13's in Phoenix on a stock ratio gearbox. We put it in the car on a Saturday and spent the weekend driving around raising hell. On Sunday night we decided to go downtown and look for trouble. At one point, we were crossing a pretty large intersection where the road dipped down, came back up and then went down again. For some reason, Eddie blew through it at a high rate of speed. I swear that the car left the ground. When it came down, it scraped the deep sump, bent the traction bar, and tore a hole in a full flow hose. We didn't know about the oil hose so we kept going. A couple miles later, the oil light came so we pulled into a parking lot somewhere. He stayed with the car and I walked to a pay phone and called my girlfriend to come rescue us. Good times.
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