In 2009, this will be O/FF 111.

It has taken 2 years to get this far.......











A little bit more each day......

Engine is 2442cc (flanged 88mm crank, CE heads, IDAs etc) with some nitrous- you get the idea.

Trans is a KCR T1 swing axle..... when it is shipped from Riverside, that is!

Some people may remember it from 2004/5 when it was a street car racing in the UK VWDRC. best time then was 12.18 @112 (1915cc + gas).

Some minor body work and a paint job to go....... I can't wait for next year. 

Ric did the wing, chute mount, wheelie bars and the door and 1/4 panels for the interior. The rest of the ally panelling on the inside was done by Jim Smith. The car is currently at Wayne Allman's for some finishing work- including bracing the chute launcher to the chute anchor frame around the motor. The Stroud mechanical launcher is a bit of a beast so needs a bit of re-enforcement!

 

I think your project looks awesome can't wait to see the paint job any ideas for color?


 

That looks cool  Are those rear wings wider than stock?

Redwagon - Yes William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-Upon-Avon, the house where he was born and grew up is still there and you can visit it 

Please start the engine in the same place!!! And make a video of the neighbours.
Post this video here!!!
 

Didn't this car also appear in Volksworld? Nice job!

now thats what i call a make over!!!!


well done,

keep up the good work,


dont forget real cars only have 4 wheels....... lol

Whoohoo, this is a car i like.
do you have pic's of the build?, i realy love seeing build reports of cars like this.

Good work and keep the pic's comming.

Paul.

Thanks for the comments guys- my enthusiasm is sky-high at the moment 

I have been to see the car this evening in the Intergalactic Custom Shop as Wayne is weaving his finishing magic into it.......

I'll post some further pictures next week when I have it back in my garage 

Colour-wise I always intended it to stay Texas Yellow, however it may get a tint of metalflake following this evening's conversation  And then there is the obligatory VW race car sign-writing of course......

I'll take some further shots of the chute mounting work next week for Kev D. The actual frame below the spolier was made by Ric Campbell at Bigwig to a sketch I pdf'd him, however because the spring force is so big in the launcher this needed some further bracing which Wayne has now done and it looks  . Jim smith made the anchor point cage out of 1" chromoly that fits around the motor, which is again a very well thought out and well made part of the car. The chute anchor cage mounts to the trans cradle and to the roll cage. This will also be a mounting point for the nitrous and fuel solenoids and the throttle cable.

The Stroud chute doesn't have a pilot chute as it has a real beast of a launcher system. It is a chute made specifically for the air-cooled VW, which I found out about after posting on the STF a while back.

Wayne also managed to get the Werksberg flush fit window in, which was a complete swine- I wouldn't recommend these really, although they are quite well made 

can't wait to get it painted and start the build up- then there will be pictures-a-plenty.

I'll video running the cam in.........

 

Are those big wigs wheelie bars? Those are "Longfellows!

Never mind. I just read pack a few posts.

I knew you would love the sissy sticks out back  . I think they'll be necessary, given how light the thing is........

Thanks very much for helping me out with the case machining- I'll bring it to shakey for the Hot Rod Drags on the 13th.

J.

jonny the car is looking good

Wow! Car looks amazing dude! 

It was a stunning car when you originally built it, but with this make over its going to be amazing! 

Keep up the good work! I wondered where you'd been!


Hehe! Is it wrong to gloat that my 1914cc with gas was slightly quicker than yours! 

With the current rebuild i think thats soon about to change!   

How is the project going?Any pics?

That's the plan