Thank you!

[TomJ]

I don't post on her much as I have been out of the scene and my car has been off the road for over 10 years... I've just been an observer..

The last time it was driven in anger was at Bug Jam 2003 when the R&P decided to call it a day on the first run... Since then the car has been moved from lock up to lock up in the safe custody of Richie and Jo.

The car has finally made it to Dubai and is now registered after jumping through some hoops..

Thanks Richie and Jo for your hospitality and support over the years and next time I am in the UK it will be a social visit!! I'll bring the biscuits and you supply the tea!

Time now to enjoy driving my Hot VW!

Cheers

Tom 

[Erlend / bug66]

NICE car  I see EFI, whats the specs on the engine?

[vwcab]

Yep,nice car......(and like that licenceplate)   

[pancho villa]

most excellent

[Zach Gomulka]

I like that.

[RhoadsVW]

Very nice car Tom!!!!  Well worth the wait.  And I know it was long. I remember seeing it just after paint. Or was it just after paint again? (LOL)  Congrats.     Dave Rhoads

[Good-Old-Ragtop60]

WOW!!! The stance is great and the interior too!
 
I like it a lot!!!!

[henk]

very nice car indeed.
love it,make me want to polish me black '67.

henk!!!

[TomJ]

Thanks everyone.

Erland.

2387cc
VW Mag case
86mm Scat Flanged Crank
94 Wiseco Supersquish / Autocraft cylinders
6" carrillo's
Comp Elim heads 46x38
Pauter 1.4 rollers  / Webcam 86b with shubeck ceramic lifters
1 7/8 Berg Header
48mm CB throttle bodies, crank triggered etc.. Wolf ECU (Australian EFI)
Mated to an IRS Berg 5 with a Quaife

Dave, I am sure you remember that day well with Richie when I upset the painter! Stressful and funny at the same time, the best line was "it's an old car what do you expect"....

Cheers

Tom

[Frallan]

Fantastic in every sense.
Car and specs!

[nicolas]

Fantastic in every sense.
Car and specs!

yep! i saw it a couple of years ago and it had a lot of potential, but seeing it out in the sun and on the road is much, much better.

[Russell]

Tom

car looks fantastic and the location is ace....

I was telling Richie we need to talk, im sure another cal looker in Dubia would be of interest to the locals.....

Enjoy and well done.

Russell

[TomJ]

Thanks Nicolas.. It's been long over due.

Russell, thanks.  Do drop me a mail with what you are thinking!

Cheers

Tom

[Chris bugster]

Glad to see her back on the road again, Tom.
Beautiful car and it belongs to one of the nicest fellows you could ever hope to meet.

[TomJ]

Thanks Chris, seems like a very long time ago when we were hanging out at Max's shop! good ole days for sure, hope all is well in Poland.

Cheers

Tom

[Senfsepp]

Hey Tom, really impressive car 

What kind of roll cage do you have in there?

Regards, Sebastian

[TomJ]

Hi Sebastian,

it's a Jim Smith creation. All tied into the frame forks and rear shock towers. Drop Jim a line, he won't let you down.

http://www.cotsweld.co.uk/

p.s interior is from Bernard Newbury, he won't let let you down either!

Cheers

Tom

[stretch]

Fantastic looking car Tom.

Did this car used to have flames painted on the front wings, or am I thinking of a completely different car?

[Iryanu]

LOVE that roll cage. Anymore pictures of it with the drivers door open? Does it go forward of the screen or stop under the dash?

[Chris bugster]

Tom, you wouldn't still have that rolling road printout would you? I remember it making 200+ hp at a really low rpm and having a torque curve that was otherworldly back then. If you do, let's have another look.

[TomJ]

Stretch, yes it's the same car.

Iryanu, the cage stops at the dash, it doesn't run down to the beam. Here' s a slightly clearer pic.



Chris, I don't have the print out but managed to find the figures jotted down from back in 2003... The goal posts have definitely changed since then and I may have a JPM head swap sometime in the future and some flat tops in there too, those motors are making some big numbers!!

lbft torque / BHP / rpm / mph
124.3_____53.0__2230__34.5
146.0_____70.0__2510__38.8
156.3_____81.5__2730__42.3
164.3_____93.9__2990__46.3
167.3_____103.3_3230__50.0
168.1_____113.0_3520__54.4
169.1_____121.5_3760__58.1
177.4_____135.6_4000__61.8
183.8_____151.0_4260__65.9
184.3_____159.2_4520__69.9
185.5_____165.7_4720__73.0
191.1_____183.3_5020__77.7
193.2_____193.5_5240__81.1
189.5_____199.1_5500__85.1
180.8_____199.0_5760__89.2
172.9_____199.9_6050__93.5
168.5_____201.3_6250__96.6
161.5_____200.9_6510__100.7
152.9_____196.6_6730__104.1
143.8_____192.7_7010__108.5
135.0_____187.1_7250__112.2
108.3_____152.1_7350__114.4

Cheers

Tom

[Critter1]

Tom.. what is your tire size combo?

[TomJ]

Tom.. what is your tire size combo?

Hi Critter,

205/65/15 and 165/65/15

Cheers

Tom

[j-f]

This car is so good in so many ways

And the location is unusual ! Locals may be surprised that a little bug can make them eat the dust 

[TomJ]

This car is so good in so many ways

And the location is unusual ! Locals may be surprised that a little bug can make them eat the dust 

Thanks Jean-Francois, it has put a smile on my face. The locals are a little confused!

[Paul Bahnstormerz]

Ok, it looks very pretty! But I preferred it with flames 

No it looks stunning and Max's shop seems a distant memory now! Still must be something in the air I'm rebuilding mine currently like a mad man.

[thehanz DVK]

You schould be punisched to keep this in lock up....for now enjoy ....

[Chris bugster]

You shouldn't joke about Tom getting punished because he will get sexually excited.

[TomJ]

Paul, get it done and remember to give it some more rpm on the start line!

Hanz, don't be too upset it was in pieces for 10 years...

Chris, now, now!

Cheers

Tom

[Paul Bahnstormerz]

It'll be on the road in the next two weeks 😎 It's teaching me a expensive lesson for being ignored, then just lost the plot on the shopping spree!

Enjoy that bug, what have they made of it in Dubai?