Late Models...

[Nico86]

Works good for me (but the rear shocks are older), planning to upgrade the torsion bars to 27mm soon and adjust the sway bar a little bit harder, the modified z-bar is now preloaded, but will later be adjustet for negativ preload.
Car sits very flat and controlled in fast corners and brakes so good that it hurts my face. 
1 finger steering is enough when going 180+ km/t.

Sounds like a fun machine to drive! 

[baz]

Great looking car! That engine is wonderful  

Tell us more about the car, chassis/engine specs?

1300S 1973modell
Fully restored, body is stock except from day mouldings wings.

Engine:
2275cc
Home ported 44/37 044 heads
Turbo thomas one of exhaust 45mm
45mm dellorto drla (home made linkage)
JPM Raptor cam
Thorsten pieper lifters and alu pushrods
hvx modified engine block.
modified 1.4 rockers with oil squirters.
original but modified cooling.

193hp and 260nm but the A/F was around 9,5-10,5 so it can probably go over 200 hp with new jets.
Will late be converted to EFI with home made roller throttle bodies, carbs is the limiting factor at 6000 rpm.

Suspension:
Home made Puma 4cm shortened and lowering spindels.
Two sets of caster shims and offset camber nuts.
Red koni in the front and Yellow at the rear.
22mm at front and 27mm at rear adjustable whiteline sway bars, modified with uniball for corner weight adjustment.
Modified z-bar with uniballs for adjustable rear ride hight.
Home made torsion bushings made of delrin plastic (better than urethan).
Home made kaefer cup bars.

wheels:
Porsche/Audi RS2
Cup1 17" * 7" rims ET52
Michelin Pilot Super sport tires 205/45/17

Brakes:
Front:
Porsche 911 993 Biturbo "Big reds" calipers
Porsche 928S 328*32mm rotors
Porsche 944 hubs (modified)
Home made caliper adapter, home made bearing adapter and modified spindle.

Rear:
Porsche 944T calipers
Porsche 944 backing plates
Porsche 924s hubs
Some small modifications nedded for the bearing.

911 SC seats and Momo prototipo steering wheel with modified vw horn button.
That would be a short write up with probably many things forgotten.

Sounds like a lot of fun. What raptor you got in it?

[Dalland]

I can't see that Johannes wrote the part number to me but it has 10mm lift, and 268 degrees lift at 0,05” and 108 lc.
Of course matched with a set of oteva springs.

[baz]

I can't see that Johannes wrote the part number to me but it has 10mm lift, and 268 degrees lift at 0,05” and 108 lc.
Of course matched with a set of oteva springs.

That's a step up from mine I think, I've the 00808 in my similar spec motor that I've yet to drive. Yours sounds like a lot of fun 

[Dalland]

I can't see that Johannes wrote the part number to me but it has 10mm lift, and 268 degrees lift at 0,05” and 108 lc.
Of course matched with a set of oteva springs.

That's a step up from mine I think, I've the 00808 in my similar spec motor that I've yet to drive. Yours sounds like a lot of fun 

Had that on in the last version of the engine with 42/37 valves, was a blast to drive, very strong from 2000-5000 rpm!

[baz]

I can't see that Johannes wrote the part number to me but it has 10mm lift, and 268 degrees lift at 0,05” and 108 lc.
Of course matched with a set of oteva springs.

That's a step up from mine I think, I've the 00808 in my similar spec motor that I've yet to drive. Yours sounds like a lot of fun 

Had that on in the last version of the engine with 42/37 valves, was a blast to drive, very strong from 2000-5000 rpm!

Perfect street motor 

[Jesse/DVK]

I guess you have IRS rear suspension?

[Dalland]

I guess you have IRS rear suspension?

Nope, kept it svingaxel stil, and can't say that a miss any grip.
With the adjustable sway bar and Z-bar I can keep a good control of the wheels so it sits perfectly flat threw corners.
For now I am running 1 degree to much of camber in the rear but at corners that rolls over to a nice more neutral setting.
I have a set of porsche arms laying at home but that upgrade has to come at the same time as a porsche trans, but for now this is working good enough.

[Nico86]

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[2085 72 gtbug]

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Hopefully the pictures upload guys my mexibug 83 Limited edition winter bug
Few changes this winter engine upgrade etc Lucas front indicators and nerf bars
Roll on summer
Cheers Chris

[AngelzDD]

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One of my favorite bug, this Standard bug from Japan with Chinchilla Grey L70F color

[Doktor]

That grey bug look serious ! 

Basic 1200 from my friend:



Mine:

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[nicolas]

wow! Nico you read my mind. i was thinking about this exact car last week when i saw a sorry looking late model and made up a plan to get it and do it like Frenchy's car. then reality stepped in (wife) and put both feet back on the ground and said i have enough projects that are unfinished… 

great late looker in my opinion

[Doktor]

Frenchy's car is nice.
I really like how late models look on Empi 8's. 

[jdanet]

Hello,

New engine for my beetle  

[Nico86]

Hello,

New engine for my beetle  

Always great to see your car 

Tell us more about the engine specs!

[jdanet]

Hello,

New engine for my beetle  

Always great to see your car 

Tell us more about the engine specs!

Hi Nico,

it's a 1600 rebuilt (ex: Tom Wheatley) with two weber 34 ict

[Nico86]

Thx for the infos! 

[Nico86]

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[vwcab]

Nice ride....... I like that dash lay-out.👍

[nicolas]

For those interested these shots were taken with a Canon FTb with Kodak Tri-X 400 films

tri-X is my favorite film. i can't remember in what i developed it (was a kodak bag/powder solution), but that made the grain very fine, and contrast a mile deep. Pm me if you want to talk BW film 

[rebel]

Hi Folks,

Well.... As I started this topic many years ago I feel in duty to post my (mostly) finished car.
At the beginning of this post I received a lot of hate from the younger enthusiasts, that a late car cannot be true cal-looker.
And a superbeetle? Never!
Thanks to legends like Bill Schwimmer the tables have turned and now we have one of the most popular thread on the Lounge and a 'new' style called 'Late Looker'

Sorry for the quality of the pics, but as the car drives - not 100% finished though - I had to share my happiness that after all these years I finally made it.







It turned out to look a little too much 80s than I wanted in the beginning - with this yellow engine tin and louvered firewall...
But. What the hell... It has something from DKK Lisa Maxwell's 53 Rainbow. (Thanks Lisa)
Engine internally is a nothing fancy 1915cc making probably around 100-110 PS DIN and about 120 American HP but with its 4.37 trans it pushes quite lively.
Enough to get it through a quarter in 15.5s. (documented   ) - Engine freshend up since last driving by Quick Stick Performance (Thanks Tom!)
The heavy car/~100HP/short R/P made it thanks to a couple of emails with Dyno Don (Thanks Dyno!)
Interior at the moment is a complete mess, (hope to finish it till the end of season) but it has Half Vinyl old Kadett GSI black Recaros, Grant 15'' steering wheel, and a Hurst Indy shifter I bought years ago from Zach Gomulka. (Thanks Zach!)

Here it is before respray at the track:



Whadya say, guys?

[Doktor]

@ Rebel: not bad, at all.
Fix that dual exhaust to sit a little bit more equal on both sides, and other things from your checklist ant thats it...drive it.

Above everything - have fun ! 

[Zach Gomulka]

Hey! Nice car! That's cool about the shifter. I think I picked that up at an American car swap meet in San Diego.

[Doktor]

My bug with CSP Super Comp exhaust on stock 1600.
Soon, under the decklid will be twin Kadrons...just for a little more power.

[Nico86]

Quoted your post to post it here too :

Hello I am Nick from the Netherlands. This is my daily driven 1979 beetle. I built a mild 1760cc dual 36 IDF engine for it. Last Cal look drags at Shakespeare county raceway I had a blast and raced it for the first time.
Thanks for the people that had taken photographs of my car and posted them on the internet!