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Nico86
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« Reply #2490 on: October 04, 2016, 20:08:14 pm »


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.  Grin
1 finger steering is enough when going 180+ km/t.

Sounds like a fun machine to drive!  Wink
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« Reply #2491 on: October 04, 2016, 20:19:17 pm »








Great looking car! That engine is wonderful  Smiley

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. Wink


Sounds like a lot of fun. What raptor you got in it?
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« Reply #2492 on: October 04, 2016, 21:15:06 pm »

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.
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« Reply #2493 on: October 04, 2016, 21:44:19 pm »

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  Cool
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« Reply #2494 on: October 05, 2016, 06:47:55 am »

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  Cool

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!
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« Reply #2495 on: October 05, 2016, 09:30:46 am »

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  Cool

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  Grin
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« Reply #2496 on: October 05, 2016, 15:16:35 pm »

I guess you have IRS rear suspension?
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« Reply #2497 on: October 06, 2016, 07:21:38 am »

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. Wink
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« Reply #2498 on: January 05, 2017, 23:53:04 pm »

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« Reply #2499 on: January 15, 2017, 19:37:31 pm »

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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
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« Reply #2500 on: March 05, 2017, 22:22:23 pm »

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One of my favorite bug, this Standard bug from Japan with Chinchilla Grey L70F color
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« Reply #2501 on: March 06, 2017, 12:39:49 pm »

That grey bug look serious !  Cool

Basic 1200 from my friend:



Mine:

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Nico86
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« Reply #2502 on: March 07, 2017, 20:36:49 pm »

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« Reply #2503 on: March 07, 2017, 20:37:18 pm »



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« Reply #2504 on: March 07, 2017, 20:46:29 pm »



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« Reply #2505 on: March 07, 2017, 20:47:07 pm »



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« Reply #2506 on: March 08, 2017, 17:17:28 pm »

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…  Roll Eyes Grin

great late looker in my opinion
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« Reply #2507 on: March 08, 2017, 21:16:21 pm »

Frenchy's car is nice.
I really like how late models look on Empi 8's.  Cheesy
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« Reply #2508 on: March 14, 2017, 13:48:43 pm »

Hello,

New engine for my beetle  Grin



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« Reply #2509 on: March 14, 2017, 17:47:19 pm »

Hello,

New engine for my beetle  Grin


Always great to see your car  Cool

Tell us more about the engine specs!
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« Reply #2510 on: March 15, 2017, 08:05:53 am »

Hello,

New engine for my beetle  Grin


Always great to see your car  Cool

Tell us more about the engine specs!

Hi Nico,

it's a 1600 rebuilt (ex: Tom Wheatley) with two weber 34 ict
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Nico86
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« Reply #2511 on: March 17, 2017, 00:30:51 am »

Thx for the infos!  Wink
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« Reply #2512 on: April 30, 2017, 00:14:52 am »

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« Reply #2513 on: April 30, 2017, 09:31:24 am »

Nice ride....... I like that dash lay-out.👍
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« Reply #2514 on: May 01, 2017, 10:32:32 am »

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  Wink
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« Reply #2515 on: May 12, 2017, 22:34:17 pm »

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' Smiley

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 Smiley but with its 4.37 trans it pushes quite lively.
Enough to get it through a quarter in 15.5s. (documented  Smiley ) - 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? Cheesy






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« Reply #2516 on: May 13, 2017, 12:28:49 pm »

@ 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 !  Wink
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« Reply #2517 on: May 14, 2017, 06:23:57 am »

Hey! Nice car! That's cool about the shifter. I think I picked that up at an American car swap meet in San Diego.
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« Reply #2518 on: August 20, 2017, 22:39:08 pm »

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

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Nico86
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« Reply #2519 on: September 30, 2017, 15:25:24 pm »

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!








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