My son won his bracket in his GL 1303

[Steve C]

Hi

Just got back from an all VW 1/8th drag weekend, had to drive about 900ks each way to get there but we won our bracket.

Its a 74 x 90.5=1904cc with some stock valve V Force heads, twin 40 mm Dells, Berg sump etc

Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jl2JzcSzJ0w

Steve

[Humble]

Very cool, congrats!

[Steve C]

Hi

Thanks, is a stinger considered "GL", might try one next time.

Steve

[chug_A_bug]

WAY to GO...

Chris.

[NO_H2O]

Very cool. Party at your place.

[Steve C]

Hi

Thanks, my son is only 17 and hes over the moon, last year at the same event he ran with an almost stock 1600, 1904cc is much more fun.

Hes busy studying for his final year 12 exams now.

Steve

[Wally]

Congrats! Well done!

[petevw]

Looks like everyone had a good time. Cool video congrats.

[Steve C]

Hi

My bug will be off the road for a while so rather that have have two dead Beetles in garage I've been getting his bug back on the road, I lent him my wheels until he sorts out his own wheels. My bug crashed into my sons bug last year when I didn't put the handbrake on enough. We've fitted the same Aero mudguards as are on my car. Amazingly his car doesn't have the usual offset body like lots of Beetles have where one wheel is close to mudguard edge and the other is a fair bit off.

Steve

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[Flintstones]

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Looks good in white with the wheels Steve.

[Steve C]

Thanks Dino

[Steve C]

We got my sons bug back on the road last week, my track wheels fitted better than the other wheels

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[Gerrelt]

Very nice!

[Wally]

Very nice!

Indeed!

[Flintstones]

I'm sure you son is very happy with his car now :)

[Steve C]

Thanks guys.

A few things to finish on it, then we start building a 2442 oxy boxer

[Flintstones]

going the oxy, must feel like deja vu :)

[Steve C]

Almost deju vu, cant wait to build a big nasty NA air cooled

[Steve C]

Quick update

went to a 82 mm DPR so it will be 2332 now

on a trip to the US a few years ago I bought some Street Eliminators, 94 Mahles, 1.4 rockers FK89 cam etc, this will be a Saturday night special motor. We're also fitting a Subaru 5 speed to it.

wer'e also going dry sump

[DORIGTT]

Sooo, DPR does it right?

[Steve C]

Hi

Motor is nearly finished of, we ordered a Subarugear reverse transmission kit to suit a WB or Type 4 motor. I think the flywheel is pretty sexy.

Steve

[Steve C]

Hi

My sons bug has been in storage for 12 months, got it out and one of the front brake calipers decided to stick. So were going fit the old Porsche brakes that I had on my 1302 and then my 1303.

He bought some fake 18 inch twists on eBay and had them painted Mazda soul red. We've now gone to 114.5 x 5 pattern and will fitting some cool Japanese wheels to car.

Steve

[H2OSB]

Not sure I'd ever do it, but I'd love to bolt a upright converted T4 to a reversed Subaru 5 speed. Bucket list, I guess.

I recall that trip to the States, Steve. I never saw you buying parts(at least at the Classic) but I do recall you talking about it once you got home. That's what I call planning ahead.

Looking good!
JohnL

[Steve C]

Hi John

It was good to meet you and other VW people on that trip. I picked up parts from a few suppliers, one was Moore parts I think. I had CB bring the heads to the Classic.

The motor progress has slowed a little as my machinist friend passed away earlier this year, he had done almost all of the machine work on the Oxy Boxer.

I want to dowel the flywheel to the crank and not just rely on the 5 bolts to hold it on.

[Wally]

Hi John

I want to dowel the flywheel to the crank and not just rely on the 5 bolts to hold it on.

Imo that doesn't do much if at all. Flywheel attachment relies solely on friction of the flat surface. Thats why the high torque of the bolt come in. If you reduce the surface (i.e. puts 5 dowels in there)...
If you break the friction, no dowel is gonna help you.
Anyways, I run without dowels, just the BAS 12.9 bolts and those are loose in the chinese chro-mo flywheel holes, go figure! Holds my junk so far ;-)

YMMV though.

[Steve C]

Hi Wally

Interesting, the Subaru gears flywheel requires longer that normal bolts that's why I was thinking about doweling the flywheel and crank

[Steve C]

I've converted my sons bug to 5 x 114.3 or 4.5 inch stud pattern

Been doing some test fitting with a 17 & 18 stager, needs to go lower

[Steve C]

waiting on some new 114.3x 5 wheels to be painted we fitted up some skidders that I had for my Jap car, they off an old Chrysler 300 I believe

[Steve C]

My son had some wheels painted for his bug

17 inch Work XT7 on the front and 18 inch Yokohama AVS Model T6 on the rear

[Steve C]

and we have put his car on historic registration, very cheap

[Steve C]

My son and I did a track day together, his car went well I had a few handling issues