1973 V8 Super Beetle Front Engine Conversion - 283 SBC

[V8SuperBeetle]

I put down the final coat of clear on the fenders. They look great, except for the dust in the paint. I've come to the conclusion that this is the best I'll be able to get them painting in my garage, which isn't bad at all. Don't get me wrong, they have a nice mirror finish, just has a little dust though. There's a dog hair and bug on one fender too. LOL

I think I'm going to bite the bullet and will cut and buff the paint job. I'm thinking I'll hit it with 1200 to level out the dust, bug and hair, then 1500 and finally 2000. Then compound with the wool bonnet and polish with the foam bonnet. I've never buffed out a car before so I don't really know what to expect, other than it should come out like a dust free mirror. LOL

Can't hurt to try / practice it on a fender. If something goes wrong, I still have plenty of clear.

Here are the results. If you look at the light in the reflection you'll see the dust.

Oh yeah, my purple paint gun crapped out on me. That's okay though cause I have my backup that does just as well. I was just really getting used to the purple one though. No biggie. It did it's $35 dollars worth of work. Now to get my $50 out of this one. ;D

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/final-v8-bug-hugger-orange-fenders-1.jpg

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/final-v8-bug-hugger-orange-fenders-2.jpg


Here are the products I'm THINKING about getting to do the cut and buff job.

Buffer with wool and foam bonnet.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MAK-9227CX3/

Buffing compound.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MEG-M-8532/

Polishing compound.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MEG-M-8232/


Any comments or advice would be much appreciated. I've never buffed before.

[V8SuperBeetle]

I put down the final coat of clear on the fenders. They look great, except for the dust in the paint. I've come to the conclusion that this is the best I'll be able to get them painting in my garage, which isn't bad at all. Don't get me wrong, they have a nice mirror finish, just has a little dust though. There's a dog hair and bug on one fender too. LOL

I think I'm going to bite the bullet and will cut and buff the paint job. I'm thinking I'll hit it with 1200 to level out the dust, bug and hair, then 1500 and finally 2000. Then compound with the wool bonnet and polish with the foam bonnet. I've never buffed out a car before so I don't really know what to expect, other than it should come out like a dust free mirror. LOL

Can't hurt to try / practice it on a fender. If something goes wrong, I still have plenty of clear.

Here are the results. If you look at the light in the reflection you'll see the dust.

Oh yeah, my purple paint gun crapped out on me. That's okay though cause I have my backup that does just as well. I was just really getting used to the purple one though. No biggie. It did it's $35 dollars worth of work. Now to get my $50 out of this one. ;D

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/final-v8-bug-hugger-orange-fenders-1.jpg

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/final-v8-bug-hugger-orange-fenders-2.jpg


Here are the products I'm THINKING about getting to do the cut and buff job.

Buffer with wool and foam bonnet.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MAK-9227CX3/

Buffing compound.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MEG-M-8532/

Polishing compound.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MEG-M-8232/


Any comments or advice would be much appreciated. I've never buffed before.

[bow]

sweet man youll be alot happier with the 3m buffing and polishing compounds

[V8SuperBeetle]

Thanks, bow.

After about 24 hours of masking, painting and waiting between coats, I finally have her in color!

Once it cures I'm going to wet sand and shoot a final float coat for an even smooth finish.

Sealed her up inside and out with a coat of epoxy primer.

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/summit-paint-v8-383bug-1.jpg


Two coats of color.

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/summit-paint-v8-383bug-2.jpg


2 coats of black, 3 coats of clear.

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/summit-paint-v8-383bug-3.jpg

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/summit-paint-v8-383bug-4.jpg

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/summit-paint-v8-383bug-5.jpg

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/summit-paint-v8-383bug-6.jpg

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/summit-paint-v8-383bug-7.jpg

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/summit-paint-v8-383bug-8.jpg

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/summit-paint-v8-383bug-9.jpg

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/summit-paint-v8-383bug-10.jpg

[volkdent]

Big progress, can't wait to see her bolted up!


Jason

[V8SuperBeetle]

Me too! Still some more to do before I can bolt her together. Almost there though.


Matt

[V8SuperBeetle]

This picture may scare some of you, but have no fear. The car will come out with a mirror like finish. My mother in law didn't quite understand why I was sanding my nice shiny paint. LOL

I have finished wet sanding with 400 grit and got her nice and flat. I have about half of the car done with 600 grit. After sanding she'll get a good bath and a wipe down with surface wash.

I'm thinking I will have the final flow coat of clear done this coming Saturday morning, or Sunday.

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/v8-bug-hugger-orange-summit-racing-paint-color-sand.jpg

[V8SuperBeetle]

Got her all sanded down with 600 grit and I gave her a thorough bath. All's left to do is a wipe down with surface wash and spray another coat of clear.

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/v8-bug-hugger-orange-summit-racing-paint-color-sand2.jpg

[V8SuperBeetle]

Got some work done.

I sprayed the final coat of clear Saturday morning. It came out pretty nice. There are a couple runs, but nothing that wont sand and buff out.

Sunday my buddy came over to help me start putting this thing back together. We got the trim on, weather striping, got the door handles functional, and we managed to get a few windows in. We were having quite a hard time getting the front window in, so we called it a day.

Almost there!!! More to come soon.


http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/finishing-v8-383-bug-s10-summit-paint-1.jpg

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/finishing-v8-383-bug-s10-summit-paint-2.jpg

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/finishing-v8-383-bug-s10-summit-paint-3.jpg

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/finishing-v8-383-bug-s10-summit-paint-4.jpg

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/finishing-v8-383-bug-s10-summit-paint-5.jpg

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/finishing-v8-383-bug-s10-summit-paint-6.jpg

[Steve C]

Hi

Looking good. I always find that the doors are most tedious part of a rebuild to do.

Steve

[chug_A_bug]

looks great man... :)

[Jim]

Absolute stunning!!!

[V8SuperBeetle]

Thanks guys! LOL, yeah, they're a pain for sure.

[70Turbobug]

Absolute stunning!!!


I second that!! Fantastic job!

[volkdent]

Determination has definately paid off, great job.

Jason

[V8SuperBeetle]

Thanks guys. It sure has been a long haul, but it's almost finished.

[V8SuperBeetle]

Well, it was a very production weekend.

Friday night, my buddy David, who details cars, came over to look and the amount of work that was needed to be done to the bug. He was quite impressed and it wasn't going to take as much work as he originally thought. So we decide to start color sanding and buffing the car on Sunday.

Saturday morning, my buddy Jason came over and we got the front window and the last quarter window installed. We also did an alignment.

Sunday, Dave came over and went to town on the bug color sanding and buffing. While he was sanding and buffing, it gave me a chance to work on other areas of the car. So I got the engine put back together and buttoned back up.

Here is the car before he worked on it. Looks good / decent. I call it a 5 foot paint job. Shiny and smooth, but it had a couple runs, some dry spray and dust through out the paint job.

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/color-sand-buff-v8-bug-summit-racing-paint-1.jpg


Here you can see the dry spray that was in a few areas.

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/color-sand-buff-v8-bug-summit-racing-paint-2.jpg

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/color-sand-buff-v8-bug-summit-racing-paint-3.jpg


Oh yeah, while I was changing some jets in my carb, my 3 month daughter decided to grab my tools. She normally doesn't really grab and hold onto many things like she did this wrench. It was a proud moment.

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/color-sand-buff-v8-bug-summit-racing-paint-4.jpg


Here's Dave, hard at work. He arrived at the house at about 10 am and worked all day, until about 10 pm perfecting the paint / detail job. Fantastic!

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/color-sand-buff-v8-bug-summit-racing-paint-5.jpg

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/color-sand-buff-v8-bug-summit-racing-paint-6.jpg

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/color-sand-buff-v8-bug-summit-racing-paint-7.jpg


Madison and my wife came to check out the progress and get in on the picture taking. They were having all the fun. Dave was wiping the car down with a protectant that still allows the paint to fully cure.

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/color-sand-buff-v8-bug-summit-racing-paint-8.jpg

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/color-sand-buff-v8-bug-summit-racing-paint-9.jpg

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/color-sand-buff-v8-bug-summit-racing-paint-10.jpg




And the drum roll.............................................. ...


I'll let the pictures do the talking.

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/color-sand-buff-v8-bug-summit-racing-paint-11.jpg

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/color-sand-buff-v8-bug-summit-racing-paint-12.jpg

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/color-sand-buff-v8-bug-summit-racing-paint-13.jpg

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/color-sand-buff-v8-bug-summit-racing-paint-14.jpg

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/color-sand-buff-v8-bug-summit-racing-paint-15.jpg

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/color-sand-buff-v8-bug-summit-racing-paint-16.jpg

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/color-sand-buff-v8-bug-summit-racing-paint-17.jpg

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/color-sand-buff-v8-bug-summit-racing-paint-18.jpg

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/color-sand-buff-v8-bug-summit-racing-paint-19.jpg



Dave did such a fantastic job!!! My paint went from a 5 foot to I wanna still my face in it. If any of you in the Houston area would like Dave to detail you car I can give you his contact information.

Thanks again, Dave!

[volkdent]

Great! Lets see it in the light!

Jason

[V8SuperBeetle]

I'll have some pictures after the holidays of it out in the sun. It gets dark here by the time I get home. I can't wait!

[V8SuperBeetle]

Forgot a picture.

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/color-sand-buff-v8-bug-summit-racing-paint-20.jpg

[V8SuperBeetle]

Dave polishing the roof of the v8 bug.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-blUH5a8OE

[V8SuperBeetle]

I haven't got a whole lot done lately cause of life. I did manage to get the wipers on, starting masking the floor for coating, and my bro bought me some carpet for Christmas, which will go in soon.

I also got some pictures and video of the bug outside, finally. :)


http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/383-v8-bug-outside-1.jpg

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/383-v8-bug-outside-2.jpg

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/383-v8-bug-outside-3.jpg

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/383-v8-bug-outside-4.jpg

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/383-v8-bug-outside-5.jpg

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/383-v8-bug-outside-6.jpg

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/383-v8-bug-outside-7.jpg

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/383-v8-bug-outside-8.jpg

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/383-v8-bug-outside-9.jpg

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/383-v8-bug-outside-10.jpg



Videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kASOEL-9g2o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuS_oqo7zg4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIljjUk-IZI

[V8SuperBeetle]

Double Post

[70Turbobug]

Sounds healthy! There are a few V8 bugs out there but they look like they´ve been thrown together - yours looks very well done and it sits right.Great job!! Next video....please take the tools out of the back!! :D

[V8SuperBeetle]

Thanks! :lmao: Next video I record the bug should be complete and will have nothing in the back to rattle. That you can hear nothing but the engine.

I've seen quite a few of the thrown together bugs you're talking about. Only over the web though. I have seen some really well done too. Mine didn't come out too shabby for it being a garage build. ;)

[V8SuperBeetle]

Time for an update.

I coated the interior flooring and the under chassis with some Master Series. I installed my locking hood pins, my 2" solid aluminum lowering blocks and I finished the install of the one piece windows on both doors.

All that's left, other than small item things, is to wire up the car (lights / signals only cause everything else is done) and install the carpet.

Also, I took the car for a test drive last night cause I was curious as to how it sounds inside without a bunch of parts laying around the car and with all the windows in. All I could hear was the sound of the engine and the rumble of the exhaust. It was pretty sweet.

Some pics of the undercoating. I forgot to take pics of the front and undercarriage.

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/finishing-v8-bug-s10-383-11.jpg

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/finishing-v8-bug-s10-383-12.jpg


Here are the 2" blocks from JTR.com. Solid aluminum blocks. Not that extruded hollow crap that could break. It's amazing how much difference a 2" drop made in the rear. The rear is still about 3/4" higher which is perfect, to me.

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/finishing-v8-bug-s10-383-13.jpg


The hardware is heavy duty too. Notice how tall the nuts are.

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/finishing-v8-bug-s10-383-14.jpg


Some pics of the rear with the blocks. Made a big difference IMO.

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/finishing-v8-bug-s10-383-1.jpg

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/finishing-v8-bug-s10-383-2.jpg


And the one piece windows installed. Doors fully done. The one piece windows are kinda a PITA. I like the look, but I'm not sure I like how they function all that much because they want to pull the rubber inside the door when I roll them down. I hit them with a little WD-40 temporarily, but I'll have to figure something else out so my windows aren't always greasy when I roll them down.

I had some trouble installing them. The guy that sold me my new regulators said I needed 65-67 regulators for the one piece kit. Nope! Well, they wouldn't work cause the glass would hit the regulator on it's way down keeping it from rolling down at all. So I had to reuse the old ones and I modified the window scraper for the one piece windows. Works pretty good now.

The new dual roller regulator I wish would've worked. The window crank mechanism was too long.

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/finishing-v8-bug-s10-383-15.jpg

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/finishing-v8-bug-s10-383-16.jpg


Here's the modified window holder / scraper. I basically had to roll the window all the way up, then install the glass. If you install it while the window is rolled down it wont go up cause the regulator pushes the glass up at an angle.

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/finishing-v8-bug-s10-383-17.jpg

Here's a video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrY2vVlCNjw



One piece windows.

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/finishing-v8-bug-s10-383-3.jpg


The finished doors. I couldn't install the are rests, well, cause the door bars are in the way. Hind sight is 20/20. I'm going to fabricate some pull straps so it'll be easier to close the doors instead of having to grab the window. Oh yeah, can't roll the windows down unless the doors are open either. LOL. They'll pretty much stay down while I'm rolling any ways.

It's not a garage build unless you got a lawnmower in the pics. LOL

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/finishing-v8-bug-s10-383-4.jpg

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/finishing-v8-bug-s10-383-7.jpg



Locking hood pins installed.

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/finishing-v8-bug-s10-383-6.jpg



Here you can see the painted flooring.

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/finishing-v8-bug-s10-383-8.jpg

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/finishing-v8-bug-s10-383-5.jpg

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/finishing-v8-bug-s10-383-9.jpg



Almost there.

[V8SuperBeetle]

Double post, again. Sorry. For some reason I only post once, but it double posts...?

[Eatoniashoprat]

You've got a double post there^

This thing looks awesome!! It must feel good to get to this point.

I don't have one piece windows and I have the same problem with the rubbers folding down when you roll the window down. Mine are new rubbers from wolfsburg west. The key to mine working well is actually keeping them dry, try some type of powder on them. When I was in Vancouver and it was raining all the time they were way worse.

Mike

[V8SuperBeetle]

Thanks, Mike. I notice it got much worse after I clean my windows with some windex. That's when I just sprayed a bead of WD. That worked okay, but it makes my windows greasy. So when I wipe the grease off, they start catching again, but not as bad.

I'll see if some talc powder or something will work. You would think they would put felt or something in these things to keep them from sticking like modern window scrappers.

[ricola]

Some of the one piece window kits here came with seals that are lined on the sliding face with felt, they work MUCH better and are worth seeking out...

[V8SuperBeetle]

What I'm going to do is buy some black felt and glue some inside the scrappers. That would be easier than finding a kit with one.

[Bug@5speed(US)]

V8,

Been following your build, and must say, most impressed.. Quick quesiton for you?

As your finishing, did you have any issues with how you mounted the alternator to the bulkhead... and the motor rumbling? Looks like it may tighten up or loosen tension..

I know you talked about the approach early in the posts, but was curious if it ever became an issue?

VR
Alex

[V8SuperBeetle]

Thank you. The bulkhead mounted alternator works great. No problems with it cause the engine is solid mounted. I've put about 50 miles on the car so far and most of that has be opening her up some.

[V8SuperBeetle]

Hey guys! I hope everyone's builds are going well.

Just poppin' in to update everyone. While I'm taking me a breather from the project I've started an O/T project. The only reason this is able to happen is because I'm selling my current gigging amp to fund the project.

I'm build a 50's era Fender Tweed Deluxe guitar tube amplifier from scratch. This is my first amp build and I'm doing it from scratch. I will be hand building my own cabinet and hand selecting each part that goes into this build. This amp will become my primary gigging amp. I play 2-3 a times month in a cover band and I feel this amp will fit the bill.

My tools and budget is fairly limited so I'll be building the cabinet with hand tools and will be borrowing a couple tools here and there from buddies / work to complete this project.

Here is the start of the cabinet. I'm using solid pine for the cab and birch ply for the baffle boards.

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/fender-tweed-deluxe-5E3/fender-tweed-deluxe-5E3-1.jpg

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/fender-tweed-deluxe-5E3/fender-tweed-deluxe-5E3-2.jpg



Here's how the finished product will look.

http://media.fmicdirect.com/fender/images/products/amplifiers/8150500000_frt_wmd_001.jpg

http://media.fmicdirect.com/fender/images/products/amplifiers/8150500000_alt_wlg_001.jpg


I drafted out all the cuts onto the wood and then cut the pieces on the table saw here at work. I'm currently working on hand cutting the dovetail joints. It's going okay. The joints fit together tightly and make a strong joint, but it's not as pretty as dovetail joints done by someone more experienced or by machine tools. That's okay though. It'll be my creation and I'm enjoying the build so far. I've built a few car sub cabs before and I was always best at covering the cab with carpet. So the end results should come out looking nice. I'll definitely be taking my time with this one.

I'm still mauling over certain mods for the layout of the circuitry and getting advice from more experience people. Whatever route I choose to go, it should be a pretty versatile amp for my needs.

[V8SuperBeetle]

Hey guys! I hope everyone's builds are going well.

Just poppin' in to update everyone. While I'm taking me a breather from the project I've started an O/T project. The only reason this is able to happen is because I'm selling my current gigging amp to fund the project.

I'm build a 50's era Fender Tweed Deluxe guitar tube amplifier from scratch. This is my first amp build and I'm doing it from scratch. I will be hand building my own cabinet and hand selecting each part that goes into this build. This amp will become my primary gigging amp. I play 2-3 a times month in a cover band and I feel this amp will fit the bill.

My tools and budget is fairly limited so I'll be building the cabinet with hand tools and will be borrowing a couple tools here and there from buddies / work to complete this project.

Here is the start of the cabinet. I'm using solid pine for the cab and birch ply for the baffle boards.

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/fender-tweed-deluxe-5E3/fender-tweed-deluxe-5E3-1.jpg

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/fender-tweed-deluxe-5E3/fender-tweed-deluxe-5E3-2.jpg



Here's how the finished product will look.

http://media.fmicdirect.com/fender/images/products/amplifiers/8150500000_frt_wmd_001.jpg

http://media.fmicdirect.com/fender/images/products/amplifiers/8150500000_alt_wlg_001.jpg


I drafted out all the cuts onto the wood and then cut the pieces on the table saw here at work. I'm currently working on hand cutting the dovetail joints. It's going okay. The joints fit together tightly and make a strong joint, but it's not as pretty as dovetail joints done by someone more experienced or by machine tools. That's okay though. It'll be my creation and I'm enjoying the build so far. I've built a few car sub cabs before and I was always best at covering the cab with carpet. So the end results should come out looking nice. I'll definitely be taking my time with this one.

I'm still mauling over certain mods for the layout of the circuitry and getting advice from more experience people. Whatever route I choose to go, it should be a pretty versatile amp for my needs.

[70Turbobug]

Looks great -I like the stance you gave the car.However....I wouldn´t trust those blocks between axle and leaf springs.I would be afraid that they would move around during a hard launch or when the car gets squirly.Here in Germany they would pull the car off the road for that.What about the CMC cyclone suspension? That sits quite a bit lower than a normal S10 doesn´t it? Please don´t take it the wrong way,I´m not criticizing your work - just concerned about your safety,wouldn´t want you hitting the wall at the strip..

I love the amp though!

[V8SuperBeetle]

Thanks, 70Turbobug! Not to worry. The drop blocks are solid aluminum blocks, not that extruded hollow stuff, and the u-bolts are heavy duty. A lot of the V8 S10 guys use these with no problems. The do recommend not going lower than a 2" drop to keep axle wrap at a minimum. These lowering blocks are u-bolts are very heavy duty. I doubt I'll ever have any problems.

http://v8s10.com/Pages/images/U-bolts-1093.jpg

http://v8s10.com/Pages/images/blocks-1191.jpg

[onixbonilla]

Hi! Is the work on hold?
Personally never liked the V8 front engine Bugs but you managed to do a great work. Here in Puerto Rico there had been some V8 front engine
bugs.
Had you seen this?

[V8SuperBeetle]

Sorry it's been a while on updates. I've just been spending time with our baby girl.

I recently started working on the bug again. I'm working on the wiring right now. I'll have a more detailed update once I get things sorted out.

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/v8-bug-383-s10-wiring-2.jpg

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/v8-bug-383-s10-wiring-1.jpg

[70Turbobug]

I love those headlights!! Where did you get them?

[V8SuperBeetle]

I bought them from Summit Racing, but I'm sure you can get them from many places. The brand name is AutoLoc. Style is snake eye with turn signal.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/HFM-HL1T/

[V8SuperBeetle]

Well, it's getting there. I've been putting in some time lately. I fixed my starter issue and pulled her out for a much needed wash. I also fixed my tranny leak, hopefully. It was leaking around the speedo and the shifter linkage. I still need to add fluid to find out.

I finished the carpet and I'm almost finished wiring the car. I need to wiring up the tach, gauge lights, and install my brakes switch into the brake lines.

Here are some overdue pictures.

A better shot of the head lights with turn signals. The turn signals light up pretty good with the lights on. I took it for a night testing to see how the lighting does.

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/v8-bug-almost-finished-s10-383-1.jpg

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/v8-bug-almost-finished-s10-383-2.jpg


Carpet installed, dash, gauges, seats bolted in, belts bolted in, and roll cage padding.

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/v8-bug-almost-finished-s10-383-3.jpg

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/v8-bug-almost-finished-s10-383-4.jpg

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/v8-bug-almost-finished-s10-383-5.jpg

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/v8-bug-almost-finished-s10-383-6.jpg

http://www.mikeydesigns.com/bug/v8-bug-almost-finished-s10-383-7.jpg


Not a whole lot to do. Just minor things. I still need to put a good tune on it and extend the exhaust out the back. Then I'm going to drive the **** out of it. Haha

[70Turbobug]

Almost ready to race! Looking good!!

[V8SuperBeetle]

Almost ready to race! Looking good!!

Thanks! Not too much longer and I can get some time slips. :D

[70Turbobug]

I'm looking forward to that aswell!