Looks great :agree:

Yeah it has finally been fired up! The dyns certainly have lived up to expectations - they go damn loud and still maintain their sound quality very well. I put heaps of sound deadening in during the install (dynamat and stinger roadkill) so that has worked quite effectively - still have to fine tune the amp and HU settings though.

Pity when the type IV roars to life, the exhaust note along with the noisy holley blue pump overshadow the sweet sounds....but I guess the exhaust is kinda a sweet sound anyway!

you have way more patients than myself. the big reason i could never be a body and paint guy. top notch work as usual. you have one unique car. i would love to see a feature article on the site about it. if interested, start pulling together the info and pics and get with me to get it posted. i can assist with editing.

Cheers thanks Zen, sorry for the late reply - haven't been online as much lately. I have all the info in a word document (had to do a big spec write up for an upcoming magazine feature) - also I have a link to the website where all my pics are loaded. I'd love to see it up on here as a feature article! If you'd like the tech info, let me know your email address.

http://www.manxgallery.org/gallery/album95

Thanks
Alan

Hey Alan,

Are we done yet? How many little details are left?

It's so awesome to go through the process on the Manx page from start to finish. I can't imagine how many thousands of hours went into it.

Where did you get your windshield washer container from? Does it have a built in pump, or is that separate? I have one from an old Subaru right now, but that looks pretty trick.

Jason

Hey Jason, cheers for the compliments - yep many many hours as I am sure you can appreciate with the build of your awesome Beetle (looking great!).

Windshield washer has integral pump - easy to install and wire up. From CB Performance:

http://cbperformance.com/catalog.asp?ProductID=1280

The only thing left to do on the Beetle is sort out free play in steering box (have tried adjusting but no success - may need a rebuild/replacement)....and continue tuning the engine. The more I drive it though, the sooner I want to pull it down and add a decent cam....and maybe bigger p&c's....and maybe some head work......and maybe.....you get the idea!

Alan