newb here, well more of a lurker
 

Been reading up on here for a while now, great site, with tons of info.

I have a 74 Super sitting on Cup1s 17x9 rear 17x7.5 fronts 2 inch wider rear fenders, topline maxx struts, and front disc conversion.

This bug started as a father son project in 1998, it hit the road for the first time last year, It sat painted and ready to be finished for about 5 years.

Last year I decided to stop screwing around with turbo hondas and other builds that I had along the way and focus my energy on the beetle. This year I am planning on new seats, either 996, rsx, e46, celica, or TT something comfortable. THe interior has new carpet, headliner and recovered stock seats.

I want to recover my dash with the 3m carbon fiber wrap stuff or get it flocked, since I have some cracks, its an Arizona car.

I also need to finish wet sanding and buffing. Then maybe get rid of my huge 74 bumpers for something smaller.

My ultimate goal is to swap a 2.5 STI motor in and get to around 400whp. I wont be able to start this project until the winter.

Cheers,

Dan

Good to have you officially here! Sounds like it will be quite a ride, just update brakes and tranny and the Suby lump should be a lot of fun. What are your plans for stopping that thing?

Post pics so we can see what you have so far.

Jason

Welcome to the GL forums eurotrs. Do you have pix? (I'm sure you know someone would ask :))

Welcome. Glad to have you here. Sounds like a great project.

I will get some pics up this weekend, I have to take some and the bug is covered in a bit of dust, maybe if the snow melts I can pull it out of the garage.

I was planning on stopping it using my topline front disc conversion, but I have a feeling they are not big enough to handle the abuse that I will most likely put it through(track days, brake boosting, etc)

Glad you stopped lurking and jumped in. It's activity on here that keeps it alive. Welcome and look forward to learning more on your ride.

Awsome! Welcome!

Sounds like a great car!

Welcome, I can't wait to see some pics. You'll notice once you get the bug out on the street people favor a hot bug more than a souped up honda. Make sure you get a build thread going :)

I have to finish my kitchen remodel before I get a build thread going, but I plan on it.