[VW 612 RS]

I will make a thread about my 2,9 later. But i want to finish my 612 first.
You see I started with a 1303 -74 project and I have most of the parts.

In the beginning I did´t care for the VW´s. It was only old slow cars. But my brother had a rallycross VW. A 1303 with 1600 ccm (167 HK). He asked me one day if a wanted to test the car at the track. Ok, I thought, why not. Wow, 167 HK at 720 kg with rmp limit at 9000 was a really fast car. I was "sold" at that moment at it went 14 day before I had my first and only beetle. This car had the same paint code as my "new" 412 :-)

I started with a 1915 engine in peaces and put it together and it ended at 136 HK in the dyno. I wanted a really good engine. I did put some new paint at the car with widened fenders an big wheels and of course lowered.

But the same day a got the car at the road after this small restoration I was hit by another car an the car was totally wrecked. The body was useless but the chassis was ok. I did fix the small damage at the chassis and got a nice welded blasted body. Ok, new plan. Starting from the bottom. I bought a "new" 2.4 ltr type 4 with Porsche cooling and 48 Dellorto. Opened the engine and was thinking. This is to small engine :-) I got at 84mm Scat crank who was stroked to 86mm.

Here stops this story because my blue 412 suddenly came from heaven and I could´t let it go. At this time I had a nice white 412 who I used as a daily drive car, who I had for many years. The 1303 is stored in boxes at this time. The body and chassis is stripped. Everything is blasted and rust free.

The 412 with Porsche 911 engine have been a dream for many years. The car was ready for 911 engine and transmission and it was restored with new paint. The plan was just, put in a engine and put everything together and drive. But this story wanted a another ending :-) I used some wheels from one of my fathers Porsche´s. Then I did´t have to do something with the fenders. But I really wanted Ruf wheels, but they are really hard to get. But some day I heard from a friend who has a 911 that one of his friend should sell a set of Ruf wheels. I hoped they where 4 pieces of 8x17. But now. It was 9 and 10x17. OK, those wheels are going to fit the car.

What do i do. Yes, from now one this project took off as a jetplane. I decided to make a little Porsche killer out of a 412. So that´s why the Porsche bumper and so one......
I was thinking about the name at the rear decklid. 412 3.0 maybe? Now, it was to boring. This car have got a new name. VW 612 RS was born. Volkswagen type 6. When it´s finish I hope it will looks like it was made like this from the factory.


So Wally i hope we can meet some day. I hope this car is ready for the road next summer and it would be nice to go to some VW meetings. I see there is a big 411/412 club i Netherlands. I want to go there some day. Please Wally. Hold me updated for the meeteings!

Best regards
Hans Olav Strand