Down and out in 2008

[Sandeep]

Pete,

I'll have to pass on the '65. My beetle has sentimental value and I've been wanting to tackle the rust issue for a couple of years now.

If I can find some pans at the "Wet and Chilly", I'll put some plans together for a "Raise the Body" BBQ

Sandeep

[gonebuggy]

John usually has pans in stock, the ones I got from him were real nice too.


Like I said earlier, I'll be there for the barn, errr body raising. But if you need a hand doing the actual work, want to pick my brain, or just borrow my tools! Let me know, I'd be more then happy to assist in anyway. It can seem daunting that first time.

Cheers bro,

Alex

[Sandeep]

Progress ...






Old pan vs new



Sandeep

[volkdent]

Why did you end up going with A/W intercooler? I'm really in a toss up, I think the A/W might be better on the street, but the added complexity and weight I'm not sure makes the trade off worth while. What did you come up with on your search?

Jason

[petevw]

Sandeep, looking good.

At this rate, you'll be back ont he road before the snow falls.

[Sandeep]

Originally Posted by petevw

Sandeep, looking good.

At this rate, you'll be back ont he road before the snow falls.

That is the plan !

Sandeep

[Sandeep]

I've stripped the frame of everything that was rusted out and removed the front and rear suspension.




I'm building a proper 915 front mount now ... something that looks factory and will confuse the techs if I ever have the car up on a lift.




I plan to use the stock trailing arms (refurbished) with urethane bushings and dipped (zinc chromate) stock spring plates.

I think I have found a coilover (QA1) to use with relaxed trailing arms but will have to check if they fit.

I need to strip the rear arms and prepare the chassis for a coat of POR15 ... hope to do that this weekend.

Sandeep

[Sandeep]

Originally Posted by volkdent

Why did you end up going with A/W intercooler? I'm really in a toss up, I think the A/W might be better on the street, but the added complexity and weight I'm not sure makes the trade off worth while. What did you come up with on your search?

Jason

I used the A/W due to size restraints but that was to cool the original 2.0 and TD04-13T turbo.

The new 2.4 with GT3071R will overpower my current system (390cfm capacity) easily.

I wanted an A/A but could not figure out how to package it well, until Wally showed pics of his system. That is the way to go about but I will have to redesign my intake plumbing.

Sandeep