Spenny has another ride

After seeing this pic I say forget the baja look go for 'rat dragster'

Jet engines optional

What about a rat racer baja

awesome Lifo.....i'll buy you a beer for that.....Moup this is how a proper 71 should look

right then i'm having a mare transfering the pics on my phone to my pc i'll have another go in the morning....

Basically we did some messing around with the bug....stuck a charged battery in there and all the electrics work fine....starter motor was in bits so i swiped the starter motor off the 64....got the engine to turn over but nowt else....put some fresh fuel in tank....and noticed a fuel leak in the engine bay so i'm fixing that tommorow....

I think we have a problem with the ignition so off to GSF to buy rotor arm/points/condenser/cap/spark plugs....going to stick a new blue coil as I have one spare and i'll probably change the HT leads

But the most important thing was taken care of first and that was the front end which Eddie and myself slapped with the lowring stick this afternoon....she may be rotten but she now has a great nose down stance

more updates soon....


ps sid....how do i move this thread to rstorations???

Spence, I love the fact that its rotten as a pear & you still lowered it

thats hardcore;)

Forgot to add that I need to sort an exhaust quickly and cheaply....anybody got anything that will do the job dont mind if its as tatty as fook just make sure theres no holes in it

come on if that was rich it would be running moted and legal by now

Not with the luck i've been having today

tue you have had a good day

Bugger i've just binned three 4-1 headers cos they were shagged but could of made a good one out of them..

I do have a good stock exhaust and still have the Kardon style box that came off the panel but no header..

Any good to you buddy???????

the kadron style box might do it Rich...i think the headers ok on the bug....i'll give you a buzz on the mobile in the next couple of days

Spence, is this any good to you dude??
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-Beetle-1200-Bugpack-Turbo-Trip-Exhaust_W0QQitemZ130044440524QQihZ003QQcategoryZ27385QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I definately want to lower the front of mine as well , so if you hear of anything going cheap..........

moup wrote:

I definately want to lower the front of mine as well , so if you hear of anything going cheap..........

Your front beam is adjustable if i remember rightly

Is it?? Bloody hell you learn something new everyday Now all I have to work out is how to do it.........

thanks scoops but thats no good to me .....its far to shiny anyway

Right got the pics off my phone.....

Its new home


Old school engine bay.....check out the louvres....the engine seems to be in very good condition i'll post the spec up later buts it a straight built 1800cc type 1 engine according to the arnie levics paper work....which is the same size engine i had in the 64 before the 2387cc


heres how bad the starter motor was


what a dick


slapped with the lowering stick.... i think the gt wheels look cool....especially with the skinny's at the front....would look good powder coated in matt black

See...........I get a red beetle, start a trend & then every1's gotta have 1!!

Spent some time on the 71 today managed to get the old exhaust off which was really nothing more than dust 2 carrier bags full in fact......it was a real bitch to get off the nuts were stuck fast but after 2 bloody hours off it came....went out and bought some bits for the ignition and stumped up some cash for a new kadron style exhaust because I think it deserved it....got that on and also swapped the coil over....hoping to get the other ignition bits and pieces sorted early next week....started having a good look over the car as a whole and to be honest its ROTTEN with a capital R the rear valance is nothing more than filler....i'll post some pics up next week

sell me the engine

we will talk turkey soon...give me a couple of weeks

spennyp wrote:

we will talk turkey soon...give me a couple of weeks

dial me some numbers

will do my young fella....now come on spill the beans on those 4.5's ......please tell me they will stay detailed and please dont tell me you paid 500 quid for a pair

I guess you have probably seen this on Vzi http://www.volkszone.com/VZi/showthread.php?t=314452

what do you reckon??

Spence, you beat me to it asking that question. I noticed those beams on VZi.......I don't want to end up going down the resto-cal route but I was thinking about a subtlely narrowed beam and some dropped spindles for the Kab.........
I reckon 5" is a little too resto and not quite Old Skool Cal Look though, waddya reckon??

a 5" beam for your car would not be necessary...if i were you I would go either a 2" or a 3" for your car to remain 'Cal Look' it would give it a nice tuck...i'm only going 5" because my offsets on the empi's are huge and have to run spacers....i'm nearly there with my beam only need to sort a few bits and bobs....I looked at that one on Vzi....but to be honest i'd still have to do the same amount of twatting around to fit that beam as I would to finish mine

got to shorten the leaves/shorten the track rods/sort a rose joint for the shocks/get some mini rear shocks.......i'd basically have to do all of the above with that beam on Vzi

keep an eye out on Vzi scoops as i have seen a few beam that were 2" for sale recently...also keep your eyes peeled on restowagen