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The other toy my beetle project update 25/05/2010
« on: March 18, 2010, 09:40:07 pm »
Ok well here we go

i bought this car back 2003 from the very first issue of ultra vw magazine, i was on the look out for another bug and this one i liked the look of  :rolleye: Its a 1956 RHD oval beetle

as soon as i saw the for sale add i was on the phone to the seller (2 0clock in the aft) and said if its still for sale i will come down now to look  :rolleye: so a quick trip to bank to get the ££££ out and me and a mate set off down there to see it and got there around 11 oclock at night  :stupid: and i fell in love with it from the sec i looked at it  :ashamed:, the deal was done and we set off home and i got as far as sheffield and the gearbox went bang locking up the rear end at 70mph  :scared: (oh they have no seatbelts) and i just missed a lamp post  :driver:  :scared:.I got on the phone to the AA and had the car took home to find out the box had gone bang and snapped a drive shaft in half  :rolleye: to say i was lucky is a bit true.The gearbox was pulled out and another crap one fitted that had a whine but it got the car moving to its first dub show.

I was lucky that we were moving to a new house that had a big garage  :rolleye: ie i can get 3 cars in there  :smiley: and so the strip down started  :rolleye:





and new part part bought


and i also bought an engine from the states but will get in to that later  :rolleye: and while i was on holiday in the states i picked up a new pro street gearbox for the car and then had to wait some time for the new race/short axles to be made

on solid mounts  :evilgrin:

i got the car back to a rolling car that i could move about  :rolleye: and got the engine in and a few other bits on the car to get it to this


and thats about all i did as we had our first child so it got put on hold for a while  :rolleye:  so after a few years of waiting i heard a mate of mine had opened up his own grg again doing aircooled stuff so i asked him if would like to do it? he said yes bring it up and i will start on it  :rolleye:, so me and jhtrophy took the car up on a mates flat bed truck  :scared:. The car was stripped back down of everything to make sure all was well with the car and the parts to find out the engine that i had bought years ago 2332cc

was not the best of thing  :ashamed: ie heads were crap and would never flow like i needed


u get the idea  :rolleye:
the cam was not very wild at all but there was some good stuff in there like a forged crank and a few other bits  :rolleye: and so after a good chat with my good mate Mat at vw racing who knows these engines inside out as thats what he did for a living ie built em we got these bits in last week for the new 2332cc mtr  :evilgrin:

forged rods




better cam/ web cam with cut cam gears and lifters to match the cam(love this bit) :evilgrin:
 
race spec push rods

ratio rockers
and now the heads  :evilgrin: all cnc machined





there is lots and lots more to come with this car and i will add pics when i next go up to see it ie when we get to fire the engine up  in the car as it will be run on a test bench first and have  the 48 dell carbs set up and then we can set all the electric ignition on the car when the mtr is in  :smiley:
 :rolleye:
there is so much been done its crazy  :rolleye:
« Last Edit: May 25, 2010, 10:03:57 pm by MAT ED30 »

Mods yes but way too many to stick in this little box

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Re: The other toy my beetle project
« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2010, 09:49:54 pm »
You crazy man!  :notworthy:

Not a big fan of Beetles but I do like the look of that one fella!  :happy2:

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Re: The other toy my beetle project
« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2010, 09:55:00 pm »
You crazy man!  :notworthy:

Not a big fan of Beetles but I do like the look of that one fella!  :happy2:

 :drinking: thanks Nath its never going to be a full on show car as i think every little thing on the car tells its story  :rolleye:

Mods yes but way too many to stick in this little box

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Re: The other toy my beetle project
« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2010, 11:06:06 pm »
great project. i wish i had the space/time and skill to have a project like this.

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Re: The other toy my beetle project
« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2010, 11:06:17 pm »
 :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:

2 words from me......

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Re: The other toy my beetle project
« Reply #5 on: March 19, 2010, 07:39:55 am »
 :popcornsoda:

more more!!!!!

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Re: The other toy my beetle project
« Reply #6 on: March 19, 2010, 08:08:37 am »
wow - love bettles and that one is  :drool: :drool:

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Re: The other toy my beetle project
« Reply #7 on: March 19, 2010, 08:16:20 am »
more pics will come  :happy2: i just need to go see it and its miles away  :smiley: also aiming for about 200bhp ish in a 750kg car so it should be quick  :driver:
« Last Edit: March 19, 2010, 08:24:16 am by MAT ED30 »

Mods yes but way too many to stick in this little box

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Re: The other toy my beetle project
« Reply #8 on: March 19, 2010, 08:44:31 am »
awesome to see some pictures and a story behind the build matey looks proper coool :happy2:

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Re: The other toy my beetle project
« Reply #9 on: March 19, 2010, 12:28:00 pm »
looking goood pal!! get it to santa pod one done!!  :innocent:


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Re: The other toy my beetle project
« Reply #10 on: March 19, 2010, 04:35:30 pm »
Lovely :happy2:

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Re: The other toy my beetle project
« Reply #11 on: March 19, 2010, 06:55:06 pm »
lovin it  :popcornsoda:

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Re: The other toy my beetle project
« Reply #12 on: March 19, 2010, 07:18:00 pm »
brilliant Matt  :happy2: something about doing older hardware that just isnt there with newer cars..

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Re: The other toy my beetle project
« Reply #13 on: March 19, 2010, 07:26:11 pm »
Thanks guys  :smiley: and John its called character  :smiley:

Mods yes but way too many to stick in this little box

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Re: The other toy my beetle project
« Reply #14 on: March 19, 2010, 07:31:25 pm »
Awesome Mat, gotta love ovals! :drool: