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Sepi
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Location: Mikkeli Finland
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 Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2014 5:58 am Post subject: My -59 project |
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After almost 30 years with a purist vintage 1952 type 1 world it was good for a while to feel free and make something different to myself. My first idea was to make a reasonable beetle with a spirited engine. About three and half years ago I found a -59 project which was dismandled and spoiled, but somehow reasonable to continue with free hands. Chassis was done quite ok, but body was just repaired with badges to be hidden with a thick bondo. The best thing was that it was never been hit or damaged.
I had a plan to fit new disc brakes from CSP for a safety and new pro-street transmission from Rancho to be strong enough.
Then I met propably the best pro for aircooled VW:s and Porches and suddenly I lost my control. 2332 cc torque twister engine with these specs arrived to my gagage two years ago - so I had to be serious after that:
- polished Bugpack 84mm crank +8 dowel lightened flywheel and Chromoly bolt
- Kennedy stage II + 200mm, Kush-Lok
- 5,5 Bugpack H-profile rods, new ARP bolts. Porsche journals
- VW block machined and reinforced, ff,
- 94mm AA cylinder/pistons
- Schadek 30mm oil pump
- Porsche 911 oil squirters
- KS crank bearings
- JPM Raptor PM00806 (263deg at 0.05” , 9.64mm cam lift and 106LC)
- JPM 7075 billet dual taper pushrods
- Scat steel straight cut cam gears
- JayCee no leak tubes
- 1,4 SCAT Pro-Comp 4340 Chromoly rockers
- DRD CNC L7 heads 42x37.5
- MSD Billet T-1, MSD 6AL, MSD Blaster 2
- Dellorto 45 DRLA's with 36 mm venturies
- S-S Sidewinder
- CR 11.05
- wide oil sump, filters, coolers etc.
I had to do the remaining vehicle as city proof as possible, so I choose my style as a Vintage, but in fact it is quite a sleeper. That is why there are no BRM:s or bling blings, but rather standard modest look to hide the real potential. All interior is like the original, colour is -59 fjord blue, rims are smoothies, etc
I was lucky to get a set of a German rack&pinion steering system and with some modifications it feels on the road really good. I can still use the original fuel tank.
I have these pictures as today my beetle is back to registered after 28 years since last days. Still some fine tuning, but it looks and sounds nice!
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allsidius
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ConcreteAce
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WD-40
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| The faux pea shooters are really a nice touch! |
They sure are! All that is left to complete the illusion is to blacken the polished exhaust bits underneath so that they don't stand out so much. 
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Sepi
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| Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2014 2:45 am Post subject: |
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I bought a license plate for this -59.
Now 6 - 7 looong months to next driving season. Still some minor things to do. Or it depends, if I cannot get those small leakages of gearbox to dry, then we talk about major things... Quite disappoint for Rancho quality! |
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