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Chinaclipper
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 Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2025 8:27 am Post subject: Re: Buggeee's 1972 Super Beetle |
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| Hello Samba Peeps. Just checking in with a short video of the new engine configuration at idle, and a video of last weekend's personal best for my little Super Beetle. 17.27 at 76.56 mph in the quarter mile. Yee Haw! |
Nice job! You smoked him off the line and got the hole shot!
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vamram 
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| Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2025 1:53 pm Post subject: Re: Buggeee's 1972 Super Beetle |
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Nice! Sounds and looks great.
At last weekend's VW Nationals in Hagerstown MD, one of the few races I watched had some monster baja-like Bug run the quarter mile in 5.5x seconds. Unreal.
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Root_Werks
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| Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2025 11:25 am Post subject: Re: Buggeee's 1972 Super Beetle |
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That looks like fun!
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67rustavenger
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| Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2025 10:22 am Post subject: Re: Buggeee's 1972 Super Beetle |
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Sweet video. You smoked the other guy off the line.
I haven't raced my car this year due to a lack of employment. 
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Buggeee
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Buggeee
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| Posted: Sat May 03, 2025 4:01 pm Post subject: Re: Buggeee's 1972 Super Beetle |
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| Thanks Buggee. I'm curious, how'd you manage to blow the crank shaft seal? |
I think it's user error. I think its because I installed the seal flush or possibly a bit proud rather than set inside by 1/16" The outer edge of the seal was riding on the flywheel leaving a shiny ring high on the shoulder of the flywheel. I realize now that the seal install tool (a big metal washer) stops moving when it hits the crank dowel pins if they are in place, not getting the seal in where it needs to be. The case has a little edge around the lip of the hole that seems to provide a visible cue as to where to get it set in a little bit.
I do like the journey. We'll see if my first attempt at a mild performance configuration works OK. With the new one I'm trying to develop power in a modest rpm range up to 5,000. There seems to be more involved if trying to build one that can rev high. I'm sure it can be done better than what I've hobbled together but it's mine.
The measurements of the deck height and chamber calculate to 7.7 compression. From what I can understand from the research, the blower should give about 6 psi boost. So there is nothing extreme going on here. It should be ok.
I'm venting the valve covers and case (at the deleted fuel pump spot) to a breather box, in addition to keeping the stock oil filler vent tube to the carburetor. The breather box rabbit hole is as developed as the oil debates and was an interesting read.
I've kept the 13 lb flywheel, Kennedy Stage 1 pressure plate, and clutch disc with beefier springs. I liked that.
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vamram
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| Posted: Sat May 03, 2025 3:24 pm Post subject: Re: Buggeee's 1972 Super Beetle |
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Thanks Buggee. I'm curious, how'd you manage to blow the crank shaft seal?
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'74 Super 9/16 - present, in refurb process.
'73 Super - 6/18 - Present - Daily Driver!
'75 Super Le Grande...we hardly knew ye. Sold 2025 for peanuts.
Click to view image
Save the Supers!! |
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Buggeee
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vamram
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| Posted: Sat May 03, 2025 12:43 pm Post subject: Re: Buggeee's 1972 Super Beetle |
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Ah, not sure where my next epic journey will be. My mom passed away in March so the Miami trips will be seriously cut back as a result. The Midwest may finally be on the horizon.
Epic journeys are the thing if TDCTDI. Now HE puts some serious miles on his cars.
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to put moral chains upon their own appetites. -Edmund Burke
'74 Super 9/16 - present, in refurb process.
'73 Super - 6/18 - Present - Daily Driver!
'75 Super Le Grande...we hardly knew ye. Sold 2025 for peanuts.
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Save the Supers!! |
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Buggeee
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| Posted: Sat May 03, 2025 8:59 am Post subject: Re: Buggeee's 1972 Super Beetle |
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| Nice, Buggee! Um, whatcha doin' w/your "old" motor....? |
Well for now it will be sitting here in Ohio as a backup for you if you ever throw a rod while traveling through on one of your transcontinental journeys!
I pulled it because it needed a main seal badly and one thing led to another. Hahaha.
Now that it's out I see I had crossthreaded one of the plugs when I was taking them out repeatedly to read the mixture when jetting the carburetor for the blower - so I'm lucky that didn't pop out on me! I'll pull the head, put a Timesert in that hole and generally just look it over. I've only got 6,000 miles on it so far.
I am working on 58 Panel Bus that's in the welding stage at the moment, and I think this will be a convenient thing to drop in it if you haven't called for help by then! Kidding aside, I really do admire your epic journeys.
Bug on!
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candyflame73
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| Posted: Sat May 03, 2025 7:19 am Post subject: Re: Buggeee's 1972 Super Beetle |
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| I'm digging that stance! I know it's not typical for VW, but those pictures (with the hood & fenders) are just screaming for a hot rod flame lick! |
Hit the nail on the head. Here you go. Lowered front end and rear, but with a rake. And good old hot rod flames.
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vamram
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| Posted: Sat May 03, 2025 6:46 am Post subject: Re: Buggeee's 1972 Super Beetle |
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Nice, Buggee! Um, whatcha doin' w/your "old" motor....?
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'74 Super 9/16 - present, in refurb process.
'73 Super - 6/18 - Present - Daily Driver!
'75 Super Le Grande...we hardly knew ye. Sold 2025 for peanuts.
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Buggeee
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vamram
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| Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2025 9:22 am Post subject: Re: Buggeee's 1972 Super Beetle |
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Spring has Sprung!
We've come a long way baby!!!
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Amazing, one of my favorite builds!!
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'74 Super 9/16 - present, in refurb process.
'73 Super - 6/18 - Present - Daily Driver!
'75 Super Le Grande...we hardly knew ye. Sold 2025 for peanuts.
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heimlich
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| Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2025 6:43 am Post subject: Re: Buggeee's 1972 Super Beetle |
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It's really nice seeing all the fun you are having with that car.
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Buggeee
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Buggeee
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| Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2025 5:28 am Post subject: Re: Buggeee's 1972 Super Beetle |
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Spring has Sprung!
Here's me and my buddy getting our cars positioned for the annual indoor Piston Powered Autorama show. It's a huge 3-day indoor car show that my dad would bring me to as a kid and I would dream of one-day building a car for it. Think day camp for gear heads with food trucks, coffee stand and lots of cool cars and great people all weekend long.
The show was a lot of fun and Dr. Kopressor got a trophy! Dream come true for that little kid.
There was a herd of pinstripe artists making cool art for charity, like this one that the missus has approved for our living room 
The artist that did that picture did my helmet too with gumball numbers, racing stripe and pinstripes, all handpainted during the show. The proceeds go to kids tuition for trade school.
It was an awesome way to start the season.
We've come a long way baby!!!
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Chinaclipper
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| Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2025 7:43 am Post subject: Re: Buggeee's 1972 Super Beetle |
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Ooh nice!
Gotta have heat where I am too. Its -13 degrees
BTW, what did Santa give ya from Guitar Center?
I just picked up a new 338 "Firefly" guitar and it really rocks!
Take care my friend,
CC
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