i picked this up last august, ya know just something to screw around since i had sold the corvette, here are the specs on it


1973 VW type 3 fastback
1700CC stroker engine w/dual 40MM weber carbs
freeway flyer transaxle
all original paint, and interior
119K original miles on body
front, and rear sway bars
2/2" drop on it








first mods on it
clear corner turn signals,a nd headlight visors,a nd restored the OG license plates





havn't really done too much work to it over the winter area, i plan on when the weather gets better is to detail the interior, and find a new carpet kit for it, i just got new wheels for it today, they came off an early 70's porsche 914




future mods include cermacoated exhaust system, doing a new paint on it, and maybe bagging in the future]

 

I love the way that car looks.

Something about it scream "Mr.Bean"

 

Makes me want another bug.

 

as for the motor, i plan on building it up to an 1835, or a 1915

 

We squeezed a 2.2 in one of those... fun little toy....

 

i could do that, but trying to keep the air cooled fairly reliable, and the bigger you go, the more hotter it will run, and less reliable

 

test fitting the new wheels

 

I love the look of it. :D

 

looks great. porsche rims always look good on a dub.

 

Looks slow.......

 

you want some, come get some if i have to i will even bring out the DOHC 2.3L

 

I ain't skurred lol

 

then you have no idea what is hiding in that motor back there, looks can be deciving

 

Trust me I know. I owned a bug for a while and did my research

 

ohh, but this is no bug, and it doesn;t have a typical VW motor in it, it has the heart of a porsche, and in the coming months, its getting more go fast goodies that cannot be discussed at this time, it is G14 classified

 

made a little headway on the wheels today, i got the tires today, 4 almost brand new tires for $100, and i started wetsanding on the wheels, and gonna get them ready for paint, i plan to have them on the car before june 4th for a huge VW GTG, it seems like a long ways out, but with my schedule, and only getting to work on them on the weekend, i don't have much time at all







and for thoes wonding about the bug, here she is


alot of custom touches on it, its a 1965 conv. fully restored, and custom built in colorado, buily up 1776CC, the thing is fast

 

thats a cool looking bug

 

also forgot to mention that i installed, and hooked up my autometer tach today, its nice to know what that motor is doing now

 

Nice man what color are the wheels going to be?

 

i'm thinking of going with DSG

 

great choice!

 

well this weekend was time to get some stuff done, the exhaust, and wheels, adn tires are done



wheel process


duplicolor graphite color FTW!!!!1





before:

after:

 

I totally saw one of these exact cars here in San Diego the other day. I was like hey thats the car that guy on RF has! lol

 

i have ordered a very big pivital part of what i am going for, ordered it last week, cost me a pretty damn penny, and gonna take about 6 weeks to get to me

what i ordered


found this little gem on ebay last weekend, luckily it was local, i made a deal with the guy, and got it for $20, from what i understand it is from the mid 50's, and i believe it, no false patina, no modern hi-tech insert, it is the real deal, and from what i have seen, worth a small fortune if restored

 

wheel combo has once again changed, as much as i loved the original porsche wheels, trying to find center caps has been very impossible, i found these yesterday for the same price as i had found the OG's for



they came with the original center caps, but a couple of them have broken tabs, and various scratches, probally very soon i will put in an order for a set of these little gems