Discussion Thread here - //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/39149-slugs-strip-beetle/
Ive been lurking around here for a bit, thought I would share my project. I was running a 55 beetle down at the strip for a few years, after about 4 engine/gearbox combos I ran a best of 12.43@107mph. Anyway the last engine had a major meltdown due to some oiling/lack of maintenance/caring issues by me. So I decide its time to step up and go faster and start sourcing some bits to build a 4" bore turbo engine. Start looking at the car and there is a crap load of work to do to get it to handle the HP levels I am thinking, so I fall over this :
out of the UK and buy it. It has a cage, 10" narrowed coil over rear end, comes with 930 CVs and 830M axles. Then I get an offer from the guy who is collecting parts for me out of the US that is to good to refuse and buy this :
Which after 9 months now looks like this :
Im still waiting on gearbox R and P so no real hurry. I picked up an Autronic ECU off Tardme, its dry sumped so have a peterson tank and priming remote oil filter holder. Twin setrab oil coolers. It will be running a custom porsche fan cooling set up. Have made some seat adjustments so I fit in the funny car cage, working on pedal placement.
Engine specs are 84 x 101.6, pauter case, roller cam set up, moldex crank, venolia pistons, angle flow heads, CT comp oilless turbo, turbosmart valves and eboost,twin plate mcleod clutch.
Still a long way to go, but the goal is 9 second 1/4s and street legal.
