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Originally posted by Fahrenheit351:

What size motor?




Motor = Built by “Steve Tims” - 2180cc with straight cut cam gears / Steve Tims Ported Heads / 911 Porsche fan kit / Porsche oil cooler w/ fan

Trans = “Wright gear box” 1st 2nd 3rd modified (close ratio) 4th stock (freeway driving) HD side plates / super diff.



I know it sounds too dorky… VW / Porsche crap… took me a bit before I could get into the details regarding the Motors / Trans,,,,,, 16/17xxcc what -- 21xxcc this, that ?,,,, what’s good, what’s bad…

The 2180 w/ straight cut cam gears and the 911 Porsche fan will make this buggy have that Porsche “wine”.
Last edited by shotgungrooms
Holy crap! :O

I love old vw's! In college I had a baja beetle and took it off-roading in Utah all the time with my buddies. That thing was tough as nails. In the winter, I'd go up the powerline trails when the snow was so deep that it would push over the hood of the car. Never got stuck. In the summer my room mate also bought one. I have pictures of it somewhere completely airborne on one of the trails behind the dorms. And those were just normal beetles with fiberglass fenders and bigger tires. Nothing like what you're building!

Very cool. I really want to build one as well some day. I need more time in this life... someone hurry up and figure out how to clone people. Smiler
Yes, I have been so busy lately and haven’t had time to take any new pic’s, the buggy is coming along nicely, down to the small details and final “bling-bling” type stuff, working on getting the dash the way I want it, should be completed and on the road in about a week. I will post some pic’s this weekend.

For the last week I have been helping out a buddy’s race team, (working on one of the pit crews). They just got there new Porter Racing class 1 buggy, we just got back from running the Parker 425 race, tons of work with a new car. Here’s a You Tube video of the OLD car in action. These guys are getting really serious this year. The driver (Steve) is flat out nuts, balls to the wall nuts, He goes one speed -- fast


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2SDuvDfso0


Pic of the new car (not my car), Short video of new car

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXDPPIGFLLk&feature=related

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Originally posted by MacMan:
How's it drive?



It drives good, well, as good as a Volkswagen can get. It is a kick in the ass to drive, its "fun". With 142 HP weighing 1600 pounds…. I would call it – adequate,,, it can get out of the way. It’s funny, these VW guys tell me how “fast” it is,,, my ass! , these fools do not know what fast is, My Pantera is “fast”.
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