this is Jasons 1967 vw that is built to go, the engine is a 2387cc CB performance, and Brian had just gotten it running then picked me up for a spin. grabbed my camera so you could join, hold on she goes,,
one mans junk is another mans treasure…
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Looks like a 1967
Went to drag strip back in early 70's and was laughing when I saw a vw lineup against a camaro. Tree came down and that bug had 5 car lengths by the time he hit 2nd gear I thought that camaro would play catch up but that bug held its own. Nothing touched it all day till it broke an axle. That bug beat mustangs, chevelles, torinos, road runners, everything. Most people still rowed through the gears back then. Automatics were consistent but boring to watch. I had a bug that I used while going through school and was tired of the lack of power. I went a little crazy building it and after blowing a transaxle and ripping 2 flywheels off cranks I took the race cam out that you could have a picnic ot top of the lobes they were that big and just put a performance street cam in. One of the other students in my class started talking shit about my bug and I said that piece of shit bug would blow the doors off your 455 1970 Grandprix. So at the end of school a bunch of classmates and I hit a deserted road and that grandprix and I lined up. I had gone through 2 flywheels and cranks and a transaxle so I didn't launch the car but took off pretty quick. I had 10 car lengths at the top of 1st gear. LOL, I granny shifted the rest of the way. When I got back to start line everyone was laughing. The dude said he got a bad start so we went again, same thing, he said one more time and a buddy of his said he had to take the ride. 3rd time Same thing again. Kid said he was catching me and his buddy who took the ride with me said yeah you were catching him cause he was granny shifting and gliding in 4th gear. I knew exactly how that guy at the drag strip felt beating all those iconic muscle cars. Of all the builds I've done and some have been pretty impressive. Building a vw IS the most gratifying of them all. Nothing wakes up like a bug build, it's like adding turbo and nitrous to any other build 😁 . This bug sounds nice and healthy, enjoy your ride 😉
That's a spicey bug with a pricey engine, the website says $5,985.95
What's under the hood?
Fiber glass kit car with VW air cooled engine?? Like Myers Manx? Good to 140 mph…
Bugs are cool little cars, the air cooled engine is awesome. One big and safety improvement is welding a roll cage into the platform frame, much safer at high speeds.. In reality the beetle body was only " safe" to about 80 mph… I revved my 1915 cc motor with counterbalanced crank and balanced engine to about 7000 rpm..
Red line on a stock carbed engine is like 4500 5000 max I’d say but may not last that long depending on the parts use they can handle a bit more
9000
Wow how didn't I see this
that steering wheel is lit. keep safe always guys.
M
Just wow! Thanks!
That is not a stock gearbox! Close ratio. Nice!
If you want that engine to live a long and happy life, keep the redline conservative – say, 5000. Besides, it looks like you've got so much power and torque, you don't need to rev it high anyway.
Damn! You pulled out right in front of that red pick-up! That would have ruined your whole day!
Great build and a lot of fun though! Thanks for sharing!
So freaking cool. You gotta do a build!