Not your average VW Bettle. From the stunning rotiserrie restored body and trim to the big HP 2332cc performance engine, brakes and gearbox this is a standout car. More than $50,000 spent. WA rego. Perth car.

Price:

$22,000

Specifications:

Engine capacity 2332cc

CB Performance chrome moly 84mm counterweighted, eight dowelled, nitride bearing journals with Chevy rod journals crank

CB H beam chrome moly rods 5.7" Chevy crank journals and ARP 2000 rod bolts weight matched and balanced end to end

Brand new aluminum crank case fully blue printed and machined for full flow, clearance and decked

Brand new 36hp fan shroud and dog house oil cooler and all new tin ware powder coated in grey wrinkle finish

Brand new 009 with pertronix module and new Spiro Taylor race wires

New chrome 75amp alternator and stand and balance and welded cooling fan

New dual weber IDF 48 dual carb deluxe kit with hex bar linkage fully sorted and re jetted

CB performance breather oil filler tower and bug pack breather box connected to both bolt on rocker covers

Berg 30mm oil pump with pressure relief valve

Steel braided oil lines -8 with fittings remote spin on oil filter and 96 plate oil cooler with 10" thermo fan

Steel braided fuel line -6 from tank to rotary fuel pump with built in pressure reg. to duel carbs.

Cam is an Engle K10 double thrust cam bearing and scat lifters

Ratio rockers are bug pack 1.4:1 needle bearing rockers on solid shafts

Heads are CB 044 hand ported here fitted out with Manley stainless 42x37.5 valves and berg duel springs chrome moly retainers and hardened keepers compression set at 9.3:1

Manton chrome moly push rods and auto craft spring loaded push rod tubes

Mahle Cima piston and barrel kit with total seal second ring set all pistons and pins Etc were weight matched

Berg steel on steel cam gear new crank gear set and dizzy drive

CB chrome moly lightened and eight dowelled fly wheel and balanced

KEP 1700lb pressure plate and a berg duel friction solid clutch disk

A1 mufflers USA 1 5/8 merged headers with a 21/2 inch magna flow muffler all HPC coated

Billet dip stick and oil pump block off plate

VDO engine bay oil pressure and fuel pressure gauge

Berg equalizer pulley and new alternator belt

All the engine parts were checked balanced and weight matched again before assembly and all clearances were set with a high performance engine in mind.

The gear box is built around a single sided rhino box and a 3.88 ring and pinion. I bought a new ZF limited slip diff from the USA which is now in the gear box with steel shift forks a heavy duty side plate welded third and fourth gears and fitted with all new bearings and seals and again all the tolerances reset.

Of course new clutch cable rhino tranny mounts and a padded tranny strap kit finish it off.

The front ball joint beam is new as well fitted with berg avis adjuster and new seals. New front disk brake rotors and pads and a 2 ½ in drop spindles with Koni gas shockers new bearings.

The steering column is fitted with new rhino couplers new tie rod.

There is a scat quick shifter a shift light mounted under the ash tray and a fire extinguisher mounted on the tunnel.

A new EMPI GTV steering wheel and timber roof rack.

New seat covers front and rear new carpet and head liner new seat belts front and rear new rear passenger assist grab handles and coat hooks new sun visor.

New window seals and chrome trim and new vent windows both sides new door panels interior light and arm rests and god dam it every thing is new.

The petrol tank was sand blasted and powder coated and treated inside and sealed and looks better than new.

New head lights and indicators and oval tail lights all new wiring throughout new windscreen wipers and washer.

The dash as you can see in the picture has a series of auto meter gauges a speedo. Tacho, oil temp, oil pressure and fuel and volt gauges and still retaining the idiot lights.

The rear disk brakes are from CB Performance and have new rotors and brake pads and calipers, the rear shocker is a kyb gas adjustable.duel spring plates and thicker torsion bars from a square back .All hammer tone enamel paint detailed in silver as is the front beam.

There is also a new duel post antenna and the front and rear bumpers, irons and over riders are new .The bumper mount bars are powder coated black.

There is a remote control Panasonic cd stereo 2x speaker box with Kenwood speakers in the rear luggage tray.

So here you go. A car that took nearly 4 years to build up to the level of show winner two times and a third in the first showing.

The car in total cost me over $45k dollars with may hidden costs and some very eye opening costs. The engine alone costs around $15k - 20k once built up. I have most if not all the receipts for the parts. All the parts I sourced from the USA which worked out cheaper than buying them locally.

The body shell was off a 68 bug with no rust at all only a pushed in front and back apron which I replaced with the early 6 volt type and then the rest of the car followed the early look theme. The fuel flap was filled as was the antennae hole next to the windscreen the early deck lid was vented using the old vents from a 70 Bug and grafted into the early deck lid. An early pope nose was fitted as were oval tail lights and early bumpers. The chrome trim is stainless steel and wider again to match the early theme the running boards are blue to match the color of the car as is the piping all genuine VW back in the 60's. A heavy chrome dash trim stripe and radio block out plate complete the early look inside with the subtle auto meter gauges. All the dash knobs are ivory and band new.

The body shell was totally sand blasted and painted with a two pack red brown etch primer the same day and didn't leave the panel shop until fully painted.