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Surge
Oil Stain
Posts: 144 Joined: Thu Sep 13, 2007 9:42 amLocation: Johannesburg
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by Surge Wed Jan 16, 2008 2:07 pm
4agedub wrote:
One other nifty trick I used on my red bug. The gear shift has been relocated closer to the seat and lifted up slightly. No more bending over to reach the gear lever.
Now that is a smart mod that I'd consider doing as well. The gear lever in a beetle is too far forward for us long legged people who have the seat slid right back.
I actually find myself hunched over the steering wheel most of the time.
How do you connect the shift rod to the gearbox?
Do you cut a slot in the tunnel further back?
4agedub
Exhaust Pipe
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by 4agedub Wed Jan 16, 2008 2:13 pm
I shortened the std beetle shift rod and bent it a bit. I had to cut a slot for the rod to pass through. Also my tranny is lifted a bit for the rear camber compensation, so that also helps a to connect the shift rod on the top.
VW Beetle 1303 - 2165cc Turbo
4agedub
Exhaust Pipe
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by 4agedub Wed Jan 16, 2008 2:15 pm
Some more news... I got the turbo exhaust flanges today, so this weekend I can finish my exhaust
VW Beetle 1303 - 2165cc Turbo
vuyo
Exhaust Pipe
Posts: 1709 Joined: Tue Jan 16, 2007 9:47 amWhat model do you have?: beetleFacebook: vuyo dubeLocation: cape townBeen thanked: 1 time
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by vuyo Wed Jan 16, 2008 2:35 pm
sweet
60s look 74 beetle
4agedub
Exhaust Pipe
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by 4agedub Wed Jan 16, 2008 3:50 pm
shiftrod.JPG
Here's a pic of the shift rod at the back.
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VW Beetle 1303 - 2165cc Turbo
Surge
Oil Stain
Posts: 144 Joined: Thu Sep 13, 2007 9:42 amLocation: Johannesburg
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by Surge Wed Jan 16, 2008 4:40 pm
4agedub wrote: Here's a pic of the shift rod at the back.
Cool. Not as bad as I thought.
Does reverse still work?
I'm not sure of the motion the reverse selection makes on the shaft but I assume it's only an extra twist?
4agedub
Exhaust Pipe
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by 4agedub Wed Jan 16, 2008 5:50 pm
The reverse still works.
VW Beetle 1303 - 2165cc Turbo
imraan
Drip
Posts: 7 Joined: Tue Jan 15, 2008 11:48 pmWhat model do you have?: 1974
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by imraan Thu Jan 17, 2008 11:03 pm
flatfourfan wrote: awesome, be sure to post TONNES of pics......the best my 1.5 VTEC ever did down westbank was 16.8.
Hi freind thear is a beetle in capetown 2.3cc with no turbo that did in the late 12s that i now has got magnum 044 heads ets that is fast
Chris
ACVWSA Junkie
Posts: 11732 Joined: Sun Jun 10, 2007 11:02 pmWhat model do you have?: Beach BuggyLocation: Port ElizabethBeen thanked: 1 time
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by Chris Thu Jan 17, 2008 11:08 pm
1.5 VTEC?
Damn,I'm good!
4agedub
Exhaust Pipe
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by 4agedub Fri Jan 18, 2008 7:38 am
In Cape Town you got the advantage of sea level... we're at 4000ft above sea level. But still 12's are good.
VW Beetle 1303 - 2165cc Turbo
hitlers revenge
ACVWSA Junkie
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by hitlers revenge Fri Jan 18, 2008 5:08 pm
Wrong Eben. Ron Metz does not have a beetle. Maybe you are thinking of the ex Dave Ingle Beetle.
Blitzkrieg
ACVWSA Junkie
Posts: 10784 Joined: Wed Mar 07, 2007 10:41 amWhat model do you have?: noneLocation: JohannesburgHas thanked: 91 times Been thanked: 44 times
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by Blitzkrieg Fri Jan 18, 2008 10:37 pm
The ex dave ingle car is the original Blitzkrieg Beetle
If it's too low, you're too old
Blitzkrieg
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by Blitzkrieg Fri Jan 18, 2008 10:37 pm
The ex dave ingle car is the original Blitzkrieg Beetle
If it's too low, you're too old
2BugMe
Oil Pump
Posts: 265 Joined: Fri Sep 21, 2007 11:00 pmWhat model do you have?: 1974 Type1Location: Faery Glen, PretoriaBeen thanked: 2 times
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by 2BugMe Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:23 am
Hey 4age....
Things are coming on nicely with your fasty??
2 things I would like to ask:
1: What are those pipes coming out of your tranny as per your pic of the bent gear shaft above??? Turbo? Oil cooler??
2: Are those second hand 90.5's still available?? and at what price. I will be up in Joburg on the weekend and would like to see them if they still available..
Shot
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