WRX RA powered VW 1303 beetle cabrio with a bit of Porsche
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It does look beautiful no question and I hate picking holes at anything but is there a nicer steering wheel you could go for. The one in there looks a little ordinary compared to the stunning interior.
I've really loved reading about this car and have followed it all the way. Lovely to see it finished.
I've really loved reading about this car and have followed it all the way. Lovely to see it finished.
trackdemon said:
Wow! Have really enjoyed following the progress of this, stunning project and looks like its nearing completion. Hope you're still up for a photoshoot when it's done Richard!!
lol, I dont think this sort of car is ever really finished, just have to pick a point and go with it!As the only thing I haven't done personally and on my own is the final stitchwork there will probably always be niggles that I can see, perfection would probably just stop me from using it though..
As for the steering wheel, it's an extremely rare Momo/Alpine wheel so it's definitely staying, I think I got that before the car..
The pictures above drove me into coming up wiht a replacement set of sunvisors quickly! Although they matched the headlining I think they clashed badly with the roof down. I'd have the idea of making up some smoked plastic ones, in the style of early VWs, for a while so decided now was the time! Above is what a stripped sunvisor looks like, all this just to get the pivot.
I then made up a hinge assembly and cut some 5mm tinted perspex to shape and this is how they ended up, I'm very happy with this look.. At the same time I also painted the rear-view mirror base black to match.
I then made up a hinge assembly and cut some 5mm tinted perspex to shape and this is how they ended up, I'm very happy with this look.. At the same time I also painted the rear-view mirror base black to match.
...been thinking of doing a similar thing on my car...what did u use a a hinge mechanism...and does it stsy up on bumpy roads?I extended the bit of bar that acts as the main pivot point with some 8mm bar which then becomes the hinge. Then I got a strip of aluminium sheet and bent it around the bar and a strip of 5mm steel plate to form the outer part of the hinge. Slot it all together and drill some holes for a few bolts to clamp it all together, it's fairly stiff and doesn't seem to sag at all, in fact it's probably a bit too stiff but it can be adjusted by the torque in the clamp bolts..
king hate beatles I got fed up with messing around trying to trick the stock ECU to make the correct boost with my much modified from stock (subaru) intake and exhaust so I have now fitted a Gizzmo MS-2 electronic boost controller. This has closed loop boost control as well as turbo timer and FCD (which I won't be using). It now finally makes 1.1 bar without overshooting and hitting the fuel cut but I will still be playing with the rate at which boost comes in. I had a second ashtray surround which I welded up and modified to fit the Gizzmo controller. It certainly feels a lot quicker now so my times will undoubtedly be better!
Just to show that this sort of car is never finished!
I took the car on track and although it was struggling with the ignition side of things, at 1.2Bar boost, it was going OK. GPS'd it at 130mph with loads more to go but then I blew the intercooler pipe and sudden loss of power along with clouds of smoke out of the back end! You should be able to spot the hole in the turbo to chargecooler pipe in the pic above..
I'm hoping it's an easy fix (and excuse to upgrade to silicone pipe), worst case it may be the turbo but I have a spare one of those. I've also got some newage coilpacks on the way to upgrade from the old ones which degrade quite badly with age.
I took the car on track and although it was struggling with the ignition side of things, at 1.2Bar boost, it was going OK. GPS'd it at 130mph with loads more to go but then I blew the intercooler pipe and sudden loss of power along with clouds of smoke out of the back end! You should be able to spot the hole in the turbo to chargecooler pipe in the pic above..
I'm hoping it's an easy fix (and excuse to upgrade to silicone pipe), worst case it may be the turbo but I have a spare one of those. I've also got some newage coilpacks on the way to upgrade from the old ones which degrade quite badly with age.
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