1969 GTI Beetle

[CCR]

Hey guys.....just signed up and thought what better way to introduce myself than share my build.


i started this project october 2008 - starting with a 1976 body and 1969 chassis. I started off with a 1976 beetle i had since i was 15 - and acquired a 1969 chassis to IRS.




First up was new heavy duty floorpans and IRS conversion with 944 Turbo a arms










The body received a lot of panels - all genuine metal which took some finding!







The body was then blasted and coated in kephos



Then back to the chassis to fit the Porsche 915 5 speed gearbox...







and a bit of mock up before prep and paint

[CCR]

Prep was an arduous task....it;s not one of my favorite things to do, but with the help of a close friend who happens to be a painter we got there in the end






Over to the booth and craig worked his magic









and then back to the chassis.
The chassis was far from stock.
Seam welded frame head and frame horns - modified for the gearbox
Porsche 915 gearbox
Porsche 996 brakes all round
Porsche 944 rear suspension
5 bar Kafer brace
80mm narrowed front suspension
Protech coil overs all round
flow and return fuel lines installed for EFI

CNC machined caliper brackets


Blasted and coated chassis and running gear

[qwerty]

Yes yes yes! Excellent project. I'm really getting the horn for "german look" and track inspired Beetles at the moment. Really fancy a fast road 1303.

[CCR]

and on to build up










Black headliner going in



I made the wiring loom from scratch from modern thin wall wiring









and had this custom GTI beetle badge cnc machined based on a GT Beetle badge

[CCR]

On to the motor!! I always wanted to have a turbo lump....so the engine needed to be strong. It was based around a type iv motor to the following spec
71mm Genuine crank
JE forged 96mm pistons
I Beam rods
Eurorace hardened barrels
Eurorace turbo grind cam
Type 1 lifter conversion
steel push rods
heavily modified heads (cant remeber spec at the mo)
Porsche fan conversion
Dry sumped.

The engine itself basically wiped out the rest of my fund so it ran on carbs for 2 years and i am now on an EFI set up - next step will be turbo! on carbs it put out 148 bhp......with a turbo i am hoping to push 250 bhp













After having it on display on volksworld they wanted to feature it in a magazine so got some fancy pics taken







and now it gets used and abused





So yeh....really enjoying using it .... been on a few holidays etc in it and the extra gear is by far my favorite mod! Just cant wait to get a turbo on it now

[qwerty]

Flipping fantastic!

[Mike D]

Marvellous, you've done a cracking job!

[xbo11ox]

This isn't very good TBH.

Hang on, just getting some updated information via my headph - YES!!! Its flipping brilliant!!! Lovely work man!!

[acunninglinguist]

This is mad, in the best possible way! Is there a "build-thread" you can direct us to?

[foldy]

BEAUTIFUL

[forkliftfred]

Love it. Good to see a round headlight Beetle for once

[Deleted]

Most excellent!

[grifterkid]

This is nothing short of amazing...! Beautifully, perfectly, stunningly amazing...!!!!!!!!!!!

[stevenery]

Awesome project! Followed a couple threads when you were building it and used some of the pics for reference when doing an IRS conversion - cheers!

Couple questions regarding the engine; was the headwork done by yourself or another company, if so who? and are the rods just the generic European Motor Works with ARP bolts? Again if so any opinion on quality..

Thanks in advance!
Steven

[mungo]

Sweet.

[stevietuck]

Flipping fantastic!!!

[baggabones]

Love it, love it, love it!!!.....great work!

[conair]

Awesome, always had a soft spot for beetles, yours looks proper smart dude.

[oldisbetter]

probably the best build on a usable beetle i've ever seen, makes my mexican beetle look a bit slow lol

[dubbelduwwel]

Impressive! Salute you!
More info on the build would be interesting and appreciated.