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The car was beautiful to start with! Looks like it will be even more beautiful!


Maybe I should start looking into an LS1 panel... hhmmm. :cool:

Holy Christ...

Hugo,
I might be wrong but isn't that v8 watercooled? I dont know much about AUDI. Where do you plan on putting your radiator? Thats the problem I kept running into when I thought about mid-mounting a v8. I thought about doing like Ferrari and putting them just under the back window infront of the rear fender. I dont like the idea of cutting louvers in my hood or deck lid.

thanks,
mike

I'm going to install the radiator in front in the spare tire compartment with a small air intake (like a corvette C4 or something like that).

How do you get the engine out once the car is assembled?
It appears you would have to remove the body every time.

I'd say...teleportation? :D

:laugh:
I just wondered why not design it so the whole drivetrain could drop out of the bottom? It looks like the engine may be too wide, but if not, you could design a cradle that bolted to the engine/transaxle and then to the frame... just an idea.

I'm thinking in make some hatch in the rear like the New Beetle with the rear spoiler.
http://img367.imageshack.us/img367/1854/hatch5mv.jpg

Hugo,
What type of rear suspension/hubs do you plan to use?
Anymore progress on the car?


Thanks,
Jeff-

Nice work Hugo, I will contact you because we are in the same city
:)

Alfredo

The rear hubs are from Corvette Z06 C5
And the wishbone I need to make it.

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/9545/d81b1ir.jpg

Finally after many hours of testing this is the right geometry of the front suspension.

http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/2851/dscf00035hf.jpg

http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/1037/dscf00040ou.jpg

http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/2655/dscf00058vj.jpg

http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/945/dscf00066yw.jpg

Beautiful!
Keep the pictures coming! I love this project!



Jeff-

Great work, keep the pics coming :agree:

Rich

Lookin' good. Still no brakes here, I'm not sure what the delay is, let me know if I should be doing some checking.

Jason

esta para morirse

Rear brakes came in yesterday. Fronts came today. I'll open up the fronts tonight and make sure it's all there and get some more pics. PM me as to what you want me to do with these beauties!

Jason

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/232503.jpg

Are they big enough? ;)

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/232502.jpg

Jason

does wilwood make a breat kit for beetles?

also. does anyone know if there is a good 4 wheel bolt on system?

or if the tarox rears are out yet?


Anthony

I never seen a bolt on kit from wilwood, but you can check this:

CSP-Shop


In the section wheels/brakes they have a 4 piston vented disc for the bug

OK, here's the front caliper. This thing is huge. It is over 10" tall. The rotors are 14". CRAZY! I'm still working on shipping, sorry Hugo. There is a bunch of paperwork to do and I hate paperwork, but I'll get there.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/234004.jpg

The disc doesn't look like it has a lot of braking area/surface. Almost looks like a motorcyle disc.



Jeff-

You know, I think that is the rear rotor. I don't think I unpacked the front rotors, but they were in the same size box and had the same diameter. I'm guessing they are going with the fact that more braking torque can be applied the farther you get from the center of rotation. The rear caliper is much smaller, so that is probably the rotor for them. Whatever the case, Hugo's going to have some serious braking.

Jason

What are these from? Did they include hats or is he using an exsisting hat?
I know, I know, a lot of nosey questions... it's cool stuff and I like hearin' the whole story about how folks choose this over that.
Seems there was a thread not to long ago where a member bought huge brakes and caught a little heat about too much being just too much... :confused:


Jeff-

You'll have to ask Hugo about his choices. To Hugo's credit, he will have a mid-engined V8 in his, it's going to be a lot heavier than 'boarders.

Jason

If I had gone back an looked at the early pics, I would have seen the hats... :rolleyes:
It's gonna be an awesome setup!

Thanks for all. And sorry, I saw this message after I send you the mp.

Yes, maybe are to big, but the car will have a V8, and the real reason are the look, I want an aggressive look because I plan to show the car in expositions.

WOW :eek:

Wait a minute, .... yeah .... WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :eek:

Your going to have every VW magazine knocking at your door as soon as this is done!!! My question is did you do any modification to the stock vw suspension to mount those awesome 19" wheels. I saw earlier that you have wider fenders. Did you have to narrow the beam at all?

Thanks
Clint

The front beam it's the originall, but I limit the turn about 1/4 of turn.

Thanks for the info!!!

Hugo, Where did you get your widened fenders from? U.S. or in Mexico? If in the U.S. Where in the U.S? And are they fiberglass or metal?

mike

Are made in foberglass.
Check this link:Fenders

Any new pics Hugo? Got those brakes on yet?

Jason

More pics! More pics! More pics! :D



Jeff-

SICK :righton:

Unfortunately I have some personal trouble and don't have any news, but I think at the end of month have some new pics.

hey i have to ask where you got those head lights

I made it my self.

not sellin any are you. how hard where they to make