FS:'73 1303 Weekend Racer--Louisiana
 

This is a great, fun, tough, little car to toss around and race with still a lot of potential. Set up as a dual-purpose autocross/rallycross car. Great power to weight ratio and very neutral handling. A good combination of tight handling with still enough suspension travel for rallycrossing. Has good acceleration and great braking. I was able to keep up with and beat cars with easily two to three times as much power. Needed repairs have been minimal.

Specs:
-1973 VW Super Beetle (1303)
-Competes in 'E' Prepared in autocross racing and 'Prepared Rear'-wheel drive in rallycross racing
-1.6L dual-port basically stock engine (great compression 145-152psi, #3 was a little lower though)
-Single-side cover T1 IRS (the second strongest T1 VW unit vs. a '75 and later T1 unit)
-Half-roll cage
-Engine, transaxle support rods and front strut tower bar
-Small fuel cell
-Interior stripped, all non-essential parts and excess metal have been removed or replaced with lighter ones to keep momentum up
-Chassis was sandblasted and re-coated with zinc paint during a pan-off body removal
-Street legal, good tags and plate, factory fresh air dash fan works (for long drives and rallycross racing), lightweight tube bumpers
-Most everything has been gone through on the car at one point in time or another, too much to list

Engine mods
-1.25 high-lift ratio rockers
-EuroSport exhaust and j-tubes
-1/3 qt. mini-deep sump
-Megajolt/EDIS crank trigger programmable ignition system (brought up the torque values considerably)
-Traction bar installed

Suspension
-944 220lb. lowering springs in the front with KYB inserts and limiting straps
-New Bilstein rear shocks
-Front sway bar is stock with poly and rubber bushings, rear upgraded with lightweight 924 sway bar
-Upgraded aluminum (bigger) tie-rods/ends, new center link, new U-joint shaft
-Adjustable camber strut top mounts

Brakes
-Upgraded with Porsche 924T (the same as early 944/928) with vented disc brakes all-around (genuine Porsche 5 x 130mm bolt pattern, no adapters)
-CNC drop-down pedal cluster with dual-master cylinders and hydraulic clutch
-Stainless steel brake lines all around

Wheels
-Autocross rims are ROH black 5 spokes with 16x7" (front) and 16x8" (rear) and Hankook C71/C70 205/55/16 and 225/55/16 race tires
-Rallycross rims are 928S 16x7" and 16x8" slots with Cooper 205/60/16 snow tires (front) and ? 205/80/16 light truck tires (rear)
-3mm wide spacers on 5x130 mm bolt pattern all around

Body and other aero. mods
-Datsun Z car fender flares (to cut down on tire wind drag)
-Carbon fiber front underside shield
-Rear roof spoiler
-Side skirts (for autocross to flow air under the car better)
-Punch and flared fenders (to reduce lift under the fenders)
-Door glass replaced with polycarbonate (lexan) windows, they roll up and down just like stock ones though
-Door panels replaced with aluminum units, canvas strap door pulls, and hood straps are leather units (they get a lot of attention)

Potential
-High compression, big valve heads (about $300-400/pair) http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifie....php?id=652346
-Stroker crank, bigger bore pistons and cylinders, fuel injection, dual carbs, and ?? (the car is nowhere near the engine rule limits in EP of autocross racing)
-Smaller overall rear diameter rallycross tires would do better for gearing/power and slightly narrower rear autocross tires (205s instead of 225s) would work better to match the power to weight ratio for the car and keep momentum up
-Transaxle could be upgraded with a Phantom Grip (poor man's posi) or Quiafe TBD (basically an LSD) differential
http://mgmotorwerks.com/index.php?ma...ex&cPath=22_33
http://www.buyimportperformance.com/...p/qdf4r-37.htm
-More lightening of the car? Replace steel with carbon fiber or fiberglass, seats with lighter units, etc.
-Drag racing, track racing days, off-roading, full-restore, or ???

Issues
-Engine seeps oil a bit (common problem)
-Needs a professional alignment
-Some slight play in the steering wheel from age of the steering box (handles great though)
-A bit noisy inside for long drives (no sound insulation)
-Could use a new paint job/seats and dash recovered

Asking $2950 (Have much more than this invested in the car)
jonlegrand at hotmail dot com

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