Going junk diving

[spannermanager]

ah, weight, now yer talking, free horsepower, also ditch all the pan attachment bolts and plates and stitch weld it all, absolutely THE most unpleasant time consuming job, but if it shows in lap time, and 2kg does in a low power bug, its worth it, gun drilled drive shafts and ceramic BALL wheel bearings are often overlooked, but cheaper than looking for more h.p when your already at the limit, and are not unreliable. for autocross cut the roof panel out and mould a carbon lid, add a lightweight seat and harness with all ally fittings , oh, and bin the steel deck lid, heavy, high up and out the back swinging around.......
evilc, scary what your'e saying about powerless lockup and hand drill, deja vu kicked in, i was always in casualty after sawing and drilling in the dark confines !,
but eventually after 3 years i escaped and upgraded to light and power, my landlord at the posh place ? now lola chairman Martin Birrane, he went white when i asked him to fix the roof ...

[SCCAbeetle]

I kinda had to ditch the SCCA idea, so thats out of the question now.

I do have more of a budget then your buddy, and I am kind of a purist, this beetle shall not be cut.

I think that all that I would like to do is make it fast enough to have fun in, but not some Porsche killer, and handle as good as I can get it with out spending super serious (1000s) cash on it.

I don't think that I am going to do much of a weight reduction, custom dash maybe- so I can add a tach and not have some big ol'hanging gauge sticking out- but then again if I can find a way to make it tasteful and retain a stockish interior then I am fine.

I am about half way through making it totally streetable again, the first thing that I think I am going to do though is run an electric fuel pump, along with an alternator, 12v conversion and put some seatbelts/ less crappy seats in.

I'll post pictures.