1.8t Mid-Engine 1960 UBRDUB

[volkdent]

Originally Posted by hugovw1976

It's a custom spliter?

Yes, sheets of ABS bonded and heat formed with a heat gun. It attaches to the body with one central stainless steel bolt and 2 side ones that have nuts fiberglassed into the fender inner lips. Both attachment sites have plenty of movement, almost an inch, so I havn't had any issues with damage. To give it a finished look, it's based on an E36 M3 BMW front splitter lip. The lip is screwed into the ABS plastic.








Jason

[hugovw1976]

Originally Posted by volkdent

Yes, sheets of ABS bonded and heat formed with a heat gun. It attaches to the body with one central stainless steel bolt and 2 side ones that have nuts fiberglassed into the fender inner lips. Both attachment sites have plenty of movement, almost an inch, so I havn't had any issues with damage. To give it a finished look, it's based on an E36 M3 BMW front splitter lip. The lip is screwed into the ABS plastic.








Jason

Looks great

[volkdent]

She's back, still small turbo, but 6 speed w/LSD is a welcomed addition. Going to put a couple hundred miles on her around the Bay Area ending at the Bay Area VW/Audi group gtg. I'll get some more pics, but the boys clearly love that she's back on the road and is up for school bus duties!







Jason

[volkdent]

A nice shot taken at Bugorama by Jeff at Horsepower University



Jason

[Wally]

Indeed a spectacular shot of an übernice car!

[volkdent]

UBRDUB is getting a little love.

Bugorama is just a couple of weeks away and it's getting close!

First off, last radiator got some trauma, so new one going in.



Next up new gas tank to run E85. Ditching the methanol injection for straight corn juice. There is about 1/3 less mileage to be had from ethanol so the tank is being increased to 1/3 more volume, in tank pump going in with baffles and finally a fuel level sender'











Need to get the tank sealed up and the E85 tune done, looking to get north of 450whp out of her, wish me luck!

Jason

[H2OSB]

Originally Posted by volkdent

A nice shot taken at Bugorama by Jeff at Horsepower University



Jason

Your car is not nice. It's bad ass!!

[volkdent]

That little video keeps popping up, its was posted last fall!

Little update, it's going to be running in a limited manor for awhile, there is still an issue with getting combustion gasses into the cooling system, may be a crack in the block, but I'm not motivated to take it apart right now, so I just drive it around town a little bit and let the gasses out.

Also got a AEM V2 ECU in and tuned with flex-fuel capabilities, so it's not limited to E85 any more. Ended with 403whp I think.

Also installed Toyo R888s all the way around, what a difference in traction in all aspects!

Jason