Going junk diving

[vwnewb88]

Check out the rotary fuel pumps from cbperformance they are really quiet and mount under your tank and have an internal regulator. I bought one, I have not got a chance to use it because I have not got the engine yet (it was supposed to be done 3 months ago!)

anyways after research i found it was the quietest, did not vibrate your car a bunch, and is cheaper then most elec. fuel pumps

[zen]

Originally Posted by vwnewb88

Check out the rotary fuel pumps from cbperformance they are really quiet and mount under your tank and have an internal regulator.

I have had one for a few years now and have been very happy with it.

[SCCAbeetle]

Sounds good, they don't require any cutting right?
How about the alt/12v conversion stuff?

[evilC]

Don't discount the bog standard Facet electronic pump and Filter King regulator. I have been running this combination for years in various cars and its really reliable. The pump is noisy but only if solidly mounted, on AV mounts its quiet enough so that you can't hear it over the rest of the noise and comfortingly discernable at start up. The Filter King provides an accurate pressure setting that the Italian carbs enjoy and it has a fine large paper filter to take out the last specs of dirt. Also the thick glass bowl version allows you to see the quality of the petrol and whether any water is present.

Clive

[SCCAbeetle]

Ohh, basically here is the run down of what I have decided to do:

Interior:
New dash (standard gauges+tach, stock style except for a tach gauge sitting by the pillar)
New seats/panels (looking at one of the SCAT elite velour)
Harnesses
Basic sound system, hidden well though.
Seriously re-do the wiring
Roll cage

Exterior:
Painted bumpers
Re-restore the car (since the previous owner did an OK one, but its a bit botch)
Porsche wheels (don't know which ones to roll with- or how to mount them since I have the massive 5 bolt pattern)
Perhaps wider fenders

Engine:
SCAT 2332 kit
Dual 44 IDF's (or EFI)
Quiet dual glass pack exhaust
(more immediately is the 12v, alternator and the fuel pump)

Suspension:
Bilstein shocks
Sway bars if they make them for my car
Lower it about an inch
Transaxle rebuild (don't know what gearing)
Porsche 914 regular disks in front, if I cannot source these a basic disk kit all around.
*I am sure I am leaving crap out, this is just tentative

I would like to paint the beetle white, and use golden colored wheels, with a grey interior.
I don't want the thing to look super flashy, just clean and presentable. The engine I mentioned puts down about 140hp, which is enough for me I reckon, considering that my stock WRX puts down 180 and I have a blast with that thing.
After some serious (some serious pre-fall asleep thought) I realized that the best choice for auto-X would be a Manx, since they are way lighter and I could go more wild on it since I wont need it for a daily while I am in college.
One day I might throw a turbo system on, just for the boosty goodness, along with lower compression heads and stuff.

How's it sound so far?