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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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