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 My '69 Bug. I bought it in 1978 and I'm only the third owner.
   Powered by fuel injected, 2161 cc Type 1 based engine.
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Currently undergoing a major "make over".
The '69 body has moved on and the '51 is on it now.
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old stuff
What it looks like now		 luv the deck lid shaved look
It will be running a shaved lid and snowflake tail lights and tee bars
kool place 
 It was a Great summer vacation, '99		 Big Smoke!!!! 
       Tire sponsor needed
What is envisioned,

  wasser case, 84mm Berg crank, 5.5 Carrillos (Porsche journal), 95mm turbo Porsche pistons (ala Merlin), special 95mm nicasil  LN barrels, CNC Berg heads (as seen at DD1 at Irwindale) and done by Clyde, 44x37.5, 7mm and 6mm stemmed valves from Aircooled.net, Web 86c (maybe FK89), Shuebeck ceramic lifters, aluminum push rods, 52 mm Berg TBs, Haltech brain, 1 3/4" Phoenix, all under a German 36 doghouse. 
 
trans- 
  3.78/2.14/1.48/1.12/4.57, IRS, ZF, 091 bus box with Berg conversion, all the tricks. 
 
'69 pan, 2" narrowed adj. front beam, dropped spindles (they may come off, too heavy), discs, rear is IRS w/ narrowed trailing arms, adj. spring plates, SAW axles, T3 rear brakes, tricked T2 cvs, Berg solid tranny mounts. 
 
'51 body, all CCC fenders, hood and vert deck lid,  5 point bar tied into frame horns, 2 seats, carpet and rubber mats like a stocker, std. style interior including small head liner, t-bars, alloys (but done like you ain't seen), a set of old sckool steelies on occasion, and a bunch of rat rod cues from the '50s, and yes, suede paint. 
 
not your everyday bug, hopefully will be an 11.90 car. 

 What it was,
  
 2" narrowed beam, lowered spindles, 2" narrowed rear track. 4 wheel disc brakes. Adjustable suspension front and rear. 
Berg 5 speed, 4.12, 3.78, 2.25, 1.58, 1.21, .89. ZF limited slip. Kennedy Stage Two clutch with a Berg Dual friction disc. Berg locker shifter. 
Berg engine and trans mounts, rubber cushioned type. 
 Proportioning valve, Line Loc, T2 CVs, Sway Away axles, 19 mm anti roll bars front and rear, Gabrial gas shocks, 
 Tires are currently 225/50/16 Yokohama 520s on 16x7 alloys rear, and 185/60 Goodyears on 15x6 fronts.
a passing vehicle 
While at work one day, I caught a passing plane.
 
 
Current plans for my bug are firming up. the body is the '51 split on "rustorations". The engine is getting a bit of tweaking, too. All new valve train, lots of light weight parts going in, bumping the compression up to around 10-1, 6 pt roll bar, radio delete option, plastic fenders and windows. I'm hoping to get it down close to 1600 pounds and somewhere around 200 HP. 

And the "look" will be sort of a rat rod.  

stay tuned for progress updates
Background picture courtesy of Bill Brewer
Would you believe I lost this one to the blue car, a full on
drag car on 165s!!!!! Me and my damn 215/60s.
 
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