Baja 1000 Racing Beetle

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Pine
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Baja 1000 Racing Beetle

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Love this! More info at :arrow: https://projectbaja.com/

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Body:
1970 Standard Beetle sedan (Made in Germany)
Glass removed
Running boards removed
Fenders, bumpers, hood, decklid all stay intact
Custom “CLASS 11” 3D-printed decklid script
Roof replaced in 2015
Window nets
Front and rear skid plates
Hood hold down latches
Pan:
Seat tracks removed
Rear torsion housing female splines replaced by KingKong
torsion bar adjuster
All spot-welded seams fully welded
Cage:
Built-by-Bones
SolidWorks layout
12pt 1-3/4” .095”-wall DOM
Front cage is 1-1/2” .120”-wall DOM
Laser-cut gussets
MIG-welded
Engine:
Stock VW horizontally-opposed 1600cc dual-port air cooled
Dual-relief engine case
Auxiliary oil cooler
Stainless valves
Heavy-duty valve springs
Alternator
Compufire DIS-IX ignition
9.5:1 CR
30 PICT carburetor
1700lb KEP clutch
Solid rocker shafts
Chromoly push rods
Breather box
Hotdog exhaust for clearance
Transaxle:
Stock late model single thrust case
4.38:1 Gleason R&P
Early Beetle gears
Twice the spider gears
Type 2 chromoly drive flanges
Torsion race axles with chromoly Type 2 CV’s
Custom Nosecone breather
Controls:
Stock worm and roller steering gearbox (no power steering)
Stock tie rods
Stock pedal cluster – cable clutch and throttle
Roller gas pedal
Stock manually-adjusted drum brakes
Stock master cylinder biased to rear
Wheels and tires:
Stock 4-bolt 4.5x15in steel wheels
BFGoodrich 235/75-15 All Terrain TA KO2’s (rear)
BFGoodrich Longtrail TA’s (front)
Slime
Studded brake drums
Fuel:
Pyrotect 22-gallon aluminum cell
91 octane pump gas
Auxiliary fuel pump
Stock fuel pump as engine
Custom filler plate
Front suspension:
Front axle beam with ball joints
Cut keyways and rotated to lift car
Added heavier leaf springs
Gusseted shock tower
Gusseted steering arms
Urethane bushings
Stock spindles
Fox external reservoir shocks
7in travel
Rear Suspension:
Trailing arms modified to reinforce and relocate shock
attachment
Cast iron top stop removed
Special Class 11 Fox shocks 18in eye-to-eye
Urethane bump stops
Limiting straps
27mm Sway-A-Way torsion bars
Heavy-duty spring plates
Urethane bushings
Chromoly stub axles with Type 2 flanges
9-1/2in travel
Interior:
All stock upholstery removed
Mastercraft suspension race seats mounted to cage/chassis
Removable steering wheel
Custom dash with gauges
Lowrance GPS
Rugged race radio with intercom
Dual horn buttons
USB charge port
Parker Pumpers
Electrical/Lighting:
90amp alternator
Baja Designs light bars
Optima Yellow Top battery
Bussman fuse box
Stock running lamps, reverse lights and turn signals maintained
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Herbie
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Re: Baja 1000 Racing Beetle

Post by Herbie »

A Baja without the nose and rear end cut off...I like it!


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1978 Beetle SP 1600
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