Volkswagens at the 'yard

[arf]

Found this on a restorer's site.

[DerbyDan]

pics of the "big turbo beetle"






some of the mods:

garrett t3/t4 57 trim turbo
tial 38mm external waste gate w/ open dump
pag parts logger exhaust mani
3" ghl stainless exhaust, no cat and passes emissions.
225hp audi tt intake mani
630cc injectors
greddy type s bov (ghetto i know, 50mm tial was in the works)
eurodyne 630cc software
water to air intercooler w/high volume pump and heat exchanger
peloquin limited slip diff
upgraded brakes
koni yellow dampers, fk springs (crappy setup lol)
23" m&h slicks
aem tru-boost electronic boost controler

i sold it to a good friend so i still get to drive it.

Wow! Thats quite a 'sleeper' for sure!!

P.S is that a HKS Mushroom filter..... if it is please tell your mate to change it - a mate of mine worked for them & they did alot of development work on the high-flow filters & found that with high boost applications they actually started to dissintegrate & ingest into the engine!

[kaiser]

it sure is a sleeper. i used to have a sticker that simply said "don't sleep on the beetle".

that's a real hks mushroom with the internal cage. i heard horror stories about the knock off mushroom filters.
i also belive the internal cages were added to the later filters like this one. i'll mention it to him though.

that's a 3 inch inlet so even in high boost it's not a super huge draw.

[reign79]

I've been a vw/Audi technician for 16 years that's why I drive a Toyota Tundra!!!!!

[SofaKing]

right where they all belong..........

oops, did i just say that out loud?

How dare you!

I've been an air cooled VW fan since my early teens. I've actually got a 1964 Notchback tucked away in my parents garage (won't fit in mine ) that someday I'll get around to completing

[GAMMACRUSH]

here is a pic of a VW bus someone wanted to trade for my Z. Moo?

[jamin]

Get some pics up of the 'Derby' er, Dan!

Here's some more of mine at the Nurburgring in Germany last year, that was alot of fun, and I managed to keep it on the grey bit, which other people didnt that day

[kaiser]

I've been a vw/Audi technician for 16 years that's why I drive a Toyota Tundra!!!!!

hater, i work with alot of guys like that, especially audi techs.

[reign79]

hater

No realist!!! I have been that guy full race prep 91 GLI SCCA ready, but just with my wife's 2007Audi a4 avant I spend more time fixing it then enjoying it. I don't know how someone who isn't a Audi tech can afford to own these cars? I'm still a diehard vw/Audi guy just with the miles to understand yes they are a nightmare I guess it's a disease

[kaiser]

i've been the lucky one, never had a serious issue. never even lost a coil pack.

[Halgar]

Did you know that Fred Flintstone invented the Beetle?

[slotcarrod]

Get some pics up of the 'Derby' er, Dan!

Here's some more of mine at the Nurburgring in Germany last year, that was alot of fun, and I managed to keep it on the grey bit, which other people didnt that day

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Oh WOW! I SOOO want to go there some day! I have done thousands of laps on that track!

[DerbyDan]

Get some pics up of the 'Derby' er, Dan!

Here's some more of mine at the Nurburgring in Germany last year, that was alot of fun, and I managed to keep it on the grey bit, which other people didnt that day

Cool 'ring' pics Ben.... we went to have a look when we went to Cologne a couple of years ago on a Stag-do (Did Schumacher Karting too ) We had mean't to have a go round but we got scared looking at everyone hooning round.... that and the fact that Hertz had specifically said not to take our S-Max/Galaxy hire cars on there

Anyway... here's some pics of my 'Dub'

Euro-only 1979 VW Derby



On a previous set of wheels, pic taken in Newquay - Cornwall



Another one from a few years ago....



& another shot whilst whilst on a road trip to a show in Belgium with two other Derbys



I want to get it re-sprayed & re-upholstered at some point soon

[kaiser]

derby's are so cool, wish we got them on this side of the pond.

[slotcarrod]

I prefer the Pana Sport/Mini Lite wheels rather than the BBS! They just look better on the car IMO!