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Found this on a restorer's site.

kaiser wrote: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!

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.

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

scr8p wrote: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

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

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

reign79 wrote: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.

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

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

Did you know that Fred Flintstone invented the Beetle?

jamin wrote: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!

jamin wrote: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

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

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