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Heck ya! That is awesome. Those air cooled engines still surprise me. Not sure if I would trust a kid going that fast in it though. I will be happy if mine runs mid 11s.
You apparently didn't grow up in the era I did. We were very serious about street dragging at 16... 14 if we had a permit and a licensed driver over 18 with us. It wasn't illegal yet and the worst they could do was write a ticket for "exhibition of speed", a very minor offence that didn't even go against your license.
WE are why states now won't give licenses to kids until they are 18 and insurance is completely unaffordable for minors in the other states. Most of us were pretty damned good at it too... That 55 Chevy? That was my street car when I was 16. No one would run against it anymore so I sold it to build a different car I could race with again. lol
Nope not even close to your era. I do wish I was around back then. My dad has told me stories from back when he first got license and when he would take his parents car to the gas station at 12 years old! Must have been good times.
My first car was a 70 Camaro. It was the fastest car at my school! I may or may not have done some street racing in it. Haha. Now that I look back at it, my dad was crazy for letting a 16 year old kid drive a 400 whp car.
Engine: 4.3L with headers and full 3" exhaust system
Originally Posted by 5-Speed
Heck ya! That is awesome. Those air cooled engines still surprise me. Not sure if I would trust a kid going that fast in it though. I will be happy if mine runs mid 11s.
That one has been shaved everywhere to make it lighter. It wouldn't be suitable to do what you do with yourse
Engine: 4.3L with headers and full 3" exhaust system
Originally Posted by Bugout4x4
You apparently didn't grow up in the era I did. We were very serious about street dragging at 16... 14 if we had a permit and a licensed driver over 18 with us. It wasn't illegal yet and the worst they could do was write a ticket for "exhibition of speed", a very minor offence that didn't even go against your license.
WE are why states now won't give licenses to kids until they are 18 and insurance is completely unaffordable for minors in the other states. Most of us were pretty damned good at it too... That 55 Chevy? That was my street car when I was 16. No one would run against it anymore so I sold it to build a different car I could race with again. lol
Can you imagine that? lol
While you were cutting it up on the street, I was off road in a 42 Ford GPW. Much more fun and cheaper
That one has been shaved everywhere to make it lighter. It wouldn't be suitable to do what you do with yourse
That's what I call a one purpose built vehicle. Nothing wrong with that either. Pretty much what I did but for a different use. I didn't build mine to be a DD and that guy didnt either! It's all about having fun.
very nice.... I've always had a love of the vintage VWs, especially bugs and the 410s and 411s even though you rarely see them anymore. Not for racing, but over the years, I've restored many of those to their former glory. Would own another one in a heartbeat if the deal was right. I can build those motor/trans with my eyes closed.
Nope not even close to your era. I do wish I was around back then. My dad has told me stories from back when he first got license and when he would take his parents car to the gas station at 12 years old! Must have been good times.
My first car was a 70 Camaro. It was the fastest car at my school! I may or may not have done some street racing in it. Haha. Now that I look back at it, my dad was crazy for letting a 16 year old kid drive a 400 whp car.
My Dad was into fast cars too, so he understood the craving for speed and couldn't really give me too much crap about it. lol Cool thing was Dad owned a tow company and wrecking yard, we had a free source for all the bad *** cars and parts we wanted. As a car loving kid I was very lucky.
While you were cutting it up on the street, I was off road in a 42 Ford GPW. Much more fun and cheaper
We did a lot of that too. Never had a Jeep but we had several home cut Baja Bugs and what we used to call Sand Buggys. Sand Buggys were old Plymouths and similar cut down with all the fenders removed and made light as possible. But honestly... The sand buggys were terrible in the sand and we spent more time pushing them out than enjoying them. lol
Alright, moving on with the front splitter. Got some good progress done on it last night. First off, the splitter has arrived and looks to be the correct size and shape.
I got some bricks and threw them under the Bug to support the splitter for mock up.
After that, I drilled some holes and mounted the side extensions on.
The I slipped the splitter back under, centered it and then got 2 of the hinges mounted. Dont mind the gaps on the sides. Those will be gone when I put more supports in.
And yes, this is a functional splitter that can be adjusted up and down.
