FAST FACTS
’68 VW Beetle Sedan

UNDER THE HOOD

ENGINE: 2L EJ20T flat-four turbo (Subaru WRX)

INDUCTION: Factory primary injectors run in sequential, Bosch 440lb secondary injectors staged, OBX fuel regulator, K&N pod filter, Bosch VL Turbo fuel pump, secondary fuel rail added, IHI VF23 turbocharger, PWR aluminium 600x360x60mm intercooler, Turbosmart Supersonic BOV, MSD DIS 4 ignition, Commodore V8 radiator with 16in thermo fan

INTERNALS : Standard

MANAGEMENT : Wolf3D V3 Plus

EXHAUST: Factory headers with stainless-steel up pipe and custom polished 316 stainless-steel 3in 550mm-long straight-through exhaust with removable billet end caps

DRIVETRAIN

Porsche G50 five-speed manual, custom billet steel offset flywheel, Romac billet driveshaft, open diff (3.444:1), Porsche 930 CV joints, hydraulic master/slave cylinders

BRAKES: VW cross-drilled rotors and twin-piston calipers front, Ford EA cross-drilled rotors and calipers rear, custom lines, 0.75in master cylinder

SUSPENSION

Pedders shocks front with torsion springs (lowered 7in), AVO coil-overs rear (lowered 7in)

WHEELS/TYRES

16x7.5in front and 16x9.5in rear TSW EVO wheels, 205/45 front and 245/45 rear Goodyear Eagle GSD tyres

INTERIOR

Full blood red re-trim, Toyota seats, Momo steering wheel, SAAS gearknob, custom hanging late-model pedal assembly, Auto Meter Pro-Comp tacho, oil temp, oil pressure, volts, water temp, speedo, shift light and warning light, Turbosmart eBoost, PLX Devices wide-band AFR meter, GReddy turbo timer, four-point rollcage, fully custom wiring

EXTERIOR

Custom ‘Purple Haze’ PPQ paint and pearls, 4in roof chop, one-piece tilt front, custom fibreglass rear fenders with Frenched 1939 Ford tail-lights, modified pre-’67 valance, custom aluminium rear wing to house intercooler, Mazda MX-5 door handles, aluminium running boards, Rossi headlights, ’56 oval rear window graft installation, custom front wiring panel, custom rear firewall, spun aluminium fuel cell
PERFORMANCE

POWER: 180–200kW ATW
BEST QUARTER-MILE ET: 13.09@175km/h


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