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Re: My next drag beetle build.
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2022 3:17 am
by joosep
panel wrote: ↑Fri Nov 04, 2022 5:24 pm
Will you be making the intake manifold ?
For my car YES, I'll make intake and exhaust. Have done few turbo plenums, some itb setups and tens of exhaust manifolds. Actually its the easiest part of that car and not worried about that at the moment. Planning exhaust as direct as possible / split entry. Liquid intercooler will be with icebox mounted in front. Wouldn't needed with methanol or under 30PSI with ethanol but this time we go between 40 and 45 PSI and still ethanol. Its all based on that it really needs that power and it puts that down (we race on concrit and its prepped no more than 1/8th usually so you cant go insane after that.
Re: My next drag beetle build.
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2022 8:42 am
by joosep
Sorry, no post some time but a lot of work done in computer. Hope to order chassis parts and start with suspension in few weeks maybe.
Also ordered honda supertech springs for my saab engine and, ARP studs, got Girdle cutted out and now waiting for studs to renew the engineblock.
You better check it:
https://youtu.be/sD8N2nIzqh0

Re: My next drag beetle build.
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2023 1:07 pm
by joosep
Re: My next drag beetle build.
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2023 7:16 am
by slayer61
Joosep,
I'm very envious of your fabrication skills.

Outstanding craftsmanship! Keep up the inspirational work.
Re: My next drag beetle build.
Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2023 10:26 am
by joosep
Re: My next drag beetle build.
Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2023 12:50 am
by Typ 4
Lovely build, I'm sure there are a lot of guys on here that would like to see an update

Re: My next drag beetle build.
Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2023 11:55 am
by joosep
Typ 4 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 23, 2023 12:50 am
Lovely build, I'm sure there are a lot of guys on here that would like to see an update
I´m sorry, I had one bad crash while tuning one car and I broke nearly 20 bones, included my back, neck, 6 ribs, scull, nose, lungs etc, . I´m recovering and walking already after 5 weeks. I hope to start working with my car on winter and try to do everything I can to finish it for spring. I let you know when I get something done

At the moment I have to stay in recovering hospidal and do my exercises and rest but I really want to go on with that build.
Re: My next drag beetle build.
Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2023 7:03 am
by Kafer_Mike
joosep wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 11:55 amI´m sorry, I had one bad crash while tuning one car and I broke nearly 20 bones, included my back, neck, 6 ribs, scull, nose, lungs etc, . I´m recovering and walking already after 5 weeks. I hope to start working with my car on winter and try to do everything I can to finish it for spring. I let you know when I get something done

At the moment I have to stay in recovering hospidal and do my exercises and rest but I really want to go on with that build.
Wow! Sorry to see that. And good that you are on the mend. You know what they say to do if you get kicked off a horse...

Re: My next drag beetle build.
Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2023 8:15 am
by Ol'fogasaurus
Isn't that value based on who does the kicking?
Horses and I have never gotten together well.
Lee
Re: My next drag beetle build.
Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2023 11:07 am
by Kafer_Mike
Ol'fogasaurus wrote: ↑Tue Sep 12, 2023 8:15 am
Isn't that value based on who does the kicking?
Horses and I have never gotten together well.
Lee
Yup. You give them a choice -- It's you or 'glue'.

Re: My next drag beetle build.
Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2023 8:53 pm
by VolksRodT
Hope you heal well, & fast. So far, from what you mentioned, you're doing extremely well.
I understand about healing & the time it takes...
I do appreciate your work, & updates - when you can do them. Thanks.
Marcus...
Re: My next drag beetle build.
Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 7:16 am
by joosep
Re: My next drag beetle build.
Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2024 1:45 am
by joosep
It goes really slow but now got intake welded (by my friend) and made a brakets for cooler.
Also got new 80mm throttle (10mm larger because it has thick shaft inside and 70 would be too much resistance when target is near 800hp and one day maybe a 1000. Intake plates were rolled from 4mm aluminium and welded as good as possible, should hold up to 4bar of boost but I'm quite sure my first target comes under 3. Also I have 400kpa map sensor in my own ecus (Estecu)
It all quite tight because there are only few mm between pipes and frame, ic and frame etc but that´s how it was planned and I´m happy to see it all fits.

Re: My next drag beetle build.
Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2024 1:23 pm
by Chip Birks
Looks awesome!
Re: My next drag beetle build.
Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2024 9:16 pm
by BugUgly
The intake design is ingenious for its use of bends and flat rolls. The craftsmanship on all of it, the SS, the aluminum, the frame, all amazing.