1973 1300 Beetle - 'Trophy Trap' Show Car
1973 'CAL-LOOK'
VOLKSWAGEN 1300 BEETLE
ORIGINAL OWNER/BUILDER: Andy Parrott, Norwich.
PRESENT OWNER: John Malin, Northampton.
BODY:
MODIFICATIONS:- Shaved bonnet & deck lid handles, welded up
& smoothed: fuel filler flap, rear side air vents, exhaust
cut outs & aerial hole. Frenched electric aerial. De-seamed
door pillars. Dashboard vents, speaker grills, ash tray &
switch holes welded up & smoothed; with Sony radio cassette
frenched in. 1965 deck lid & bonnet fitted c/w front &
rear valances, along with 6v style rear wings and tail lights.
Front wings late 12v type, with Nissan side marker turn signals.
PAINT:- Stripped to bare metal, inside & out, ICI 2-pack etch
primer, followed by 'gallons' of cellulose primer/filler.
Glasurit 2-pack 'Tintable' primer, followed by Glasurit acrylic
'Ford Lavanti Blue' basecoat metallic and Glasurit 2-pack
lacquer.
CHASSIS:
FRONT END:- New VW torsion beam with Sway-a-way lowering
adjusters, lowered 3", with castor shims & long travel
ball joints. 1500 disc brakes and S/S braided hoses, plus shorter
Armstrong shocks & Sway-a-way uprated anti-roll bar.
REAR END:- Sway-a-way adjustable spring plates, lowered 2",
standard VW shocks and Sway-a-way 'Camber-Compensator'. Standard
VW 1300 drums with S/S braided hoses.
STEERING:- Stock VW steering box, anti-bumpsteer kit fitted, and
owner made stainless steel tie-rods.
WHEELS/TYRES:- (Front/Rear) 5½" x 15" American Eagle
529's, with 195-50 VR 15 front & 195-60 HR 15 rear Goodyear
NCT/Eagle tyres.
DRIVETRAIN:
ENGINE:- 1641cc VW Type 2. 041 VW heads polished & ported
with 40 X 36 S/S valves, HD springs & retainers, bolt-up
rocker shafts & swivel adjusters. Eurorace 'H' grind high
lift cam, standard stroke VW crank. Lightened & eight
dowelled flywheel. Melling high volume oil pump, with external
oil filter & front mounted 16 row cooler. Dual Dellorto DRLA
40's with K&N filters, electric fuel pump & Filter King
regulator. Bosch 009 distributor and ignition. Engine fully
blueprinted & balanced. Lots of paint, polished stainless
& chrome and billet aluminium components.
TRANSMISSION:- Standard 1300 'box with rigid 200mm clutch, and
urethane mounts.
INTERIOR:
Grant steering wheel, Recaro front & standard rear seats,
trimmed in pattered/plain blue velour. Drilled standard pedals,
billet door handles & winders. VDO Night Design gauges. Sony
radio + Sony CD player, Sony 25W front speakers, Pioneer 150W
rears + Pioneer 80W tune-up woofer system.
GENERAL:
Car completely rewired by owner in red wire! Flip-up gas tank, on
gas strut. Bolts & fasteners - stainless steel Allen headed
button and socket caps. All billet aluminium components one-off
machined by owner. All work, except exterior paint &
upholstery, done by owner/builder.
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