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| 1971 VW SUPER
BEETLE By Pete Dill in California |
| e-mail PETE ACDNTRECON@aol.com
with your feedback. |
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1971 VW SUPER
BEETLE SPECIFICATIONS:
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| AWARDS: |
| 1st.
Place VW Jamboree, Irvine Meadows 5-6-01;
1st Place Best Engineered Import Car
in Brea, Ca. 6-10-01;
Car
also appears in Hot VW Magazine, Sept. issue; Daytona (Oct. 01 issue on
pages 64-5) and Let’s Play VW (Japan) Dec. 01 issue, pg. 8. |
| ENGINE:
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GM ZZ-430 CRATE ENGINE, 465 HP AND 450 FT-LBS TORQUE, 7000 RPM RED LINE,
5.7 L, 750 CFM 4150 HOLLEY #4779
CARBURETOR, DILL ENGINEERING’S
1.500/1.750 IN. STEPPED DIAMETER
FULL LENGTH HEADERS,
FLOWMASTER 50 SERIES DELTA FLOW MUFFLERS, 3 IN.
DIAMETER, HEI IGNITION WITH MSD MODUAL,
COMP CAM’S 288 HYDRAULIC
ROLLER CAM WITH .570 IN. LIFT AND 245 DEGREES DURATION @ .050 IN. LIFT
“FAST BURN” CYLINDER HEADS W/ 2.0 IN. INTAKE AND 1.55 IN. DIAMETER
EXHAUST VALVES AND 62 C.C. COMBUSTION
CHAMBER VOLUME, 1.6:1 SELF
ALIGNING GM ROLLER AL. ROCKER ARMS, CSI 35 GPH REMOTE ELECTRIC WATER
PUMP, TOP SPEED: 165 MPH AT 6,500 RPM, 0-60 MPH 3.8 SEC., ¼ MILE TIME
10.8 SEC. @125 MPH, USED G-Tech Pro Accelerometer for e.t. and mph
analysis.
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| TRANSMISSION:
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| GENERAL MOTORS
700R-4 FOUR SPEED OVERDRIVE AUTOMATIC MODIFIED BY TPI PERFORMANCE
IN INDIANA, WITH HEAVY DUTY CLUTCHES, SERVO, VANE OIL PUMP, VALVE
BODY AND BANDS, 2500 RPM STALLSPEED B&M LOCKING TORQUE
CONVERTOR, WITH 3.06:1 FIRST GEAR AND 0.7:1 FOURTH GEAR RATIOS,
B&M MEGA SHIFTER. |
| REAR
AXLE:
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| FORD
MOTOR COMPANY 9 IN. REAR AXLE WITH 4.56:1 GEARS AND TRACK LOCK
DIFFERENTIAL BUILT AND MODIFIED BY CURRIE ENTERPRISES IN ANAHEIM,
CA. |
| CHASSIS:
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| VEHICLE WEIGHT IS
2,220 LBS (1,000 KG), 49/51% WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION, WITH LOW C.G.
AND POLAR MOMENT OF INERTIA, FRAME (BY DILL ENGINEERING &
ASSOCIATES) IS 2X4 IN. (.120 IN. WALL THICKNESS) RECTANGULAR STEEL
TUBING WITH FORD MUSTANG II W/2 IN. DROP FRONT SPINDLES AND ALDEN
COIL OVER SHOCKS BY CHUBBY CHASSIS WITH TUBULAR UPPER AND LOWER
CONTROL ARMS, FLAMING RIVER MUSTANG II RACK AND PINION STEERING,
2001 CORVETTE Z-06 BRAKE CALIPERS WITH 1997 FORD MUSTANG COBRA 13
IN. DIAMETER BRAKE ROTORS ON THE FRONT AND 11 IN., DIA. ROTORS ON
THE REAR, CHRIS ALSTON LADDER (TRACTION) BARS, JAZ PRODUCTS 10
GALLON FUEL CELL GAS TANK WITH OPEN CELL FOAM LINER AND HOLLEY
ELECTRIC 72 GAL/HR. 7 PSI. FUEL PUMP, CORBEAU FORZA STEEL FRAME
BUCKET SEATS, DEIST FOUR POINT SEAT BELTS, AUTO METER GAUGES FOR
WATER AND TRANS TEMPERATURE, TACHOMETER, OIL PRESSURE (ENGINE AND
TRANSMISSION LINE PRESSURE) AND VOLTAGE GAUGE, HAGAN HALOGEN HEAD
LIGHTS, ALDAN AMERICA COIL (160 LB/IN.) OVER ADJUSTABLE REAR
SHOCKS, GRIFFEN 28 X 19 IN. ALUMINUM 2 ROW 1 IN. WIDE TUBE
RADIATOR AND 16 IN. SPAL ELECTRIC FAN AND AMERICAN AUTOWIRE
SYSTEMS WIRE HARNESS. |
| BODY:
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STOCK
1971 VW SUPER BEETLE MODIFIED ONE PIECE GLASS FRONT END TO
ACCOMMODATE CORVETTE ENGINE, 2001 VW BUG REAR WING/SPOILER, 4.5
IN. WIDER THAN STOCK FIBERGLASS REAR FENDERS AND TINTED CALIFORNIA
WINDOWS. |
| WHEELS:
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| MOTORSPORT
R 17 X 11 IN. REAR WHEEL RIMS AND 17 X 9 IN. FRONT WHEEL RIMS W/
GOODRICH G-FORCE KD 315X35X 17 IN. REAR TIRES AND 245 X 40 X 17 IN |
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