History
I bought the car 3rd hand in 1986 with 145,000km on it. It has been my daily driver ever since, towing my builders trailer to work most days. It now has 105,000km on it. Stripped it down, re-sprayed it, and re-did the interior in 2007, and currently have it's 6th engine in it, a 1916cc engine with twin Kadron carbys and 044 heads, but I am in the process of getting a new motor built at the moment.
Modifications
Engine - Aluminium case, 94mm Mahle barrels & pistons, 044 twin port heads midly ported, solid rocker shafts with swivel feet tappets, lightened 8 dowelled flywheel, 69mm stroke 8 dowelled crankshaft, stoker 2.25kg front pulley/harmonic balancer, mild Pobjoy reground camshaft, 30mm oil pump with filter adaptor on front cover, external 8 passage oil cooler via sandwich plate off the oil filter, VW conrods, VW pushrods, standard clutch & pressure plate, twin Kadron carburettors on ally manifolds, vacuum advance distributor with electronic ignition, breather kit to case & tappet covers, 55 amp alternator, chrome tinware, Vintage Speed stainless exhaust
Transaxle - Single side plate IRS VW, standard gears, beefed up kombi reverse (for backing trailers around building sites), super diff (4 spider gears), heavy duty side plate, Berg style centre transaxle mount, early style rear transaxle mounts
Suspension - Sachs front strut inserts, full length tow bar, heavy duty 26mm rear torsion bars raised slightly (for towing trailers), performance polished mini-lite magnesium wheels
Brakes - Standard master cylinder, standard front discs, Volks Conversions rear discs
Body - Modified dash with full set of VDO gauges, Pioneer radio with Bluetooth, electric radio aerial, OBA sports steering wheel, Autotechnica front seats, re-done rear seats with headrests fitted, remote central locking & alarm, electric windows, centre console & Scat shifter, fire extinguisher, bonnet light, blue LED interior & gauge lighting, inertia reel seat belts front & rear, driving lights in the front bumper
