73 Super Suicidal Turbo Choptop

[rochester73super]

Feb 7, 2010 11:17:05 GMT -5 @drwingtipshoes said:

Boy Erik, I'm getting more jealous every time I check in and look at this thing! Looks great! Amazing the progress you're making in such a short time. Ready by Spring?

Spring...doubt it....Summer? Sure hope so. Hoping for May / June..once body mods and paint is done (maybe 4 weeks or so) I will still have to -

1) Install Engine / trans
2) Install suspension (uncluding air ride set upo, lots of air lines and wires..)
3) Install complete 4 wheel disc brakes
4) Install all new wiring harness, gauges, and all other electrical....lights, stereo, etc.
5) Install interior

lots to do.....

[rochester73super]

Getting ansy for Spring !!!! Blizzard coming to Michigan tomorrow

Received the rest of my Topline brake parts today. Thanks be to Jon. I am now officially becoming a man wh0re to help paying for the completion of my project....so any ladies out there who are interested in a guy who could be a stunt double for Danny Devito, PM me....
Also had the decklid modified to help the Turbo breath and a little more work on the ragtop clip.

[dansam]

(stunt double for danny deveito), I feel you, I look at the money I spent and what I now still owe and I shake my head.

Parts look trick as the car they are going on.

[81pumagtc]

Hubba hubba! I REALLY like the no-louver decklid...it completely changes the look of the back end.

Dave

[rochester73super]

I'm so thrilled with how the roof has turned out. Look at the perfect curve in the roof. This is with 4" upfront and approx 2" at the B pillar -

[bren]

I am really enjoying watching this. Amazing build. I can't wait to see this in person.

[rochester73super]

Feb 10, 2010 18:54:10 GMT -5 bren said:

I am really enjoying watching this. Amazing build. I can't wait to see this in person.

Thanks again !! We're moving along...

More progress. 55 Dashboard in a 73 Super taking shape. Passenger side mirror mount and door top. I also had bearings pressed into rotors and installed rotors and calipers onto spindle & strut assembly. Just need to figure out strut bearing for air strut.

[rochester73super]

Time to start working on suspension and brakes... that's a good sign of things to come ;D

[rochester73super]

Botled up front air ride suspension and fenders and got to play with it for a bit, until having to then take everything back off. Everything fits well. Barely 1" of clearance when air is dumped, approx. 7" when aired up. Car has an awesome stanbce. In the pics the rear is "faked" and just propped up w/ tire sitting there, approx. 7" . Can't wait to play with car in full air ride and park next to a stock super for comparison ;D

[rochester73super]

Here's some pics of the bearclaw assemblies in the doors. We were originally hoping to put them in the lower A pillar, but would not fit right. It would of made it really easy to install door trips in trunk. Now we have to run wiring into door, no big deal, trips are a little tricky.

[dansam]

Man the more I see of this car the more I feel it will make HVW.

[bren]

Feb 16, 2010 22:31:56 GMT -5 dansam said:

Man the more I see of this car the more I feel it will make HVW.

I agree!
btw, I love the stance. The wheels look great too.

[Ruffuss]

I agree way COOL! Awesome all the way around.

[rochester73super]

Thanks Guys. I'd be lying if a small part in the back of my mind isn't thinking about a possible HVW spread. My main motivation and inspiration is that I've owned the car since I was 14, and although it was in great shape, it was an ugly, bastard 73 Super Beetle (in some minds, not mine ;D) and I wanted to show that even a Super could be made into something above and beyond.

The wheels are just my old Centerlines. I'm leaning toward a stock chrome w/ hubcab up front and stock deepdish w/ hubcap rear like my concept.

[rochester73super]

Drivers side suicide door bearclaw and some interior body prep. ?? Why the interior prep...No headliner...all to be painted except for ring around ragtop.