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Member ID: kewlbug

Location: Las Vegas, NV

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1965 Volkswagen Beetle

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  • 1/4 Mile0 sec @ -1 mph
  • 0-600sec
  • Top Speed75mph
  • HP50
  • Weight1600lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

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    • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.

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Freemont Street 2007. No major changes. small makeover in the next couple months.

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kewlbug's 1965 Volkswagen Beetle June 2007 - Alot of stuff going on, but it's almost to hot outside to do anything about it. Just got all my new stuff to build an Airkewld Dual bag air beam which should loosen up the front end a lot. I haven't talk to anybody running it yet so we will see what happens. ALSO I got a couple gallons of Resin and have started building the Center console for the CD Player. After that I can start the Enclosure for 4 subwoofers :)

kewlbug's 1965 Volkswagen BeetleMarch 2007 - Bumped the rear tires from 205/50R16 up to 205/55R16 to go a little faster on the freeway (drove to Phoenix and back last weekend) Looks Beefy and the Muffler is still on the ground when dropped! Still haven't Started the Interior. I might by some Resin this week if I get the motivation.
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kewlbug's 1965 Volkswagen Beetle Temporary door panels. Complete fiberglass interior when I get around to it.

kewlbug's 1965 Volkswagen Beetle April 29 '06- 1 5/8 Merged ceramic header with Dynamax Fatboy Ceramic Muffler. need to get some better pics. Looks pretty cool from the back. The thing is huge! I might get bigger rear tires if they will fit in the fenders now that I can't drop as low anyway. Drove all the way to Phoenix but didn't get as good milage as before due to the Lower profile Tires.
April 14 2006 - Installed Airkewld Bad Brakes with Wilwood racing calipers. bolted right on to the link pin dropped drum spindles I already had. Also Chrome 16x7 and 16x8 Porsche 968 wheels with 205/40R16 in front and 205/50R16 in rear.
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Feb 2006 - Installed chrome bumpers all around. Now have 5" narrowed beam up front with Single airbag. Mad 3 wheel action both ways. Replaced all Heim joints in rear with Chromoly after breakage. Replaced rear airbags with Slam Specialties Triple Ply bags. A little bit stiffer ride but lifts faster and Higher. Still rides better than stock. Using Big Reds and 1/2" airline all around. Drove over 750 miles round trip last weekend to Phoenix show. Tons of fun.

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Jan 23 2006 - Building 4 1/2" narrowed beam this week...Spark it or park it.
Jan 31 2006 - Got held up waiting for some parts to come in. Should be here tonight. After beam cleanup and whatnot It looks it will almost be a 5" narrowed. he he.
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kewlbug's 1965 Volkswagen BeetleJan 13 2006 - Took apart my speedo again. Installed Airkewld speedo dial face, drilled holes and put in LEDs to light it up, and turned the numbers back to zero, since now I have the speedo hooked up and odometer working for the first time in 5 or 10 years.

kewlbug's 1965 Volkswagen Beetle

kewlbug's 1965 Volkswagen Beetle

JAN 5 2006 - I've been pretty busy with the holidays and whatnot. I bought a 74 beetle about a month ago and yanked the 1600 Dual Port engine from it. Totally cleaned it up and switched out the engine over Christmas into the Blue one. The 74 is now cut up and in a Dumpster somewhere... ha ha ha.

kewlbug's 1965 Volkswagen Beetle All electric Air ride Technologies Valves are installed as well as the 5 gallon tank and E Pro controller.
Raise time is well under 1 second.

kewlbug's 1965 Volkswagen Beetle I wanted to use an Alternator instead of a generator, but the one on the new engine was an old one that required a voltage regulator.. So instead of wiring up the regulator, I bought and installed a New Polished 95 amp model.

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cody_olson  

Posted by: cody_olson

11/12/2009 08:07PM

dude your bug is like what i want mine to look like.. lol in my dreams.. but seriously this bug is badass and is my background on myspace

kaefergarage  

Posted by: kaefergarage

11/09/2009 10:31PM

Looks much better with those white wall wheels :)

benandcarol  

Posted by: benandcarol

11/06/2009 12:49PM

Very very nice!!! 5*****'s for all your hard work!! Thanks for sharing your ride with us. Check out my 73' Super sometime.

kohatian101  

Posted by: kohatian101

07/03/2009 12:23PM

u knw wht mate ur BUG inspired me to start a BUG project of my own check it out......ur's is ofcourse 5 stras all the way

75escort  

Posted by: 75escort

06/25/2009 06:02AM

Nice Volks!!! I like it!

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Vehicle Owner

Member ID: kewlbug

Location: Las Vegas, NV