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1964 VW "Stinkbug"
Owned by Fred Hidalgo, San Francisco, California
Specifications:
Body
1964
Top chopped 6”
All molding removed and holes filled.
Door handles removed.
Inner fender wells filled and smoothed.
Front and rear fender “horns” removed
Front wells relieved and new “trunk” floor constructed to support 10 gal. spun aluminum gas tank. Rear fender wells relieved for engine viewing.
Hot rod style headlights on fabricated headlight brackets
Tailight housings adapted from 1940 Packard.
Interior
Modified and reshaped dash
No gauges.
4 spoke sprint car steering wheel
Stock pedals
Front seats- 1” thick pads
Rear seat- none
Chassis
1964 VW pan
Fabricated “suicide spring perch”, panhard bar and shock mount crossmember.
Front Suspension
32 Ford “diego dropped” I-beam front axle.
Dropped steering arms on stock spindles
Tube shocks, leaf spring, hairpins,tie rods, panhard bar and steering arms.
Early Ford sprint car steering box
Split wishbones
Wilwood disc brakes
Rear Suspension
VW swing axle
Tube shocks
914 disc brakes
Wheels and Tires
1932 Ford 17" straight wire spokes w/450-17 Firestone Deluxe Champions
Smooth hub caps
1935 Ford 16" straight wire spokes w/ 700-17 Firestone Deluxe Champions
Smoothie hubcaps
Drive Train
1835 cc VW, balanced, blueprinted, solid lifters
Dual 44 IDF Weber Carbs
Stinger w/merged competition exhaust
Re-geared VW 4-speed transaxle
Contributers:
So-Cal Speed Shop, Pomona, Ca.
Jimmy Shine
Mike @ The Glass House, San Dimas, Ca.
Eric, Pat & Tanya @ A-Foothill Auto
Lee Pratt for early engineering
Lencho and brother for paint & upholstery
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