Fred's 1954 Oval VW Beetle - COMMENTS NO abuse! :-p

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Fred's 1954 Oval VW Beetle - COMMENTS NO abuse! :-p

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do you have pics of the actual state?
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No, but you can see the 57 shell on the left if you look hard enough. I've not seen these cars, or my truck, for 2.5 years, remember :-)

They probably have deteriorated somewhat, but the 57 shell was in good shape, so it'll be OK enough.

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nice car :)
I have own a 55 with sunroof, a 52 and now I have a 65 ;)
but I prefer bay-window camper for long week-end with my family :D
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The manliest car you ever owned :P
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Fred, are you also going to use somekind of intercooler?
The turbo heats up the mixture a lot and having the air intake in the engine compartment doesn't help either.
You could use alcohol/water injection to cool the mixtrue though :P
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I think with 7:1 - 8:1 compression and < 10psi with 98ron it won't need one. I know it does heat up a lot, but at low boost, it's no big deal. I'll be cringing the entire time, but... :-)
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