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944 Turbo kit for 63-70 Bus

Wednesday, May 11th, 2011

Bolt on kit that allows the use of Turbo brakes (4 piston brembos) brakes on 63-70 Bus drum spindles (stock or flipped). Includes caliper brackets (CAD designed and laser cut), bearing spacers, seals, all hardware and instructions. No spindle mods required. Easy install. NOT included but required to complete install are 86 944Turbo front hubs and rotors, and 86-89 944Turbo front caliper. Requires 16″ wheels. Offset increase of +7.5mm over stock brakes.
$c160

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944NA kit for 63-70 Bus

Wednesday, May 11th, 2011

Bolt on kit that allows the use of 944NA (83-85) brakes on 63-70 Bus drum spindles (stock or flipped). Includes caliper brackets (CAD designed and laser cut), bearing spacers, seals, all hardware and instructions. No spindle mods required. Easy install. NOT included but required to complete install are 84-85 944NA rotors, hubs and calipers. Requires 15″ wheels. Offset increase of +7.5mm over stock brakes.

$c160

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Used/Rebuilt Porsche parts

Wednesday, May 11th, 2011

Rebuilt set of 944NA (1983-1985) calipers – $c400

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Bus Master Cylinder Adapter

Wednesday, May 11th, 2011

Precision machined from billet aluminum, this adaptor allows you mount a Porsche 944 master cylinder to your 67 and earlier bus (T2). The adaptor is machined to allow the use of a stock bus pushrod, aswell as position the resevoir of the 944 master cylinder directly under the acess hole in the floor. The ‘nose’ of the adaptor is machined to mimick a stock bus master cylinder, with a groove to insure a tight seal to the rubber boot. Proper metric grade fasteners are included.

Also available, an adaptor to adapt a 72-79 bus master cylinder to an 67 or earlier bus.

$C50/ Kit. (Note rubber boot not included)

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Billet Hubs

Wednesday, May 11th, 2011

Vdub Engineering has developed a billet hub for T1 front ends. The hubs are made from billet aluminum and are machined to exacting tolerances. The hub pictured on the right is intended for use with VW mk4 brake components (1.8T). The hubs use stock beetle bearings for easy installation.

Vdub Engineering can machine a hub to your custom specs, i.e. any disk and any bolt pattern with stock beetle bearings. The hubs can be machined with various front spacings, so you can decrease/increase your track without spacers. Imagine the possibilities:

– 944 brakes with 5-100mm on BJ car with no spindle modifications

-1.8T (5-100mm) brakes on LP T1’s with no spindle mods.

Any combo you can dream up, we can build. We can build hubs for any car out there, please inquire.

Custom hubs from $C550pr (please inquire), built to your specs.

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944 Ebrake adapters

Wednesday, May 11th, 2011

944 Rear emergency brake clip.

This kit included everything you need to adapt 944 emergency brake assembly to your stock beetle handbrake cable. They are compatible with either the 944NA or 944T brakes. The clips are CAD designed and laser cut for a perfect fit.

With these clips you will never have to fuss with custom made cables, or crimp-on cable ends that can break with use. By using stock beetle cables you insure a strong quality cable that is easily available.

Also included are extensions that marry the stock beetle handbrake cable end to the 944 tubular pieces. You will need to use the 944 steel tube (piece about 100mm long). See here for more details regarding 944 rear brake conversions.

The kit includes 2 ‘swan’ ebrake clips and 2 extensions, both finished in a durable black coating.

If you don’t have the stock 944 tube, order part VDE-010-036 which includes one piece aluminum tubes and swans for the early 944NA backingplate.

Kit’s for the 944 aluminum arms contain only the 2 swan clips. The stock beetle cable end can be slightly filed down to fit directly into the aluminum arm.

.Technical Specifications:

Part Number	Application	What’s included?
Early_half	83-85.5 944 removable backingplate	2 swans and 2 extensions $C36
Late	86+ Aluminum 944 IRS arm	2 swans $C30
Early_full	83-85.5 944 removable backingplate	One piece aluminum tube and 2 swans for beetle $C50 Bus $c55

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Super and heavy duty tierods

Wednesday, May 11th, 2011

With performance brake and wheel options, stock tie-rods are prone to bending that can lead sloppy handling. Turning those big wheels and tires isn’t easy. The stock tie-rods were designed for 4″ wide wheels and 165 tires. Not too many of us still run that setup, so why run the stock tie-rods?

Super Duty tie rods are manufactured from DOM tubing and feature a 60% thicker tube wall when compared to stock tie-rods. Standard (Bug) tie-rod ends can be used, and lock nuts are supplied with the kit. Flats are machined into the outer end to allow for a 19mm wrench, which avoids the use of pliers on the outside of the tie rod shaft when locking the jam nuts. The super duty’s are designed for competition use. All T1 applications are priced at $C65/pair (with jam nuts).

Heavy Duty tie rods are also constructed from DOM tubing. This tie rod provides a 14% greater wall thickness over stock without being excessively heavy. Both ends are knurled for an easy grip when adjusting. Unlike the super duty’s, a flat is not machined in the end. Heavy duty tie-rods are perfect for a performance street car.

If your foot is excessively heavy or you are too enthusiastic in the corners, then VdubEngineering recommends the Super Duty’s. All T1 applications for $C55/pair with jam nuts. We can fulfill any size (ie narrowed beams etc.)

NOTE: Custom applications can be fulfilled; sandrails, T2’s, etc…please inquire.

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Super Beetle strut bar

Wednesday, May 11th, 2011

This is the easiest and cost effective way to improve the handling of your super beetle by tieing together the strut towers to eliminate flex and the dreaded camber changes that go with. Installation is easy and they come pre-assembled ready to go. Since not all cars are the same, this brace allows easy adjustment using left and right hand heim joint while installed. Constructed of a solid aluminum cross bar and steel plates, the design insures double shear loading on the heim joint as well as full trussing of the mounting plate to insure stiffness, yet non loaded sections are windowed to promote weight savings. All hardware is properly graded for the application and fully plated for long life and good looks. No alterations, or drilling is required for installation; this brace is bolt on and picks up on all three strut mounting studs. Will fit all years of super-beetles.

And with our left and right hand rod ends, the strut bar fits with no shimming. Installations takes less than 10 minutes.

Once installed you will notice a more positive steering feel and increased chassis stiffness. All this leads to greater driver confidence and pleasure.

Includes: 2 strut caps (LH and RH), Cross tube with rod ends and jam nuts.

Fits all 71-79 Super Beetles – $c150

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Services:

Wednesday, May 11th, 2011

Cross Drilling rotors: We can custom cross drill your rotors to custom patterns. CAD designed for symmetry and balance. $c30/rotor

Bolt Pattern Machining: We can machine to almost any bolt pattern: 5-130, 5-114.3, 5-100, 5-112, 4-100 etc. Pricing on application (ex. Type 1 – 4 bolt disks/drums machined/studded for 5-130mm about $c170/set of 4 with studs. 4-100mm with studs $150)

Narrow beams: (Made new)

Type 1: Starting from $c300

Type 2: Starting from $c600

Narrow beams: (Modify existing, includes adjusters)

Type 1: $230

Pressing balljoints:

Type 1 $50/set

Type 2: $70/set

Link pin rebuilt (Type 1):

Labour only – take apart, clean, install and ream kingpin bushings, install link pin bushings, clean and paint $100

Link pin rebuilt (Type 2):

Labour only – take apart, clean, install and ream kingpin bushings, new seals, clean and paint $150. To lower 3.5″ add $60. Kingpin machining repair extra if required.

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