The Build History

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A Bad Girl was purchased in September of 2013 as a gift for my wife, to be given at a surprise birthday party in April 2014. I hadn’t expected to find a car so quickly but couldn’t pass up on such a nice bug, so I trailered it directly to Last Chance Auto Restoration to hide it until the party... and to add some bling while it was there. As with our other cars, it grew to become a major project.

• New Hankook OPTIMO H426 84H tires, size 175/65R15 
• Empi Chrome 8-spoke Wheels 
• Banjo steering wheel 
• New German OEM running boards
• H4 headlights
• Custom painted glove compartment door to match interior
• Gut interior and add sound deadening insulation
• Disassemble all seats and add extra cushioning
• Rebuild engine
• Electronic ignition
• Chrome engine package

• New Scat 1915cc engine 
• FK41 Engle cam
• VW single throat carburetor
• Powder coated all engine tin
• New seat belts

 We trailered the vert to Florida for a couple of months. While there, we became frustrated with the stock carburetor which never started well. Undertook some upgrades with Baggerly's VW – Tampa Florida.

• Weber progressive carburetor installed.
• Removed engine and installed New Kennedy 1700 lb clutch

SNS Autosports in Pinellas Park, Florida

• New sound system -  RetroSound radio with speakers

• New speedometer cable
• Rebuild rear brake system – drums, pads, adjusters, cylinders etc.
• Rebuild gear shifter

• Remove & Clean fuel tank
• New fuel sender 

The Weber progressive carburetor was not starting the car properly. The choke was malfunctioning and there was hesitation even when warm. I found Wicked Garage in Ottawa. While the car was there, they did almost everything you could think of in order to fix the carburetor issues without success.

After all this work on carburetors, we decided to upgrade to EFI. Parts were ordered and the Bug went to Greg Stogren (Tuned Perfection) for some upgrades.

• GEN4 EFI from CB Performance 
• Required changes to engine tin so new tin
• Vintage Speed exhaust system 
• Sway-A-Way Adjustable rear spring plates to adjust stance 
• Performance crankcase  breather box
• Roller throttle tube kit
• Engine tin powder coated
• Braided lines and ANA fittings throughout

We had the vert ceramic coated by CeramiCoat in Kingston Ontario. They have done all of our cars.

• Installed Scat Billet bolt-on Valve Covers
• New rear axle seals

Dyno Tuning by Schnell Engineering (Rob & Sasha) to set up the fuel injection. Tuning was done at the RS Autosports shop in Toronto Canada. 

• 85 HP at wheels, 100 ft. lbs torque