December 5, 2006

 

Short update.

Please check out the January 2007 issue of dune buggies and hotVWs magazine for a feature on my ’56 rag.  It appears on pages 78 through 81, with the end of the article on page 109.  Also there is a pic of me racing it in Indy on page 87 with a blurb on it in the article on page 86.

Most important right now is that I am working with Toronto Motorsports Park for some VW racing on June 23, 2007.  As it sits I can run 1 class as part of the test’n’tune that day.  That means no matter what your time, you run in this class and it is done based on dial-in.  So if you do the ¼ in 15 seconds and you race a guy who does it in 11, you get a favourable head start.  Hopefully we can add more classes but I need some input on who will be there.

 

November 16, 2006

 

Plans are going full steam ahead to attend and participate in the Silver Dollar Showdown again in 2007 in Georgia.  Click here for details.  Once again the BRE dragster, running on nitro methane, will be making some (partial?) passes.  Let’s try and get a nice group together from Ontario and make an appearance!  Last year we had 5 local guys attend.

I want to let you know about a new website called German-Pride.  This site is designed and maintained by a school teacher in Nevada named Scott Faivre.  From now on, to see pics of my own personal VWs and the build up of them you can go to Scott’s site, to my gallery here.  Scott also has pics of other awesome rides in his gallery, and show pics as well.  He has a forum that I check often and you can feel free to ask questions there and I will try to answer, and others can as well.  Scott will likely ultimately be setting up an online store for me, and since his site is new and does not currently carry advertisements, I want to endorse it.  So check it out!!!

 

October 26, 2006

 

As you can tell I have been pretty busy this month.  I have a customer’s Porsche 356 replica in the shop to clean up and detail the engine.  May end up making a 1776 out of it- currently it is a 1600 with dual Dellorto carbs.  Pics will follow.

Pictures of my ’56 that you can actually download can be found here.  This is a gallery of the whole process of building my ’56.  Also, my car will be featured in the January 2007 issue of hot VWs magazine. 

I need some feedback from you- I am looking at doing a VW race day the day before the June Jitterbug.  It will be on June 23, 2007 at Toronto Motorsports Park in Cayuga.  It will just be part of the test’n’tune likely, just like they used to do at Carlsbad before the VW Classic in California.  How does that sound?  Would you attend?

Finally, the Silver Dollar Showdown is once again happening on March 11, 2007 in Reynolds, GA.  Plan is to race my ’56 in the Street Challenge class.  Mark your calendars now if you want to come!

 

September 20, 2006

 

Just updated the site and added a page with pics from last Sunday’s cruise from Burlington to Geulph.  We had about 20 air cooled cars out, a couple of new beetles, and a Scirocco.  Brisk drive to Guelph, but the sun came out at the park and it was a beautiful drive home.  If you have any pics from the cruise send them to me and I will post them.

Summer is just about over and I will be starting into the ’59 soon.  Keep tuned.

 

September 8, 2006

 

Click here for the flyer for the cruise.  Print it off and bring it with you!!

 

August 29, 2006

 

HEY!!  I’m doing a cruise from Burlington to Guelph on Sunday September the 17th.  Planning to stop for Ice Cream or a Hot Chocolate (or coffee), then continue to a park to have lunch.  We’ll meet at a Tim Horton’s in Burlington around 10am.  Let me know if you are interested in joining in!

 

August 22, 2006

 

Back from Indy on Sunday.  Made it to 3rd round of eliminations, won Best of Show, and had the car photographed for a feature in Hot VWs magazine by R.K. Smith.  Not too shabby.

Here’s a pic of Jack Sachette by the car with a lovely beverage…

 

Here’s a powerhouse crew chatting around my trailer- the CB boys, Anibal Chico, and Jack Sachette

 

Nothing much going on with the ’59.  Apparently you need a lot of money to build a ‘vert and that is something that is lacking from my pocket at the moment….  We’ll see what develops this fall.  The ’56 ran a best of 12.28 in Indy, I need more seat time to make it quicker.  And then maybe more boost!  I’m thinking about hitting the Volksbash show in Martin Michigan September 24.  Keep tuned.

Finally, I wrote the story about the build up of the ’56 and you can read it here.

Here’s a pic of Pat Downs programming the fuel in the CB EFI system.

 

 

July 31, 2006

 

A lot going on again at the shop.  Got Laurence’s ’62 tuned up and dropped back off to him.  Picked up my ’59 vert from the painter and it’s back home all painted and with the air ride brackets welded in place.  Ran my ’56 in Michigan at Bug Out 21 and made it to the 3rd round of eliminations.  Not bad for first time out.  Best time was an 8.36 in the eighth.

Took the ’56 to Toronto Motorsports Park on Friday night for test’n’tune.  Only got in 5 passes before condensation began on the track and it started getting a wee slick for my liking.  Best pass of 12.53 at 105 in the quarter.  We’re getting closer to seeing the potential in this car.  I weighed in at 2080 pounds with driver (that is kind of on the heavy side for a ’56).  The 12.53 was at 12 pounds of boost on Sunoco Ultra 94 pump gas.  A true street motor that runs mid 12’s is not too bad.  The 5.0L Mustangs did not know what hit them!!!  I need to set the front shocks softer to try to get better weight transfer happening, I was definitely having an issue with traction.

Next trip to Toronto Motorsports Park is August 11.

Updated pics of the ’56.

 

July 17, 2006

 

Updated pics of the ’59 convertible progress.  Click here to see.

Took the ’56 out for some road time on the weekend.  Feels good.  More details to come on that…

 

June 27, 2006

 

The June Jitterbug once again had terrific weather.  How do they do it year after year?

Once again Tuned Perfection was there, this year with the ’56 on display in it’s almost completed state, along with a bunch of parts for sale.  Click here for some pics from the event, and click here for some pics from the KC Family Day at Toronto Motorsports Park on June 24.

One again John Rothnie and his son Greg took home some awards for their ’67 vert, this time they snagged Class Champion and Best Interior.  Good work!

 

June 15, 2006

 

Host hotel info for the event in Indy Aug 18 and 19 can be found here.  I’ve made my reservation already!

 

June 11, 2006

 

Well, A lot has been going on since I last updated this site.

To begin, I now have a daughter.  Her name is Alexandra and she came out at just a hair over 9 pounds!  That happened on June 2nd.  It was via a c-section so I was in the hospital all weekend with my wife- no work on the cars.

BUT, this week we got into the ’56 pretty heavy.  Motor is in and there is about 4 to 5 hours of finishing touches before it sees the road.  Check out the updated page for the ’56 here.

Phil’s ghia left the shop a couple of weekends ago and he is really happy with it.  No completed pics as of yet, I forgot to take some before he picked it up.

Started getting the ’59 ready for paint by disassembling it.  Will be done in another couple of hours.

Finally, make sure you come out and say hi at the June Jitterbug June 25 in Niagara Falls at Fireman’s Park.

 

May 22, 2006

 

I got my motor today!!!  WOO-HOO!!!  See pics of it here.

Been working on Phil’s ghia non-stop.  About 3 weeks behind on that “little” project, and will hopefully get it to a glass shop this week.

 

May 14, 2006

 

A lot has been going on this month.  Work continues to progress on Phil’s Ghia.  Narrowed front beam is in, new ball joints pressed in, rear brakes bled after replacing all 4 flex lines, new exhaust is on, headliner is in, new rear rims are mounted.  Check out the pics here.

Business continues to grow.  I now distribute Empi and Bugpack products at competitive prices, in addition to CB Performance products.  I have quite a bit in inventory now so give me a call to see if I have what you need.

Motor is finally built for the ’56.  Should have it in a week and a half I figure.  Dyno tested and all I will say at this point is it is well over 300hp.  Stay tuned for pics.  Time frame for completion of the ’56 is now early June.  It WILL be at the June Jitterbug.  I posted a few more pics of it here.

Work on the ’59 vert is at a standstill until the ’56 is done and the Ghia is back in Phil’s hands.

 

April 12, 2006

 

Sections updated include Project Vehicles, Events, and new section for Completed Project Cars.

 

April 3, 2006

 

My ’68 has now gone to it’s new owner.  Passed inspection Friday and now I have in my possession a nice silver 1961 VW Beetle sedan.  It’s for sale and you can check it out here.

Slow and steady on the ’56.  Got some great news today- Pat Downs at CB Performance is going to start building my 2332 turbo EFI motor this week and it will be done in 2 weeks time!!!  The car goes in for final buffing and fitting of the roll cage next week and is definitely on schedule to be on the road for mid May.

I have yet another project in the shop now- a ’59 vert for my lovely wife.  Needs some finishing touches like complete air ride kit from Airkewld, the top needs to be completed (just headliner in now), rewired, new paint, Porsche Fuchs wheels, you know, minor stuff like that.  Timetable?  End of June for the June Jitterbug.

 

Added a new section to my contents page- coming events for 2006 that I will be at.  Coming soon (I hope) will be a recap photo page from my trip to Georgia.  Check out a video of the action here.

 

March 5, 2006

 

Short update today just to say my 1968 VW has been sold.  I don’t think it could go to a better person & after spending some time with him today I know it will be taken care of.

I had an awesome weekend Feb 17 through 19 in Plainfield Illinois.  Troy Trepanier’s shop was incredible and the hospitality was overwhelming.  I will soon have a new photo page and some stories about that visit.  Also helped my buddy Darrell work on the ’66 vert he is selling, and picked up my RLR roll bar in Ohio on my way through.

All ready for this weekend’s trip to Georgia, it should be some good times.

Stay tuned for the future projects rolling into the Tuned Perfection shop, and the progress shots of the ’56.  We’re getting close now!

That’s me and the man himself- Troy Trepanier.

 

February 12, 2006

 

Been a busy month.  So far I have the total stereo installation out of the ’68.  Sold the DVD player, stiffening caps, Kenwood center channel and battery isolator.  Working on selling the amps and subs and the installation itself.  If interested drop me a line and I’ll send some pics.  I have a brand new carpet kit to go in the back behind the rear seat (TMI), new front disk brakes (CB Performance), new rear seat cover (TMI), Kaption 10” sub in a box, and Kaption 4 channel amp.  Now I just need to find the time to install it all!  It’s still for sale too.

Hotel is booked for Georgia.  I’m so looking forward to this event.  Magazine coverage by Hot VWs and Ultra VWs.

Project ’56 is progressing slowly as usual.  See the update page for all the pics.  In the next couple of weeks I hope to get it out to a painter I deal with to get it buffed out so I can complete the assembly.

My next road trip is this weekend.  Ohio to pick up a RLR roll bar and then off to Illinois to help a friend on his ’56.  Pics of that car will be up in a few weeks. 

Hey!  I met Chip Foose a couple for weeks back at Speedorama in Toronto.  Only took 3.75 hours in line!!  Here’s a pic of me and my wife with Chip, and one of me (with head cut off- thanks photo dude!) and Courtney Hansen:

             

 

Here’s a section of the poster Chip signed for me.  How cool is that?

 

I have a shipment of CB Performance Narrowed beams in.  2” narrowed, ball joint and king and link pin available, with adjusters.  Selling price is $300 including taxes.  Order yours now!!!

 

January 15, 2006

 

Got the 1776cc running in Marc’s 1961 Beetle convertible.  Sounds good with the A-1 sidewinder exhaust.  He and his daughter took it out for a quick spin as well and were impressed with the power.  Movie- to view this movie of the 1776cc being fired up, bring your mouse arrow over the word in blue, right click and choose “save target as…”, hit “okay”, then when it is done downloading, click on “open”.  Movie should play using Quick Time.

 

January 11, 2006

 

A lot to update, but just not a lot of time to do it!

Most important, Tuned Perfection will be a sponsor of the event in Georgia March 11 and 12.  Click here for details of the event.

The proud new owner of a Pat Down’s built 1776cc picked up his engine Saturday.  It did an impressive 110hp on the engine dyno, pics of motor and car to follow.  It is mated up to a Rancho pro street/freeway flyer trans also supplied by Tuned Perfection.  We will fire it up Sunday after we hook up the oil lines to the remote filter.

John Rothnie’s ‘67 is in the shop for a few more finishing touches.  2006 looks to be the year he gets more than 500 miles on it!

The ’56 is coming along.  More pics to still be uploaded.

The ’68 is still for sale.  Price is reduced to a paltry $8500 US.  Tell your friends!!!!