Here are the new ones...

 

Wow! Nice work!

 

i'm not sure on how much heat they can handle, but to upgrade the cooling they basically set up a remote oil filter with a cooler. (stock aircooled vw's don't have a traditional oil filter, there's a small screen on the inlet of the oil pump)

this is actually an old renault running a vw motor/tranny (don't know exact specs though)

 

Here are the most recent courtesy of the owner..

 

pretty cool.

Good fabrication.

 

WTF that is awesome !!!!

Love that T-bird turbo

 

Looks like some nice work. those old air cooled will haul with the right turbo setup.

 

Looks great!

How much do the turbo manifold pipes hang below the oil sump? Did you have to adjust or modify the VW rear suspension to adapt for turbo use?

How has the turbo held up under hot Summer conditions? Does this turbo have a Stage I carbon seal or a standard dynamic seal?

 

That should be one mean beetle I love the old 2180's , but i've never been in a turbo oldschool beetle but i bet it's gonna be fun !!!

 

I basically just fabbed up the manifold and whatnot. I built it so it does not hang lower than the stock exhaust. So there shouldn't be any clearance issues. The turbo is a stock SVO mustang turbo. I'm not sure on the type of seal. It's been a while since I've messed with that thing. Why would hot summer conditions matter? It's not people only run their turboed cars in the cool conditions.