Issue
July 2015
Owner
Al Satterfield
Ride
Family Treasure
(0 1600 dual port type 1 Beetle)
(0 1600 dual port type 1 Beetle)
Photographer
Dan Davis
Ride Details
How long have you been building?
23 years
Club Affiliations
PscheFunka
Your future plans?
Father/son project with son Wesley on his 89 S10 singlecab bodydrop doing my small part to pass the minitruckin torch
Thanks to
My wife Amanda sons Wesley and Easton and daughter Dacey
Previous Rides
1967 Impala/( traditional Lowrider) "Tainted Love" 1951 Chevy Dubl-Duti bodydropped Bread Truck
Engine Details
Engine Mods
Ported/polished heads, dual 40 mm Kadron carbs, lightened flywheel, Bosche 09 distributor, serpintine belt conversion
Driveline Details
Clutch flywheel
Lightened 12lb
Axle
Swing axle
Gears
Stock
Builder Shop
INTINTZ
Chassis Details
Mods to Frame
Front pan head shortened 2" and raised 1.5" custom Rack and pinion steering conversion front axle beam narrowed 6", 2" tranny raise ( to compensate for negative camber at low ride heights), deleted all torsion bars front and rear as well as rear torsion arms completely
Frame Builder
Me
Spindles
2" dropped spindles
Springs
None
Four Link
Custom fabbed parallel four link
Compressor Info
single Viair
Valve Info
Manual valves front and back only
Airbag Info
Two Firestone 2600 bags rear and one single Firestone 2500 bag in a cantilever setup to lift front
Other Mods
Bamboo package tray below the dash
Wheels Details
Front Wheel Type
Fully polished 15" Porsche Fuch alloys
Front Tire Size
Firestone 125's
Rear Tire Size
Firestones
Paint Details
Color
Ford Mustang factory "Skittles orange"
Graphics By
Body Details
Addon Accessories
5" single Euro fog light
Body Mods
Smoothed and dechomed sides rear and hood
Interior Details
Dashboard
Factory with radio delete option
Gauges
Vintage SunPro tach
Steering Wheel
Empi
Console
Custom fabbed fiberglass
Head Unit
Kenwood
Amps
EarthQuake
Shifter
Empi
Seats
Factory lowbacks
Upholstery Description
Oatmeal tweed throughout
Upholstery Description
Bamboo package tray below the dash
Upholstery By
INTINTZ
1963 VW Type 1 Beetle “Family Treasure” owned by Al Satterfield
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