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1963 VW Type 1 Beetle on Air Suspension

July 1, 2015 By Gauge Magazine Leave a Comment

1963 VW Type 1 Beetle owned by Al Satterfield

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Issue
July 2015
Owner
Al Satterfield
Ride
Family Treasure
(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

1963 VW Type 1 Beetle owned by Al Satterfield

 

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Filed Under: Features, July 2015 Tagged With: beetle, custom, Feature, Volkswagen, VW


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