by Lauren Maiman | May 18, 2021 | Customer Builds
Arianna McKamey-Simoni from Wyoming shared her 1964 Bug build. She purchased this VW for $500 when she was 12 and took autobody classes in high school to learn how to restore and paint the body. She’s now 19 years old and has installed a new motor full of SCAT...
by Lauren Maiman | Apr 30, 2021 | Customer Builds
Powerhaus shared this Powerhaus 2332cc Turbo Injected engine. This build belongs to a customer named Mark and is headed to Vegas to go into a 1957 Bug. It has SCAT lube-a-lobe lifters, straight-cut gears, a chromoly gland nut, 2 qt sump and pro-comp rockers. This is...
by Lauren Maiman | Apr 8, 2021 | Customer Builds
Manny Ramirez from Burbank, California, shared this 1835cc Bug power plant. The owner of the Bug, Alex, was giving it a second chance at life after he found it left for dead in a field in Idaho. Alex wasn’t happy with the engine bay, so he contacted Manny for...
by Lauren Maiman | Mar 15, 2021 | Customer Builds
Aircooled Garage shared Jeff Bates’ upgrade to his 1961 Baja Bug. He started by freshening the stock 1600cc engine with a pair of SCAT 35mm Solex carbs along with a mild camshaft upgrade. This little Baja also had a new chassis designed and built, suspension and...
by Lauren Maiman | Feb 24, 2021 | Customer Builds
Alejandro Villegas Loredo from Guadalajara, Mexico shared his VW Type 1 Air-cooled Beetle on Instagram. This new 1776cc supercharged engine has SCAT VW internals including a crank, camshaft, flywheel, connecting rods and rocker arms. Watch the first run of cam break...
by | Feb 13, 2021 | Customer Builds
Kiel Lippel shared his 1965 Ghia that is using a SCAT VW dual solex carburetor kit, low profile air cleaners, a C35 camshaft and a crank pulley. This VW was sitting around for about eight years and came to Kiel with a locked up motor, clogged fuel line, worn-out...
