What's up at Ironworks Speed & Kustom.

[ironworks]

Originally Posted by compos mentis

Rog,

We like updates.

BTW-what's behind the Subbie engine choice?

Well lots of reasons. Turbo, EFI, watercooled, price, Flat 4 design, Easy to adapt due to large usage in sand rail market.

Subbie engine are like the LS engines for the VW world.

I think I might put a Subaru engine in this little cream puff I bought earlier this year. Not AWD, but maybe a sequential 5 speed.

[Swain]

Originally Posted by ironworks

Well lots of reasons. Turbo, EFI, watercooled, price, Flat 4 design, Easy to adapt due to large usage in sand rail market.

Subbie engine are like the LS engines for the VW world.

I think I might put a Subaru engine in this little cream puff I bought earlier this year. Not AWD, but maybe a sequential 5 speed.

Run no front seat and sit in the back? haha

[ironworks]

Originally Posted by Swain

Run no front seat and sit in the back? haha

Plenty of room in the front Big Dog.

This is what I would love it to look like. Just a bit thicker tires and a lower in the back when laid out.

[mdprovee]

Looks like alot of fun different projects.

[Ketzer]

Always been a big fan of the notchback, I think a T3 is the only VW I haven't had yet. A shame you don't want to tackle the AWD on the notch, cant wait to see how you engineer it on the 356.
Hopefully you wil do a build thread on the 356?

This looks like a neat build coming together... http://www.basilari.com/


Jeff-

[ironworks]

Originally Posted by Ketzer

Always been a big fan of the notchback, I think a T3 is the only VW I haven't had yet. A shame you don't want to tackle the AWD on the notch, cant wait to see how you engineer it on the 356.
Hopefully you wil do a build thread on the 356?

This looks like a neat build coming together... http://www.basilari.com/


Jeff-

Believe me, if I could, I would. But The time and effort to work on your own project at this level is just a mind blowing time when your talking about nights and weekends and extra time. I have been considering building another car for the shop again like I did with my 57, but it will not be a VW or a pickup. I have a little different plan for something like that you might say.

I have been selling off the stable of project cars as of late to try and thinning the heard down to just one project and a Dirt Race Car. Ok may be 2.

[WSSix]

Congrats on the success Rodger and company. Really like the idea of building an AWD Porsche 356.

What's the story on the CRX? Drag car?

[ironworks]

Originally Posted by WSSix

Congrats on the success Rodger and company. Really like the idea of building an AWD Porsche 356.

What's the story on the CRX? Drag car?

Thanks, I'm pretty excited about this 356 project. If the owner lets us run wild, I'm thinking about taking it to Columbus in a few years.

The drag car is for a local guy who needed quite a bit of fab work under the hood. Just a big turbo on a CRX is all I know. Seems like a real expensive way to run 10's.

['64 Droptop]

I have a friend doing a 411 wagon with 911 engine. Not sure what his other plans are for it.

[ironworks]

Looks like it's about time to get Mick's Chevelle back into the mix.



Tube chassis, wedge sectioned, slightly chop top, 1967 Chevelle. Original plans called for a twin turbo big block with a Viper 6 speed.