Beautiful First Cruise Of The Year In Oliver, My 180hp Beetle

[@Milkshake_dub]

Love it, a perfect color for a perfect bug!

[@smithsgarage273]

Thank you!

[@garyjones2582]

If you're ever down my way in Tennessee, bring Oliver with you and we'll cruise through the mountains.. Thx for bringing us along....

[@smithsgarage273]

I’d love to but I am a long way from Tennessee. I’ll be sure to let you know, might be down that way for a car show one day.

[@rammbostein]

Thank you for taking us for a spin in the Beetle

[@heyrod59]

Stoplight dragraces must be fun ! ❤❤

[@smithsgarage273]

Yeah! It is a lot of fun but not many people try to race beetles haha.

[@kanggoo57]

That thing is sweet.

[@smithsgarage273]

Thank you!

[@iddybiddyladybugleeza909]

It’s been raining since Friday but tomorrow should be the last of this storm & then hopefully we can take Oblina to get rehired

[@kimsndergaard973]

Is that original engine block

[@smithsgarage273]

No, it’s an original block that’s been bored out from 1300cc to 2276cc and has longer heads and dual carbs.

[@DemopVWgarage]

Charging got fixed, working now? Sounds sweet:)

[@smithsgarage273]

Sadly it hasn’t, the alternators still out getting repaired. I didn’t know when I’d get it back and the sun was killing me so I put the old one back in just to drive it. Just have to keep it on the battery charger overnight haha.

[@terrancenorris9992]

180 hp? It's a sleeper surprise..😅

[@smithsgarage273]

Yeah, I wasn’t fully planning on making a sleeper but I wanted lots of power and an original look so it just turned out like that.

[@67VWForever]

Spring, It's just a sunny day not Spring till March 19th

[@smithsgarage273]

Yeah you’re right, I didn’t think it would be a very big deal but I changed that it just in case. Thanks.

[@tdc9136]

Wow, a video looking at the back of an odd shaped head, exciting

[@smithsgarage273]

Thanks for your view :)

[@madogblue]

seems more like 80hp

[@smithsgarage273]

The engines actually built to be 200 hp at the wheels with fully forged internals. But since I built it myself and I like to be modest I shoot it down to 180 just in case. I’ll get it on a dyno one day.