Building and racing a 1956 Cal look Beetle 2854cc

[@MichaelDurig1]

I learned to drive in a 1956 VW. Thank you for the hard work and sharing it.

[@smokepeddler]

Reminds of Gene Bergs old car. Well done.

[@joeljohnson8249]

@@smokepeddler cheers brother

[@ericolsen67vw]

Color looks way better than I thought it would. Very nice.

[@joeljohnson8249]

Thanks mate

[@darkartwerkz916]

Beautiful car, from one Joel to another.

[@matthiashassler9762]

Love it 😍 Classic Cal Look, gasburner, fat bisquit, Very very nice

[@joeljohnson8249]

Thanks man, much appreciated

[@Gearheadpobre_91]

Um legítimo Cal-look 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@joeljohnson8249]

@@Gearheadpobre_91 obrigado irmão

[@martinharris5017]

Hello from New Zealand! I have that issue of Volks World on my coffee table! Great to meet the owner/builder. Nice car mate, great job.

[@joeljohnson8249]

Hi Martin, hi from England:) Thanks for the kind compliment, I'll put some more videos up in 2023 but if you like this stuff then get yourself onto the ukcallook register on FACEBOOK and also make sure you get the feb issue of volksworld out on the 6th of January as another car I've been helping witbbis un it and a mention of the club also 😀

[@martinharris5017]

@@joeljohnson8249 Cool. I get Volksworld regularly so I'll look out for it.

[@ro63rto]

Very nice! My brother has a 1970 with a 1914cc, dell'orto 40's and a bunch of other stuff that I can't remember but only has around 110bhp. That is a hoot to drive on the streets and surprises people at its speed off the lights but I can't imagine what yours would be like with over double the power.

[@tamh3836]

Absolutely stunning…I miss my old 56 oval (CSO 967). Sold it back in 2002. Wish I’d kept it :(

[@larrybrinley8222]

' 56 oval ? We're there any big window '56's ?

[@shaunelliott5408]

Stunning looking bug and rapid.

[@besenzon1]

Stunning restoration 😍

[@Paulinthewyld]

Stunning ride, true to the cal look! Sexy motor btw!

[@witcher71]

Dude! RAD car!! Beautiful.

[@joeljohnson8249]

Thanks mate

[@davegiller5303]

Great looking looker mate

[@michaelwoodsdale460]

Gorgeous and fast 👍🏼

[@salvaged_title]

Very tastefully done Vee Dub!

[@joeljohnson8249]

Thanks brother

[@amadeoortiz]

I like this colour!

[@joeljohnson8249]

Thanks man!

[@mstidy1961]

Nice build

[@1of1RTR]

Nicely done 🤙 🇺🇸

[@volkstroke]

Cool 😎

[@GarthWatkins-th3jt]

Love your '56; "luck" had little if anything to do with but I respect tour attempt at being a humble man 😁 DO NOT ever sell your car unless you need a brain transplant...are you with me so far? .....and you do realize you're living the "American Dream", right? No shame I tell ya'! Just messin' with you my friend. Beautiful car, anyone in their right mind would be proud to own and drive it. Seriously, try to hold on to it if possible. Sure they're rising in value $$, but the true worth of it is in your heart and soul. 💪

[@joeljohnson8249]

Yep, if I was born in a different time in a different country it would be usa in the 60s to be a young man in the late 70s 80s to be partner the bug ins and californian scene happening then lol.

[@cliveturner4980]

love it reminds me of my oval which i ran a the pod in the 90s great times we had ,where do all the "w" vented deck lids come from? they were a rare item back in my day

[@joeljohnson8249]

I fabricated it :)

[@ThomasVeitch-n1e]

Convertible deck lid

[@tiagoalmeida1367]

Bom dia...lindo carro... Saberia me informar qual a medida dos pneus?

[@joeljohnson8249]

Yes

[@garyjones2582]

What size rear tires are you running on the street? Gorgeous car...

[@joeljohnson8249]

Thanks Gary, just 145r15 Michelin on the front and 215/65/15 m&h racemasters on the rear

[@garyjones2582]

@@joeljohnson8249 ok.. thx.. I wasn't sure if you were running racemasters on the street or only on the track... Thx for getting back to me.. Have a wonderful New Year...

[@Thomzombie303]

@@joeljohnson8249 how wide are your wheels, i have 15x5 BRM's on all four corners, not sure if i can get away with the 215's on rear of mine?

[@krisn8820]

I'd like the paint code? Thats sharp !

[@joeljohnson8249]

Was a custom shade cheers

[@carlosarredondobosch418]

Why not stock?

[@mikek4708]

Cool car, you must be so stoked, I appreciate the emmense effort and funding that goes into beautiful cars. Love it’s stance and colour. Could I ask what exhaust system you have. 👏👏👌

[@joeljohnson8249]

Thanks my friend, exhaust is just a 2" merged header with bends welded onto the ends to match the angleflow heads, and then I made a 3" exhaust out of bends I bought from ebay with a magna flow muffler

[@mikek4708]

Thanks for replying Joel. Am currently rebuilding my bug I have had since 1987, and was my first car. Can’t afford a motor like yours yet. So have rebuilt the original 1300. Just love yours, runs ace down the track and sounds an actual beast, because it is.

[@joeljohnson8249]

@@mikek4708 keep on going and it will get done before you know it

[@Jerry-pl8jq]

What engine case did you use to make it a 2854cc engine if you don't mind me asking

[@joeljohnson8249]

It's an autolinea aluminium block welded up for the extra material required to bore for the 4" pistons

[@Jerry-pl8jq]

@@joeljohnson8249 Is there a way to buy one for you or from your machine shop

[@joeljohnson8249]

@@Jerry-pl8jq I'm.afraid not, this is still such a large amount of work to.do, best way now is to start with an oxyboxer block and machine it from there, but hopenyou have deep pockets😐

[@jmgs2614]

Absolutely Beautiful Congratulations Greetings from México

[@synapticburn]

Nice build, classic cal look for sure. That's a big motor. You ever get a chance to run it in race trim?

[@joeljohnson8249]

Only ran it like that, in a lighter car it's a 10s motor I'm sure

[@edrowley1]

Very nice '56 oval! What color is your paint? Sounds really nice during your runs. :)

[@joeljohnson8249]

Cheers man, it's just a colour I picked out called Little green

[@edrowley1]

@@joeljohnson8249 Thanks! Well, it's a great color too. Would like to see more details of everything, you've got an awesome ride my man! :)

[@joeljohnson8249]

@edrowley1 volksworld magazine February 2022, cheers for the nice comments

[@59vaughn]

2854!!!!😳

[@martinvanderwiele5464]

Why didn't Mark get you a beautiful set of fuchs wheels?😢

[@joeljohnson8249]

@martinvanderwiele5464 I dunno, I always preferred burners at the time. But check out the other videos I've put up there also

[@liquidstacker8781]

Nice ride! I bet it's a handful to drive! So the displacement is 88×101.6 in a modified Autolinea case converted to six bolt? What kind of heads are your running? Angleflo?, I seen "2854cc" and automatically assumed it was an autocraft setup. Impressive build! Congrats. I got a 1952 split (zwitter) that I'm about to shoehorn a 2387cc into 😆. It'll be a high C/R race gas engine with 48idas, old school Berg cam, 48x38 superflo heads. Should make some decent power as well, I bet the torque curve is impressive on yours! 👍

[@joeljohnson8249]

Yes you are right, i use Angle flows and tbh they do really well, but this is limited street use as has a 1.34 4the gear so I rarely see over 50mph on a run. Yours sounds a nice build would like to see some pics. I currently have the engine in pieces and am looking for a more suitable cam, maybe fk47 Thanks joel

[@liquidstacker8781]

@@joeljohnson8249 photos of mine can be found in the gallery section of thesamba, search "standard zwitter" and it's the Jupiter Grey one on Racemaster cheater slicks (like the second page in). The engine in it is now being rebuilt from a 2332 to a 2387 which like yours, sees little street use. More of a show car and occasionally a weekend driver. Keep the videos coming! And again very badass VDUB!

[@joeljohnson8249]

@@liquidstacker8781 thanks for the kind words and I'll check out your bug, sounds cool

[@mahler6x]

what bore and stroke ? thx

[@joeljohnson8249]

@@mahler6x 88 x 101.6mm

[@ralphgregory7616]

Bitchin 😎

[@PONO-go3ee]

Very Nice Oval , I’m not so much of a Cali L👀K , I Like Classic Street

[@shaunpowell7513]

Silly musiç can't watch

[@joeljohnson8249]

Thanks for that