Tope: colloquial for “Speedbump”

  • Body:
    • 1970 Standard Beetle sedan (Made in Germany)
    • Glass removed
    • Running boards removed
    • Fenders, bumpers, hood, decklid all stay intact
    • Custom “CLASS 11” 3D-printed decklid script
    • Roof replaced in 2015
    • Window nets
    • Front and rear skid plates
    • Hood hold down latches
  • Pan:
    • Seat tracks removed
    • Rear torsion housing female splines replaced by KingKong
    • torsion bar adjuster
    • All spot-welded seams fully welded
  • Cage:
    • Built-by-Bones
    • SolidWorks layout
    • 12pt 1-3/4” .095”-wall DOM
    • Front cage is 1-1/2” .120”-wall DOM
    • Laser-cut gussets
    • MIG-welded
  • Engine:
    • Stock VW horizontally-opposed 1600cc dual-port air cooled
    • Dual-relief engine case
    • Auxiliary oil cooler
    • Stainless valves
    • Heavy-duty valve springs
    • Alternator
    • Compufire DIS-IX ignition
    • 9.5:1 CR
    • 30 PICT carburetor
    • 1700lb KEP clutch
    • Solid rocker shafts
    • Chromoly push rods
    • Breather box
    • Hotdog exhaust for clearance
  • Transaxle:
    • Stock late model single thrust case
    • 4.38:1 Gleason R&P
    • Early Beetle gears
    • Twice the spider gears
    • Type 2 chromoly drive flanges
    • Torsion race axles with chromoly Type 2 CV’s
    • Custom Nosecone breather
  • Controls:
    • Stock worm and roller steering gearbox (no power steering)
    • Stock tie rods
    • Stock pedal cluster – cable clutch and throttle
    • Roller gas pedal
    • Stock manually-adjusted drum brakes
    • Stock master cylinder biased to rear
  • Wheels and tires:
    • Stock 4-bolt 4.5x15in steel wheels
    • BFGoodrich 235/75-15 All Terrain TA KO2’s (rear)
    • BFGoodrich Longtrail TA’s (front)
    • Slime
    • Studded brake drums
  • Fuel:
    • Pyrotect 22-gallon aluminum cell
    • 91 octane pump gas
    • Auxiliary fuel pump
    • Stock fuel pump as engine
    • Custom filler plate
  • Front suspension:
    • Front axle beam with ball joints
    • Cut keyways and rotated to lift car
    • Added heavier leaf springs
    • Gusseted shock tower
    • Gusseted steering arms
    • Urethane bushings
    • Stock spindles
    • Fox external reservoir shocks
    • 7in travel
  • Rear Suspension:
    • Trailing arms modified to reinforce and relocate shock
    • attachment
    • Cast iron top stop removed
    • Special Class 11 Fox shocks 18in eye-to-eye
    • Urethane bump stops
    • Limiting straps
    • 27mm Sway-A-Way torsion bars
    • Heavy-duty spring plates
    • Urethane bushings
    • Chromoly stub axles with Type 2 flanges
    • 9-1/2in travel
  • Interior:
    • All stock upholstery removed
    • Mastercraft suspension race seats mounted to cage/chassis
    • Removable steering wheel
    • Custom dash with gauges
    • Lowrance GPS
    • Rugged race radio with intercom
    • Dual horn buttons
    • USB charge port
    • Parker Pumpers
  • Electrical/Lighting:
    • 90amp alternator
    • Baja Designs light bars
    • Optima Yellow Top battery
    • Bussman fuse box
    • Stock running lamps, reverse lights and turn signals
    • maintained