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Josh Lafontaine's 1963 Double Cab

Transmission - Built by Import Transmission

  • Type 1 VW swing axle with a Freeway Flyer gear ratio.

Engine - Built by Import Transmission

  • Porsche 914 2 liter
  • Built to 2365 cc with Scat Pistons and cylinders
  • Fat Performance Cam
  • Fat Performance 911 Porsche fan conversion
  • Fat performance Stainless Steel Valves
  • CB performance fuel injection setup
  • External oil filter and oil cooler with thermostat fan
  • Custom exhaust with 1 5/8” primary and header pipes
  • Flow Master cross flow muffler

Brakes

  • Porsche 944 front disc brakes
  • So Cal Imports rear disc brake conversion with Porsche 5 on 130 mm bolt pattern
  • Duel master cylinder

Wheels

  • Factory Porsche Boxter Twist 7 X 17

Suspension

  • Dropped and reinforced front spindles setup for disc brakes from Wagons West
  • Narrowed front suspension beam set up with inboard airbags
  • Modified rear spring plates with Air Ride
  • Air Ride air bags with compressor and tank mounted behind rear seat.

Interior

  • Seat covers came from Sew Fine interiors

Misc.

  • Converted to 12 Volt
  • Wolfsburg West Front flip out Safari Windows

           

This is what we started with in 1998.

We did a full restoration for one of our customers Steve Wood.

Then in 2004 it was sold to a good friend of mine Josh.

Josh had us tear it apart and build it the way he wanted.

The Rest is History

 
 

                                      

 
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