The most important VW show in Europe for 2012 will be “Le Bug Show” and dates are set August 11-12 2012 said an overhappy Paul Yvon Duffieux yesterday to me on the telephone…

Slots with the famous Spa Francorchamps racetrack board where conformed after a monster meet last Wednesday and only minutes later Facebook fans all over the world saw as first the new dates published…

President of the Belgian Buggy and VW club called me yesterday afternoon to tell me the good news, excited and super satisfied… looking for more sponsors as the price for renting the track was raised by no less like 30% over 2010 event!

well block all of your agenda’s, and make sure to come out in force, this will be by far the most important and largest VW show for the entire European 2012 VW show season…

we’re packing up all ready! as usual and more then likely we will be in the very last Formula 1 Pitbox…. come by and drop us a visit!

for all further information about “Le Bug Show”

http://www.vwbugshow.be/

for all information abot teh Spa Francorchamps racetrack

http://www.spa-francorchamps.be/

So its Friday again, and we continue with our weekly updates, new products in the BBT range, every week more and more, even some we do not mention here as they contain only small upgrades from existing parts or parts too difficult to photograph, for the last ones we have to wait on the exploded views update… 

Ok enough talks for now let’s show what this week’s fuzz is all about!

# 3280-200 Vintage Speed exhaust  in mighty Stainless steel Type2 60-67 with pre heat 

 BBT is major distributor for Vintage Speed exhausts, so very logical we took two more models in our product range, Build with quality to last and perfect for lowered cars this Bus exhaust is a prefect alternative for your bus…

an ingenious little adapter make this exhaust goes for all type 1 engines from 1200 to 1600cc but with the wide pipe diameter also perfect for real Big engines! tuck it clean way under your rear valence!

# 3280-250 Vintage Speed exhaust in mighty Stainless steel Type4  

 also the model for Type 4 engines in your bus is now available straight from BBT stocks, so no reason to keep that old worn out exhaust anymore, these quality stainless solutions is what we will use on our custom busses, I guess when they’re good enough for our busses, they will be the perfect solution for yours too?

  Jackpoint complete rear  T2 68-79  # 0891-597 for Left and  # 0891-598 for

# 1248-095 Adapterkit remklauw Type 2 73-86 > Type 2 70-72

 With this little kit we made it a piece of cake to mount your later brake calipers to earlier Bay windows, Early calipers are expansive when You find, finally an economical solution that works.

 Brake calipers to fit are easy to order under BBT ref 1248-1 for left and 1249-1 for right

BBT #  3184-100  Knob for seat recliner  and #  3184-200  Guide plate  for seat recliner knob;

The knob itself comes with the really necessary clips, a perfect reproduction finally finished! Aplication for;

Bug front seats 12/66 – 7/71  ch.117 425 908 – 111 3200 000

Ghia front seats 08/67-01/72   ch.148 000 000 – 142 2360 201

Bus middle seat 8/67-07/71ch. 228 000 001-221 2102 250

 Testing that’s what’s all about!!! After selling our first badge of steering boxes for split window bus, felt we could do better, so after teaming up with our manufacturer engineers we came out with a new “test “model, and a “test” model we better “test” like it should, on a car that drives, actually on a car that drove almost 10.000km with our first generation steering box, cheers! 

The next generation has a “normal” turn circle from 2.5 circles like original, against 4.25 on the previous first badge. This eliminates same time the “middle play” as that was simply too much on some of our first generations…

outside they still look the same… 

 Koen, our mechanic, takes the honours….

 Fits well like before, the very little adjustment @ the chassis stays for now….

 Are You ready for the testdrive???

 Fuel up and Go!

 Windy roads, perfect for testing….

 and finally a testdrive from the headhoncho himself!

 The BBT trusty back up truck a real crew cab with character!

 We learned a lot, and found a couple of things that needs further attention, middle play has to be further reduced (better adjustment on the play between gears inside) and the keyhole is currently wrong positioned, so we updated all files and are back on the table with the engineers,

…. to be continued!