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Customer Build: Andy’s Trip to the Glamis Dunes with Baja Bug

Editor’s Note: Today, we talk about Dune, the Glamis dune. Glamis dune tells the story of Andy Beltran, a brilliant and gifted young man, who built his own Baja Bug that he enjoys taking to the dunes.

Andy’s Baja Bug with a Chevy 5.7 v8 engine

My name is Andy. Anything that I could make fast I love.

I love to off-road along with working on off-road vehicles. I have a 1960 VW Volkswagen Bug made into a Baja Bug with a Chevy 5.7 v8 engine. I have built my own Baja Bug that I enjoy taking to the dunes.

I am interested in modifying the car myself because I would like to put more power into it, and the feeling when the power kicks in is unexplainable.

To me, the meaning of this car is having a good time dunning in it and doing heavy modifies to improve the power. It’s the hobby I love. The reason for modifying my car is to give it more power to have a better experience out in the dunes.

Baja Bug with a Chevy 5.7 v8 engine

I would love for my car to have a lot more torque, and the turbo will make it happen. knowing that it will wake up the engine when the boost hits hold on tight, I chose a GT45 turbo from MaXpeedingRods because I saw good reviews online and decided to give it a try and for a good price.

To install the turbo, I did not have to make any changes on the actual turbo, but I had to modify the car’s exhaust to make it work on my setup. I modified my exhaust system a two into 1 set up with the turbo mounted in the middle, ran an oil feed line to it, no Intercooler for now, and going to see how it goes.

The car means a lot to me. I entirely built it in my driveway from a regular VW Bug to a full-on Baja Bug with a V8 chevy lt1 engine and suspension for the desert and sand dunes. The turbo is in the process of getting the Baja Bug tuned to perform at its best.

MaXpeedingRods GT45 turbo on a chevy 5.7 v8 engine

I believe the turbo will add power as what it was made to do so from MaXpeedingRods. MaXpeedingRods and the team are awesome and make very good products. I am more than happy with MaXpeedingRods, and the service is great.

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