JUNKA Westside Mufflers/Brad Young Drag Beetle

[Justin Fox]

This Beetle is so cool on more than a few counts I thought it deserved it's own thread!

It's owned, built and driven by Brad Young who owns and runs Westside Mufflers in Padstow NSW. I got to know Brad when I worked upstairs from him with the JDMyard guys a few years ago. Like all of the best he's ridiculously hard working and a super nice guy.

I've always known him to be a beetle fan. He's shown me pictures of some of his old cars but being the busy guy he is (he's a family man too!) he rarely gets time to work on his own cars.

A few years ago he started work on a new Beetle Project. He aimed to get the weight down and hit 10's at the strip. Over the past few years I've heard about this thing being built but I only got to lay my eyes on the finished product at the recent VW Nationals.

http://i1017.photobucket.com/albums/af296/craig179/Nationals%2023%20May%202010/Junkaengine.jpg

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n1/westibug/JUNKAPICS310_0009.jpg

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n1/westibug/JUNKAPICS310_0007.jpg
You can't quite make it out in the pic but there's a famous JDM "NA is Best" sticker on the rear windscreen.

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n1/westibug/JUNKAPICS310_0004.jpg

I dropped in to see Brad last week to catch up, he was still working on the car and also shared a few videos too (see below).

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4022/4673692089_74f2190a52_b.jpg
The car.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4009/4673691997_64b4dcb8b5_b.jpg
Desktop background on the PC at Westside Mufflers.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQzMivbsWsE

More images here:
http://www.jngimages.com/gallery/index.php?sfpg=RXZlbnRzL0ZURjE2MDQxMC8qKmY5MGE0ODJ jNWY3ZDQyNDE4ODU4YjViYmRjODNhMGEy

[burgs]

Very cool, launches pretty hard. I think some wheelie might be in order?

[AP]

My street cars run 11!! R32 11.89 Exige 11.2

[10d]

So HOT!!

Love those trumpets!

[Justin Fox]

But AP, watch that video. It's obvious the car is launching right very hard. Once he sorts out the launch he'll be in the 10's for sure.

[MasterKevin]

yeh that launch is getting him hard!

Hope he sorts it out to get power to ground :)

[AP]

That's cool then I'll bring the Rocco! Hahaha


But AP, watch that video. It's obvious the car is launching right very hard. Once he sorts out the launch he'll be in the 10's for sure.

[rayray086]

There's a few pics of JUNKA in the latest VWMA issue, awesome! Annoyed I missed it at the Nats.

[kaoticice]

hahaha ... dats one awesome beetle with a badass attitude. The chrome wheels r awesome too.

[MarcsGTI]

I used to work for Brad when I was very young when he literally first opened WestSide Mufflers.

He used to do a lot of work on our race cars. He is a very hard worker and a perfectionist.

He is actually about to do the exhaust on my current GTI. I would recommend him to anyone that needs metal work/exhaust/ front mount etc...

I have watching him piece together that VW over the years... He loves that thing! Its NUTS!

[Justin Fox]

Ditto that, him and Dedy from topone are the hardest working guys I know.

[Westi]

Come race with me next weekend mr fox