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Team 16 drive also this year in a Volkswagen Samba. It is a 1965 21 window deluxe Samba fitted with a 230hp Porsche 3.2 Carrera engine.

Rear axle and suspension are from a 3.2 Carrera Porsche 915 gearbox. Engine is standard other than 50hp nitrous fitted. Front suspension is Porsche 3.2 Carrera fitted to bespoke subframe with modified struts with pegout steering rack and electric power steering pump.

Brakes are servo assisted Porsche 993 4 pot calipers on the front; 3.2 carrera discs on the rear which are standard for 3.2 Carrera. The chassis has been strengthened and a strut brace fitted.

The bus also has an 18 inch screen that comes up out of the back of the front seats at the push of a button. An Xbox and dvd player keep the passengers quiet whilst the driver can keep himself amused with an external tannoy speaker system that can play music and has a microphone for alerting anybody that they have a cute ass.
The driver also has the pleasure of being able to, at the press of a button, shoot 3ft flames out of the twin exausts just incase the tannoy did not get their attention!

The system inside the bus is made up of a Pioneer AVIC-X1R dvd, av nav head unit, 6 disc changer, 400 watt amp, 10 inch sub, 2 6×9’s in the rear, mid subs and tweeters in the front doors. The bus also sports Safari front and rear windows, a fullset of pop out side windows. The bus also sits on polished 16in Porsche 911 fuch wheels.
Other extras are external oil coolers, engine bay fans on thermo switch, and large air ducts under bus.

Modifications:
- 230hp Porsche 3.2 Carrera engine
- Rear axle and suspension from 3.2 Carrera
- Porsche 915 gearbox
- 50hp nitrous
- External oil coolers
- Engine bay fans on thermo switch
- Large air ducts under bus
- Porsche 3.2 Carrera front suspension fitted to bespoke sub-frame with modified struts
- Peugeot steering rack and electric power steering pump
- Servo assisted braking
- Porshe 993 4 pot calipers on the front on 3.2 Carrera discs
- Rear is standard 3.2 Carrera
- Chassis has been strengthened and a strut brace fitted
- 18inch screen that comes up out of the back of front seats, Xbox and DVD player with external Tannoy speaker system that can play music and has a microphone

- At the press of a button, the driver can shoot 3 foot flames out of the twin exhausts
- The bus also sports safari front and rear windows, a full set of pop out side windows
- Polished 16 inch Porsche 911 Fuchs wheels.

For more information visit the member page of Team 21 at CarDomain.com

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