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Thank you for all your nice comments about this video and "Leichtbau", the name of the T1 Panel you`re watching. I´ve built this car over a longer period of time. Fourth year we´re driving it on the Nürburgring now and it´s been a constant evolution. This year it felt better and faster than ever. The Porsche brakes work very balanced and the engine works like a gem. You´re right about the steering,it´s a little heavy due to an altered VW 1303 rack and pinion. It lost 1,5 turn lock-to-lock last winter which made it much easier on the track but of course makes it heavier at the same time. The gearbox is a stock 1989 G50 Porschebox but with the shifts the wrong way due to the shifter. We reach almost 220 km/h over Schwedenkreutz and the Fuchsröhre at 185 km/h so it´s not exactly slow..;)Much better to drive on the track with just the driver though. Go and watch more videos on youtube "vw leichtbau"
That's what a sleeper van should look and sound like, I wouldn't want to go around that track any faster. Epic ! I love these old cars that surprise people.
Thank you all for your encouraging comments and likings. And thank you Misha for making this clip. The suspension was fixed that same Friday night and early next morning we headed back to Finland via Denmark and Sweden. Best trip so far and we got 12 laps around the Nürburgring which is about 240 kms! That lap with Misha abord was far from the fastest but a decent lap considering two persons. The main thing about this whole build is to keep it as light as possible,and that is also the secret behind it´s performance. And that´s where the car got its name "Leichtbau" which means Lightweight in english. Still improving the car and ourselves every year and next year it has to make sub 9 second times from where we are measuring which is about 20-25 seconds shorter than BtG. We were very close this year already but yellow flags and traffic disturbes a lot.
Saw the engine (smiled), saw the roll cage (surprised), heard the sound exiting the cones (bigger smile). Still the thought in the back of my head was "If this guy passes anyone I'll be impressed". Well that was epic. I loved it immensely. The best part was that this guy at some point said to himself "I should do that", so flippin' cool!!!!!
Actually a VW van is MORE aerodynamic than an original Jaguar XKE. The van has the perfect balistic coefficent of 4 to 5. If same weight and power the bus would be faster than the XKE!
Best sounding VW bus ever! This is what I love about the car community. It must be a weird sensation when you are not used to it, sitting so high up and over the front wheels. What a great project!!!
I was going to ignore this - but I love VWs and Porsches, so I spent 12 mins. of my life on this video. And I was not disappointed: rollcage, helmets, racing seats w/harnesses...this is a serious vehicle. Even when it broke near the end, I was still impressed, and I wouldn't mind at all going around the 'Ring in it. Nice!
The ultimate definition of a sleeper! Insane! Here and there you can hear it moan and creek like an old fighter plane taking a lot of G’s in a tight bank.
I saw this bus on the local gas station when "Nic " filled up, probably on his way home north from the Ring up the west coast of Finland. I was so puzzled seeing this bus that I didn´t bring myself to ask about it before it was gone. Then I heard the engine and understood what I saw. By coincidence I found this vid; fantastic build!
It must have been in laitila where i had breakfast and a fill-up. Thank you!! It was fantastic even then but getting even better now. The 911 front suspension is mounted and tested and the new engine is getting in as we speak.
This why ilove your chanel Misha! Mix match and interesting content. car enthusiast will always follow you. Love the new school car & ols school car!!! Not boring at all. Keep it up from NYC
Very nice to see another one of these. Back in 1971 or 1972, a fellow near Portland Oregon put a 911 under his son's VW van, It was a multi-passenger with 2 rows of seats behind the front 2. No roll cage. The donor 911 had been totaled in a roll-over, about a 1968 model with the 3 barrel Webers. It was great fun to ride in, but yours is at a far higher state of tuning and chassis development. Bravo!! Well done!!!!
As someone who has driven a split window bus daily for the past 20 years, I can't tell you how much I enjoyed that! What a beast! With the aerodynamics of a toaster, that was impressive. Would just love to get behind the wheel of that and see the looks on people's faces as it just rips by them! Apart from getting the T1 wrong in the title as it is a T2, great upload. Cheers
I saw that car at the ring and i wondered why anyone would use a bus as a ringtool, now I know! This is an epic build! BTW, nice to meet you IRL Misha, wery humble and polite person! (I drove a blue Focus RS with big white stickers)
I had a 1959 VW Delivery Van ((no side panel windows)) identical to this one cept I went with a 'hotrodded' 2180cc - it had a factory bench seat, same dash & I added a roof vent plus a sunroof as well as some nice 15" MT's on custom chromed steel rims - hella Vdub!! today they fetch 7 figures @ sale
Thanks Misha, all my questions about this anomaly of a track bus was answers in this video. That thing is not slow at all. Needs lots of work and tuning in the suspension department though. And that steering.... lots of brute strength to keep in in place. Steering definitely needs redesign and engineering. Really one one of the more interesting vehicles to grace the ring. 👍👍👍
I had a T3 with a Ford V6 2.8i Engine in the 80's. Nice and cheap tuning 😁. With original brakes 😬 0vertaking a Golf II TD on motorway the driver was knocking his speedometer 😄 God, i love these underdogs... .
I like the driver's outfit, I wouldn't be surprised if he is wearing flip flops. He reminds me of Giorgio Francia making the best lap in the Giulia wearing a polo...
This owner is my people. If you gave me a choice of any of the cars at the beginning or this splitty, I’m taking the splitty every day of the week. Beautiful.
I like your VW bus. Dad had many of these, pop up campers, sleepers and all. He liked beer by the case and closing the pubs, so he crashed most of them, but always healed up quick. Wish he had one with the mods you got here. Drive sober and enjoy it.
I had a T1 panel a 68 while stationed in Germany in 1973. It was not the vehicle to drive in a blizzard. My feet froze to the floorboards. It was also a rusty beast. Every inspection I had to bribe the inspector just to let me pass one more year. The only good thing was that it had the safari front windows. They were great in the summer but horrible to drive in the winter.
I had a '66 Bus with all the windows and transplanted the engine from a 356. It had about 95hp. ...almost double the factory output. I wish it went like this one !!! I'm a fan !! :)
I just love the jockey's flame proof race suit, considering that there's very little to hide behind in the event of an "off". I had the original version of this van, right down to the same colour and that didn't feel really safe at whatever top speed it could manage, which wasn't much, but with the growl of that Porsche, at least you don't have to listen to those side doors rattling.
just need to paint it as the mystery machine from scooby doo and that's the most epic sleeper :D imagine you are in your supra and this passes you inside junkies smoking fat blunts heee e ee hee
I'm smiling watching this so i can online imagine the guys in the van, looks like they did some serious mod's on the suspension too, that thing is incredible
Haha that's awesome Misha! 🤙 I own a 1970 Beetle myself (my first car), which I daily drive... It doesn't come anything close to this t1 van. But I still love it very much anyways. What a crazy build! And cool vid. Wish you the best, Philip Denmark 🇩🇰
Thank you thankfully and thanks for putting together. Love this VW i did extensive traveling in one of these buses. It was a 91 Westifalia with a canopy top nothing like this. I followed a band for 3 1/2 yrs in that van. I remember a few times being behind schedule i would of loved to have this set up then!! Thx for the memories guys😁👍👍
Nice sleeper, like the look. No Showroom Finish. Perfect Match with the black Fuchs rims. Pepita style Seats and G Series Instruments.nice Sound. Awesome little van.
This is a shockingly good build! I can’t believe how great the handling setup is. Neutral balance with a lot of grip… and it doesn’t try and rollover on every corner. I’m guessing that engine is making at least 230 hp or more.
I have a 1967 Transporter with a boxer from a cayman in it. I can control engine performance and customize my trans gears from my laptop and this thing has an appetite for small rice burners!! Miatas beware!! Very well done on your build
Enjoyed that. At some point the music for Cheech and Chong came into my head as well lol. Hats off to the man for building that and taking it on there, looks hard work driving it. Looks like you enjoyed that Misha. Thanks for posting👍 Boris has been quiet lately..
That was vantastic! My first car was a 1969 VW bus. I miss it. Had I been a better mechanic I would still have it, 45 years later. I keep my eyes open for one for sale that isn't trashed...
Don´t know if mentioned before (didn´t read all comments) : *BUT* Sabine Schmitz has to steer this T1 !!! ;) ... with Lars Kern in a Porsche GT2 RS MR as slipstream-driver *:)*
Thanks for sharing this video. It made me smile and laugh. It left me imagining this van with a couple of bicycles hanging off the back and a luggage box on the top, blowing by everyone on the highway on the way to the mountains. Beep beep.
Thank you for all your nice comments about this video and "Leichtbau", the name of the T1 Panel you`re watching. I´ve built this car over a longer period of time. Fourth year we´re driving it on the Nürburgring now and it´s been a constant evolution. This year it felt better and faster than ever. The Porsche brakes work very balanced and the engine works like a gem. You´re right about the steering,it´s a little heavy due to an altered VW 1303 rack and pinion. It lost 1,5 turn lock-to-lock last winter which made it much easier on the track but of course makes it heavier at the same time. The gearbox is a stock 1989 G50 Porschebox but with the shifts the wrong way due to the shifter. We reach almost 220 km/h over Schwedenkreutz and the Fuchsröhre at 185 km/h so it´s not exactly slow..;)Much better to drive on the track with just the driver though. Go and watch more videos on youtube "vw leichtbau"
Great job!!! I really like your car.
Greetings!!!
Love it! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Thank you for sharing your van with us ! You should be proud of your build and your skills driving it 👊😎
Mischa, youve just been marked as excess weight xD but what an amazing vehicle that T1 is
love it!!
That light weight air freshener is the perfect G meter.
i used to do something similar with my scion xbs Guage cluster and a matchbox car. it went up n down the half circle lol
But irritating...
I use a small obsidian ball on a necklace
This is BY FAR the greatest vehicle I’ve seen. The sound, man, pure music. Love it!!
That's what a sleeper van should look and sound like, I wouldn't want to go around that track any faster. Epic ! I love these old cars that surprise people.
Agreed not when they say sleeper but can see intercooler and piping with blow off noises
@@monkey0550ify i have a volvo amazon swapped to electric and beat a tesla dragracing 🤣🤣🤣
Thank you all for your encouraging comments and likings. And thank you Misha for making this clip. The suspension was fixed that same Friday night and early next morning we headed back to Finland via Denmark and Sweden. Best trip so far and we got 12 laps around the Nürburgring which is about 240 kms! That lap with Misha abord was far from the fastest but a decent lap considering two persons. The main thing about this whole build is to keep it as light as possible,and that is also the secret behind it´s performance. And that´s where the car got its name "Leichtbau" which means Lightweight in english. Still improving the car and ourselves every year and next year it has to make sub 9 second times from where we are measuring which is about 20-25 seconds shorter than BtG. We were very close this year already but yellow flags and traffic disturbes a lot.
the ultimate track weapon, and grocery getter, and also you can sleep in it, the perfect ring tool hahahah keep up the good work misha❤
Thats me in the Mustang at 3:42 and i wondered how this Vw Bus could be so quick...now i know :D
Awesome car and great driving!
@@mgcharoudin th-cam.com/video/ANuwTgqZnTM/w-d-xo.html
@@HalfblindTV 1:07 - 1:53 in the linked video for the Mustang hunting the T1.
Great video!!! Thanks for sharing!!! Thumbs up from Ohio!!!
@@HalfblindTV That's super cool!
GOD! I love that flat 6 911 engine symphony, and to hear it in a 60’s VW Bus is just so radical man.
Saw the engine (smiled), saw the roll cage (surprised), heard the sound exiting the cones (bigger smile). Still the thought in the back of my head was "If this guy passes anyone I'll be impressed". Well that was epic. I loved it immensely. The best part was that this guy at some point said to himself "I should do that", so flippin' cool!!!!!
I've had this idea for many years, put a Porsche engine into vw bus. I'm glad this man has done it.
He is manhandling that wheel 💪🏻
No ps here
Correct!
FUN with a capitol F ! ! !
That's why the chap does workout, to handle the steering, lol
Love the interior . Very well presented indeed.
Superb VW
Doing pretty well considering it has the aero dynamics of a brick.
and the roll characteristics too! of a brick on edge...
Actually a VW van is MORE aerodynamic than an original Jaguar XKE. The van has the perfect balistic coefficent of 4 to 5. If same weight and power the bus would be faster than the XKE!
Best sounding VW bus ever! This is what I love about the car community. It must be a weird sensation when you are not used to it, sitting so high up and over the front wheels. What a great project!!!
OMG So much yes!! Lets make it official: a GT2 T1 Endurance Cup!!!
Endurance Cup without power steering? Sounds challenging^^
@@sncLP like the old times
@@97Flyer yep, and the more I think about it, the more I like the Idea
Get the Ford V10 Van and the Renault Espace F1. 🤣
@@F1ll1nTh3Blanks X5 Le Mans V12 as a pacecar :')
It's not about going fast, it's about having fun. That's what the Nürburgring (TF) is about, and this T1 is the embodiment of it !
I spot an old style Finnish licence plate...it fits the theme because only a Finn would build something like that :-)
Dam right!
the flying Finns!!
Waiting for special vlog about this T1, love it :D
I was going to ignore this - but I love VWs and Porsches, so I spent 12 mins. of my life on this video. And I was not disappointed: rollcage, helmets, racing seats w/harnesses...this is a serious vehicle. Even when it broke near the end, I was still impressed, and I wouldn't mind at all going around the 'Ring in it. Nice!
The ultimate definition of a sleeper!
Insane!
Here and there you can hear it moan and creek like an old fighter plane taking a lot of G’s in a tight bank.
I saw this beast when I did my first trackday in a Golf GTI rental car. Awesome to find a video about it a year later.
That Christmas Tree in the middle is the G-force indicator showing to which side the bus is being pulled.
That dude is so buff from driving this thing all the time with no power steering @_@
I saw this bus on the local gas station when "Nic " filled up, probably on his way home north from the Ring up the west coast of Finland. I was so puzzled seeing this bus that I didn´t bring myself to ask about it before it was gone. Then I heard the engine and understood what I saw. By coincidence I found this vid; fantastic build!
It must have been in laitila where i had breakfast and a fill-up. Thank you!! It was fantastic even then but getting even better now. The 911 front suspension is mounted and tested and the new engine is getting in as we speak.
@@nicleichtbauer1086 Nä, de va Abc K.stad. Min morbror hade en "turistbuss" en gång men ville inte sälja den. harmar ännu.
That's the most fun I've ever had in VW Bus! ...Love the lightweight scented tree/Lateral G Meter, very useful.
This why ilove your chanel Misha! Mix match and interesting content. car enthusiast will always follow you. Love the new school car & ols school car!!! Not boring at all. Keep it up from NYC
Very nice to see another one of these. Back in 1971 or 1972, a fellow near Portland Oregon put a 911 under his son's VW van, It was a multi-passenger with 2 rows of seats behind the front 2. No roll cage. The donor 911 had been totaled in a roll-over, about a 1968 model with the 3 barrel Webers. It was great fun to ride in, but yours is at a far higher state of tuning and chassis development. Bravo!! Well done!!!!
As someone who has driven a split window bus daily for the past 20 years, I can't tell you how much I enjoyed that! What a beast! With the aerodynamics of a toaster, that was impressive. Would just love to get behind the wheel of that and see the looks on people's faces as it just rips by them! Apart from getting the T1 wrong in the title as it is a T2, great upload. Cheers
I saw that car at the ring and i wondered why anyone would use a bus as a ringtool, now I know! This is an epic build!
BTW, nice to meet you IRL Misha, wery humble and polite person!
(I drove a blue Focus RS with big white stickers)
I had a 1959 VW Delivery Van ((no side panel windows)) identical to this one cept I went with a 'hotrodded' 2180cc - it had a factory bench seat, same dash & I added a roof vent plus a sunroof as well as some nice 15" MT's on custom chromed steel rims - hella Vdub!! today they fetch 7 figures @ sale
That had to be the most Grooviest lap you have ever taken us on Misha ! Thank you as always my friend and much love to you !
Love the sound of those old Porsche 6 ‘s & the straight cut gear whine in those transaxles !! Cool rig & thanks for the track footage 😊👍
Wow another wild ride!!! That VW bus is just about the ultimate sleeper and I love that steering wheel !!!!
the most beautiful vehicle to find on this channel.
🤩
Thanks Misha, all my questions about this anomaly of a track bus was answers in this video. That thing is not slow at all. Needs lots of work and tuning in the suspension department though. And that steering.... lots of brute strength to keep in in place. Steering definitely needs redesign and engineering. Really one one of the more interesting vehicles to grace the ring. 👍👍👍
Nah the steering is fine, gives the vehicle some character.
The ring with no power steering, perfect daily morning workout. What a dream to be living.
Crazy build T1, thanks misha for providing us this great content
the dude driving that bus is a legend! Ahh man that thing would be so much fun to own...
love the resonance of the motor inside that breadbox!
All the while, Mum's in the back trying to make a cuppa. 😁
A helmet, a full roll cage, and wearing a vest... brilliant
Defo don't crash with your face that close to the windscreen... ouch
I'd love to have this vw camper. Classic n performance!!
My face hurt after watching this video i have a permanent smile on my face!😂Thanks.
The car is from Finland. I saw an article and it stated that he ride the bus from finland to the ring. Amazing. Awesome car and build.
Yes,me and co-driver drive this bus to the Ring every year and so far ,back home also. A round trip of 4500km.
I love this content!! This is the stuff you don't find on other channels...
I'm not easily impressed but that is Fricken awesome!!! 🤣👏👌👍
That interior was spot on in the T1. love it
A man and his machine doing his thing. I absolutely loved the concept and the sound of that engine. Wonderful..
I had a T3 with a Ford V6 2.8i Engine in the 80's. Nice and cheap tuning 😁.
With original brakes 😬
0vertaking a Golf II TD on motorway the driver was knocking his speedometer 😄
God, i love these underdogs...
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another amaaaazing lap video :) Mr Charudin, you are killin it! And thx to the owner of this wonderful T1.
Faster than any T1 has a right to go round that ring. Great VW
That flat six is really distinctly Porsche. Mister Porsche had a hand with VW back in it's humble beginning.
I like the driver's outfit, I wouldn't be surprised if he is wearing flip flops. He reminds me of Giorgio Francia making the best lap in the Giulia wearing a polo...
Do a lap while smoking a bong in the T1
Problem with that weed is illegal in Germany and the driver could loose his license and car.
@@betaich think you just got woooshed
@@betaich thats the point
🤣
This owner is my people.
If you gave me a choice of any of the cars at the beginning or this splitty, I’m taking the splitty every day of the week. Beautiful.
Love this! Maybe not the fastest, but damn you just want this! A bad-ass built and a great job!
whats more upsetting than being raced by a sub7up? - a sub7bus!
I like your VW bus. Dad had many of these, pop up campers, sleepers and all. He liked beer by the case and closing the pubs, so he crashed most of them, but always healed up quick. Wish he had one with the mods you got here. Drive sober and enjoy it.
Way more interesting than another BMW M5 lap round the ‘ring.
An awesome example of a visceral experience from a old school vehicle. Thanks for the work put in on that VW , sharing it with us.
That is amazing. What a sound. Beautiful. I'm imagining it done up as a docile camper van, sitting at the lights, waiting for green.
I had a T1 panel a 68 while stationed in Germany in 1973. It was not the vehicle to drive in a blizzard. My feet froze to the floorboards. It was also a rusty beast. Every inspection I had to bribe the inspector just to let me pass one more year. The only good thing was that it had the safari front windows. They were great in the summer but horrible to drive in the winter.
I had a '66 Bus with all the windows and transplanted the engine from a 356. It had about 95hp. ...almost double the factory output. I wish it went like this one !!! I'm a fan !! :)
that has to b one of the coolest things i've ever seen! And I loved the G-meter hanging in the middle of the windscreen! lol
You give all us T1 owners something the dream about.
I just love the jockey's flame proof race suit, considering that there's very little to hide behind in the event of an "off". I had the original version of this van, right down to the same colour and that didn't feel really safe at whatever top speed it could manage, which wasn't much, but with the growl of that Porsche, at least you don't have to listen to those side doors rattling.
Love it🤩 great to see some technical artwork mixed with oldschool beauty 💪
I can't think of a better racesuit to drive this than a sleeveless shirt and shorts
Damn a racing suit wouldn't fit with those arms!
Nice driving! Love how happy you are in the car 🤪
just need to paint it as the mystery machine from scooby doo and that's the most epic sleeper :D imagine you are in your supra and this passes you inside junkies smoking fat blunts heee e ee hee
Massive driving skills, especially through brünnchen
I'm smiling watching this so i can online imagine the guys in the van, looks like they did some serious mod's on the suspension too, that thing is incredible
Wow! I don't believe I've ever seen a flat-6 in a bus. Somewhere there's a 911 owner wondering why his car won't start. Haha
Absolutamente hipnotizante! Parabéns ao projetista, ao piloto, ao proprietário e ao youtuber!
Haha that's awesome Misha! 🤙 I own a 1970 Beetle myself (my first car), which I daily drive... It doesn't come anything close to this t1 van. But I still love it very much anyways. What a crazy build! And cool vid.
Wish you the best,
Philip
Denmark 🇩🇰
My favorite toll road. Haven't ridden in in too many years. Need to do it again soon.
Thank you thankfully and thanks for putting together. Love this VW i did extensive traveling in one of these buses. It was a 91 Westifalia with a canopy top nothing like this. I followed a band for 3 1/2 yrs in that van. I remember a few times being behind schedule i would of loved to have this set up then!! Thx for the memories guys😁👍👍
That's s beautiful sleeper. Stealth and comfort.
Nice sleeper, like the look. No Showroom Finish. Perfect Match with the black Fuchs rims. Pepita style Seats and G Series Instruments.nice Sound. Awesome little van.
That was much faster and a lot less scary than i thought it would be. Very stable. I was sure there would be a bunch of near misses but it was great.
This is a shockingly good build! I can’t believe how great the handling setup is. Neutral balance with a lot of grip… and it doesn’t try and rollover on every corner. I’m guessing that engine is making at least 230 hp or more.
I have a 1967 Transporter with a boxer from a cayman in it. I can control engine performance and customize my trans gears from my laptop and this thing has an appetite for small rice burners!! Miatas beware!! Very well done on your build
Would be nice to see pics of that one!
Absolutely great, I was at the ring when Moss crashed and broke his back. Love that sound.
Do you love the sound of his back braking? That's pretty messed up man
That gearshift looks FANTASTIC !
This is where Brian Cranston is hanging out now a days. Driving a Porsche bus on the Nurburgring. Cool.
wow, what a crazy build and what a driver!
What Gearbox is he using - very short throws !!
Lovely build - great guy
Great car
I think it has nothing to do with the gearbox, but with the shifter, probably something like a CAE shifter.
He does need both hands on the wheel at all times for this one... Thats a nice workout
porsche G50
This is class, yeah the Ferraris & McClarens are cool, but this is definitely more fun!
Enjoyed that. At some point the music for Cheech and Chong came into my head as well lol. Hats off to the man for building that and taking it on there, looks hard work driving it. Looks like you enjoyed that Misha. Thanks for posting👍 Boris has been quiet lately..
We want this T1 on the autobahn :D
That would make a perfect video.
Thats me in the orange swift and the end of the lap.That van was pretty quick in the straights.Had a great 2 days there.
Happy you enjoyed!
That was vantastic! My first car was a 1969 VW bus. I miss it. Had I been a better mechanic I would still have it, 45 years later. I keep my eyes open for one for sale that isn't trashed...
Ol skool! She cuts through the air like a block of flats but sounds awesome 😁
Don´t know if mentioned before (didn´t read all comments) :
*BUT* Sabine Schmitz has to steer this T1 !!! ;)
... with Lars Kern in a Porsche GT2 RS MR as slipstream-driver *:)*
That's a new definition of a sleeper I think :D
Love it - a Vanagon that CAN do 0 to 60 (and more!). Great video.
I would die for this, ultimate dream car right there!
Awesome ride.great vid, thank you for 12.02 minutes of fun... 😁
Thanks for sharing this video. It made me smile and laugh. It left me imagining this van with a couple of bicycles hanging off the back and a luggage box on the top, blowing by everyone on the highway on the way to the mountains. Beep beep.