Best Porsche 550 replica made! You've got to see this Beck Spyder in the CAR WIZARD's shop
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- There are several replicas out there, but this Beck Spyder based on the vintage Porsche 550 is one sweet little ride. Let the CAR WIZARD 🧙♂️ give you a tour of this micro machine and see what repairs it needs.
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Just a thought. Since the speedo is kilometers the mileage may be in kilometers as well. That would put it around 23500 miles.
You are correct. The odometer reading will always be in the same scale that the speedometer is, so in this case, it is about 38,000 km, not miles.
I was going to say the same thing.
23940 miles, not that much of a drive through many years :)
@@Bratfalken For a no top tiny convertible it is.
@@bindingcurve yes, but how old was it, I missed that, but at least 9 years, spread those mileage over that time it isn't much.
Cool replicar!
Thanks for everything Wizard!
Keep ‘em on the road brother!
Most of the exotic cars shown on the Wizards videos aren’t particularly appealing to me, but these little replicas are awesome.
The nice thing about most replicas, is the fact that you get hands-on experience learning how to fabricate and toy around with different drivetrains ,weight distributions, interior and exterior customizations, have something unique and that you really get excited about, while being way more cost-effective and approachable than their counterpart or based on model.
I would open the frunk to put gas in as I know I would spill at least a few drops!
Absolutely. Like a 66 & before Beatle.
Nice to see this little gem. Very classy classic car!
What a simple easy car to work on and so simple simplicity equals reliablity and it looks good also
Why do things half assed? If you're going to change the odometer, set it to the proper reading.
Watching Wizard's videos is more relaxing than listening to a Morgan Freeman audio book.
It's just like a beetle, the rims also. Cool.
356B rear drums
@@secoff1 Or swingaxle Beetle drums, their most popular configuration.
I know a lot about air cooled VWs, at least I think I do. I’m surprised the transaxle is a swingaxle and not IRS.
I think these sit so low wheel tuck would not be an issue
Cool little ride
Another great video from the wizard. Thanks
Not throwing shade on hoovies, but that's the set up I would want (especially with what can be done to VW's now)
Nice to see several of the projects are out of the garage.
Also, Beck is the guy that built the Shoguns
'Wizard, give it a yank.' 'Don't mind if I do!'
Seriously nice car, sounds a little more like a hotrod compared to Hoovies.
This is the kind of replica I wouldn't mind. VW and Porsche are very connected since the begging, share a lot of DNA, and so a air-cooled VW engine is the engine to have when you can't have a Porsche engine. It is as close as you get without getting the real thing.
I would rather have a 356 Pre A Roadster though, I'm a fan of those things.
I wonder where the transmission came from. I suspect a Porsche 914.
Great video!
It’s a Bug type one transaxle flipped around for mid mounted engine. It’s super easy to convert, the ring gear and differential assembly are installed on the opposite side as a Beetle
@@mikegreen2229 Fascinating! I didn't know that's all it took to convert it.
@@Flies2FLL Not only is it easy to do, but a “flipped” ring gear setup is the factory drivetrain for the 1950-67 VW Bus. The transmission is still installed the same as a Beetle though. Only the Bus axle setup is different. Each axle is spinning backwards to drive another reduction gear box behind each rear wheel. This was done so VW could push heavy payloads in a Bus. If you were to put a VW trans in a car WITHOUT the Bus axle setup, you will have 4 reverse gears and 1 forward!
@@mikegreen2229 That's right, I've seen the reduction gears on the "transporter" vans. That's probably why they did this. Thanx!
That fuel tank is remarkably similar to a pre-67 VW Beetle's.
Those sensor problems sound like the problems every plastic bodies car has....
bonding straps required (if not a dedicated earth line to each sensor location) as the earthing cannot be done through the body.....
If the sensors are mounted in a section of pipe betweeen two rubber hoses....? the pipe needs an earth strap or earth line...connected to the metal pipe itself.
Each of these becomes a corrosion point over time.....
Mrs & Mr. Wizard , a really tight couple that are truly tied together everyday.
What a lovely car !
Leakage might be the standard push rod tubes. The aftermarket spring loaded ones are way better.
I like these. I've always wanted a kit car. Once I finish my garage and get my bendpak lift in next year, I may look into a beck and add my own motor in the form of an LNF or LSJ.
The engine could as well be a Porsche, either from 912 or a 914/4. A 914 gearbox would be ideal here with the engine the wrong way round for a Beatle.
914/912/VW bus engine all the same.. The 914/912 transmissions are ridiculously expensive and much harder to get parts for.
This looks so incredibly fun to drive
Tyler should do a photoshoot of this beck with his one. Wouldn’t be many others around for the opportunity
@4:28 Yeah, but what if the weather suddenly changes and you need to make it home unscathed?
The car featured is a Vintage Spyder, not a Beck. Vintage is a different company, now called Vintage Motor Cars. The Vintage cars have a different frame, with smaller tubes (and more of them) than the original Chuck Beck design, and coil-over springs in the back. The Vintage cars did use the same body molds as Beck, so it's very hard to tell the difference with the clamshell down. And also, Beck branded its Spyders as "Beck Vintage Spyder" for a time, confusing matters further. Beck still builds Spyders. Vintage suspended production a couple of years ago to concentrate on Speedsters. The waiting list for a new build is long.
Cool little car
This 550 spyder is more in keeping with the original with the VW air cooled engine so therefore should drive very similar to the original. I prefers this one to Hoovies
I didn’t see the lower cylinder tins that are placed from the jugs and between the pushrod tubes
It's adorable. 😍
Being so small and light that little VW engine will make it go like stink. The way a car should be.
38000 km, not miles, right? In miles that is around 23000 miles. My favorite Porsche.
Yup 23922 Miles!
Its not a Porsche engine, but a VW 1600 based motor, looks like at least a big bore kit on it.
Nice touch with the Porsche valve covers.
I hope you did the valve adjustment which is key to VW reliability.
This Beck is more authentic? than Hoovies, with the air cooled engine and swing axle rear .
Petrol tank right in front of the driver, with the battery to provide the spark. 😨
Pinto: gas tank at rear; ignition source car that rear ends Pinto....
Your point is????
@@JohnSmith-yv6eq Gas tank at the rear is further from the driver. This gas tank is millimetres away from the occupants. ☺
@@BubblesTheCat1
Wizard said it was a fuel cell....
better protected than a Pinto tank?
@@BubblesTheCat1 Yes, us 356 drivers were immensley brave.... ;-)
@@tomhiett3970 Times change yes. I've got a Nissan Sentra in South Africa 2001 year model with no abs, no airbags or egr. People ask if I'm not scared of driving a car without those things...What a stupid question. We die like men in Africa, but wouldn't like to burn to death. 😅
I hate to break it to you...that it is not a Beck. It was manufactured by Vintage Spyders. I can tell by the tube frame and coil over shocks for the rear suspension.
FIRST, Always love your videos Wizard!
Wow, you are very special now!
When you're faced with one of a pair that has failed, like the valve cover gasket, is it standard of care to do both?
I love this!
I’m conflicted thought on whether or not I like the Porsche logos. I mean it looks cool but does that make it a “fake” car?! I just don’t know.
Think of it as honoring Porsche for designing the car in the first place. 550 and Cobra replicas are something entirely different from Countach replicas.
@@matthiasmartin1975 I think a Beck logo would be better if they made such a thing.It"s what I would want anyway.
The wizard says im not working on old cars anymore. Every video since has been old cars.
This car made 2003?
So not old?
Do some reviews on Toyota tundras
WOW 1st class very kool great info.,, AAAAAAAAAAA++++++++++++ again great video I liked it a lot ,keep up the great work.
I love that replica
Makes me want to take it out and James Dean it 🤦😆
Kool man totally. Much like Hoovies but not exactly. He's had trouble originally with that Subaru engine. This is probably better. 🤑🤑😎😎❤❤
Why is the transaxle behind the engine, not like a standard Beetle?
The 550 was mid engined.
@@tomhiett3970 Ok, thanks! So something must be reversed in the transaxle?
Dude. This is NOT a Beck Spyder. It is an early Vintage Spyder from around 2000 or so. See the rear coilovers and 2" DOM frame? Beck uses a 3" ladder frame. I should know, I had one(a 2002). I currently have a 2016 Vintage Spyder. And yes people still DO put aircooled motors in.
A soup case?
I thought he wasn't working on old cars anymore.
Man, in the early 90's, could've got a 62 356 for 6 grand, needed restored, but all there. Ugh
Looks like a 4 cylinder Porsche engine...Or VW built to spec. Either or would rather have that than Subaru power. Just personal preference. 'baru is probably easier to live with, but oh, when those Webers open up...omigawd....
A Mazda rotary engine, I think would be a great engine ,!!!! For this home built kit car , nice replica though,
paint the hinges.... rust isn't a nice color
At the very least get stainless steel
This is not a Beck Spyder, I own one. That is a car made by Vintage and is not even close to a Beck Spyder from the frame up! Be nice if you had a clue what you're talking about...
I'll say it. I like hoovies car better, the subie engine is just enough overkill to make the car vastly more fun.
And the Lamborghini V12 motorcycle.
It sounds like a Harley
Doesn’t it meet your too old criteria to work on?
I think your apprentice was very silly to quit. The chances of him getting a job in a place in which he will one day be working on the wide range of cars some ultra-expensive just seems nuts. He also had three highly skilled mechanics to learn from . Perhaps he got some rather terrible jobs while working there like cleaning up that old truck with the AMC 360 in it . Sure that job sucks but I know some mechanics that got their foot in the door working at a auto wrecking yard in the winter . They would go out and get parts from cars in the dead of winter . No safety there really just use whatever was around to lift the car while the person got under it . Oh well I suppose we have all made terrible choices when it comes to quitting a job or accepting a job. I did twice both fantastic places to work and to learn . Still I quit. Mostly because of my lack of self-confidence but still it was my fault .
Agreed, no idea how you pass that up. I would have stayed until Dave retired, that place is a candy land of amazing cars...
Do you mean "Junior Mint"?
@@alexcallas8222 yes
Years ago I had a 914 and I installed duel webers just like his. Really gave the engine a little more pep for a 4 banger. This is really a cool car.
I praise the VW-Porsches!
Sorry Tyler - but that is a PROPER Beck Spyder. That air-cooled exhaust note at 12:07 is reason enough!
When does Tyler ever do anything proper?
If Tyler's has a 2.5 Subaru engine in it. I'm betting it also has decent suspension & disc brakes....Sadly this 550 replica looks nice but is slow & poor handling. It has potential to be really nice if they switched to a modern suspension, decent steering system, disc brakes & put some power into the VW engine. Like maybe do a turbo or twin turbo E85 VW build. The E85 will help the air cooled engine run cooler. It doesn't have to be super fast. But with say 120+ hp 120+ torque, with the manual gearbox & turbo would make it very fun & engaging to drive. Instead of a 🐌 🐢 that looks fast. This car is for someone who just wants people to stare & think he's someone special.
Odometer 38,527 KM (not miles) = 23,940 MILES
A Beck is probably number one on my wishlist
Check this weapon out.
Great styling! Love the tire size and wheels. Jeeezz...If only modern sports cars looked so good.
Morning from SoCal. Thanks for all the great knowledge.
Sweet car I love reps u can actually drive them without crying about it loosing value
Legend has it: The Car Wizard has a diary and it's called The Guinness Book of World Records.
Engine Case looked like a typical Type I, (beetle, Ghia). not 356, not Type IV (porsche 914, 912))
Type IV was 914s and '76 912 only. 65-69 912s had "dog house" shroud motors. This one looks like a type IV with an aftermarket Fat Performance shroud and fan that mimics the original four cam.
Do you think the transmission came from a 914?
@@Flies2FLL Been a while, but the cast webbing and tailpiece look like standard Type I VW to me. 914 tailpiece has a pretty beefy crossbar.
@@Flies2FLL looks like Bug trans that had differential flipped. Because shift rod is all the way at back (normally at front).
@@Flies2FLL Looks more like a drum brake, swing axle VW transaxle, which is Beck's standard transaxle.
If the speedo is in KM, the Odometer would be in KM as well, not miles (I think?)
Odometer 38,527 KM (not miles) = 23,940 MILES
I work on these daily. I make a large portion of the parts they sell for these, if you have questions, hit me up, I see a lot that is "custom" but the proper 550 stock parts which are available are alot better.
38k kilometers, not miles.
Odometers measure in the primary unit of the speedometer.
Beck lives around the corner from me and the owner of my company has one of his GT cars.
Thank you Wizard and Mrs. Sharp-looking Beck Spyder, looks like a cross between a 356 and a Cobra. Thank heaven, not a long-term project can
I don't think that is a Beck. I had a 550 Spyder built by Vintage Syders that was nearly identical. They are now called Vintage Motorcars inc.
The front axle might need to be greased. It looked very dry. Like your style of video😅
The most common beetle engines are 1.2, 1.3 or 1.6.
You can probably fix those engines with some shoelaces and a pencil sharpener.
It might even be a porsche 914 engine.
It is most definitely a large bore/stroke 1600 based engine. Dual port heads are Type 1 style. My guess is 2276cc by the sound
@@mikegreen2229 the bettle 1.6 has that sound with the right exhaust, doesn't have power but makes good noises, and also very reliable.
@@darkiee69 Its not.
Look for "041" in the last places on the serial stamped in the heads. that may just be a 912 engine...
I was trying to read what was stamped on the passenger side head,and the was an 'O' or 0.Thanks for the info.
Throw the cheap oil filler away and install a NICE breather system. That will eliminate the oil blowing all over the place.
The oil blows all over the place after it leaks from the valve cover gasket...
and hits the airflow under the car...
after being blasted downwards by the air being forced over the heads by the fan and shroud......
The only thing the owner wanted changed was the awkward access to the oil filler...to make it easier to add oil.....
@@JohnSmith-yv6eq I can assure you that oil blows out of the filler hole if not sealed tightly. I just broke in a VW engine a few months ago I built and the crankcase pressure will spray it everywhere out of where Wizard was jiggling. I ran the engine with a rag over the filler with no cap to monitor the crankcase pressure. It also can spray from behind the crank pulley.
@@mikegreen2229
What did you do to plumb in a PCV system? (To have a negative pressure inside the engine when the cap was finally screwed on?)
I built a fibreglass bodied 2 seater with a 1600cc VW and had no oil spray problems....
@@JohnSmith-yv6eq Well, it’s a highly modified 1200 based engine with custom supercharger. I built a breather box with PCV system plumbed back into the intake tract like a modern car. Then, I just used a sealed oil cap. Also, the front crank pulley is “sand sealed” so dirty air will not be sucked into the vacuum
So if the speedo reads kms then it really has 23000 miles, beautiful car
MATH!
A 2.5l Subaru boxer in one of these must be plenty fast enough. Even the Beatles' engine would be enough for what it's for. Wonder how much it weighs? Around 700kg s my guess and that's fully wet around 750 to 800 kg.
Rumour has it that the Weeezard just bought a decommissioned submarine to add into the Weezard Navy. Is this true Mr Weezard ???
He’s right about the emotional part. Some of you guys go off the deep end emotionally when someone says something wrong on a video. It’s funny to watch you fanboys have a meltdown. Y’all are so fragile.
Hi David. Just to let to know how popular Mr. Wizard is, we are riding-out Hurricane Ian watching your shows.
You Amercans must get away from this old imperiale stuff.
In Africa we dropped it in 1960.
It’s not a Beck. The rear fender vents tell the easy story but there are many other differences, including frame, front valance. It is a Vintage.
I hear a cam... Betting a 1776 with a 110 cam and dual IDF 40's.
They need a nitrogen storage option for cars not driven. No oxygen would help a lot.
Looks like a FAT Performance fan and shroud, carb and linkage kit
Only best because you can get parts right Wiz?
Those are Kilometers not Miles so 38527 Km = 23922 Miles!
Had friend dealer who sold these. A few times I drove models to car shows in Scottsdale. They were crowd pleasurers for sure! But they rode like a hard tail Harley.
It's a beetle, so I bet the ride was from 1936.
Great video. If the speedometer is in kilometers per hour, then the odometer might be in kilometers also. Making that 38,000 kilometers, not miles. Which would put the car at less than 25,000 miles. Either way, great little car! Thanks for the video, Car Wizard and Mrs. Wizard! Always look forward to your videos.
They make valve covers for VW engines that are labeled "PORSCHE".
Sounds cool :) nice tiny revs 👍
Beck Spyders that were sold new 20 years ago are bringing over double their original price now.
Look how busy that shop is.
The Beck sounds like a V Twin
The speedometer appears to be from a 1966-1967 Porsche 911. Hollywood Speedometer in California can repair it.