Project Spidervx

WN-YT 1 now painted without stripes, VOLUMEX decals or wheel arch extensions. Now with black wheel centers, black top and red interior

Photos of car after sitting for 26 years unused

Car delivered to shipping terminal in Germany

Car picked-up from shipping terminal in Canada

2021 - Car Body painted

2022 - Rear Suspension refinished

2023 - Front Suspension refinished

2023 - Rack & Pinion Steering refinished

2023 - Braking System refinished

2024 - Fuel System refinished

2024 - Driveshaft refinished

2025 - Rear Electrical refinished

2025 - Front Electrical refinished

2025 - Center Electrical refinished

2025 - Windshield

2025 - Dash

• Bilstein shocks (VX)

• Progressive rate lowering springs

• Plated short lateral rod (VX)

• Wheel studs (VX)

• 124 spider volumex rear diff (VX)

• Open diff & 11/41 ring & pinion (VX)

• Bilstein shocks (VX)

• Progressive rate lowering springs

• 24mm anti-roll bar (VX)

• Wheel studs (VX)

• Larger hubs (VX)

• Taller spindles (VX)

• Shorter bumpstop (VX)

• Same this side

• Same as late model spiders (85.5 year cars)

• R&P crossmember with rack mounts (R&P) & longer A-arm mounting bolts (VX)

• Manual rack & R&P specific steering arms

• Relocated steering shaft hole (R&P)

• R&P specific upper & lower steering shafts

• R&P specific steering shaft firewall gasket

• R&P specific pedal box/steering shaft support

• R&P specific brake pedal (bent around shaft)

Front brakes

• 274mm ventilated front disc (VX)

• Caliper mounting bracket (VX)

• Brembo caliper (fixed mounting with single 48mm piston each side) (VX)

 Rear brakes

• Standard 124 rear brake compensator, discs and pads (if VX wheel studs are used then discs need larger holes to compensate for stud shoulder)

• Rear calipers with larger 38mm piston (VX) vs 36mm (STD)

Standard 124 handbrake setup

R&P specific brake pedal (bent around steering shaft)

Brake booster & master cylinder (VX)

• Booster 8" (VX) vs 7" (STD)

• Master cylinder len. 167mm (VX) vs 190mm (STD)

• Master cylinder bore 22mm (VX) vs 19mm (STD)

• This change, together with the caliper & disc changes, provides improved braking (and allows space for the supercharger to be mounted).

Note: The master cylinder brake line outlets are in a different orientation and have a different thread. The brake fluid reservoir is mounted further to the side otherwise it fouls with the booster.

Left bumper mount has to be installed first since the securing bolt is best accessed when the fuel tank is out

Euro cars have solid tubes but same length as bumper shocks

Tank (VX) installed - VX tank has no venting

Fill & overflow, feed & return lines and fuel level sensor are the same as FI tank

Filler (VX)  - vent is extra spigot along side the fuel return. Both are part of the filler tube

Fuel pump, pre-filter and lines

VX did not use a filter after the pump

Fuel feed and return line inside the car

Fuel pressure regulator commonly added to VX cars to replace the 'Y' return arrangement from factory. Adding a return spigot to the carb and installing a FPR provides a more consistent fuel flow and allows more choice in fuel pumps

Driveshaft rear section is shorter as VX diff is deeper

Rear view - inside trunk without liner

• View of number plate lights in bumper (Euro)

Rear View - inside trunk with liner

• Rear Fog light (Euro)

• Trunk lock without Spider 2000 Fuel Injected badge (VX)

Rear View - Trunk lid closed

Driver Side View

• Side marker light (Euro)

• High Pininfarina badge (VX). Moved from low behind door.

Passenger Side view

• as per driver's side

Inside Engine bay view

Front view

Front view

Front lights working

Rear lights working

Dash lights working

Note: still waiting to repair the proper 240km/h speedometer (otherwise proper instruments)

Windshield and related parts installed

Dash and related parts installed, now with 240 km/h speedo installed.

The rest of the dash area, center console and floor console, will have to wait until the floor insulation and carpet is installed.