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  • Jon Vasquez
  • Chico, Ca
  • Married  to Crystal
  • Father to Emmett, Jordan, Alex, Kamryn, Dalton, and Joey
  • Auto glass installer/ Manager Auto Dept for Lash's Glass in Chico, Ca
  • ALL MODIFICATIONS DONE IN HOUSE AT LATE NIGHT AIRCOOLED BY JON
    AND BRYAN (with a little help from Mike Croghan when he wasn't busy
    wrecking steel balls)

I would like to thank my partner at Late Night Aircooled, Bryan Houston, for all his help
and guidance building this car. I couldn't have done it with out you.....Also. thanks to
Mike Croghan at LNA, Kareem, Louie, Jason, Daniel and crew at Knockout Collision,
John and Russ at Metric Auto, Steve, Larry and the gang at Bugformance, all the
friends I've made with Tru-Dubs, and of course, my wife and kids who sacrificed all
those Late Nights without me and those hot days at the shows with me!

Jon Vasquez' 1971 sedan DAILY DRIVER

  • 1776cc engine by Late Night Aircooled
  • Scat 69mm counterweighted crank
  • Engle 110 cam
  • 90.5 Mahle p&c
  • Berg chromoly pushrods
  • Scat lifters
  • 041 VW heads slightly enlarged intake and exhaust ports
  • Scat single hi-rev springs
  • Scat bolt together rocker shafts
  • 1.25:1 rockers
  • HPC coated valve covers w/ stainless braided breather hoses
  • Berg oil pump
  • Berg relief cover
  • Berg 1.5 qt sump
  • Scat billet drain plate
  • Stainless braided oil lines w/ Earls AN fitttings
  • Port matched  and polished intakes
  • Weber 40 IDFs
  • Berg carb linkage
  • Bugpack 1/8" throttle cable
  • 009 Distributor w/ Compufire module
  • CB Performance billet dist clamp
  • Taylor Ignition wires
  • HPC coated header w/ flanged heater boxes
  • Bugpack Mondo exhaust
  • Powdercoated engine tin
  • Late Night Aircooled rear engine support

  • Transmission rebuilt by KCR (via BUGFORMANCE)
  • Freeway flyer (3.88 R&P)
  • Late Night Aircooled intermediate trans support
  • 1700lb Kennedy clutch
  • Bugpack heavy duty throwout arm

  • Chassis by Late Night Aircooled
  • 3" narrowed beam
  • 3" narrowed front swaybar
  • Rear SAW swaybar
  • Red Sway A Way Urethane throughout
  • SAW stainless swaybar clamps front and rear
  • KYB shocks at rear
  • 2" narrowed rear IRS (1" each side)
  • 1" shorter IRS axles from Wolfgang (Thanks, Steve!)
  • Four wheel cross drilled disk brakes w/ ebrake
  • 4x100 bolt pattern conversion
  • 17" TSW wheels
  • 15" 4x100 space saver spare tire
  • Replaced 1/4 section of pass floor

  • Air suspension by Late Night Aircooled
  • Firestone 2500lb bags at all 4 corners
  • Three gallon tank powdercoated to match engine tin
  • SVDC  1/2" electric valves
  • VIAIR 450 compressor with polished aluminum head
  • Stainless leader hose
  • 3/8" lines
  • 80 cubic foot Nitrogen bottle
  • 7-switch box
  • Front, Back, Side, Side, 3-wheel L/R

  • Body mods by Late Night Aircooled
  • Entire car rewired
  • Blade style fuse block
  • H4 headlights
  • Hella Airhorns
  • Mexican Beetle front bumper w/ signals and markers
  • Capped bumper brackets
  • Shaved front turn signals
  • Filled air vent on hood
  • Filled gas door
  • '65 gas tank boiled out and sealed by Tim at Ace Radiator
  • VW of Mexico washer fluid bottle
  • One piece door glass
  • Power door locks w/ keyless entry
  • Escort GT power mirrors
  • Door handles powder coated black
  • Billet running boards powder coated black
  • Shaved tail light reflectors
  • Carb access doors cut in engine bay
  • Filled exhaust cut outs by Dave Sapp
  • Front clip replaced by KNOCKOUT COLLISION
  • Signal Orange paint by KNOCKOUT COLLISION
  • All trim Powdercoated Gloss Black
  • Defroster booster system

  • Interior by Late Night Aircooled
  • West Coast Metric dash pad
  • VDO instrumentation (Bugformance)
  • Grant Gt wheel
  • Moon Eyes headlight and wiper knobs
  • TMI headliner
  • TMI carpet kit
  • TMI doorpanels
  • Berg shifter
  • Late Night Aircooled pedal assembly
  • Acura Integra (four door) bucket seats
  • 4-point roll cage, powdercoated to match engine

  • Audio by Late Night Aircooled
  • Clarion CD headunit
  • 400 watt JBL 4 channel amp
  • 800 watt Kenwood sub amp
  • 1 10" PPI sub in band pass box
  • 4  5 1/4 Pioneer 3 ways
  • Monster Cable power cables and fuses
  • Code-Alarm security system
Air Tanks
Left Front Tire Off the ground
Different Angles of the
Left Front Tire Off the ground
All the Way Up
Front Tires All the Way Up
Back Tires All the Way Down
Front Tires All the Way Down
Back Tires All the Way Up
All the Way Down


Jon Vasquez