Beck Speedster for sale, 2110cc with A-1 Exhaust

Where is vehicle located?

El Dorado Hills, CA

 

Here are some more pictures.

 

Forgot to mention the A-1 sidewinder exhaust that sounds great and I have a quad gauge from speedhut that matches the speedometer and RPM gauges. I haven't replaced them because the fuel gauge works fine it would be to just add better temp, oil pressure, electrical, and fuel monitoring. Also the leather rear pad/seat made by Kevin or his workers at Beck speedsters.

California I'd guess by the reg.

Trevor,
Great car. Love the color combo.

 

Why did a 2005 Beck need a completely new wiring harness?

 

Was there water damage or something else which forced a completely new harness?

Ted

Good question, I noticed a couple of grounding wires to the body and no proper grounding strap. I bought it with non working turn signals and thought he messed up the wires in the column or under the dash. I was wrong. Also several wires were the same color under the dash or under the car, so instead of tracing every wire and to make sure the electrical was correct I installed the rebel wiring harness. That wasn't difficult, just time consuming and the labeling every foot or so is awesome when you are under the car! No electrical issues now and all components work correctly.

 

No water damage or rust. I will get some pictures to show the clean underside, I just have to put it up on jack stands.  

I forgot, thank you for the compliment.

 

I always get comments from people stating, "that is a classic color combo" or my favorite statement, "I've never seen a car like that, what is it?"

Trust me, I get the notion of not wanting to run down a wiring problem.

 

Right now, with my car  - all the lights and signals work great, so long as the headlights aren't on. When I turn on the headlights, the right brake light won't work but the front turn signal lights up when I hit the brakes.  (no joke)

 

Ted

grounds.

x2 what Ed said! 

Price reduced to $25,000.

 

The official color is Ice Blue Metallic. 

Here are the new pictures with some under the vehicle. The underside is a little tricky to get the right lighting and wide angle, but I think these work.

 

My favorites are the front side pictures with the speedster script. Awesome.

 

Thanks

Well that's spooky.  I solved my similar weird issues, replacing the flasher and rely. I bought a mechanical flasher, so that I have some chance of hearing the flasher functioning. Both from Pep Boys, cheap!.

Interesting choice of gearing, Trevor; instead of the normal close 3rd and 4th (and loss of highway speed), you lengthened 1st and 2nd (the more expensive way to do it). How did you like it? Was/is 1st still low enough? And are the Hella lights fog or driving beams? Al

Beck S     ..... I like that

I love it compared to the stock Vintage Speedster I had before this Beck. Today I was paying more attention to the MPH in each gear and it was something like this: 1st from 0-20 mph, 2nd 20-40 mph, 3rd 40-60 mph, 4th 60-80 mph.

 

I know in the vintage speedster, it felt like I had shift from 1st to 2nd almost immediately so this is way better.

 

Hella lights can be either, I put them on their own pull switch next to the 4 way driving light switch. I like using them at night but I do wish they were all chrome. The original owner wired them to come on with the high beams, so my way gives me more flexibility.

Sorry for all the questions; do you know if the ring & pinion is a 4.125 or a 3.88? The gear spacing sounds just right.

No worries, I can talk speedsters all day.

 

The receipt from Rancho Performance Transaxles states 388 R.P., so I'm assuming 3.88.

 

When I called them last year to confirm the transaxle, their sales person stated that this would replicate a real 356 better. I haven't driven a $200k speedster so I can't say that he's right, but it's sure fun.

It is much closer to what came in real Speedsters for normal street driving. Of course, Porsche also had a bunch of different ratios for "purpose built" cars. The short 1st gear VW uses is good for a small engine car and it does that very well, but as soon as you bump up hp/torque significantly it becomes rather limiting, but (as you know) custom 1-2 mainshafts (and the matching gears) are EXPENSIVE! Mind you, if you can't afford a 5 speed and can stay away from the stoplight dragrace thing it's probably money well spent.

 

 

Speedster is being being auctioned online but has a reserve. Anyone want to comment on the market value for my Speedster?

 

Here is a video I made with the help of my 10 year old daughter, I might need to get a better one made if the Speedster doesn't sell. I was hoping to show how I can beat many SUV's and minivans, but my short rider was having difficulty holding the camera/phone! 

 

http://youtu.be/hkHgMyAsmLQ

 

Then here is a link to some additional photos and a closer inspection.

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/77645617@N03/sets/72157645241887127/

 

Let me know what you guys think should be a fair price. Thanks

The dash looks GREAT, but your camera girl needs to be a just little taller.

I know, I was laughing when I watched it.

 

Then the noise from the wind really dominates the exhaust so there has to be a trick to reducing that as well. I'm going to try it again.

 

Any thoughts on my asking price?

Anyone interested in the speedster at $22,500?

That's a helluva deal and I have trouble believing that you've had no takers - that is, unless this is the only place you've tried to sell it.  Most folks here already have Speedsters, so your target market is kind of small.

I try to place my camera directly behind the windshield on the pass side, cuts down on wind noise with MY camera. Each microphone is different.

I drooled at the Craigslist ad just today, and sent it to a friend hoping he'll join in the fun.  I agree it is a great price for that specific setup.

25k for Beck is a great price. 22,500 would be a great deal for the buyer. Not so much for the seller.

 

Anybody want to buy a black CMC so I can upgrade to this Beck!?

 

Best of luck on the sale. Patience is going to pay off here.

Nice car! Is it still available? Where in California is it located?

Chris

Had I not just invested in a Contemporary Cobra last week I would be on the phone with the seller now.  Really well done & beautiful Speedster.

 

Joe in NH

Thank you for the rally of responses but the car has been sold and I'm awaiting wire transfer. If anything doesn't go as planned I will let everyone know.

 

Thank you to all the members here for the suggestion and support! Owning a speedster is half the fun and the other is being a part of the forum/group.

 

Thanks Trevor

AWESOME NEWS!  Congratulations.

 

Ted

Did the sell get finalized? Very interested if not. Thanks

How much for the blue shoe?

You have to think of your car, Ted, as being true to the complete, no frills Speedster experience...  Hope you're doing well, bud. Al

That was a nice car! That transaxle was $3000 alone. I almost went that route but Henry at IM stopped me and said to use a 3:44 in my calculations and then compare. My first and second are not as high as I would like them to be but it was $600 vs $3000. I took the basic freeway flyer, had a 3:44 R&P put in it and replaced the .82 fourth with the stock .89 and I have way better feeling shifts for my engine.

Rusty: Yup!

Double Yup.

I had a 3.44 R&P and .89 4th ready to go in my IM, until I got a great deal on a 901 5 speed.

Rusty:

 

I did the $3000 transaxle, then did it again with a 3:44. I've got the world's most expensive VW 4-speed, and it isn't markedly better than yours.

 

Stock gearing and a 3.44 is where the smart money is.

Just for curiosity's sake, does any one know how much a custom 1-2 shaft and gears set is? I'm under the impression it's up around $1,000, but I have no idea where that popped into my head from.

Trevor.

I didn't see any heater boxes under your engine.  I'm curious as to whether or not you just didn't have heat or you had some other heating solution?  I know you are in Calif and so am I, but there are still times when having heat is very nice.  I'm always keeping my eyes open for other ways to heat these cars....that actually work.