Vw Bug V8 Chassis

Gone is the original chassis.

Vw bug v8 chassis. I am new to building cars and would prefer to buy a proffesionally built chassis to start from. Here is the heresy and brilliant lunacy of this project in a nutshell. I did se pics of this car b 4. This unique 1971 volkswagen super beetle is for sale in thousand oaks california with no price listed.

Pictures of me putting my ford explorer 8 8 rear back together again for our v8 bug. V8 beetle chassis i am considering starting a v8 beetle project. Vw beetle v8 chassis manual. Chevy 350 engine and 2004r trans.

Jean fourie and his company 3l engineering in cape town south africa spent three years developing their v8 stealth beetle the finished project featured an aluminum chassis and audi v8 we shared earlier this year now the company is offered a limited number of kits that allow owners to build their mid engine v8 powered beetle bug with full independent suspension in either rhd or lhd. Whats people lookup in this blog. V8 vw bug frame. The manual and plans have been carefully produced to enable competent diyers to construct a full chassis and suspension package for themselves by following highly detailed and easy to read drawings in conjunction with the required donor parts.

Making a new crossmember for the s10 chassis and 200r4 transmission. The story of our 1969 vw beetle. I m in the process of building a v8 bug out of my 1973 vw super beetle. One thing the manual and drawings are not short of is detail.

Forums groups other projects. Power comes from a 5 7 v8 from a 1995 corvette connected to a t5 five speed manual transmission and subaru sti rear end. The beetle sits on a chevy s 10 chassis with power disc brakes on all four corners. Is there anyone who makes a chassis suitable for a mid mounted rover v8 that would be easy to modify to be able to fit a beetle body to.

Vw purists this is your chance to look away. Pictures of me cleaning up the back part of the s 10 chassis on our v8 beetle. Sorry i guess i did nt reconize it cause of the paint. Our plans for our v8 beetle.

I know this is possible because it s been done before. Mid engine v8 beetle rorty aluminum chassis kit for running an audi v8 in a vw beetle for 1971 beetle on a s 10 chassis with sbc v8 engine shortening the s10 chassis for our v8 powered 69 convertible vw mid engine v8 beetle rorty. Getting our beetle home. True nobody on the east coast does this kinda thing rolling chassis i think mainly is because there is more circle trac and dirt trac fans here andf not much of a street beach cruizin crowd that and most people i talk to about my project think it s the crazyest thing they ve ever heard of.

Pictures of me working on the rear suspension on the s 10 chassis for our v8 beetle. V8 vw bug frame for. Gone is the original rear engine air cooled wonder of the vw motor.