Vw Bug On Chevy S10 Chassis

I bought an s10 on saturday with the idea of putting the frame under a bug and putting a 350 in it.

Vw bug on chevy s10 chassis. We did it to a vw rabbit as a senior project in high school shop class. Making a new crossmember for the s10 chassis and 200r4 transmission. It takes a lot work and a lot of fabrication to make it fit right. Working on a rear cross member shocks and sway bar.

1974 volkswagen beetle on 1997 chevy s10 blazer frame. Our plans for our v8 beetle. I have seen bigguy s custom frame job which looks really cool but i have the frame and drivetrain rear end and driveshaft from the s10. The story of our 1969 vw beetle.

It s basically a bug body on top of a modified s10 frame. Chevy 350 engine and 2004r trans. V8 bug on s10 chassis update trans cross member drive shaft by zbhover wed oct 19 2011 12 31 am i just put a quick update of our 1969 v8 powered convertible vw beetle project on my website and thought i d let everyone know and post a few pictures here. Finishing up my homemade traction bars for the s10 chassis.

I bought the car whole for 500 parted it out found a rolling s10 chassis for a 150. Working on a a set of homemade traction bars. Ours didn t look so good but at the end of the year we were able to fire it up and drive it around the parking lot. My build is an 1973 super beetle.

I hope you guys enjoy this short update of the little monster vw beetle bug its now has a built 4 3 and 2 speed power glide transmission we changed back t. We used a 83 s10 2wd frame with a junkyard 305. Is it possible to put a vw beetle on an s10 frame. Yup it s called a super beetle from the manufacturer.

V6 beetle bug 4 3 vortec. I know i put food review in the start of the video opps lol but i hope you guys enjoy this short update hope to get some futage of us setting the body and. My father donated a 283 sbc at the beginning of the project and it has since evolved into a vortec head 383. Getting our beetle home.

Sure but it would look silly sitting there and would fall off as soon as the frame moved. Pictures of me working on the rear suspension on the s 10 chassis for our v8 beetle.