Vw Bug V8 Chassis

Pictures of me putting my ford explorer 8 8 rear back together again for our v8 bug.

Vw bug v8 chassis. 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. V8 vw bug frame. Vw purists this is your chance to look away. In is a front mounted v8 powerhouse that is stroked out for more power.

Making a new crossmember for the s10 chassis and 200r4 transmission. V8 beetle chassis i am considering starting a v8 beetle project. Vw beetle v8 chassis manual. I did se pics of this car b 4.

Pictures of me working on the rear suspension on the s 10 chassis for our v8 beetle. 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. One thing the manual and drawings are not short of is detail. It wouldn t be a true vw beetle but you.

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. A volkswagen v8 beetle bug. The beetle sits on a chevy s 10 chassis with power disc brakes on all four corners. Pictures of me cleaning up the back part of the s 10 chassis on our v8 beetle.

V8 vw bug frame for. Whats people lookup in this blog. Power comes from a 5 7 v8 from a 1995 corvette connected to a t5 five speed manual transmission and subaru sti rear end. Our plans for our v8 beetle.

I m in the process of building a v8 bug out of my 1973 vw super beetle. 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. This unique 1971 volkswagen super beetle is for sale in thousand oaks california with no price listed. 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.

Chevy 350 engine and 2004r trans. Getting our beetle home. I know this is possible because it s been done before. Gone is the original chassis.

Sorry i guess i did nt reconize it cause of the paint. Forums groups other projects. Here is the heresy and brilliant lunacy of this project in a nutshell.