Vw Beetle Frame Swap

Doing this let me shorten the wheel base to 97 5 which is about 3 longer than the stock beetle wheel base.

Vw beetle frame swap. V8 vw bug frame. A short update video of the s10 frame swap volkswagen beetle or should i say rat bug. Its a hotrod of the ratrod style this update video was made on the. Earlier this year we shared a custom beetle being built with a bmw e36 chassis suspension and turbo rb25det inline six.

V8 vw bug frame for. Working on a rear cross member shocks and sway bar. Pictures of me cleaning up the back part of the s 10 chassis on our v8 beetle. This is what we wanted so we would have a little extra room for the engine.

1972 volkswagen beetle with. Gone is the original rear engine air cooled wonder of the vw motor. Gone is the original chassis. Making a new crossmember for the s10 chassis and 200r4 transmission.

Since then the project has made read more custom vw beetle with a rb25det inline six update. This unique 1971 volkswagen super beetle is for sale in thousand oaks california with no price listed. Here is the heresy and brilliant lunacy of this project in a nutshell. Whats people lookup in this blog.

The volkswagen beetle officially the volkswagen type 1 informally in german the käfer meaning beetle in parts of the english speaking world the bug and known by many other nicknames in other languages is a two door rear engine economy car intended for five occupants later beetles were restricted to four people in some countries that was manufactured and marketed by german. A pro street bug stage iii chassis was professionally fabricated for this beetle to make the v8 swap safe and reliable. 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. I had the choice of springs rated for 1000lbs or 2500lbs as a set and i went with the 2500lbs set and figure i can remove a leaf or two if they are too stiff.

Pictures of me working on the rear suspension on the s 10 chassis for our v8 beetle. 1968 vw beetle frame up restoration 100 conversion to electric 12995. Vw purists this is your chance to look away. Working on a a set of homemade traction bars.

Not many v8 conversion beetles are for sale so this is your chance to own one that was built by the professionals. The beetle sits on a chevy s 10 chassis with power disc brakes on all four corners.