Finally a VW Topic!

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I've always thought that it someone engineered a combination head and turbocharger[s], they could sell two to each customer.

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One thing I would like to have is a Maslow CNC router*. It will accommotate 4x8 sheets of plywood.

This VW station wagon conversion uses compound curved wood joinery. The same shape could be created by laminating 1/8-1/4" plywood cutouts.



That would require finger-jointing two pieces together for each side. But it could be reduced down to an aerocap that clips on like a Jim Dandy luggare rack.


Unlike the rack (or wagon) it would taper in plan, the seam across the roof under a vinyl top.

edit: Cooling could be a row of dimpled died holes down the front of the [skirted] rear fender, pressurizing the rear wheelwell that feeds a Type III fan intake.

* Maslow4 Kit $525.00 -- SOLD OUT

2nd edit: I guess I'm back to where I was in 2012, so I've had the Superbeetle longer than any other so far.



Weird. My Imgur account is gone but the picture still posts. Just the opposite to Photobucket.

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An explainer on coachbuilt fiberglass VWs in the 1960s.

Meyers Manx & The Brubaker Box | Unique Vehicles Based off the Iconic VW Beetle

.Coachbuilt' because the Manx is pre-kitcar, and the Brubaker Box wasn't a kit at all.

Their Associate Curator doesn't get everything right.

He describes a 'one-piece' Manx. It was always two pieces, the tub and the hood. The change he fails to characterize is the switch from a full monocoque tub to fitting a shortened VW floorpan. [This example appears to have a floorpan]

At ?t=201 the b&w stills sequence shows an EMPI Imp. It was Manx's biggest competitor, but in braked sheet metal. That design was published in Popular Mechanix Illustrated as a DIY project. Plans and templates are still available.



At ?t=489 he shows a dashboard cooler full of crushed ice. Any Type II owner who has a full tray under the dashboard knows what happens when you hit a speed bump.

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