Finally a VW Topic!

[freebeard]

Guess not. I don't dislike it I was just drawing a comparison. It could have been as easily, lowriders and city buses.


htwww.lowrider.com/events/1205-lrmp-ppg-annual-invitational-lowrider-paint-jam/


https://dsmpublicartfoundation.org/w...6689746984.jpg

I'd call it a good start. I still don't know how Mouse Studios created that poster. In Blender the dotted line and proximity mapping is trivial (for some ) with Geometry Node and Material Node maps, but they did it in the 1960s.
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http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2021...ut-engine.html

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

Originally Posted by freebeard

It could have been as easily, lowriders and city buses.

Pin-striping in early hot-rods and low-riders is quite an impressive artwork.

[freebeard]

This post almost fell off the Recent Posts page. Can't have that.


Just A Car Guy: REALLY nice paint work!

Not a fan of the low rider paint, but just about everything else.

• frenched 1959 Cadillac tail light (always in good taste)
• Judson blower (missing the cast aluminum elbow and air cleaner)
• chopped rear seat exposes the transaxle
• low-backed buckets with backrests
• centered dash
• un-V'd two-piece windshield

I just noticed the see-through side panels.

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

Making some sort of low-rider out of a beach-buggy is quite strange. Well, it would be interesting to see some with that hydraulic suspension just like the full-size rides.

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

https://engineeringworkarounds.blogs...ably-most.html

[freebeard]

I'm not generally a fan of front V-8 engines in VWs, but....


http://vanwebsite.co.uk/vw-t2-hotrod/

....the Westy pop-top makes this one.

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

Originally Posted by freebeard

I'm not generally a fan of front V-8 engines in VWs

Most likely I'd much rather try that 3-cyl Radial Motion engine made in Australia if I were looking for an "unconventional" engine swap into a classic Volkswagen.

https://www.radialmotion.com.au/vehicles

[freebeard]

Thanks pretty awesome, if a bit pricey.

2.0 or 2.1 litre
Water-cooled or oil/air-cooled
Finned Aero style barrels and heads optional
Integral dry sump lubrication
Long motors and complete engines with manifolding, ancillaries & ECU
Normally aspirated output: up to 120hp per litre
Price: from AU$35000 / US$25000

[Piotrsko]

While that is somewhat expensive for the general public, it isn't out of line for a custom racing engine, and downright cheap for aircraft radials. Full reman of an existing 4 banger lycomming is twice that

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

Originally Posted by Piotrsko

While that is somewhat expensive for the general public, it isn't out of line for a custom racing engine

It's not really something I would expect the average Joe to even lurk about its existence, but it could fare better than some other engine swaps I often see on rear-engined Volkswagens. Maybe it could also be nice for a Subaru for instance.

and downright cheap for aircraft radials

It was originally meant for light-sport aircraft, and the only other radials that may also fit such applications are those 7-cyl and 9-cyl Rotec Aerosport engines.

Full reman of an existing 4 banger lycomming is twice that

The smallest 4-banger Lycoming currently available has nearly twice the displacement of that 3-cyl radial.