Finally a VW Topic!
 

Alright I will start this thing off as we need a VW topic!


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This topic is really bugging me...

Simon

I think I might be the only stock VW fan here. :D

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I love my VWs (TDI) but I do not like the Bugs.

No. I also like stock ones more than some mods. Though if I were going to get one as a daily-driver I wouldn't object to some resto-mod in order to keep it up with modern levels of performance and fuel-efficiency but trying to keep the look as close to stock as possible.

Went to the Barrett Jackson car auction this year. A few good VW's for sale but this was over the top!!

1965 VOLKSWAGEN TYPE II 21-WINDOW DELUXE BUS - 200656

:)

I've thought recently that if I could lash together a closed-loop EFI system that wasn't too obtrusive, that would be cool. And I think we're all believers in oil filters by now. But apart from that, I just love the look and feel of these cars as they were in the mid-60s.

What do you mean by closed-loop? Something like a TBI or the fumigation system used with gaseous fuels? Anyway, even though the old screen-type oil filter had been not so bad at all due to its low cost and long life, now a bypass oil filter is the rule in a good resto-mod.

Just something with an oxygen sensor. If memory serves, none of the early stock VW systems had one.

Who knows just enough Photoshop to get in trouble? May I present my Windows Paint skills? :D

http://ecomodder.com/forum/attachmen...1&d=1486541331

When it comes to CNG conversions, some folks refer to a single-point injection setup as "closed loop" and to multi-point injection as "positive pressure". Anyway, I'm not so used to those older EFI setups, but oxygen sensors were not so common at least until mid-'80s.

Ah, that's interesting.

Not even my dog would feel comfortable inside it. :mad:

I'm surprised that they didn't make a roof hatch to get in/out. Weld up the doors and climb in through the lid! :thumbup:

Would still be weird-looking, and mostly useless in rainy days :D

Interesting "hauler", but I bet the purists out there are having a fit over chopping up 2 to make 1. But there's respectable metal work and a lot of time spent, so thumbs up for creativity.

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When I think snow plowing, I think of one of these! :eek:


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They're bay windows!

On the Woodruff Special, there is a video of him getting in: Hands and knees, head first, get your butt over the seat, roll 180°, and then swing your feet in. Not a grocery getter. :)

I'm down to my last two. The Superbeetle is very close to stock:

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Shantung Gold paint (mostly). Adjustable Macpherson struts with the stock spring rate, stock width 165/50-15 tires (same height as a 145), carb downsized from a 34PICT to a 32 PICT, Perlux Ignitor on an 009 (Hall effect — no points or plugs). 40-liter range extender and Stainless steel stress bar:

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LED headlights with aluminum tape 'eyebrows.'

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And the wheels I want to powder-coat before they go on, OEM Marathon/Jubilees:

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The 58 is a Canadian — big back window and semaphore pockets. but the build plate on the front apron was Baja'd away.

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The aerodynamic lofting was removed and it's now waiting for a Lexus drivetrain. :thumbup:

That's a Fiat 126

When I think of mowing lawn, I think of one of these:

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Best VW might be the Swedish military obervation bus:

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O'course, it's hard to beat a black convertible.

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My mistake, I thought it was a cut down Rabbit.


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More power, smaller size!

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our family had a fiat 126.

Sadly, all have been lost to low-class rallying here, Like the fiat 600.

I would have guessed some little Beetle-engined econobox from South America; Gogol or whatever.

So I spent the morning looking though Jason Torchinsky's posts on Jalopnik; when I should have concentrated on inventing new search terms. Anywho, Here's some of the things I found:

Jalopnik: These Design Studies For The Volkswagen Microbus Will Make Your Brain Hurt

The Most Beautiful Car You've Never Heard Of: The Tatra JK 2500

The Forgotten Beetle Four-Door Sedan That Volkswagen Never Made

The CIA Built Special Trench-Digging Volkswagen Beetles To Spy On The Soviets

The True Story Behind This Mysterious Mutant VW Beetle

This Fascinating Stillborn VW Prototype Would Have Been Revolutionary

These Communist Mid-Engined Prototypes Are Absolute Genius

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A couple of commie chicks in their commie sports car.

Maybe it's Gurgel? No they were front-engined:

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Gurgel May Be The Weirdest Car Company Ever

There's some amazing links in that post Freebeard!


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I've been waiting for someone else to post. Thanks! I like the Beetle because it is modular. the Body, floorpan, [front and rear subframes in Type III], and drivetrain are separable. For the floorpan, I favor Inrekor:

SAE International -- mobility engineering

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It's like Polymetal on steroids or something. Notice the A-arm front suspension and the rear trailing arms with coil springs. Compare to the stock upright shock and shock mounts. This would open up the interior space a lot.

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This was introduced to Ecomodder by Giovanni LiCalsi at http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...tml#post406215

You can compare to full suspensions from http://www.coolrydescustoms.com/mendeola-products.html at (last I heard) $7K for front and rear.

This pic screams "I'm getting good MPG!!!...." -lol

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The flag says VW, but the V8 says Tatra. ;)

One of my all-time favorites. I know the guy. He posts on thesamba. He used to delivery chicken eggs to the place I worked in it.

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Surf's Up!

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I put picture's of that Tiki Bug on here last year. Its pretty awesome except I don't like the surf board on the side. Surf boards are a bit too Socal for me. But I like the Tiki theme otherwise.

What do you know about all these tank bugs?

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For me, it's like putting a big-block Chevy in the front. Most of the charm goes away. Here's a Messerschmitt I like better

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Here's a concept and proof that it's buildable

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Forget Gas Mileage, these pics are all about air cooled HP!

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The one with the red and black paint and LED tail lights is sorta nifty. :thumbup:

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Note the exhaust in front of the rear tire. There's room for twin turbos in there.

I love those bug-pickups, but its a shame there's not room in the bed to actually haul stuff or else I would own one. The same goes for the lack of aftermarket support for overdrive transmissions. A 6 spd swap would be sweet!


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I'd go with a Type III cooling system and a side-draft dual-choke Weber carb or EFI throttle body; under a flat bed.

I liked the 5-speed conversion I got in the 90s. With 185-60s, it shifted up into 5th at 85mph. But driving around town, there are two gears to choose from instead of one. Unfortunately, the 2nd gear syncro problems have persisted through the conversion and a rebuild. If it goes back into something, I'll just live with the 3-2 downshift.

You started the thread with a brown Beetle/Squareback hybrid. Maybe it's worth pointing out that the BGW fiberglass panel conversion has ideal aerodynamics, as I determined with the experiment I showed in Permalink #22:

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It smoothly continues the taper of the body. An added 3ft boat tail would be perfection.

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Actually I already have my next project car and unfortunately its not a VW. But I've been keeping it on the down low as I'm not ready to start on it yet. However I REALLY like those beetle conversion bodies. I would own/drive one daily.

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Sometimes I still consider to do a similar project, but I would rather get either a Kombi or a 4-door Brasília to fit a V-Twin into. Would also not disconsider to use a liquid-cooled engine sourced from some Japanese motorcycle instead of a Harley-Davidson boat anchor.


The Gol had always been front-engined, even the earlier air-cooled BX.
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I'm not sure about the BR-800 and its derivatives ever being exported, but anyway, there were some earlier rear-engined Gurgel utility vehicles and also a small coupé, all based on the Beetle driveline. Then came the Carajás SUV still based on Volkswagen mechanical components which was the first front-engined Gurgel, culminating with the BR-800 econobox as a "technological independence" milestone as the late João Augusto Conrado do Amaral Gurgel used to say.

Here's a Gurgel X-12 that I spotted last year near my mom's apartment
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Carajás 2-door SWB, it retained the rear-mounted transaxle but the engine was now a front-mounted VW EA827
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Gurgel Supermini, a slightly-improved version of the BR-800
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