Tubular chassis for VW Beetle/buggy

Tubular chassis for VW Beetle/buggy

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m_steenbrugge

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74 posts

242 months

Tuesday 20th January 2015
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Pretty new in the VW Buggy scene.

We're looking for a kit car manufacturer or supplier for a tubular chassis that replaces the original VW chassis (preferably shortend for buggy use).

I don't know if it excist? The kit car manufacturers I find always use the original VW Beetle chassis.

We would like a tubular chassis to accept Subaru running gear.

Does it excist for road legal registration?

Hoonigan

2,138 posts

234 months

Wednesday 21st January 2015
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I think Dreamshack Do this sort of thing however I'm not sure I would give them my money, they have a pretty terrible reputation of late unhappy customers with unforfilled orders, they may have changed their name now to Buzz-Weld or something similar so buyer beware...

m_steenbrugge

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74 posts

242 months

Wednesday 21st January 2015
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Ok, thanks for the reply and warning.

Any other companies?

gtmdriver

333 posts

172 months

Thursday 22nd January 2015
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There was one at Stoneleigh last year.

The prototype was built by GBS.

m_steenbrugge

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74 posts

242 months

Thursday 22nd January 2015
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gtmdriver said:
There was one at Stoneleigh last year.

The prototype was built by GBS.
@GTMdriver: I looked at the site of GBS, they make Sevens. Was the prototype for a Beetle chassis and Subaru running gear?

gtmdriver

333 posts

172 months

Friday 23rd January 2015
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Yes they make Sevens but they also built a prototype chassis for another company.

I believe it used MG running gear and power unit but was designed to replace the Beetle floor pan in beach buggies.

The only thing I can't remember is the name.

PhillipM

6,515 posts

188 months

Saturday 24th January 2015
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The reason most kits use the Beetle floorpan is it's a loophole around having the thing IVA'd, so chances are if you're wanting a kit that's IVA'able that's all you will find.
If however, you're wanting a bespoke chassis to bolt your beetle suspension and drivetrain on and you can handle the rest and the IVA, etc, yourself, I could build you something similar to our buggy, although I'd guess you don't need it as strong/extreme.

fuoriserie

4,560 posts

268 months

Tuesday 27th January 2015
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m_steenbrugge said:
gtmdriver said:
There was one at Stoneleigh last year.

The prototype was built by GBS.
@GTMdriver: I looked at the site of GBS, they make Sevens. Was the prototype for a Beetle chassis and Subaru running gear?
Some info on the mid-engine buggy :

http://www.greatbritishsportscars.co.uk/something-...

http://www.totalkitcar.com/2014/09/04/mr-morton-co...

I hope ti helps,

Italo

m_steenbrugge

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74 posts

242 months

Tuesday 27th January 2015
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Thanks for the info. I send a message to GBS and got the same links back today.

It is indeed the Morton Minx buggy that uses the MGF as a donor.

With all the Subaru's driving around in the UK I had surely thought somebody had started to make a Subaru based chassis for buggy

PhillipM

6,515 posts

188 months

Tuesday 27th January 2015
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Problem is it's not exactly a cheap base for the running gear, the old VW stuff is better off road, even with 2wd.
There are of course kits to mount the Scooby motor to the VW setups around.

m_steenbrugge

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74 posts

242 months

Tuesday 27th January 2015
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This is what we would like to recreate




Is a road buggy from an original
Flemisch buggy constructor