WRX RA powered VW 1303 beetle cabrio with a bit of Porsche
Discussion
markymark1 said:
Very cool you are very clever man.
absolutely!i always wonder with these sort of projects where do you start? Ive seen WRX powered Bugs before and read about the conversion as a friend planned a WRX swap but in the end went with a 1.8 20VT S3 engine mid mounted an its been 4years in the making.
WRX conversion site
Judging by your work so far its unlikely you need help but it may have some useful information for you.
Dave
I've been in contact with rjes for years, before he made it a full time business.
His main thing is a bellhousing for buses so not applicable to bugs unless you convert to a bus trans.
It's not that hard to do a conversion, but to do one neatly is. I've done a few and learned from experience so I am building in all the nice features from the beginning. With all my cars I also like to build them to take standard consumables from heavier and higher performance cars to make maintenance a lot easier. I also prefer to use OEM to aftermarket parts, hence re-engineering the chassis to take the 911 gearbox, it should be good for over 5-600bhp in a car this light and is standard with a standard 911 clutch. It all ends up wiht a car that spends more time on the road than being fixed or having replacement parts made!
His main thing is a bellhousing for buses so not applicable to bugs unless you convert to a bus trans.
It's not that hard to do a conversion, but to do one neatly is. I've done a few and learned from experience so I am building in all the nice features from the beginning. With all my cars I also like to build them to take standard consumables from heavier and higher performance cars to make maintenance a lot easier. I also prefer to use OEM to aftermarket parts, hence re-engineering the chassis to take the 911 gearbox, it should be good for over 5-600bhp in a car this light and is standard with a standard 911 clutch. It all ends up wiht a car that spends more time on the road than being fixed or having replacement parts made!
ricola said:
I've been in contact with rjes for years, before he made it a full time business.
His main thing is a bellhousing for buses so not applicable to bugs unless you convert to a bus trans.
It's not that hard to do a conversion, but to do one neatly is. I've done a few and learned from experience so I am building in all the nice features from the beginning.
oh i see, i just remember bookmarking the site a while ago. There was another website that had lots of information about engine conversions like vw 2.0 16v, wrx, PD tdi and various V6 but i cant find it now. His main thing is a bellhousing for buses so not applicable to bugs unless you convert to a bus trans.
It's not that hard to do a conversion, but to do one neatly is. I've done a few and learned from experience so I am building in all the nice features from the beginning.
i totally agree with your comment about physically getting the engine in is one task but making it sit right and look good is another challenge all together. hence it took my friend next to no time to physically secure a 20vt into the bay but getting driveshafts, gearbox, wiring harness, coolant system all in orderly fashion has been a huge task.
dave
Right, time to start finishing off the body...
Filter frame now welded into the body
Hooks up to the wing pipe nicely
Inner wing finished off, note angle along bottom edge for strength, I will make a brace off this down to the bumper mount on each side to strengthen the back end
I've half done the other side, it will be the same apart from having the 'filter' area as a removable panel for maintenance.
Filter frame now welded into the body
Hooks up to the wing pipe nicely
Inner wing finished off, note angle along bottom edge for strength, I will make a brace off this down to the bumper mount on each side to strengthen the back end
I've half done the other side, it will be the same apart from having the 'filter' area as a removable panel for maintenance.
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