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RB Will
3,276 posts
109 months
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Brilliant! I wish I had your skills. Good luck with the rest of the build.
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War Pig
1,391 posts
61 months
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aka_kerrly
4,808 posts
79 months
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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 siteJudging by your work so far its unlikely you need help but it may have some useful information for you. Dave
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ricola
Original Poster
410 posts
146 months
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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!
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naffa
383 posts
67 months
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escort90
776 posts
40 months
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thats amazing! would love to do something like that
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soad
15,909 posts
45 months
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Excellent - what a transformation it'll be!
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aka_kerrly
4,808 posts
79 months
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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. 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
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markoc
737 posts
65 months
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Ill be checking into this thread for updates - looks like a fantastic and very well thought out project
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Gad-Westy
6,566 posts
82 months
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Wow! 
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pacman1
7,211 posts
62 months
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Gad-Westy said: Wow! 'ave another 'un!
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bertelli_1
1,034 posts
79 months
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Fair play. Whether you like bugs or not that is a great build with some thought behind it.
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GC8
9,543 posts
59 months
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Brilliant. One small point though: theyre 924S gauges... 
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minimatt1967
14,520 posts
75 months
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Stunning looking forward to the completion of this!
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Mannginger
6,534 posts
126 months
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Excellent effort - I look forward to the updates
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ricola
Original Poster
410 posts
146 months
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GC8 said: Brilliant. One small point though: theyre 924S gauges... Oh well, I thought they were the same... Is that why some have yellow numbering and some white?
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GC8
9,543 posts
59 months
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Yes. Series one 944 clocks are yellow and 924S (which is a series one 944 essentially) clocks are white.
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sleeper88
771 posts
50 months
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Just read all your web site and its ace. 
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ricola
Original Poster
410 posts
146 months
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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.
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PhantomHumper
2,139 posts
59 months
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Wow 
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