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Beetle Rod from AFTERMATH
This build is going to happen pretty quick. Build started some time ago and I've been asked by a few buddies to post progress here. I hope you like.
Yes its possible to bring you next project home in the back of your shop truck.
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Awesome, but you should have titled that Bed Bug!
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Just a quick survey of the starting point before it gets chopped into a bunch of little pieces.
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Good one. That didn't even cross my mind
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And now we get into the fun part. I was shooting for about a 4.5" chop.
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I always feel better when the roof goes back on.
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If your a die hard VW guy you probably should have stopped viewing this thread already. If by chance your still here, now would be a good time to stop.
Started on the chassis. Its completely tube with the exception of the main frame spars that run right inside the doors.
This shot kinda give you an idea of where this build is headed
4 link and rear frame section
The start of the cage. Keep in mind that this thing is being built on the cheap. Don't crucify me. Most of the materials are shop scrap and being pieced together
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Engine mock up. It's gonna be pretty tight.
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I have to apologize if some of this seems a little out of order. I have a ton of pics and I'm trying to catch you guys up.
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This is basically the look I was going for.
Here is another one. It's stretched 8" out in the front and about 2" back (from factory VW) for a wheel base of 105"
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Getting into the interior... After the chop there really wasn't a whole lot of room left. I'm 6'1" and about 200 pounds. The goal was to put me in it in a reasonably comfortable position. Safety is paramount in my mind. I hate seeing this type of car that is virtually impossible to drive.
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Very cool! That chop made all the difference in terms of attitude
Aldin
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Love it. what wheels are those?
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All four wheels are 15x10 D-window steels. Tires are 295/50-15's all the way around. The target weight for this thing was about 1800 pounds so I wasn't really concerned with the extra weight of the steel wheel.
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Nice!
No speedo? I guess if you're getting passed you aren't going fast enough...66 Mustang "Project: Ballin on a budget"
89 Mustang "Box Wine"
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HECK. YES!! I've wanted to do this with a mid mounted liter bike engine for a couple years now. Keep us posted!
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Ya I kinda ran out of room for a speedo. Besides, I usually don't care how fast I'm going. Go with traffic and you'll be fine...probably.
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Radiator had to go in the back because of the lack of room up front. Mock up had me a questioning whether or not this was going to work.
Once it was all said and done it came out OK. The cooling system contains a little more than 6 gallons of fluid
Cooling lines and a few shots of how cramped the back end became.
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Front suspension consists of a 2" drop mustang II coil and custom made A-arms. I used a power pinto rack and then wound up not having room for the pump. I've contemplated running the power steering pump off of the drive shaft but haven't gotten there yet. My target with was 73.5" for a track width. I wound up about a quarter inch wider. Wasn't a big enough deal for me to change it. The next time I do a-arms I'm going to change the design. I didn't leave myself a lot of room for alignment adjustment.
A 2500 pound air bag will find its way in there pretty soon.
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Here are a few random shots of the dirt track style headers that I wound up working so well in my cramped engine compartment
The original idea was to use just this turn down with an internal baffle as the complete exhaust system. It wound up being entirely too too loud and blew all of the exhaust into my face. I later fabricated a corvette style side pipe exhaust system that required manipulating the bottom of the door so that it would open over the exhaust.
Looks like this. Door opens over it. Quieted it down enough to keep the sound police happy most of the time and put all of the fumes behind me. The pipes are aimed right into your window when we're sitting at a light. Cheap trick, I know.
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