Bugzilla - Mid Engine Madness

[I_make_oil]

Cool build. Subscribed!

[Bugzilla]

https://youtu.be/MFZbFgwfSCE

Back up and running. Nice to hear it again. All switches finally work!

[Centerforce]

This build is SO COOL. Glad to see its running now, and hopefully we can get some sweet driving/burnout vids soon ;)

[Bugzilla]

Thanks!

I am working on finishing up the brake and clutch lines right now. After that, will be doing the coolant hoses. All AN fittings. What I will be waiting on is my radiator. I sent it out to get a shroud made and is 2 weeks out still. So in 2-3 weeks, I should have a video of it going up and down the street! Still got to tune it though. The tune is wwwaaayyy off right now. If you try to rev it, it dies. But it starts and idles good!

[Bugzilla]

More pictures! I was a little bored. I did however fire it up and verify that the clutch and brakes do there job. I got to officially drive the Bug for 5ft! I also put the wing back on.












More help from the helpers. The Bug was looking hungry.

[Bugzilla]

I got a little bit more done. Still waiting on my radiator to come back in! Its killing me! So I finished up the rack extender / bump steer eliminator. Got the tie rod ends shortened and welded back together. Painted them too. I also started welding all the steering shafts. Only had them tacked on. 2 more to go and all steering stuff is done. After slapping everything back on, I checked bump steer and it is nearly perfect now.











Drove it back out to sweep the garage. It is nice to not have to push it in and out anymore. Had to take a picture of the 2 frogs together. I didn't realize how small the Bug was compared to the Juke.

[19,69camaro]

Nice looking part, much better than some of the pure butchery I have seen lately. Can't wait to see how it drives.

[Bugzilla]

Alright! After about 5 weeks, I got my radiator back. In the mean time, I was buttoning up all the little stuff. Just need to finish my gas tank and the bug is good to drive. Since I got the radiator back, I finished up the coolant the lines. Now I can start to street tune it. My goal for this week is to drive it up and down the street. Hopefully it happens. Lots of little things to do before then. Btw....-16an hose ends are no fun to put on

[Kenova]

Btw....-16an hose ends are no fun to put on.

Is it anything like wrestling with a python?lol

Ken

[Bugzilla]

Is it anything like wrestling with a python?lol

Ken

You must have done the same thing once or twice since you know the feeling...

And I had 8 of them to top it off...

[Bugzilla]

Radiator is finally back. Slapped it in, dumped some coolant in it and let it warm up for the first time!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JuhrWMnXKIE

[Bugzilla]

As promised, the bug went up and down the street today. Bad news is that somehow I broke a shifter cable. Officially lasted 2 miles. Guessing I got a dud. So I am done for now. I got it tuned pretty good up to 3500 rpms. Took the gf for a ride and she recorded it. I was stuck in 2nd the whole time so don't mind that. Will be fixed tomorrow. I will have to say that everything rattles. I will fix that later as well. Enjoy and listen to that blower whine!

Bugzilla - up and driving on the streets - YouTube

[Centerforce]

I will have to say that everything rattles.

Eh, that adds to the experience. More importantly, it sounds awesome with the SC whine!

[Kenova]

I just had a brilliant idea!!
Split the header into a 2 into 2 arrangement and it'll sound like a Beetle's flat four.

Ken

[Bugzilla]

Eh, that adds to the experience. More importantly, it sounds awesome with the SC whine!

But its so loud I cant hear the exhaust! I knew it would be loud but not this type of loud. There are a couple panels I have in question and can add some braces. The supercharger noise is very nice though. Cant make that quiet and thats a good thing.

[Bugzilla]

I just had a brilliant idea!!
Split the header into a 2 into 2 arrangement and it'll sound like a Beetle's flat four.

Ken

Ken - I honestly think it sounds like a flat 4 how it is. Might have to hear it in person. A 2 into 1 would make it sound more like one though. Either way, the 16 hours I have in to the header, its staying like this. Haha

[vintageracer]

Your my kind of neighbor.

What's the red car sitting on blocks in your driveway in the picture above???

Kinda looks like a Miata.

[Bugzilla]

You got that one right. It is a Miata. That one is going turbo Ecotec powered. Mock up engine and trans are already in it. I will get to working on it a bit more after the Bug is done. If you scroll up a few pictures to the picture with the hose in the vise, you can see the actual Ecotec in the background that will be going in it. It is very similar to the one in the Bug.

[Bugzilla]

Alright guys. I got my replacement shifter cable installed. I tweaked the tune a little more and took it for another spin. The tune was on the fat side but close enough to get on it for the first time. Lets just say 1st gear is worthless and 2nd is halfway worthless. But it runs good! My ears are ringing due to how loud the blower is. Well worth it. If i had a copilot, i would have posted a video. Maybe tomorrow. Sorry. More then happy with tonights outcome. Officially have 7 miles on it. There is a hotchkis auto-x next weekend. I am going to try my best to make it. Even if its not 100% done. All door and window seals showed up today so i just have a lot of assembly to do to get to that point....and tuning

[LeftHandThreads]

Love this project, and especially the videos! Thing sounds like an airplane at times.