Chevy powered VW Squareback

[V8VW]

I am new to this site and I know that there are not a whole lot of VW folks out there, but let me tell you about mine. It is a 1969 Volkswagen Squareback station wagon. The only thing VW is the body. Chassis: 2" x 3" tube with Mustang II front suspension Engine: Small block Chevy 350/330 horse Transmission: 700R4 Rear end: Narrowed 9" Ford, 4:11, triangulated 4-bar.

Ought to run fairly strong on the street in a 2500 pound vehicle.

[1971CHEVELLE]

Wow nice Welcome..

[V8VW]

Wow nice Welcome..

Thanks. I know a lot of people frown on foreign cars, but I can actually say that mine is 75% % US

[LSx_88_Ciera]

VW in this case must stand for Very Wicked. I have always said be careful when you mess with a VW you never know what you might be getting yourself into.

[bosses son]

this is cool! cant wait to see more

[coolwelder62]

This looks like it will be a cool project.I dont post much here. But I like this idea.

[pimtina]

Yep, I like it!! More pics are required of course!

[rednecknate]

More pics My buddy had a square back in High school i alway's wanted to do this... I love the square backs....NIce ride..MORE PICS>>>>>

[V8VW]

Thanks for the replies. Here are some more pics. Look at the interior shots before and after cutting.


Before cutting out the rear engine area.









...after

[John Wright]

I learned to drive in my Mom's 72' squareback....back then I had big dreams of stuffing a big ole motor over in one of those.....

[V8VW]

VW in this case must stand for Very Wicked. I have always said be careful when you mess with a VW you never know what you might be getting yourself into.

Yeah, I think it should be a good little "grocery getter" for my wife. Here is a shot of the '69 Bug my son and I built while he was a senior in high school. It is Porsche powered. Kind of moves right along. He is now 37, lives in Chicago with his wife and 3 sons and I still have the car. Go figure.



The chassis after we rebuilt it.



Car show with finished product at Union Station it St. Louis, MO.

[Scott Parkhurst]

Cool car! Will it ever see a track? I'd love to see you push it to its limits at one of the PT events!

[Paul_J]

I've been following your build on another site and I have to say that this is one well thought out and well executed home build.

[V8VW]

Cool car! Will it ever see a track? I'd love to see you push it to its limits at one of the PT events!

I doubt very much if I will ever take it to Gateway....but you never know. Currently, my wife is on to me to really get cranking and get this project done. I work a little slow, as I will be 65 this December and have nothing but time. really though, I need to get rolling on it again. Just got back from a 3 week trip to thye west Coast, via Dallas(where our youngest son, his wife and our granddaughter)live.
Next, we went to Carlsbad,NM, Benson AZ and finally Alpine(San Diego) CA. After camping in our Hi-Lo trailer, we moved onto Williams,AZ (Grand Canyon) where we got snowed in. After seeing historic Williams, it really put me back in the build mode as the goal is to drive the complete Mother road (Route 66) from start to finish, next year, in the Squareback. Wish I could find out what the towing capacity of the car would be. Would like to be able to tow the Hi-Lo with it.

Camaro radator and fan














Glass front end I will be using


Sitting on saw horses so I can roll chassis out and work on it

[V8VW]

I've been following your build on another site and I have to say that this is one well thought out and well executed home build.

Thanks. What site did you see it on?

[John Wright]

Lo-Hi?....pop-up camper with hard sides? If so....probably weighs less than 2K, doesn't it?

[jackfrost]

very cool. you should either start a thread in the "Project Updates" section, or have an admin move this one. I'd love to see the progress.

[V8VW]

Lo-Hi?....pop-up camper with hard sides? If so....probably weighs less than 2K, doesn't it?

It weighs 3700 pounds. Tows fine with my '01 tacoma with a 3.4 V6 Just don't know how to figure the rating for the VW or even if it could pull it due to the weight of the car.

[liquidh8]

very cool project. please keep us posted with your progress.

[Fast68back]

Sweet project! Like your wife, I can't wait to see it finished...