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Old July 4th 2004, 16:09
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that's alot of custom work there.. just in the double A arms..
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Old July 4th 2004, 23:06
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What exactly does a custom tubular chassis mean?

What are the essencial mods for a VW Supercar?
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Old July 4th 2004, 23:38
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Miller, do you have any pictures of your progress so far?

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Old July 5th 2004, 01:01
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What exactly does a custom tubular chassis mean?

What are the essencial mods for a VW Supercar?
He's talking about replacing the pan with a custom built race chassis made out of tubular chromoly. Much stronger & lighter then a VW Pan. This is what most drag cars/race cars do.
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Old July 5th 2004, 03:28
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That's gotta be expensive. I'm suprised no one make a build your own VW kit.. You can even build the chassis..wow..
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Old July 5th 2004, 15:30
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Here is an example of a tube chassis
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Old July 5th 2004, 17:13
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Gotcha. That is alot of custom work.

Do these cars (beeltes/superbeeltes) share any similarities with the Rear engined Porsches?

other cars I've been wonding about: BMW E30s (3 series 325, M3 etc) , 240SX, Porsche 944/924, Mitsubishi Eclipse or varient (Talon, Laser), Datson 510, BMW 2002, 5.0 Mustang (stright line anyway), Dodge Colt (Lanser), Miata, MR2, Old GMs with 350s (Monties, Comaros, Caprices, Cutlasses), New Comaro and Supras.

Those are the cars sugested to me when I went around asking what cheap go fast fun cars were. Why is there no Super Beetle here? Things seem cheep enough for it, large aftermarket parts. Granted the engines are more expenive to get HP as you have to do it all new, no real just bolt ons (IE ECU) but the cars themselves are cheaper? You can put 944 brakes on it (already people say those 944 cars stop well imagine them on a beetle) You can put WIDE tires on the beetle. I don't know about the suspension and handling but porsche uses a varient of it?

Someone also sugested E28 5 series, and Dodge Neons, and a Peugeot 505

CRX's were also sugested; If I was going to stay FWD I'd just keep the MK2 Jetta VR6.
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Old July 5th 2004, 17:42
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I didn't build my car because it was cheap. I built my car because I love Aircooled VW's. I could have bought a nice 911 for what I have in mine. But my car is nice from one end to the other. and there is no schock value in being spanked by a 911. But if you are not in the know, and are spanked by a Bug you are more than likely shocked all to hell.
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Old July 5th 2004, 20:32
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What all did you do to your bug? would you say you keep up with the 911s?
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Once I get the 901 gearbox in it, I should have some fun with the 911's should stay with them on the short haul now, but I havn't tried one. So far I have 11 inch Brembo solid rotors and Ghia/914 callipers. MaxxStruts, saw bars, 16X6 C2 wheels/some nice tires and the 2275. This winter I should do the 901 install, strut brace and cup brace.
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And you could have bought a 911 with all that?
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Old July 5th 2004, 22:46
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and if you could define short haul? Is your engine type 1 or 4?
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Old July 5th 2004, 23:05
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Mine is a type 1 engine, I have a good bit of money in the paint/body, I do show the car. I didn't list some of the stuff that that I have done. Paint like mine would run $5k+, an engine like mine would run you $5k, Then figure the car itself as a platform, Porsche C2 wheels aint cheap, All new interior/rubber, C/F running boards, Seats from a 2003 Celica GTS, audio system, mine was a ground-up restoration some everthing has be done.
Yep,I figure 15K would buy a nice 911. A friend of mine bought a sweet unmolested 76 911S for less than 8K shipped from Cali. to GA.
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Old July 5th 2004, 23:26
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5K engine.. that's a pricy sucker. What have you done suspension wise?
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Old July 6th 2004, 00:54
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I don't have 5K in the engine, but if I had to have someone build it again it would be 5K+.
I have TopLine MaxxStruts, urethane bushings, Sway-A-Way bar in the rear, A machinest friend is building my strut brace and cup brace, and I still need to do a 7/8" sway bar in front.
I would like to do one without high end paint/restoration and use fiberglass fenders 944 arms/brakes, 2L type 4 for a daily driver/track car. Stip everything. That would be much cheaper. Maybe one day.
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