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1976 VW Standard Bug Body that
has been cut away and lightened |
| 2300 Turbo T-bird motor with
the electronic fuel injection and radiator mounted behind the seats with dual fans |
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Esslinger Engineering adaptor
with 2100# Kennedy clutch and super disk |
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1972 VW Bus 002 Tranny with stock
length bus axles and type 2 CV's |
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Custom 2x3 Rear trailing arms
with 280Z disc brakes and dual shocks, one of them coil over |
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Custom roll cage with beam and
torsion housing support |
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Poly bucket seats with added gel
foam inserts and four point harnesses |
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Ball
joint front end with 2"
lift spindles and Ghia disc brakes and coil over shocks |
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One piece fiberglass front end
and 11 gallon poly fuel tank |
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Stock windshield wipers with dual
wiper mounted washers |
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Turning brakes and park-loc |
Check out the 2.3 turbo fuel injected t-bird motor install
here.
As
I am in the middle of getting the rats nest of wiring figured out for this thing
I have made some other mods.
I needed to come up with a way to control the
throttle cable and decided that a new and improved one was in order. I
started with a large pedal with a foot rest on the right side. I was
dreading figuring out a hinge for it that would mount to the floor and not be
destroyed by the first rock I landed on when I happened on an old door
hinge. After a bit of head scratching I realized that the stock pedal
mount in the bug matches very well with the spacing and pin size of the door
hinge. I have the type of pedal assembly found on the newer bugs with a
full sized pedal. I narrowed the hinge and welded it at an angle to the
pedal. I then used the door hinge pin to attach it to the pedal
mount. Worked like a charm.
I
also decided that a major sheet metal removal and beefing of the rear section of
the cage was in order. With my first 2.3 engine I found I was breaking my
rear cage apart because I did not have enough cross-braced support. I
ended up adding a cross brace and extra support down to the horns. That
should take care of the flexing problem.
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