1970 Bug Mid Engine (engine build pg15)
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I started to tab the floor for the new aluminum pan it will be getting. I still need to add more bracing in the floor but have to wait for my seats first. I don't want to add bracing and find out the seats aren't going to sit in the spot I want. It seems like I always need something before I can finish something else.
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Don't hack apart the 55! Keep that one and use the 70 as the project car. You can find the 70's bugs all day long for cheap. I mean I picked mine up for $600 complete without an engine. The 50's bugs are getting harder to find..
Yeah I couldn't bring myself to do anything to the 55 I couldn't undo. It needs a bunch of work but its really solid and all there including original motor and trans. I will probably eventually do a resto cal on it. I have had it for 15 years and I only paid $500 for it.
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Well I haven't had much time to work on the Bug lately, so not much has changed. I decided to hold off on building the engine until I get everything mached up. I did have a chance last night to get the exhaust mached up.
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Not sure on the color yet. I think I am going to leave it looking like a beater for a while. That is last on my list! I am thinking of a black, white and bright green theme. I know for a fact I am doing all the a-arms bright green and the frame is going to be a crinkle finish black. I was thinking of doing black fenders and a white body. We will see when I get there!
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A little info on the pictures I posted a few post up. I went with a Magnaflow muffler. It is all 3 inch stainless and mandrel bent. I am going to run the car NA for break in and until I can afford to get all the turbo parts. The shocks I used are QA1 double adjustable. I need to get shorter springs on the front still. The way it sits right now is at the height of a stock bug. Needs to go down another 2 inches! The car is ending up weighing less then I thought it would. I think the way it sits right now, it is at 1100 LBS with the engine and trans in. I probably only have another 300 LBS of stuff left to add onto it. I was guessing it was going to end up around 1700-1800 but I think I am going to be a little off...
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Gussets!? Why would I do such a thing? O wait you must be talking about these.... I was thinking about installing them but they are on hold for now. The more off road cars I see come through the shop and the more people I talk to about them, the more I think I don't need them. The arm mounts are 3/16" thick. I wouldn't mind having the extra strength just in case I do hit something. I would rather have an arm bend instead of a mount getting pulled off.
