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| posted on January 20th, 2010 at 07:16 AM |
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4wd Beetle???
Was just over at Brickyard and there was a post about a company that does Subaru transaxle conversions
These transaxles can be used with rear-mounted Subaru engines to create a number of different drivelines, for example :
· 4wd VW type 1 beetle (torsion bar cutting required)
· 2wd VW type 1 beetle (no torsion bar cutting required)
· Replace the VW driveline in a 4WD Syncro
· Convert a 2WD Syncro to 4WD and replace the VW driveline.
Here is the link to the company
http://members.iinet.net.au/~ttriebler/index.htm
Could be interesting
Could be some REAL interesting Baja's hitting the road (or dunes) soon??
Barry
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| posted on January 20th, 2010 at 08:11 AM |
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http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=76880&page=1
Barry, you of all people should read your own forum a little better
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| posted on January 20th, 2010 at 09:05 AM |
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There used to be 4x4 beetles used in rallycross in the UK about 30 years ago. I remember watching it on telly and from what I recall though they were
1303s.
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| posted on January 20th, 2010 at 10:59 AM |
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hah!
ME?? in Conversion Perversion?? 
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| posted on January 20th, 2010 at 11:24 AM |
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It's a fair cop !
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| posted on January 20th, 2010 at 07:28 PM |
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In 1941 there was a Type 877 called Commandeurwagen built as 4WD...but only a few survived...
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| posted on January 20th, 2010 at 07:51 PM |
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In 1941 there was a Type 877 called Commandeurwagen built as 4WD...but only a few survived...
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With swimmer runninggear basically, but a top speed of only about 70km/h.....doh.
Hardly strong enough for a 2180 IDA motor. Handling might also be a bit 'interesting'.
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| posted on January 20th, 2010 at 07:58 PM |
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| posted on January 20th, 2010 at 08:00 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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posted by cb john
In 1941 there was a Type 877 called Commandeurwagen built as 4WD...but only a few survived...
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With swimmer runninggear basically, but a top speed of only about 70km/h.....doh.
Hardly strong enough for a 2180 IDA motor. Handling might also be a bit 'interesting'.
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From that point of view you are dead right...
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| posted on January 20th, 2010 at 08:01 PM |
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bet your thinking now Matt 
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| posted on January 20th, 2010 at 08:19 PM |
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I vaguely recall reading about a 4X4 beetle years ago that used a Datsun rear diff in the front.
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| posted on January 20th, 2010 at 09:14 PM |
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All very interesting. Thanks for the pics Daimo, saw that Euro bug a while back. Would be an extreme amount of fun thats for sure.
I'm sus on this Subi box for use for offroad, more of a rally setup I guess, as the final drive works out to 3.73:1. Anyone know the Subi gear
ratios?
The budget option is still the Renault in my books.
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