I'm really tempted to see if it's possible to have 2 custom rads either side of the gearbox to do the cooling.
2 reasons. 1) I don't like the idea of having to cut the front end about and 2) hey why not be different 🙂
I do love the sleeper look tho 😎
madness is in the eye of the beholder 👍
people have tried it using motorbike rads and such
the setup works ok at low speeds but the faster you go the worse it gets till you get to the point where the fans cant keep up
Gerrelt went though it with his bug
even with fancy scoops still noone yet has found a way of getting adequate air flow through the rads at speed
Micks bug only had minimal cutting out in the front
nah, motorbike rads won't cut it. I mean a custom ali 3 core rad on either side of the box and possibly a vaned scoop infront to direct air from top to bottom as a single scoop will only aid flow at the bottom of the rad.
I'm sure it's do-able but not necessarily the cheapest option which the front mounted rad surely is. I'm always one for trying to think of ways to get stuff to work 🙂
madness is in the eye of the beholder 👍
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car forums. where a lot of peoples good intentions end up taking a good old car off the road forever never ever to see the road again. 🥲
thats the one 😂
She'll still look like a sleeper, well from the drivers side 😂
madness is in the eye of the beholder 👍
there was a bug in bastards and abortions thread that had the rad mounted on the roof rack
just put an old esky around it, you'll blend right in with the ratlook pack
Car is turning out great !!!!
Corrado VR6 turbo
Karmann Ghia EJ20
nice look mate--and alot of good info for us
Done the RX-7 thing in a baja but now going the subie way
is there any update be made??
...always there is someone faster than you...
www.bugaru.grsubaruboxer wrote:Got the new gearbox today. It has a longer third( 1.22) and fourth (0.82) gear. I am sure this will have an influence on the temps.
How did the new gearbox work out?
What r&p have you used?
HI Bugaru03,
you are right it is time for an update. Because I havent been here for some time. But I changed my cooling system again.
The radiator is still up front, but the spare wheel is, too.
Take a look at the pictures. I rode it like that for a year.
It was pretty good for our northern climate here in Germany.
The radiator is too small for a hotter climate, for sure.
The core size of the radiator is 535 x 230 mm
Hi P4AUL,
my gearbox is great. I can shift into 4th gear at a mere 40 kph, and the engine is still accelerating fast. Not like in 3rd gear, but strong enough for city traffic. And I can do 200 kph in 4th gear, that is at 5 600 rpm! For a test I once did 6 500 rpm in third gear. I made 175 kph then. I am totally satisfied with the gear box. And r& p are stock.
Cheers Jörg
you're a legend. Always coming up with new ways of making it stealth!
Hi Pete,
thanks, I guess you like it. Here is one more picture.
to say I like it is an understatement. well done!
Very nice!! 😎
Hi gerrelt,
Alfa Romeo got a nice radiator in the Alfa 33 Alfasud models, it is
545 x 228 x 40 mm core size. Might use it in the future, with my new body. The beige beetle is gone, now. I did so many cuts and welds to it, I was ready for something better. It is already painted, have to put it back together over the winter.
You have a nice website, by now. And man you have put a lot of effort into your build.
I had some problems with my computer and lost a lot of of pictures of the new body. Just got a few left.
subaruboxer wrote:Alfa Romeo got a nice radiator in the Alfa 33 Alfasud models, it is
545 x 228 x 40 mm core size. Might use it in the future, with my new body.
Thats the one I'm running and its handled plenty of hot aussie temps already, I'm sure one would work well in Germany
Thanx, SubaruBoxer!
Please keep posting updates of your project on here! You do great work.
H i Joel,
the alfasud radiator is a bit bigger, and most important, deeper than the Opel radiator. It is surely working over here. But I didn`t expect it to work in your hot climate, too. It is even cheap. A good choice, no need for an expensive race-all-aluminum-radiator.
Hi Gerrelt,
I will keep posting new pictures of the new project.
Here a few more of the new one before getting painted.
Made a bit more space for wider radiators in the front.
And a few holes in the decklid, these are covert by the licenseplate.
Jorgen, what's happened to the beige one? I loved that bug!
subaruboxer wrote:H i Joel,
the alfasud radiator is a bit bigger, and most important, deeper than the Opel radiator. It is surely working over here. But I didn`t expect it to work in your hot climate, too. It is even cheap. A good choice, no need for an expensive race-all-aluminum-radiator.
The Alfasud and early 33 rads like I've got work well, i know a few people running them with turbo and NA engines, the later 33 like Gerrelts are even bigger again.
I did look at an Opel corsa rad (SB barina here) as theyre very low profile but theyre also very wide too.
Hi ElusiveStranger,
I loved the beige bug,too. But it was time for a change. When I started the conversion I picked the beige one to be the right one for all the testing that I did. With all the cuts and welding, it was only meant to be the test bug. I always intended to replace it, when I would know what could be done.
I gave it to a friend.
The new bug is VW dove blue, one of my favorite 1960 colours.
Hi Joel,
it is good to know, that the alfasud rad is working fine, even down under. I will use it, it is available here for 50 Euros.
Thanks for the information.
Cheers ,
finally I decided (well maybe my beloved wife decided) it is about time to put the bug back on the road.
Here some pics of the painted new body, it was painted in dove blue.
Here two more.
Can't wait to see what you do to this. 🙂
Shame you got rid of the old one, that rocked. :'(
Nice, Looking forward to see what you do with this one.
Gotta work on the Nut behind the wheel before you start fixing bolts on the Car.
Here is one of the front, still lots of work left.
New subaru wiring harness and a new exhaust will be made, too.
same year as mine
i cant wait to see urs done
--yet i,ve
got too many irons in the fire
1960 bug ej turbo 50% done
1990 300zx 2+2 now TT and 95% done
1997 4runner with VW 1.9 turbo and 35 mudders 75% done
1999 prelude with h23 turbo 350hp --done
Just re-read this thread; awesome build of the beige bug
Any updates on the Dove Blue beetle?
BMW R65 LS
1967 1300 Deluxe
Swing-axles FTW
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