Hi
A guy I knew built a 4wd off road buggy and he grafted a tailshaft output to a Beetle box and he also used Morris 1100 front hubs on a 1500 Beetle front end. A superbug would be a lot easier to make 4wd, you could use Golf front struts.
1302Steve
Thanks Steve, I was talking in the chatroom one night (months ago) about the prospect of having an extra output out through the front of the gearbox and you've just answered my question! 😀:thumb
Kruizin Kol
Hi
That post with subi heads on the 4wd Beetle, that guy used a modified kombi trannie with his 4wd. You can see a picture at Monsterbuses site
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Garage/1811/ Click on the bugs icon and you will get to it, I think its 3rd one along.
1302Steve
type82e wrote:sounds cool can you get us some pics for all to perv at?
Marcel, Ive posted those pics on pic of the day.
Twobus! when one is not enough
Hi
I just found an article on the Kommandeur in an old Aussie mag called Treads, no date but it has road tests on Mokes. I could scan it and send it to you if you want.
1302Steve
I'd love a copy of that as well steve my e-mail is
marcekel@optusnet.com.ao:thumb
marcel
if your doing a mail out please e-mail me a copy
kpiccardi@hotmail.com. just found out the wifes preggers again so all projects are off for the time being but there is always the future.
Thanks in advance
Kurt:thumb
[Edited on 24-10-2002 by Bugged Again]
yeah
either put me on the emain list or post a link/post scans here
thanks
Grats Kurt 🙂
congratulations kurt isnt it exciting!
how far did you get just planning or did you buy any parts country buggy pans etc
marcel:thumb
Type82e, here's a photo of my '66 Desertbug that I drove across the Simpson desert mid 2000. It has CB front and rear ends.
looks cool is it a baja?
waht size are the tires?
how did it handle the simpson desert?
marcel😀
Hi Marcel,
it has a Baja kit on front but has fully enclosed engine bay ('68 deck lid and valance with 170mm trimmed of the bottom of valance and gaurds. The wheels are 15x6.5(140mm rear offset) with 235/75 rears and 215/75 fronts. It handled the desert like it was born there (better than the 4x4s that were with us). We carried 170lts of fuel, 80lts water, Engel fridge, dual batteries, camping gear, 2 spare wheels and were totally inderpendent as we had to do 3000ks of the 7000k trip on our own. We had a great time.
Attached are a couple of photos out in the Simson desert (on top of Big Red and crossing Lake Popel).
Big Red photo.
Doug Sweetman Mentioned a fellow in W.A that made a Type82e, I think he is refering to a member of the Afrika Korp Reenactment group the Aufklärungs Kompanie (mot) 580
90. Leichte Afrika-Division......at this link you will be able to view some of their vehicles
http://www.sa.apana.org.au/%7Ebrad/DAK4.html
Another Picture
Boxer Power
Member of DMLRK.....Die Mittler Lebuns Resto Komeradschaft
that afrika corp web page would have to be the funniest thing I've seen in a while :o they must have some great drugs in WA 🙂 they remind me of the Nazi party from the Blues Brothers hahaha
mmmmmm
those guys and benny hill show
a lot scary for mine.
555, I was thinking the exact same thing. Ha.
Why are these guys Scary?? It's non Political & just a hobbie, with out Reenactors many of these vehicles would have been turned into Beer cans long ago (steel type) The hobbie isn't for the faint hearted,flakes,nut jobs & neo nazis (non of these have the dedication or finances to rebuild historical vehicles) Do you think they drag Tanks etc out of museums to make films like Saving Private Ryan & Band of Brothers? no they were all Privately owned, who do you think portrayed the SS in SPR? it was a UK based reenactment group called Second Battle Group who brought their own Tigers, Assault guns, Kettenrad & Halftracks for Speilburg to use...
But then i suppose collecting Beer cans is a hobbie too!
BTW...no i don't own or wear a NAT-ZEE uniform, i wouldn't be dumb enough to stand in public & be ridiculed by the illinformed ignorant masses, funny though how the "public" are the ones throwing all the Nat-Zee salutes & the poor SOB reenactor has to hang his head in shame!
[Edited on 19-3-2003 by Kubel Rat]
[Edited on 19-3-2003 by Kubel Rat]
Don't get me wrong Kubel, I'm not knocking the hobbie. Its just that dressing up like a Nazi is not my cup of tea. Sure for films and things fine, but as a thing to do on the weekends for leisure , I dont think so.
Just my opinion!!!
Good point about the movie extras tho, I hadn't thought about that.
As for me, I prefer to forget about the negative associations with the VW Beetle. Too many un-educated, immediatly associate the VW with Hitler. Hitler used this vehicle as a politcal tool. The English gave it life after the war ended.
My VW interest is due to the many positive associations around these little cars.
- unlike any car ever made before or after
- the beetle was the corner stone of the rebuilding of post war german economy
- the beetle raised the bar for all small cars in the areas of handling and reliabilty.
- was sold by the millions despite being small , ugly (compared to US cars) because it met a basic need - transportation.
And there is a really fascinating Marketing history around these cars.
keep it up kubel
excellent dubs & excellent bmws too
Ah hell! why do i like the Kommandeurwagen & Dubs? look at my pic...look at the fats on the sucker....you gotta love it!.....ugly?? hell no!
20+ million having been built, awful lot of ugly car owners out there!😀
Where do i get Tyres like that anyway???
yup choice cars .. pity about the glorification of our worlds tainted and bloody past. Wars suck, the fact that we need armies in this day and age sucks..but there you go 🙂 So if i'm put off by groven men playing dress up in there greens with replica firearms..there you go. just my 2c
type82e wrote:personally I wouldnt do a faithful replica for the one I might be building as to the money involved and time
Ive hopefully got a split window kombi gbox lined up which sounds like an easy fit and cut and turn the standard front end to get the required lift
you could do the same just depends on how much you want to spend and how faithful you want the replica to be
marcel:thumb
And you're not killing a Country Buggy!! Yay!
Kubel, I didnt say that I though they were ugly. I luv the beetle shape. I have one.
For the tyres, try an agricultral machinery company or turf machine company. I've seen tyres like these on trenching machines.
no no, i was making light of what you said about them being small & ugly....turning it into 20+ million Ugly drivers!:P
Buggy Boyz wrote:I have to ask why you would want a 4wd setup in a bug ? Why not buy a suzi or subaru ? The bug / buggy will go just as far if not further than a 4wd anyway.
Just give it a lift and get good at driving.
Don't believ me ?? If you are in the Brisbane area I will happily take you out for a display, better still come on one of our Manx Club runs ....
4WDs can do this without chopping up the track...
Sorry just reading through this post and came across the 'Afrika Korp Reenactment group the Aufklärungs Kompanie'
Those guys take it waaaaaaaaaaaaaay serious:o
Do they go to any VW shows/events and display?
