I just picked up this 74 vw superbug, the guy i bought it off has owned it since 1979, it's got a smooth running 1600 which has been converted to run on unleaded. it's an original car complete with completely rusted out floor pan and all it's original log books.

My plan for it, although at the moment very hazy is to turn it in to a street baja, sounds weird i know but i am thinking of using some baja styling but keeping it low and fast. The plan will inlclude rear disc converion and an ej20 or ej20 turbo converion.

I would like some help on which way to go with suspension and some help sourcing interior trimming and floor panels and baja kit locally.

Also if anyone is interested in any of the original parts (fenders, hub caps, complete engine aseembly, running board chrome trims, bonnet, deck lid, bumpers etc please let me know.

here is some pics !

Where are you?

G'day

A baja kit for an L Bug will need to be a custom jobbie of a stangard kit.

Are you wanting to lower the car??
lowered cups on your struts is the easiest answer and if you are going for baja guards you wont need to worry about offsets

not a bad looking vw, your off to the good start , the first thing every body seems to do when they get a old bug is
to start to pull them apart

i'm on the sunshine coast in qld, i have started tearing her down originally because of the smell of the rotten interior, and now well it's to repair the floor lol, next step will be rwc then after than the modification will begin.

i was wondering if there was differences in the baja kits, what sort of mods where you refering to ??

it's quite a solid little car other than the floor. everything thing is there and the body (other than floor) is rust free.

also lowered cups ?? my standard struts are buggered so i will need to replace them

definitely lowering it

welcome to here
lowering it is so passé
everyone one has one of those
Baja'ing is the new black, as the beach is in our back yard
do whatever you like and enjoy your new vw
'converterted to run on ULP' best to run it on 98 ron, the motor will be happy up here in the heat
look forward to seeing it about on the road soon
where on the sunny coast are you at?
cheers pauly

bit of info here

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=81050&page=1 

thanks for the info guys ! i might try make my own mods to the standard fenders.. any examples of that going around ?

and paul i am in kuluin

more looking around i do the more confused i get, the plan was a "street baja" i'm trying to find a good example on the net somwhere, i don't want to use it offroad i just want it to look tough

need to find an example

so you want it to go like stink

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnEJiY3yEWk 

.

it's name has come from a few things, i wanted to use the sb from super bug, and then i got an sti ej20 turbo, and then one night it stunk the house out leaking stale fuel, so STInk Bug lol

Got the gear to bolt the engine to the box?

Luckily my dad is currently researching making an adapter plate and flywheel etc, I'm not too keen on the off the shelf prices. Trying to do something awesome on a budget lol he works in the manufacturing industry.

have you got any suggestions ?

looking in to brakes at the moment as well.. thinking the ea rears and a similar setup to the one on here that uses falcon 5 stud on the front.

here is another video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fz_YTi5kdyE&list=UU3LLZ1nQv_16BIUEK9SMvXw&...

johns subaru kits are ok priced and they work .

Hi

Don't forget to budget for hose clamps, a subi conversion sucks them up.

Steve

x2,

I bought a box of 20 and still didn't have enough.

Hope you understand the beer economy when getting favours done by people then!
And I have ford brakes on mine, well that's the easy explaination.

STI DUB what ford brakes did you use up front ?

I'm not new to conversions so i understand the effort and extra costs which go in to them. I'm definitely up with beer economy lol I'm just saying if i was to go and buy the bits of pieces all straight from the shelf it would cost a fortune. My budget is not tiny, things will be done right i am just going to nut out my options and save where i can.

Also Joel would you mind elaborating on gearbox upgrades ? in more specifics and what the weak points are ?

See the box in your beetle? That's your weak point with turbo Subie bolted to it

Brakes, see VWCOOL, thread will be a few years old now tho...

Well if you want to do your gearbox correctly, then consider putting in the Subaru 5 speed that was designed to go with your engine.
This will take the power of your motor and allow it to operate in the correct rev range where you make maximum power and torque.
Plus it's got 5 speeds so that you can cruise around comfortably. More expensive than an adaptor plate but also has many benefits.

what have you done in your setup STIDUB ?

also ive been doing some reading of different forums and even considering quotes from joel and subaru gears on other forums i think the standard box will do the job for me, if i love the car and the build goes the way i want, maybe one day in the future my gearbox will explode and i will consider other options then, seeing as i am making up the adapter plate and flywheel with dad which probly isn't going to cost anything i really have nothing to loose. If the setup doesn't work i can upgrade

anyways, the last few nights i have spent getting the motor up to scratch so i can set it aside knowing it's ready to drop in. New timing belt kit has been installed, oil pump removed, cleaned, tightened and re installed. I have re sealed the rocker cover gaskets and replaced the oil filter. Test fitting of all the original parts such as intercooler etc etc.

We have started cutting out the floor pan for repair and are starting to draw up plans for the body modifications and also i'm plotting my suspension and brake setup

Can anyone lead me in the right direction is australia to get all the replacement parts like running boards and interior parts, window rubbers etc ??

lookin sad


holy floor batman !


engine just hanging out


16*7 ford wheels i am hoping to use

my stock vw tran is ok, mines done about 20000Ks
just remember to check the gearbox oil level , you would be surprised how many people fix up their rides and never check the gearbox oil doesn't hurt to even change the oil .

she'll get new oil i've got to do the output shaft seal in it anyways

Good luck with this, would love to do this conversion myself but I think it isn't for me, just yet anyway.

Will watch this thread closely to see what problems you are faced with so when I do end up doing a conversion, I know what to expect.

Good luck and have fun!