Hi guys,just wondering if any of you beetle/subaru dudes have thought of doing something like this,the sheetmetal not the cage.nn[ Edited on 28-8-2005by lugnuts ]nn[ Edited on 28-8-2005 by lugnuts ]

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There is absolutely no reason to cut that much out, I cut out bugger all & If I was ever to do it again I would cut out even less.
I still have complete access to my intercooler, turbo, clutch cable etc.
Jak

Jak, do you have any pictures showing how much you cut out? I also want to cut the absolute minimum and it would be good to see what others have done...
Cheers, Rich

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Not the best pics Rich, but u can see that I could have cut even less, the benefit of not cutting out all the parcel tray is that it acts as a bit of a heat sheild from the exhaust, turbo & the first radiator for my intercooler.
Hope this helps.
regards
Jak

I've seen all your samba pictures Jak I'm also interested in how you covered it all afterwards inside and how you got enough strength back into the inner wings for the valance and bumper mounts.
Rich

I don't have any pics of the rear box that covers the intercooler. I also don't have any pics of the rear bracing, but it's probably a little over engineered. I have a 2 inch by 1 inch steel box section under the rear frame horns that goes diagonally up to the underside of the parcel shelf. inside the car I have 100mm x 100mm , 5mm thick steel sections welded to the inside of the rear parcel shelf & also vertically to the rear inner guards. The bracing bolts to this. Then I have a 2 x 1 inch box section going up & under the rear window so that the stress or force if u will is spread over a larger area. Don't know if it works or not but the rear of the car didn't move at all on the dyno, whereas my 2275cc engine with no bracing could move the frame horns about an inch & a half!.
Hope this helps
regards
Jak

Anymore photos?.....looks interesting.JVLRacing

Just for u jvl :Pnn[ Edited on 29-8-2005 by lugnuts ]

Hi

This is my cutout firewall, Im going to graft a bay window hatch into it.

Steve

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Originally posted by 1303Steve Hi This is my cutout firewall, Im going to graft a bay window hatch into it. Steve

Now thats what im talkin bout

i didnt cut anything out
but i only used a 2.2 non turbo
is it because of turbos you are cutting
terry

we've also moved the motor & gearbox forward.
regards
Jak

I cut out similar amounts to steve although not quite back to the lip that the rear seat sits on. I then got a big bit of sheet steel and got the local metal guy to fold and cut the sides as per the stencil I drew on it and spot weld the fold, making a great looking box section that perfectly sits behind the seat.

Matt

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Originally posted by 1303Steve Hi This is my cutout firewall, Im going to graft a bay window hatch into it. Steve

Hi

The smaller hole in my firewall is for the G50 to poke through.

Chassis has been cutout roughly to take the G50, used a 9-inch angle grinder and a sabre saw. Before the measuring for fitting the G50 I made the car level front to rear and side to side. Now I will put the G50 back under the car, level it gain and work out if any extra needs to trimmed from the chassis.

Thats my tool box and hand wash bay in the background.

Steve

Steve,
Does the G50 shift end up above the tunnel? Are you considering a shifter similar to a certain maroon German Looker from Europe?

You didn't muck around with the grinder! I notice the cut brake lines.

Regards
Brendan

Hi Brendan

I’m using the stock G50 shifter, but I will need to alter the shift rod, the brake lines would have been too short as they have to go over the top of the trans.

Steve