Thanks for the write up a great read and a real inspiration to myself in the middle of doing this conversion (If I ever have time between work to play with the beetle).
Congrats on the kms.

Cheers,

Richard

..........wish i had the nuts to do the same......next time.

Awsome stuff. Thanks, Jak!
Steve

Well howdy stranger, very interesting read. I will need to have talk to you about a few things you mentioned.

Steve

Great writeup Jak and an interesting read.
It's great to know that it's been faultless for so long.

Cheers
Dino

Great write up Jak!!

Good write up Jak. Thanks for the thanks

As you would know, there wasn't much info around when I did my conversion (end 2002). I figured keeping a detailed diary on my website would help others. Let's face it, it's cheaper to learn from other peoples mistakes rather than your own

Did the engine still clear the firewall when you moved the gearbox forward 2 inches?
Is this EJ20t,EJ22t or EJ25t?
Simon

there is ship loads of power, no wonder your done so many Ks They are so much fun to drive once your got the subaru power
Does your engine have some sort of mounting to hold it to the car besides the 4 gear box bolts??
If yes any pics,

After driving my superrex the engine lid is real hot to touch. about 60c you could cook a chook under there.far hotter then me 1916 ever got.
what sort of insulation do you use so the kids don't get to hot in the back seat???

I have been driving the car for 4 months now .my temp is ok ,my rear seat box goes upto the parcel shelf but my cut out in the firewall is a fare bit lower so it seems to get a biuld up of heat from off the exhaust and turbo and it has no where to go , as the heat raisers and it gets trapped .

Ian, you need to drive faster to remove the heat

Hi Ian

What about a turbo blanket? http://horsepowerinabox.com/HPIAB2/index.htm 

Steve

Jak, your shearing CV bolts seems very strange. Where they allen head or the proper 12 pointed spline bolts? Either way they should be grade 12.9 which is friggen strong. They shouldn't break unless they weren't tightened properly in the first place. In fact your axle should shear off (and usually does) before those bolts break.

With the allen head versions there is more risk it might be a cheap chinese bolt that isn't the grade 12.9 that it should be.

A real pleasure to read something sensible Thanks Jako

Hey Jak,
Couple of questions if I may.
1/ Where did you get the steel fuel lines from?
2/What brakes are you running?
3/ I NEEEED a gearbox. Are you able to pm me the details of the guy that did yours?
Thanks,
Steve.
PS. What ever happened to that Type 3 case/motor I got from you that eneded up having a hole in it?

Well done Jak, Im tired from reading let alone having to write all that up. I prob should at some stage as there are subtle differences as to what you need to do in a Type 3 compared to a Beetle but a lot of good info for people wanting the challenge. All I can say is do it!

great read

Hmmmmm...................

Hi Jak

Where do you measure your oil temp?

Steve

Hey Jak, long time no see!

Good to see that your superbug is still going strong after all this time.

Did you and CT get around to doing the Dutton rally this year? If so, how did your car perform?

Cheers,
Cam

Ha Jak heres a hard Question for you , would you ever go back to a Volkswagen engine ????

I'd agree with you there... one of the reasons my 58 is now laid up under the house and will be sold....