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Bit more than just an engine swap: boxster floor!

ricola - February 21st, 2009 at 09:03 PM

Came across this last night, got me thinking now! Stock 2000 boxster complete floorpan with a 1303 body on top :crazy:

You can get pretty much all of it by putting this link through babelfish translater (German to English)
http://www.bugster.at/

Rich

13BVW - February 21st, 2009 at 09:28 PM

WOW`I like that very much. Thats a huge effort and has turned out so well.

Baja Wes - February 22nd, 2009 at 01:40 PM

Google translated version;

http://74.125.19.132/translate_c?hl=en&sl=de&tl=en&u=http://www.bugster.at/default_new.html&usg=ALkJrhjG2oDbikRtv1Jq nIB78zbeJde_rw

Pretty crazy, but I'd rather just have a Porsche Boxter. That grey colour is so ugly, that's the colour they paint structural steel on industrial sites :dork:

vwsteve - February 22nd, 2009 at 05:52 PM

looks nice but some people just have way too much time on their hands!

helbus - February 22nd, 2009 at 06:37 PM

I appreciate the engineering involved, great workmanship

Imagine the look on a Commondore owners face at the off street drags when you have 1/4 mile times that freak them right out.

grumble - February 22nd, 2009 at 06:47 PM

What an awesome project,the time and cost involved just doesn't bear thinking about.

reub - February 22nd, 2009 at 10:22 PM

Saw this topic Rich and thought you'd started another cool project
Looks great...and yep, big bucks for sure.

ricola - February 22nd, 2009 at 10:29 PM

Lol, I think I should finish the cabrio first, although I do keep getting evil thoughts about just making a new chassis with carrera 4 transmission and suspension!

This wouldn't actually be too expensive in Europe, but I guess Porsche parts are more expensive down under. Here you could easily get a panel damaged complete boxster for about £5000 (about 11k AUD), add a bug body, paint job and a load of time and you're done!

beetleboyjeff - February 22nd, 2009 at 11:13 PM

Well, I'm impessed. It takes adding Porshe parts to your beetle to a whole new level.

gerrelt - February 23rd, 2009 at 01:39 AM

That thing is brilliant!! Thanks for posting it, Ricola.

It is like the next generation of the "Nordstadt beetle".
That's a 1303 based on a Porsche 914.

See: LINK
(in german...)

VWCOOL - February 23rd, 2009 at 08:26 AM

awesome

GTMac - February 23rd, 2009 at 09:24 AM

Hey Glenn, much need for your Hoodjax on this car? It is awesome and I love the colour.

VWCOOL - February 23rd, 2009 at 02:59 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by GTMac
Hey Glenn, much need for your Hoodjax on this car? It is awesome and I love the colour.

lol... yeah mate - he doesn't have a vented decklid! :lol:

squizy - February 23rd, 2009 at 03:22 PM

Holy Fenergen, Jurgen.

1303Steve - February 23rd, 2009 at 10:26 PM

Hi

Its amazing how much is fitted in the confines of the 1303 shell.

I saw a similar one somewhere on the web.

Steve

ricola - February 24th, 2009 at 05:56 AM

Have you got a link for more info on the other one Steve?

gerrelt - February 24th, 2009 at 07:10 AM

That car was for sale on German ebay in decembre 2006. It had a Carrera engine in it. I don't think it was based on a Boxster.
Sorry, the ebay item is long gone, and I don't have any other links or info.

1303Steve - February 24th, 2009 at 08:07 AM

Hi Rich

I cant remember where I found the those photos, most likely from a link in German look (that site is broken at the moment).

I really like the Type 3 air intakes on the 1/4 panels, a bit like the Nordstat Beetle.

So if its a Carrera engine they have reversed it as well, even more work

Steve

2 more photos that I have

trickysimon - February 24th, 2009 at 12:04 PM

:starhit: I want one!!

GeorgeL - February 25th, 2009 at 10:15 AM

This reminds me of the guy who put a Jaguar V-12 into the front of a Corvair, including a rear-mounted transaxle and curved driveshaft to keep the flat floor. An impressive and beautiful fabrication tour de force, but you have to ask...Why?