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ok here's the prelim shots...
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and here's the sleek body unwrapped.
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And here's one we prepared earlier.....ala mock up.
is a little lower than it will be eventually.....
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Now I'm sure a lot of you are thinking...what the hell is that...and a few whoe are a little more cluey will be thinking....that belongs on an aircooled forum....
Anyway as some of you know I have sourced a front cut from an Audi A3 Turbo, and plan to frankenstien the motor into this dune buggy (Meyers Manx) in a mid mount configuration.
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Please submit your claims of craziness now....
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dear god...
btw, get some serious downforce on that thing! they are so twitchy at speed.
Wayne penrose did one up with a turbo intercooled T4 aircooler in one for customer, it was nuts.76 MkI 3 door - daily drive/project - 1.8 5speed
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WWWOOOOOOOWWWWW!!! patient number 1 aka AUSGOLFER please step forward!!!was thinking ,oohh no not a aircooled but then your psycotic mind said a3 1.8t!! STRAIGHT TO THE PADDED ROOM!! best of luck mate,,great idea
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yes crazy I know.
and yes would be very twitchy with a high power rear mount motor, wheel standing all over the place. Thats why I think cutting out the rear seat area and mid mounting the motor will give it a better balance, handling etc.
Will be fabricating up my own chassis aswell, which will be stronger than any old beetle floorpan.
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They're mainly so twitchy because of the length of them and the weight factor.
We have a buggy we race karnacross and motokarna in, its a shortened beetle floor pan, hauls arse.76 MkI 3 door - daily drive/project - 1.8 5speed
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Carl, you know im helping you build this monster!!Comment
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Yes I know
Think I'll use those brembos you gave me on the front 
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sounds like a plan, only problem would be handbrake on the rear. but theres plenty of time to work that out! hahahaComment
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yes I know, I'm thinking about having a caliper just for the handbrake on the rear, supercar style....
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On one of the clubmans i built in 2002, we used a single caliper on one wheel as the handbrake hahahaComment
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