Hi , thanks for checkin out my project.
Inspired by Volksrods and rally cars i thought id add my own twist and combine the two.
This started as a 55 oval window bug and an audi 5000 quattro wagon or 100 QT Avante to our european friends .
The greatest rally car of all time ...in my opinion .. is the Audi S1 from the mid 80s .
As well as the complete drivetrain change ill will add a few styling clues from the S1 without destroying the lines of the VW.
okay lets get started ..take this
and this
The bugs chop was started a few years ago but came to a sudden halt when i was involved in a logging truck accident in sept 06.
The rusty body is not rotted out , just covered in surface rust all over after sitting under a tree for 30yrs , thats how it was when i found it .
The Audi is an 86 2.3l 5 cyl 10v turbo, 5spd ,awd with vacc lock diffs front and rear (dash mounted control)
This is not a simple body swap as the audi 100/5000 is a unibodied car
so first thing i had to do was turn a unibody into something that resembles a vw type 1 floorpan , then cut the "floorpan" to length .
After many hours cutting I was left with this...
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I placed the body on to the floorpan to see how much needs removed from the length.
and cut up an old crumpled hood to see how much it needs stretched , didnt i just say without destroying the lines of the bug ? ye im friggin hilarious somedays.
After cutting 19'from the floorpan ...it sure looks short
Thats where its at right now . ill post pics as it comes together.
Although its not aircooled i figured it may still be worthy of airspeeds forum due to it being all vw/audi. smite away yee purists, lol.