Not one for the purists.......my build

Hi all,

Well a long while ago I first converted my beetle to water cooled, using a variety of engines, and spent some time playing at racing it. Long story short is I got bored, and being an engineer decided it was time to attack my project in the way I always wanted: big mid engine, tube frame chassis and properly engineered (non-compromising) suspension and steering.

There the concept was born- lightweight, big engine, bang up to date and without any of the outdated tech that was originally hung off VW beetles.

I started with some box section:



And started mapping out the chassis-



Hoping to retain the original bulkhead.

I then added strength as I build up the upper chassis and roll hoop to give the chassis stiffness





Until I got to the point where I felt a chassis was taking shape




Until I tried fitting the engine......



An Audi v8 along with 01E transaxle......

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