V8 1973 VW Beetle Project by V8 Super Beetle

By diyauto
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2 minute(s) of a 270 minute read

6-4-2008

Since I'm getting pretty close to the stage of building a firewall, flooring, roll bar, etc. I made up a detail of how I think it'll go together. 8-)


VW Beetle with custom frame for v8


Seat / floor support / drive shaft detail. Not to scale but you get the idea.


driveshaft diagram


6-9-2008

Finished the shackles this weekend. Cut down the driver side shackle, welded a reinforcement plate, and then boxed off both ends of the shackles. I've got about 1/4" of clearance between the leaf spring end and the frame but when it compresses there isn't any problem cause the spring kicks out and the frame tucks under the spring eye!


frame welded


frame welded


leaf springs on VW Beetle



Comments

Impressive!

Posted by Diggymart on 4/27/20 @ 2:40:48 PM