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    Legendary BangShifter Freiburger's Avatar
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    V-Dub Guys, Please Educate Me

    Is this cool?

    http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/car/508121477.html

    Seems cean and cheap. The stock injection does not worry me too much. But can you get speed parts for the flat motor in the Squarebacks? How is it different than the Bug motor? Same trans and body pan? Does the Squareback have a Super Beetle front suspension in 73?

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    Re: V-Dub Guys, Please Educate Me

    Is it kool
    Is this kool http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1968-...QQcmdZViewItem

    Some parts are available, strong runners cause their bigger. For anything mod, I'd put in the type I engine...bolts up. It has it's own body pan and it's own front suspension design. It has a beam, but different than the bug.
    If your interested, check out www.kustomcoachwerks.com. They do alot of trick VW stuff and have tech info.

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    Re: V-Dub Guys, Please Educate Me

    Quote Originally Posted by AFFORDILLAC
    Is this kool
    poor car!

    The kid next door has a squareback, I think they have the bus engine in it now? they went thru a few engines, being new to VWs. From my visits to watch progress, the car has been a total PITA.
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    Lord God King BangShifter Scott Liggett's Avatar
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    Re: V-Dub Guys, Please Educate Me

    My cousin drove a 73 Squareback all through high school and college. It is still the most reliable car he ever owned.
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    Re: V-Dub Guys, Please Educate Me

    Quote Originally Posted by Freiburger
    Is this cool?

    http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/car/508121477.html

    Seems cean and cheap. The stock injection does not worry me too much. But can you get speed parts for the flat motor in the Squarebacks? How is it different than the Bug motor? Same trans and body pan? Does the Squareback have a Super Beetle front suspension in 73?

    Help.
    Jesus man, sort of, but don't you have 40 cars or so to work on?

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    Re: V-Dub Guys, Please Educate Me

    Quote Originally Posted by squirrel
    Quote Originally Posted by AFFORDILLAC
    Is this kool
    poor car!

    The kid next door has a squareback, I think they have the bus engine in it now? they went thru a few engines, being new to VWs. From my visits to watch progress, the car has been a total PITA.
    Yeah, he has the bus motor in it. From what i saw, he got it running pretty decent, but then he decided to mess up the body (the front sheet metal was all banged up from driving home from those parties...)

    But he said WRX motors fit in those relatively easy, so maybe try that?

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    Re: V-Dub Guys, Please Educate Me

    they're water cooled.

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    Re: V-Dub Guys, Please Educate Me

    Quote Originally Posted by kstanbach
    Jesus man, sort of, but don't you have 40 cars or so to work on?

    But no VWs!

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    Re: V-Dub Guys, Please Educate Me

    That's cool but.....the fast back you posted a while back I think would be better. The blue one is cool, but who wants to do the same thing as someone else. You would have lots a room for a mid engine ls6 and an autocraft trans.

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    Re: V-Dub Guys, Please Educate Me

    This is Kool!!!!!(except for that stupid little kid on the front tire) I have no information or idea who owns this but I would like to talk to the guy who built and races this.

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