I'm looking for a cheap donor beatle for a beach buggy project, any suggestions would be much appreciated.
the guys broke an old bug which was to be used for a charity project.
Maybe they will sell it to you?
Maybe they will sell it to you?
Isn't that a 1302 though? If it is it'll need some fancy fabricating on the front end to support the struts.
Ah I don't think I'd fancy that to be honest. I was hoping to get a Bug with torsion bar suspension so it'd be more straighforward. Thanks
No you're right Justin. The suspension collapses when the body is taken off cause the suspension struts mount to the inner wheel arch.
Will one of these beatles do?
Will one of these beatles do?
George has it at the moment. Drop him a PM.
Hmmm George... Beatle... Bit of a coincidence there? :lol:
Hmmm George... Beatle... Bit of a coincidence there? :lol:
No I don't think I can use one of these ones without a lot of fabrication. Thanks a lot for the help.
Yeah you're probably better off with an earlier bug. The McPherson struts will just give you a headache.
Yeah I have the bug at the moment - yeah you have to replace the full mcpherson struts with a framehead from a normal beetle, its more work
Dazza, could you get the V5 for that chassis so we mgiht be able to do something like this with it
George
Dazza, could you get the V5 for that chassis so we mgiht be able to do something like this with it
George
Donal, are you looking for a whole beetle, or just a rolling chassis with a log book?
If you're going the whole beetle route, have you decided what you're going to do with the redundant body, interior etc?
You might be better off just looking for a chassis, so you don't have the hassle of dealing with removing the body off it and disposing of it etc?
Does it need to have engine in place...?
I'll keep my ears open, but useable *whole* scrap beetles are going up in price and getting harder to find one that doesn't need huge amounts of work.
If you're going the whole beetle route, have you decided what you're going to do with the redundant body, interior etc?
You might be better off just looking for a chassis, so you don't have the hassle of dealing with removing the body off it and disposing of it etc?
Does it need to have engine in place...?
I'll keep my ears open, but useable *whole* scrap beetles are going up in price and getting harder to find one that doesn't need huge amounts of work.
i also have the chassis from this sitting here
with body and floors removed, tax book included and a set of new floorpans, its been sat a while but could be an ideal starting point, and you dont have to worry about getting rid of a knackered body either..
based near thurles
with body and floors removed, tax book included and a set of new floorpans, its been sat a while but could be an ideal starting point, and you dont have to worry about getting rid of a knackered body either..
based near thurles
