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Wed Apr 28, 2004 4:39 pm

I have a 1973 Baja Bug. I would like to turn it into a pickup. I have seen these on the road so I know someone somewhere must have plans. I need this to haul supplies so I don't want a plastic kit. Looking for metal plans.

Thanks.

Wed Apr 28, 2004 7:18 pm

Make it yourself, hack off the rear half and make a bed or modify an old pickup bed to fit. Check out www.volksrods.com a few people there are doing truck conversions over there, should give you ideas on how to mount or make beds.

Thu May 13, 2004 9:38 am

I have a monster truck which gets about 12 mpg. Since I already have the Baja, why not a pickup baja that gets 30 mpg?

Thu May 13, 2004 11:21 am

I had a Porsche 914 for about eight years. I did as good a restoration as I could over the years. All along I had to deal with people exhorting me to "Keep it stock". Any modification was a heresy. After getting bored with it I put it up for sale and found nobody wanted a restored 914. Several wanted rolling wrecks to rebuild themselves. So I'm not interested in stock or custom. I traded the Porsche for two beetles. I have the Baja to turn into a truck. I also have a 1967 that I'd like restored but with a better than original motor.

Fri Dec 02, 2005 8:10 pm

I'm courious about these kind of kits and such also. anyone got any info.

Sat Dec 03, 2005 12:26 am

are you looking to do something like this?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4595213181

Sat Dec 03, 2005 7:12 am

bgwspectre.com has a kit of sorts as well

Sat Dec 03, 2005 10:37 am

dr. awsome wrote: are you looking to do something like this?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4595213181

definitely!

Sat Dec 03, 2005 11:44 am

BGW's kit

But as with most kits it requires you to glue the fiberglass panel onto the cut metal bug body. Not hard to make your own with a little cutting and welding. Do a search for "truck" or "pickup" in my gallery for tons of examples, kits and home built
http://www.runtrod.com/gallery/

Sat Dec 03, 2005 11:49 am

That's totally cool. Do you know the price of it?

Sat Dec 03, 2005 11:52 am

One you do this conversion I still think you should have it be a baja. You know the full deal with coil overs and some 3X3's and such. I think that would be pretty neat.

Sat Dec 03, 2005 12:15 pm

I said. "That's totally cool. Do you know the price of it?"

actually. I just sent them an e-mail. That's makes more sense than asking on here.

Sat Dec 03, 2005 12:16 pm

dr. awsome wrote: One you do this conversion I still think you should have it be a baja. You know the full deal with coil overs and some 3X3's and such. I think that would be pretty neat.
i do happen to have an extra bus trans with gear reduction boxes. hmmm...

Sat Dec 03, 2005 1:32 pm

I have the price from their catalog 10 years ago, I'm sure prices are alot different and my catalog's in a box somewhere anyways. I hear that they do tend to take their time making anything (they have other stuff in their business, not just VWs) but I do hear their quality is top notch. Just be prepared to wait (maybe a year-ish???)

http://www.runtrod.com/gallery

If you haven't done so check out my gallery, I have hundreds of bug truck conversions of all different styles, maybe it'll influence you one way or another (just do searches for "truck" and "pickup")

Sat Dec 03, 2005 5:39 pm

Here's a nice rig I saw recently...could use a little lift, though.

Sat Dec 03, 2005 6:38 pm

subybaja wrote: Here's a nice rig I saw recently...could use a little lift, though.

Thats cool, It even has a tubing rack so when it get converted to a baja you can haul the tubing home. :lol:

Sun Dec 04, 2005 10:10 pm

I've never seen printed plans for this setup.

Tim

Sun Dec 04, 2005 10:11 pm

The cooler setup is the panel van type kit...not sure what they called it.

These do come up for sale frequently --- they're dogs to sell.

T.