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R.C.N. Bugs
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 Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 11:49 am Post subject: can you swap a mcpherson fron end for a regular front end |
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| its a baja bug can you convert it to a regular bug front end |
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| Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 11:55 am Post subject: |
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short answer yes. correct me if I'm wrong but you have to cut the old front frame head off and weld in the standard beetle front frame head basically
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loper
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The obvious answer is: Anything CAN be done, but this would be a pretty serious project.
It ain't a bolt-on swap, by any means. The smart money would be buy a standard, if you want to run a beam front end. |
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R.C.N. Bugs
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| Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 12:27 pm Post subject: |
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trade came about
so thats my motivation |
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vw_hank
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| Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 1:32 pm Post subject: |
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If you can weld? then its no bid deal on A Baja.. you just need to swap pan head, you can cut one off A donor car, or you can git A new replacement pan head... Just make sure you git the new one on strata and true..
If you wanted to do this on A full body car then you would be looking at making A whole new custom trunk..
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R.C.N. Bugs
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| Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 5:09 pm Post subject: |
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| ya im a fabricator and own my own shop are there factory seams to do the splice and any estimate on how many hours it would take |
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vw_hank
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| Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 9:11 pm Post subject: |
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| stemhas wrote: | | ya im a fabricator and own my own shop are there factory seams to do the splice and any estimate on how many hours it would take |
if thats true? then why are you asking us?? Just do it!! 
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| Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 8:33 am Post subject: |
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| I might be wrong,but I am fairly certain there is a bolt on kit available to do this .Of course,the trunk mods will not be bolt on . |
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Fe2O3
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| Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 6:08 pm Post subject: Re: can you swap a mcpherson fron end for a regular front en |
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| stemhas wrote: | | its a baja bug can you convert it to a regular bug front end |
Sell yours. Buy a standard.
Done 
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GB2S
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| Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 6:19 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, there is a bolt in conversion, Hot VW's ran an article on it. Didn't look too hard. I'll see if I can find it. Maybe somebody else has it available.
Geoff
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vw_hank
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| Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 8:42 pm Post subject: |
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| GB2S wrote: | Yes, there is a bolt in conversion, Hot VW's ran an article on it. Didn't look too hard. I'll see if I can find it. Maybe somebody else has it available.
Geoff |
The guy that did that kit is A member on here! somewhere in here there is A thread on it,, With lots of pics!!
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R.C.N. Bugs
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| Posted: Mon May 14, 2012 3:34 pm Post subject: |
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| any links would be cool |
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vw_hank
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| Posted: Mon May 14, 2012 5:29 pm Post subject: |
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| stemhas wrote: | | any links would be cool |
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=498038&highlight=pan+head+adapter+super
sorry that's the only thing I can find right now... I know there's A thread with Lots of pics of A adapter and like A step by step of it being installed,, I just cant find it 
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