Tako's SuperBaja

takotruckin · Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2005 3:40 pm Post subject: Tako's SuperBaja

Here is my thread about my baja. i finally decided to stop being lazy and make it a full description of my car. So here goes.
the car is a 71 superbeetle. the engine is a supercharged 3.8 V6 from a Ford Tbird. the engine is rated for 215hp stock, so im probably around 250 right now. the motor is mated to a stock 091 bus trans with a kennedy adapter and flywheel. The trans is in with the cheapo kit that puts the shift rod over the tunnel. the axles are swayaway. clutch is a kennedy stage 3, with a heavy duty disk. the radiator is mounted in the trunk, with the stock fan from the bird, its rated for like 3000cfm, moves plenty of air. radiator lines are run under the car, with 1x2 rectangular steel tubing. for rear suspension im running stock arms, boxed. shocks are bilstein 7100s with reservoirs. mounted to the cage. once the front end is done the rear will get a little more extreme. front suspension is stock super, lifted. it sucks. the car is actually hard to drive, not safe. so now im trying to find a l/p beam to put in it. i may end up going with longer arms when i convert, depends how much money i have saved up by then. the car is in the process of being fully caged, thats getting close to done.

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Josiah · Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2005 3:48 pm Post subject:

nice looks wild
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Nicksan · Samba Member Joined: April 13, 2004 Posts: 2777

Cool, Looks good and looks like its easy to change the serpentine belt. Laughing

bajaherbie · Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2005 8:46 pm Post subject:

fix the flat on the four wheeler.
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Colorado_Baja · Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2005 9:04 pm Post subject:

Very cool

Any more build photos?

Greg

Dannyrandomstate · Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2005 10:28 pm Post subject:

whats goin in the golf cart?
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takotruckin · Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2005 8:16 am Post subject:

that four wheeler is part of the scenery, the real toys are behind that wall.. i was actually considereing some way ov mounting my 1600 in the golf cart.. i dont really have any build pics, never really considered it, just the semi-finished product.

takotruckin · Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2005 8:19 am Post subject:

Chris181Westy · Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2005 9:46 am Post subject:

One of the better watercooled conversions I have seen! But I do feel bad for your rear suspention! Having to carry that heavy v6 around. To each his own but I still can't really stomach a non VW engine in a VW. But that said it looks kinda cool and alot better than a 2.3 Pinto powerplant.
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takotruckin · Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2005 5:33 pm Post subject:

just thought id post some pics of what ive done recently

boxed trailing arm, not painted yet, no lower shock mount yet

shock mounted, for everyone to see.

notice the tires wont rub the fenders anymore, thanks to 30mm torsions.

engine cage almost done

i just need to cut off the tubes that stick up, and put some kind of cool looking hoop there. and mount some tailights on it, so i can get these stock ones off before my fenders break..

quick pic of my seats

and i got them for $50!!! just made some brackets and welded them to the stock frames. now i just need to make the passenger one flip so ican get behind it without taking it all the way out.

so, thats about where it sits. now i have the blower and fuel injection torn off to find a fuel deliver problem. i have at least one injector that is sticking and flooding out the engine. (might be time for some big injectors Twisted Evil

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el loco kingo · Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2005 10:09 pm Post subject:

that things nuts man! does it do wheelys?
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KDF Baja · Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2005 7:25 pm Post subject:

thats a killer car, my buddys brother had a thunderturd pooperscoop (it was rusty, thats his nickname for it) but its a quick car, ill bet that thing rips. my other buddy had a 2.3 turbo t bird, that thing was QUICK. also, my friend has that same wheeler
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subybaja · Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2005 10:39 pm Post subject:

Slick setup!
That's pretty much what I'm planning for my baja's radiator, only maybe hidden under a wing like the Manxter DS:

Do you need a hoop from that rear cage to support the radiator?

bugs_r_cool · Samba Member Joined: May 06, 2005 Posts: 59

Did you have to cut the fire wall for it to fit and what did you do for a tranny

4x4EATR · Samba Member Joined: January 04, 2005 Posts: 353

.I would LOVE to do that, only one problem... me+power=well, not good.

thevanillaninja · Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 1:19 pm Post subject:

takotruckin · Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 7:25 pm Post subject:

4x4EATR · Samba Member Joined: January 04, 2005 Posts: 353

Of course it's for fuel efficiency! You mean a turbo's gonna make it go down?! Laughing

takotruckin · Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2005 5:05 pm Post subject:

today i finished the back half of my cage, except for seat belt mounts.

dont mind the mess, or uh, wiring. it still needs redone.

i also got my front hoops welded in. still need a brace under the dash and above the windsheild.

i also messed around in the mud a little.

i know i didnt do as near as much as jowlz, Wink

but i did get some stuff done.

dr. awsome · Samba Member Joined: May 19, 2005 Posts: 1298

just a question. Are these top tubes in the pic but jointed?

If they are that's a pretty bad idea and should be re-thought. If you still want to keep it that way you should at lest sleeve them.
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