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Bunglebus
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 Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2017 2:44 am Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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"1952" Beetle;
https://www.gumtree.co.za/a-cars-bakkies/lansdowne/split-window-beetle/1001871370530911096541809
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Some people think they stopped making beetles after 1957. Some people think they stopped making buses in March 55, or August 58, or August 63, or July 67.
Some think that if your beetle has a padded dash, it's an engine donor. Some think that if it has push button door handles, it's a boat anchor.
Do what you want. Ignore the elitists. Drive your VW. Enjoy life. |
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caleb0101
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| Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2017 2:24 pm Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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looks like it might be a real split that someone put a later front clip on since it has the h apron and semaphores
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GArBa
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| Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2017 5:17 pm Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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a car can be bastardized to the point of becoming unrecognizable... remember eurodub's split? no? it's a worth reading: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=315832
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hazetguy
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| Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2017 9:53 am Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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more awfulness here:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_search.php?search_author=Kmac418
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cdennisg
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| Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2017 10:54 am Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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The stitching on the dash pad looks to be well done.
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Keith
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| Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2017 10:24 am Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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I got a good chuckle when I saw this in the description of every pic of that '73 bus posted above:
"Can't find any history on this beauty. Is it original or modified? Any feed back would be appreciated."
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whozawhat
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TDCTDI
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| Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2017 8:30 pm Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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Nuthin sez qualitee likes packin strap swaybar clamps.
& this fool advertises beam narrowing.
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notchback
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| Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2017 9:48 pm Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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| TDCTDI wrote: |
Nuthin sez qualitee likes packin strap swaybar clamps.
& this fool advertises beam narrowing. |
Next thing you know he'll be offering to cut stars into it.
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FU#3 |
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busdaddy
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| Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2017 10:22 pm Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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Nuthin sez qualitee likes packin strap swaybar clamps.
& this fool advertises beam narrowing. |
Next thing you know he'll be offering to cut stars into it. |
I guess the single caliper bolt is a weight saving performance modification only the really serious competition types know of?
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bandi
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| Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2017 10:17 am Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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http://www.kijiji.ca/v-classic-cars/sudbury/vw-con...nFlag=true
I had the uhhh... privilege to work on this pile a while ago. It was actually well done, whoever built it had skills, just no taste.
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zabo
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| Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2017 1:26 pm Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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two functioning engines! sounds fast!
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This is a Subaru Volkswagen Car Invention. It is a functioning vehicle. It has two engines, one in the front and one in the back. They both function. The asking price is $7,000 or best offer.
The front half is a 1985 Subaru GL 4 cylinders. The back end is a 1973 Volkswagen Beetle 4 cylinders.
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GeorgeL
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I have to admit, there are skills here. Misguided skills, but still skills! |
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TDCTDI
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| Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2017 8:58 pm Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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Two engines but where's the gas tank?
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beetlenut
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two functioning engines! sounds fast!
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This is a Subaru Volkswagen Car Invention. It is a functioning vehicle. It has two engines, one in the front and one in the back. They both function. The asking price is $7,000 or best offer.
The front half is a 1985 Subaru GL 4 cylinders. The back end is a 1973 Volkswagen Beetle 4 cylinders.
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And the middle is a total POS!
It looks like the bastard step-child from a Vegas weekend of an AMC Pacer, The Popemobile, and a Gremlin! 
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scottyrocks
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| How does that vehicle actually work? Two functioning engines that are synced to work together at the same time, each one on its own axle? Acceleator linkage? Howwhatwhy?? |
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GArBa
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| Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2017 9:30 am Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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On Citroen's 2CV sahara the driver could choose to engage FWD, RWD or AWD; the car had two identical engines/gearboxes, one per axle, that worked in sync when in AWD mode.
a similar arrangement may have been set up for that abortion, though it seems difficult to have two engines with different power/torque curves and gearbox ratios work in sync. maybe one can just use one engine at time?
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gr8cobbler
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| Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2017 11:26 am Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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Reminds me of that old joke airplane pilots tell about twin engine aircraft. When the first engine fails the second engine will get you to the crash site .... 
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Bunglebus
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| Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2017 1:25 pm Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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It's fairly simple actually other than things like throttle cables/gear linkage - even easier if one or both are automatic.
If you think about it, why do the engines need to be "in sync"? A team of horses pulls a carriage better than one, yet all horses are different.
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Some people think they stopped making beetles after 1957. Some people think they stopped making buses in March 55, or August 58, or August 63, or July 67.
Some think that if your beetle has a padded dash, it's an engine donor. Some think that if it has push button door handles, it's a boat anchor.
Do what you want. Ignore the elitists. Drive your VW. Enjoy life. |
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Eddo[B]
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| Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2017 2:08 am Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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| Bunglebus wrote: |
It's fairly simple actually other than things like throttle cables/gear linkage - even easier if one or both are automatic.
If you think about it, why do the engines need to be "in sync"? A team of horses pulls a carriage better than one, yet all horses are different. |
You still have to handle 2 starter circuits (what if 1 fails!), fuel lines, double gearboxes,... |
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