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Wed Jun 12, 2013 10:55 am

Saw this BMW powered Beetle on the internet .. was on a website in German .. couldn't find out much about it but I like it :twisted:

Wed Jun 12, 2013 5:25 pm

that's pretty sick

Wed Jun 12, 2013 5:38 pm

pretty sweet looking

Wed Jun 12, 2013 9:13 pm

onibug wrote: that's pretty sick
Yeah, this kind: :-&

Wed Jun 12, 2013 9:51 pm

Looks like an early 90s M50 non-Vanos, with a custom euro intake. looks like it might have a turbo, hard to tell by the quality. Those bmws need to have their cooling systems in tiptop shape or theyll overheat, hope this guy doesnt have issues.

Thu Jun 13, 2013 1:06 am

Fab4Fan wrote: Looks like an early 90s M50 non-Vanos, with a custom euro intake. looks like it might have a turbo, hard to tell by the quality.

Intercooler and big wastegate are abit of a give away.

Obviously changed to a topmount though.

Thu Jun 13, 2013 1:39 am

Have they done away with the front beam?

What is the steering set-up?

Thu Jun 13, 2013 1:48 am

Hefner wrote: Have they done away with the front beam?

What is the steering set-up?

He has done away with pretty much everything VW except the body.

Its same sort of deal as the Bugster.

Just a Super Beetle body sitting on a BMW Chassis.

Thu Jun 13, 2013 10:32 am

Hefner wrote: Have they done away with the front beam?

What is the steering set-up?

Super beetles don't have beams, they have struts. Early super beetles had steering boxes, later models had steering racks.

Sun Jun 16, 2013 7:28 am

Hefner wrote: Have they done away with the front beam?

What is the steering set-up?

That is all BMW E30. Looks like they cut a 325 down to the floor pans and put the bug on it. The strut towers, steering rack, and front sub-frame are all Bimmer.

Mon Nov 11, 2013 9:24 pm

This thing has surfaced in a Speed Hunters webzine article

http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/07/a-beetle-that-thinks-its-a-bmw/