TheSamba.com :: View topic - Body lift on a full-bodied bug

Mon Dec 27, 2004 10:07 pm

I'm planning on making and putting in a 2-3" body lift on the full-bodied baja I'm building, but realised I am going to run into a few problems in doing so.

With the body lift installed, the engine tin-ware will be sittting a good distance from the seal that runs around the engine bay, which in turn will let the hot air from the tranny/exauhst into the engine compartment :(

Does anyone have any ideas on how I could go about plugging up that gap?
Has anyone else installed or seen a body lift on a stock sedan?
Also, anyone who off-roads a full bodied sedan how does it cope offroad?

Thanks

Mon Dec 27, 2004 10:41 pm

i remember seeing one in a vw trends a couple years ago. i'll look through the archives...

edit: no such luck...i do remember it though.

Tue Dec 28, 2004 12:06 am

well thanks for trying mate
I would be REALLY interested in seeing it tho..

Tue Dec 28, 2004 9:25 am

I haven't put an engine seal in a beetle in a looonng time but don't (at least some of them) put the rubber in a downward position? Or at least you can force it that way. If so maybe get some rubber as an extention and literally bolt or rivet it to the existing seals? Or maybe even welding some tabs etc.. around the perimiter so you can just bolt some 3" flat rubber around the hole? Just some thoughts don't know if either will do the trick though :?

Tue Dec 28, 2004 10:41 am

I'd try to get a hold of Andy Felix, who sells the 'Up Yer Bug' body lift kits; if anyone knows how to make it work, he ought to be the 'go to' guy.

Tue Dec 28, 2004 2:21 pm

My buddy has a body lift on his class 11 car. What he did was raise the motor and trans 3 inches as well, it came out really nice. I will see if I can get some pictures of his car. Basically what he did was use 2 solid mounts in the rear, welded them together, and custom made his front mount. Hope this helps, later Mitch.

Sat Apr 02, 2005 12:02 am

try raising the cooling tin, use thin 16 gauge shape like chanel iron and rivit on stock tin the problem area is the front (by the trans) piece as it has an arch as well. can be done but you trash your hands changing plugs or getting to the intake bolts in dual carbs, perhaps some one makes a comercial wheather strip or seal that could be used.

Sat Apr 02, 2005 12:36 am

thanks for the help
I have decided against the body lift
cheers