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F0xtr0t
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Joined: January 02, 2004
Posts: 6
Location: Vancouver, WA
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 Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2004 9:36 pm Post subject: 4 wheel drive |
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| does anyone make a 4 wheel drive kit for a type one beetle? |
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Kubel Nick
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Joined: August 12, 2003
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Location: Fort Worth, TX
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| Heard of a kit in the 80's from Brasil, never seen one but only heard it from the rumor mills. Either way noone makes them now. Seen a few that has been converted, there's a rally bug that's for sale with a AWD setup. When I mean conversions I mean stock rear engine location with custom/modified tranny and donor front drivetrain, etc (not a bug body bolted on a modern AWD frame). |
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DanGreen
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Joined: November 24, 2003
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Location: Goleta
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Vw bodies on 4x4 chassis ? Might as well not even call it a vw. Lotta people use Suzuki Samurai as the chassis, some use jeeps. I can only imagine what a real 4x4 vw is capable of  As far as the real ones (the ones made in the war) I think they made no more than 30,000 but it could be less, not sure. Ive seen one in town, passed by it a couple times on my bike. Lots of clearance !.......... |
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Kubel Nick
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Location: Fort Worth, TX
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| Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2004 6:27 am Post subject: |
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| The rally bug was for sale for around $7k range. More than reasonable, he's building another AWD bug and need $$ to fund the new project. You may look into a quaif front tranny setup with a Porsche 924 tranny in the rear. |
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62ragman
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Joined: November 01, 2003
Posts: 100
Location: San Dimas,CA
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| Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2004 10:53 am Post subject: |
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Who needs 4X? Bajas/VWs go just about ANYWHERE!!!   
I've seen Bajas pass stuck 4Xs and keep going, really pisses off the guy that has tons of money poured into that money pit called a 4X. |
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Hebster52
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Joined: March 14, 2003
Posts: 1888
Location: Finland, Jakobstad
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| Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2004 4:17 am Post subject: |
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| Vw bodies on 4x4 chassis ? Might as well not even call it a vw. Lotta people use Suzuki Samurai as the chassis, some use jeeps. I can only imagine what a real 4x4 vw is capable of As far as the real ones (the ones made in the war) I think they made no more than 30,000 but it could be less, not sure. Ive seen one in town, passed by it a couple times on my bike. Lots of clearance !.......... |
Those 30 000 or so were probably 2WD Kübelwagens (T-82) and Kommandeurwagens (T-82E). The only 4wd wartime VW's were Schwimmwagens (T-166)and a very few Geländewagens (T-87)
Here is one T-87 (4wd)
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