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April 5, 2011 6:04 a.m. bravenrace SuperDork
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April 5, 2011 6:42 a.m. 1988RedT2 Dork
Hey, that's pretty cool.
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April 5, 2011 6:48 a.m. KATYB New Reader
i want!
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April 5, 2011 6:55 a.m. Giant Purple Snorklewacker SuperDork
That is really well done. Very cool the way they packaged all the wiring and got the Boxster dash and pedal box in there.
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April 5, 2011 7:17 a.m. Maroon92 SuperDork
The Bugster. I heard about this project a while ago. I thought it was crazy then, and still think it is sexy now.
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April 5, 2011 8:08 a.m. Adrian_Thompson HalfDork
If only they hadn't used the Boxter air vents on the side it would be perfect. There had to be a better way of getting air into the engine bay than that.
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April 5, 2011 8:34 a.m. bravenrace SuperDork
Adrian_Thompson wrote:
If only they hadn't used the Boxter air vents on the side it would be perfect. There had to be a better way of getting air into the engine bay than that.
I agree, but if you got one in black....
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April 5, 2011 9:27 a.m. Rusted_Busted_Spit Dork
I like that a lot, vents and all.
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April 5, 2011 12:51 p.m. bravenrace SuperDork
Makes me wonder if they might make some for sale. That would be a real sleeper. And I bet the heat and A/C work!
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April 5, 2011 1:48 p.m. mad_machine SuperDork
heat in a beetle? That is blasphomy!
however, I would definatly rock that Superbeetle
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April 5, 2011 2:25 p.m. bravenrace SuperDork
In reply to mad_machine:
Yeah, it is a super beetle. They never mention that fact, although I guess it's kind of a moot point with this car.
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April 5, 2011 3:22 p.m. EricM Dork
I would totally rock that
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April 5, 2011 4:43 p.m. TR8owner Reader
I love the comment that its an upgrade from the Boxster. LOL!!
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April 5, 2011 4:51 p.m. mad_machine SuperDork
bravenrace wrote:
In reply to mad_machine:
Yeah, it is a super beetle. They never mention that fact, although I guess it's kind of a moot point with this car.
I am not complaining.. I had 2 74 superbeetles. One with a type 4 engine crammed under the back.
I can see why they used it over a standard. The suspension is basically the same as the 944.. so suspension and brake upgrades are easier. Not to mention the bigger trunk area gives space for a radiator.
I would like to try it with a suby powerplant
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April 5, 2011 6:27 p.m. Twin_Cam SuperDork
That is awesome. Really clean.
And +1 to trying it with Subaru running gear. That Subaru burble sounds double-cool coming out of something other than an Impreza.
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April 5, 2011 6:40 p.m. Cone_Junky HalfDork
I'd hit it
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April 5, 2011 7:02 p.m. MrJoshua SuperDork
Adrian_Thompson wrote:
If only they hadn't used the Boxter air vents on the side it would be perfect. There had to be a better way of getting air into the engine bay than that.
I agree. You could easily hide some air intakes on the sides of that bug without using such obvious Boxter pieces.
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April 5, 2011 7:31 p.m. mad_machine SuperDork
I agree.. I think you could put a small slice in the forward edge of the fender where it meets the body.. say an inch wide and a foot and a half long.. and most people would never notice it
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April 5, 2011 8:41 p.m. Hal Dork
Adrian_Thompson wrote:
If only they hadn't used the Boxter air vents on the side it would be perfect. There had to be a better way of getting air into the engine bay than that.
"There may be another way to get the air in but I like the Boxter air vents. They are the one item that is probably not noticeable to most people but tell the knowledgeable that this car is something special.
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April 6, 2011 5:56 a.m. bravenrace SuperDork
mad_machine wrote:
bravenrace wrote:
In reply to mad_machine:
Yeah, it is a super beetle. They never mention that fact, although I guess it's kind of a moot point with this car.
I am not complaining.. I had 2 74 superbeetles. One with a type 4 engine crammed under the back.
I can see why they used it over a standard. The suspension is basically the same as the 944.. so suspension and brake upgrades are easier. Not to mention the bigger trunk area gives space for a radiator.
I would like to try it with a suby powerplant
If I understood it correctly, they didn't use any of the Beetles components. They basically grafted a beetle body on to a Boxter chassis. I imagine the wider body had something to do with using a super beetle.
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April 18, 2011 9:29 p.m. carzan HalfDork
Do they have a roof rack for a canoe?
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April 18, 2011 10:07 p.m. ReverendDexter SuperDork
In reply to robinmocha: Robin! Where have you been? You never got back to me about our canoe trip!
