a few deconstruction pics
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Hi everyone, I am new to the vw bug. I got bored one day and decided to see what craigslist had in store. I bought a running driving 2001 Bonneville. also I picked up a 98 vw beetle. and just started cutting and measuring. I took the unibody and sub frame out of the Bonneville and fit it into the REAR of the bug. I also managed to get the hvac system and dash from the Bonneville in the bug. along with the rear deck. didn't have to make many custom parts so everything fit together and functions flawelessly. all that's left is to do a little plumbing and some body panels.
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unibody out of the Pontiac and into the bug with suspension
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drivetrain in some interior pics showing rear deck in and dash with hvac in also rear clip back on and rolling
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This is the most custom VW New Beetle I've ever seen
! Please keep up to date with progress! How difficult was it to do??
! Please keep up to date with progress! How difficult was it to do??was not that hard. took about 2 weeks to get to the point its at. I took my time and took good measurments and everything went together pretty good.here are some pics of the rear floor pan cut out of the bug and the frame notched for the Pontiac unibodyThis is the most custom VW New Beetle I've ever seen
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this is the unibody welded in and just like from the factory the subframe unbolts from the chassi just like it was ing the pontiac
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Speechless:jawdrop:
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Ok here is this week's update. I got the frame boxing done. Had to fab up some mounts for the tie rods on the bonniville suspension where I removed the steering rack. Also got the dash in place and guages, radio,and ac control in.some plates in for the roll cage and figured out by some kind of luck that the wheels off of the black parts car I bought will fit the pontiac and vw part of this car. Also other misc welding and grinding
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Really excited. Decided to go a different way with the dash. A rhd from england will deffinantly set it further apart.
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