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The concept of being able to turn the tow vehicle completely around while hooked to the trailer is what tickles me.
(I think the bug has a 327 in it, BTW.)
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The concept of being able to turn the tow vehicle completely around while hooked to the trailer is what tickles me.
(I think the bug has a 327 in it, BTW.)
LOL!!! Would that it did have a 327! Me too, I LOVE the concept, I truly do. I just keep seeing that Bug barely able to pull away from a green light. But yes, even today I can imagine a market for a bespoke vehicle similar TO a Bug, fitted with an engine that has the necessary torque and horsepower to do the job, with a similar rooftop rig. I think I would want some kind of heavy duty connection beyond simple roof rack set screws but the concept looks like a dandy way to tow a small trailer.
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I had a friend in high school who paid for college by modifying beetles. He put Jaguar engines in them (usually 6-Cyliners). Once he put a V-12 in one. It was a monster. Basically a one-seater, as the engine sat next to the driver, but it was about the least vehicle you could put around that engine, so it could HAUL.
A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.
Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich
I've seen that idea in use, seen every possible mod imaginable. I saw a really practical mod using an inline six. I suspect your friend's Jag six had the engine up front in the trunk, yes? Same with the Chevy six I saw. Of course that means it's no longer a "Bug" in any way except cosmetic, as the front mounted inline six also meant water cooling, a trans and driveshaft, and a complete re-do of the entire chassis.
My favorite and most practical Bug mod is the famed Subaru flat six or even a Porsche flat six. You have to make room for it being it has two more cylinders, and with the Subie you then have to provide water cooling, so there's a lot of plumbing involved.
But at least you still have a rear engined boxer configuration. Best of all however, you have the extra POWER to make the car more driveable on today's roads at today's speeds.
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I put a Corvair 6 cylinder engine in my Karmann Ghia many years ago. It just needed a reverse cam (since the corvair engine ran backwards) and an adapter plate. It took minimal trimming at the back of the engine compartment to get it in there. It was easy since the Corvair was an air-cooled boxer like the VW.
I think it was about 120 HP, but you could get a Corvair Spyder engine with a turbo and it would get you 180 HP. It was scary!
Actually all of his mods were rear/mid mounts. The little Jag sixes didn't take up as much room as you'd imagine.
A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.
Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich
