Re: [tech] engine swap for air-cooled beetle (could be scirocco)

["John Van Vuren" <veedublu@prod.net>]

Kennedy Engineering...   http://www.kennedyeng.com I believe

John

lots of stuff
http://www.prod.net/jvanvuren/vw.htm


>  me be thinking that brett might know this, but other than that i'm not
>sure of who to ask or where to get information. here's the rundown.
>  i'm looking into buying a bradley gtii kit-car. it doesn't run, but
>the engine and frame are vw (year unknown). i could rebuild these, but
>i'm looking for an engine that has a little more power than 63 horses. i
>know of a 16v motor and trans for $650, but an 8v would do just fine. my
>question, however, is if anyone know if this would be possible. seems to
>me that the older beetles were rear-wheel drive while ours are
>front-wheel, which would cause a problem with the trans. also, i can't
>quite see the motor mounts being the same (unless vw did something
>spectacular). does anyone have any experience or information on this? i
>want to say the beetle frame is early to mid 70's. any help would be
>appreciated. thanx.
>
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