vw type 1 pick up project start

[empinut]

I spent some time running through all the early 30's-40's-50's panel trucks to see which would have the best rear corner panels. as it ended up, the 37 ford panel by Revell just needed a little massaging. The biggest issue was where to cut the Beetle body. You can see my 1st choice, leaving in the beetle behind door quarter panels, which ended up being a lucky 1st guess to avoid extra body work.

More projects to come as I am working on a few projects at once.

Bill

[jbwelda]

yeah thats pretty slick. what are you going to do for a motor? seems a type 3 pancake motor would be a great choice but not sure you would be able to see any of it unless you cut an access panel into the pickup bed floor. looks great, should be an interesting build!

[LDO]

Looks cool, man.

Hey I just saw that you're in Houston. I went to my first VW-only car show there in (ahem) 1987, when I lived in Denton. Were you there at the time?

[diymirage]

looks like your off to a good start

ive had one of these on/under my workbench for the better part of a year now

started with a stock beetle, cut the rear end much like yours and scratched everything else

flipped the front end

changed the drive train to a front engine rear wheel drive with a custom turbo'd GTI engine and a supra rear end

[RodneyBad]

Neat lil VW pick up ya got going.

some nice work and planning already.

I can already tell it's gonna look Great

Love it..

[highway]

I don't know if you would want to go with this engine choice or not, but there used to be a nice VW running around my hometown with a blown Chevy smallblock in front. It was neat seeing a hood scoop on the front of a Beetle!

[empinut]

thanks guys.

definitely a pancake...although the 48ida's may be poking through the bed

I have lived in Houston for 14 years but grew up in socal in the 70's -90's attending Bug in's, Johnny's speednchrome shows, and vw classics.

diymirage (name?)....geez, wish I saw how you made your cuts for your pick up...would have saved me a lot of time trying how to figure it out!

if you wanna see more vw stuff, I've added picks to my fotki....empinut.

thanks,

Bill

[Fuel Coupe]

Great stuff Bill

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Bill, Not sure if we know each other or not. Im Shane I had the Bahama blue 66 48IDA'd 2276 traditional looker.s I was a member of Houston Air Coolers I sold it about 7 years ago..

[Big 'N' Grumpy]

Please tell me your gonna keep it low, i love em check this one out, its my uncles

Baresteel

[jbwelda]

i am the ex-longtime owner of a 74 thing, along with a couple of ghias, a small oval window bug, and some 356 porsches.

i miss this car the most:

gene berg motor:

its great to see all the interest in VWs here.

Edited June 1, 2010 by jbwelda