im not going into the nitty gritty details on this but here goes.
i plan on buying a 1958-1967 vw bug shell. chop the roof down and chop the body down. this get me that nice hot rod look and allow me to bolt a seat to the subframe instead of having it stick 4in in the air to look over the dashboard!
then i want to gut the entire interior of the shell to build a concield roll bar. then have that welded to a custom subframe.
i have a junk yard in austin that will supply me the entire 4corner suspension and transaxle cage from a 928 for $650. i just need to source my oun manual transaxle :|
anyways then i plan on taking the vw porsche hybrid and throw a aluminum chevy v8 that will pump 600hp to the crank and bolt it to the transaxle with a conversion kit.
so what i need to know is:
how much is a manual 928 transaxle?
where can i pick up the transaxle?
what modifications do i have to do to it to hold 600hp?
where do i buy the conversion for a bolt on chevy v8?
just beacuse i know you guys are going to ask.
i want a badass street rod project to build in the summer. and i was like the vw bug is a cheap car that is easily available and i can pick up for FREE
then i want to cut it down, just because i like the look and i want a hot rod car! so i was like i have the body, frame and roll cage set up, but what suspension to use. a quick drive to the junk yard and i saw the 928 as the easiest bolt in to a roll cage setup! now i want a lot of horsepower that is decently cheap. and i have a little mom and pop shop that can custom build me 600hp out of a chevy v8 at a decently good price.
with everything else planned for a mid engine i just need to know more about the transaxle. i know the 928 was setup for 400hp, but can it handle 600hp to the crank minus the 10% friction force so about 540hp to the rear wheels? if it can't what modifications do i need put into the transaxle?
and where the hell do u find a manual transaxle? because i refuse to use a automatic!
theirs my basic idea.
but i want the roof to be lower and the body to be cut down about 4 more inch. basically to lower the c/g and give it a nice look with a lower roof!