Yes definitely keep the stock RX-8 5 spoke wheels, they will look great !!!!! Can't wait to see this finished.

 

this idea is simply awesome. and it'd be crazy in a sunbeam tiger too!

very cool project.

 

[QUOTE=SpazLE995;3487152]Reincarnated RX8 just that it got 34 years older AND A LOT LIGHTER!!!!!

this is awesome! u are a brave soul, sir!

GL with ur build, and never forget to restore the beetle from the ground up to compliment ur efforts. take ur time and never rush things, or settle for a 1/2 assed job.

from what i can tell... it seems to me like u are a detailed person.
sooo... what color you think the beetle will end up being?

 

Looks fun

 

Well Sorry for not updating this sooner.
I moved to a different State so I wasn't working on it for a while.
Great thing is now there is a VW store 10 min from where I live now!

Rebuilt front end and installed Disc Brakes


Here it is all cleaned up and repainted


Made a bracket and mounted the Radiator

Finished running coolant lines



Added Sound deadener and insulation




new polyurethane shift coupler

 

nice. what state are you in now?

 

Tampa FL

 

Made some great ground on the wiring Yesterday!

Here was my helper.

Extending the harness for the gauge cluster and ignition, in all it was like 60 wires.
Didn't have a lot of colors to chose from so I had to be very careful with labeling them.

Finally have some of the electric working!
I don't know about you but I think it looks bad-*** having a modern dash in an old beetle!

 

dope..keep up the good work!

 

Subscribed for future greatness, keep it going!

 

this thread has officially made my day and its only 6. amazing build idea love this whole car. any plans for suicide doors?

 

Wow, this is one cool project.

 

the tach looks great i love it and the discs too

 

Got the Coolant reservoir tank installed

 

Need some input as to what I should do for the oil coolers. As of now I only have one as the second one was damaged.

Should I get another factory oil cooler and mount it who knows where?
Should I use the one I have now and get an aftermarket one also that comes with the oil filter adapter?
should I just use a single aftermarket cooler and get lines made for the banjo fittings?
Can the coolers be mounted higher than the engine or will the oil drain from it once I turn the car off and cause oil starvation at start-up?
Any suggestions as to where I should mount them?
Would it be beneficial to run lines up to the radiator and use the trans cooler as the radiator came from an automatic?

I know that's a lot of questions for one post but also remember that this needs to be on a budget.

Here are some pics as to where I mocked up a place to fit the one stock cooler.
I know there might not be a lot of air flow right there but I can always make a scoop right behind the rear passenger window and run a tube to the cooler.

 

awesome build man! oh and what unit were u with before you got out?

 

7th ESB

 

That's crazy. Good work. I like the rx8 dash in there.

 

oh wow... this is amazing...
I hope you are having lots of fun doing this!

 

that looks fantastic! Great idea and skill so far... its brilliant you are transplanting so much.

Can you not mount another oil cooler right next to the one you already have mounted? ( so its above where the throttle body is?)

 

Looking really good. Awesome build idea, can't wait to see how it turns out.

 

Hmm, this looks like its gonna be a Herbie Killer! LOL. Someone call Disney!!!

 

Maybe I will see you at dgrr when my austin 1100 is finished in 2012. I'm mostly held up building a custom frame and tunnel and such b/c it used to be fwd.
I really like how you used the OrigDash, the roundness really matches the car imo.

 

I was thinking of just getting one long and narrow cooler and mounting it kind of in the same location.

Anyone know dimensions that the oil cooler needs to be to get the correct cooling capacity? ie: the surface area.

 

Oh wow, really cool! Won't handle like an 8 but sure is a good project.