Hey y'all,
I'm in the process of building a couple of baja's and have grown tired of doing so much work without any play. So I have this old rail that I bought a few years ago that's been sitting behind the shop. It needs some work but will be a lot easier to get going than the two restorations I've got going.
It used to have a gear reduction transaxle( it's no good) with a 2.3L non turbo mustang 2 engine(now locked up).
I have a 63 type 1 beetle transaxle that I'm going to put in it. The buggy it came out of only had a 40hp engine with 7.00-15 tires so it shouldn't be too damaged, and it was a small buggy going to go through it before I install it.
Id like to run a mostly stock engine, but am wondering if it will be enough to pull a pair of 32/11.50 or 33/12.50 tires. Going to use a bobtail or empi mergers exhaust with the u bend stinger, and a progressive carb with centrifugal advance electric distributor to start with just because I already have the stuff. Wondering if anyone else runs a small engine with big tires?
Thanks y'all.
