I recently purchased this buggy.. Has all Essentials just need a motor and trans. Im in the process of buying both and would like to know what motor that was previously in this buggy. Could someone tell me what you think was in this as far as motor or trans.

It appears from the front trans mount it had a car trans in it and probably a stock motor

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look like a vw motor?

that would be my guess

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i agree front trans mount is car tranny, and with car tranny its almost certain to be stock motor but you will deff want to go bus tranny, if you are just starting out a 3 rib bus is cheap and does good! with a stock motor and even up to 1835, and requires very little mods to the front mount

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actually the only mods needed will be 2 new holes drilled to your existing front mount and you will be good to go and bus cv's on the tranny side

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u can buy that kit that lets u go from car tranny to bus,no holes to drill

drilling holes is alot cheaper than a 30 dollar kit

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But.... he is new to this and i think he would be better off to buy the mount kit, like Chris said. no holes to drill and he may get lucky enough for the supports in the back to fit to with no drilling. Oh and lets see more pics!!!!!

[quote="davehix"]But.... he is new to this and i think he would be better off to buy the mount kit, like Chris said. no holes to drill and he may get lucky enough for the supports in the back to fit to with no drilling. Oh and lets see more pics!!!!!



the holes in the rear should bolt to the bellhousing, the same way mine mounts, which makes the holes in the front easy to lign up and no way to mess up the drilling of 2 holes in the front for a 3 rib mount to easy if you have trouble pm me and ill walk u through it on the phone! makes no sense to buy a mount when a drill bit in your tool box will solve the problem

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so I am going to have to get new CVs? Will the axles still work ok?

axles and cv's

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He will have to make the rear car mount work to do that unless he mount from top unless bell dont have top mount right. cause the car mount are not alike.

I've got a set of brand new bus axles and cvs ,boots bolts flanges could make a package deal, scat 1776,rebuilt 3 rid with super diff and axels and cvs make me an offer I can't refuse I need the room

and I"ll throw in a bus trans mount!

there is the deal!


dave it looks to me like his rear mounts are bellhousing mounts, i may be wrong but if the rear mounts are bellhousing mounts the rear shouldnt need any modifying rite?

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Just looks like horns to me. like it needs the mount bolted to it.

you are looking at the bottom dave the 2 pieces he has coming down from the frame are trans mounts and they bolt directly to the bellhousing, my tranny bolts the same way, i dont even have horns

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Thanks bmoore and Dave. Ill found out here soon when i get a motor and trans. seems like it wont be any trouble, but time will tell! pakrat thats a hell of a package.. looks like that includes everything i need. Im just worried about that motor being raced and the wear and tear on it. But you did say it was still in the vehicle to run?

your welcome and its realy a very simple conversion! we do get carried away in these debates but its also why we all get on here everyday if you have trouble pm me your # and i can give what little info i have over the phone lol

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We will see how it goes I might have to take you up on that in the near future. I'm focused now on just buying a good setup, but i wanted to know what i was in for when that time came around. Trying to figure out the best option to go with, this being my first buggy.

Great help!

Unless you pickup an engine and beetle transaxle cheap, skip that step and go to a bus set up. You will save money and headaches in the long run. Here is a picture of a homemade bus engine mount. I'll try to find more pics with the eng and trans out but I may have already posted them here.

yeah, looks like your mounts are very similiar to mine

Ya we figure if you make it through our bs workn on the buggy will be easy. but i dont think the mounts for him are going to work out like that for him B .