Lextreme II Active Member Jun 22, 2010 #1 Anyone in here have a street legal bug in Cali? I wonder if a 1UZ powered bug be possible or not.
4 4U2QUIK Active Member Jun 22, 2010 #2 as in VW bug? I've been thinking that all month..... and being a former vw fan I think it is very possible if you get a reverse ring gear and pinion. Being that the 1uz rotates in the wrong direction.
as in VW bug? I've been thinking that all month..... and being a former vw fan I think it is very possible if you get a reverse ring gear and pinion. Being that the 1uz rotates in the wrong direction.
Zuffen Super Moderator Staff member Jun 23, 2010 #3 Or flip the box like an early Kombi (bus) did. They used to turn the crown wheel over when doing Corvair (flat 6 cylinder Chev) swaps. Aparently it was straight forward to do. I don't doubt Google whould answer that.
Or flip the box like an early Kombi (bus) did. They used to turn the crown wheel over when doing Corvair (flat 6 cylinder Chev) swaps. Aparently it was straight forward to do. I don't doubt Google whould answer that.
4 4U2QUIK Active Member Jun 23, 2010 #4 lol I just dyno'd a corvair with a flipped transaxle and a 327 in the rear seat. I didn't really think about applying it to a bug.
lol I just dyno'd a corvair with a flipped transaxle and a 327 in the rear seat. I didn't really think about applying it to a bug.
Zuffen Super Moderator Staff member Jun 24, 2010 #5 In a VW/Corvair swap the axle is turned upside down so the right side becomes the left not the back become the front.
In a VW/Corvair swap the axle is turned upside down so the right side becomes the left not the back become the front.
