What broke? Whoever owns this car someday, this is how you remove the engine and transmission. If you want to know more about reversing the direction a Subaru transmission, visit: www.subarugears.com/
The construction of the mods to the Bug body is fascinating. Your end result is something to be so proud of. I watch your videos over and over, pausing often to take in as much as I can. I am floored by what you achieve. I am reassembling my '73 Beetle after a new paint job. Keep up with the videos. From Durban, South Africa.
Your Subaru powered bug would be so fun to own and drive. With that said, I spent lots of the early 1980's pulling my high compression 1835 engine out of my Cal-look bug after blowing it or the transmissions up! lol. Watching all the work you have to do to remove that engine and it's transmission makes me appreciate my now bone stock VW bugs. Pulling an engine out of them in my 50's is a piece of cake. Of course, I rarely pull them anymore due to the reliability of the bone stock engines running all the original, restored German parts. Amazing how reliable and dependable these cars were. No wonder VW sold so many of them.
John, to me, you are the best in RU-vid. Not only what you create, but also the way you explain, the way you think, the way all makes sense,… plus your sense of humor. Keep up with your videos. Congratulations and thanks, from Madrid, Spain
Another great video John! The car is mind boggling with the amount of engineering and fabrication that you put into it! It is nice to see the level of care with investigating the breakages when apart to improve on the car with each repair. Keep up the great work!
There are only a handful of creators that I immediately click on when I see them and yours is at the top, I don't know why it took me 9 days to see this!
I raced shockproof for years in my gearboxes, but since replacing syncros was way more of an issue then bearings, got switched to schaffer V-twin primary lube. Way better. As you say, Shockproof is too slippery for the syncros, shockproof superlight didn't hold up, and the shaeffer stuff seems to do it all. It has a property that actually enhances the syncros, while the base stock does fine for all other components.
Looks super easy, John! 🙄 (joking!) Very considerate of you to produce this very instructional video, potentially for the next owner, which I hope is me, if you are happy to ship this ‘SuberBug’ to Australia! 🇦🇺😁
Had a 2110cc in my bug. Didn’t really feel that fast. My Corvair with 327 was fast. Flipped the trans 180 and motor was in backseat. Crazy easy install. Had a few kelmark gt’s. Fun too. Olds 455. Fit in corvair too.
Epic and satisfaying. It is real interesting how all works together. It would be nice to know how you get sources of knowlege. So to find out a little bit about how things work around it. Procurement of parts and why you plan something like this and not otherwise.
When I first saw video about that masterpiece of a car that you've built I thought: man I'd like to have one like this. After seeing what it takes to pull the engine out, well I'm bit less enthusiastic.
Very nice and another step towards completion, as that may be. lol Project cars are in perpetual state of evolution, this one will be very nice when running. Thank you, take care and peace out!
Interesting what you said about the redline light weight fluid and synchros. I've been looking into using that fluid in my VW drag car. Think I need to look into this further.
Too Cool... Thanks for Sharing. You Hear Jammer You. Ha ha!. I'll bet you're glad that you didn't have to Split the Cases. Great Video as Always. Keep Up the Great Work... Brother
Interesting video l have seen a type 3 VW with a Subaru conversion but it was the non turbo motor but it was well done and the radiator was a long thin one placed under the front bumper bar also MCM did a turbo subaru conversion to a VW beetle and this beetle was and drag raced many fast car's and it beat them all this is a complec as
At one time the VW was very important, I mean who doesn't like the "bug"? But now the Corvair, well it over shadows everything, can't wait for the continued amazement!
Wow.. that's a lot of stuff in that hole. I was a bug guy when I was a teenager. I pulled and replaced a blown engine in less time than it takes to just pull that one. But mine wasn't that fast.. lol
Awesome! Thanks for sharing! I was wondering what it looked like in there from Nicole's video, glad you have a youtube! Did she break it? Or rather did it break while she was driving? Seem like it takes a while to get used to the shifting. She didn't make it past 5th and it ended kind of quick so seems possible. *Edit nvm I heard you explain the thought as to why Really brilliant build here, you really knocked it out of the park! The engine isn't as big as I thought it would be.
As complex as THIS project has become for you, for what it took for you to get at that 5th gear broken part, seems relatively straight a forward job, by comparison to what I had to do to just reseal the oil pan & dipstick rod’s mounting flange of my stock 7.3L Powerstroke engine in my 2000 F-250 4x4 Lariat! THAT had me really WANTING to sell it several times over!!! What a nightmare! Anyways, awesome mod-build of your Suba-VW; have watched all of your vid’s & always impressed… I suppose if every car made had this amount of engineering thought invested in it, they’d all be priced at now less then $100K each
John, Have you ever tried to install the Subaru 5 speed with a vw adaptor to a Corvair motor? There is a post by a gent that explains the process but no further updates. Seems like a project you could tackle and already have parts
I I hope maybe you can help me put a 1998 Forester 2.5 L Subaru in my sent me for Volkswagen beetle I was told did not have to run both oxygen centers but my car won’t run right so I’m trying to find out if I need them both in there or just the one like I was told
Unfortunately you have a trans axle, so you can separate the two with different oils. I'd be curious if you just used something like this in that gear box how it would perform 00004320530 Fuchs Titan Sintopoid 75W-90
@@chrisallen9154 Unfortunately. I'd like to run two different oils in my Audi, but the trans axle prevents that. I run that same Shockproof Redline in my Ford Toploader transmission, shifting seems ok, believe gear noise is the same. Subaru transmissions have documented issues with 5th gear, but not with baulk rings that I'm reading until the later 6 speed boxes. I'd almost vote to have the gears matched no baulk ring at all. You can go back to what Subaru uses in there gear boxes for oil likely might help, or have someone make a steel baulk rings with carbon facings?
If that is a K&N air filter wash all the oil off and use it dry. They work better and don't get dirty right away. I won't even use a new one without washing it first.
Great video and the details in disassembly are outstanding. You might consider moonlighting as a brain surgeon, just joking of course! Thank you, take care and peace out. BRW, I can relate to the running fluid joke, daily. Lol
Not really sure, but since it's only driven 1,500 miles per year, doesn't really mater. It also uses e85 which gets about 30% less fuel economy while costing 30% less.
@@JohnReynolds661 Your reply is 'witty' and clever as usual. Very good. And the second also, a good response. From the initial request, it was not clear to me, if he meant the Corvair V-8-LS4 or the original 6 cylinder, air cooled - somewhat similar with the Porsche 6 cylinder 'boxter' engine Though from his later reply to You second reply, it seems he intended the LS4 with mentioning "VW v8" and after Your Corvair. It seems this fellow is unaware that others have already accomplished LS4 swaps into the Corvair, similarly, some with single, others with twin turbochargers. Yours is certainly unique and grand to follow, with Your specific selections, choices, fabrication, suspension, etc. Which ECU have You selected John ? my personal interest would be a supercharged, however my location abroad has such extreme restrictions with motor vehicles, access to these older ones especially, certainly more so with any parts, engines, transmissions, drive train, all necessary parts, components, fabrication equipment, materials along with the space, locations to accomplish these projects. Thus, it basically is nearly impossible without extreme expense with acquiring all that is necessary along with arranging the shipment and location. This also would require the necessary planning for nearly every detail from the beginning, as You can imagine and figure. Anything not included, prepared, planned, expected or arranged will result in significant delays, and costs. For me, it is easier to approach projects which involve electronics, which are more accessible, attainable, though some limitations exist within this too, especially compared with in the USA. Taiwan based manufactures are very good to excellent and shipping is attainable, along with from Japan too. Though all still have significant importation duties + Taxes [VAT 17%] added after duties added onto total price. Vehicles have the highest duty of 100% + VAT it would be nice and delightful to also haves such motor vehicle projects. There are many which are within my imagination, for design, development, including some very useful which combine several developments together. Am looking forward toward more of Your posts with this VW Bug project and the Corvair Project also.
@@JohnReynolds661 I'm rebuilding one as we speak so they are good I was told the same thing as my injection pump rebuilder he said they go forever thanks man this gives me confidence 👍
I currently drive a single cam 4 litre fuel injected EB falcon 1993 for the last 25 years after I rebuilt it years ago I'm like you I like experimental projects 😁
I am a hack I watch your videos I Marvel over your vehicles and I am jealous and therefore I have many questions but I only have one I hope you read your comments how come you haven't put a automatic transmission in this there's quite a few bomb-proof automatics out there
This could have all been avoided if you would have left it as it was designed... but no, you had to go fucking around with a tried and true system that has been working for more than 70yrs...any problems that arise are all on you Dr. Frankenstein!!
@@dentes1185 Good luck making it fit in the stock location. What makes this car so great is its element of surprise. Plus a 500+ whp Porsche would be crazy money.
