Just after we bought the Escort, Carl decided to buy a V8stealthbeetle. This consists of a purpose built chassis from 3L Engineering and Design in South Africa. There are only 100 being made and we have number 5 of 100.
The chassis and all of the running gear are supplied and all we would need to acquire would be a classic beetle shell, and an engine and gearbox.
We found a beetle shell in Taunton for £700. Ideal!
We then bought an Audi R8 engine and a gearbox from Ebay and we were ready to start.
We picked up the crate containing all of the 800 parts which arrived from South Africa and finally had the time to open it and look inside
We excitedly unpacked everything and set to work putting all the parts onto the chassis. I only have very basic mechanical knowledge but this project is so easy to build that even I can do it.
Carl built a frame for the chassis to stand on to make it a workable height for us.
Doug, from the company who we bought the chassis and components from, came to England to interview us for their YouTube channel and to see how we were getting on. You can watch this by following this link https://youtu.be/zYF-d9iAocI
We are now at the stage where we need to get the beetle shell stripped down and and cut to fit the chassis before it goes off to be sand blasted. We will keep you posted
If you are interested in buying your own v8stealthbeetle, please get in touch and we will.give you the details
