Big Sky Euro

all info and comments are welcome so please do! i need to round up as much info as i can about what i have.
this is going to be a budget build so most of the modifications made should be pretty modest.

so i just picked up this old rail from a guy in town, my dad and i are gonna do it as a father son project. we got the rail, a fresh 1600 DP and a whole pile of parts with allot of new stuff! its built off an old bug with the pan shortened by at least a foot so it might be interesting to see how well the front end stays on the ground once i get the power plant in.

the first thing i plan to do is get rid of the goofy windshield frame and build the cage right! i have a garret t-3 turbo i have been itching to put on an aircooled and i think this is the lucky winner! probbly gonna put some sheet metal on it and set it up for rallyin through the trails.

i dont know what year it is but i know its got to be pretty early from the looks of the the rear suspension the engine i have is outta a later bug and should work well.

i have had a few VW projects but most have been all stock so any tips and tricks ya got bring it on!

awesome, this is the one I built.

Nice man! that looks like a super clean build. i like seein that stuff, give me some inspiration for this pathetic thing. the guys on thesamba were not too impressed but its good to have some support. anyone know what tranny this thing might have and if its any good? its gotta be an early 60's beatle

Turbo? Budget? those two words don't go together

Well not normally but i got allot of stuff lying around i am pretty good at fabbing... i can fab up the whole setup from what i got and the only thing that will get spendy is the oil cooler setup... i tore down the 1600 today and am cleaning/stripping everything and gonna put on a fresh coat of paint and reseal everything. i figure first step is to get it running so thats whats happening now.... i do need a set of good seats if anyone's got some racing buckets lying around i'm in the market

wait.. you are keeping that frame? It looks like a death trap. Oil coolers are cheap too btw. You should ditch the swing arm suspension for an IRS setup, much better.

Spotted this at d and h storage.. I was there cleaning out the last of my stuff..
Hows that westy going?