Well that answers that I suppose. For the record though, I have my own machine shop and do fabricating and welding as well. I have scratch-built frames for tubbed street rods and the like so I wasn’t really worried about that part. I also have pretty good working knowledge of vw’s from building 6 rail buggys over the years. Having no knowledge of these bodies (yet) I figured I’d ask. I don’t know why the body would “have” to be lengthened and widened due to front engine rear drive. We’ve stuffed v-8’s into chevettes, vegas, mgb’s, and even a big block in a late sixties beetle with a full cage, front engine, mustang II suspension, etc, but I guess I’ll have to size up the body a little better when I get hold of it. I was mainly looking to see if there were any truly negative reasons why it wouldn’t be practical, and I have my answer now.
I’ll know more about this thing soon enough I suppose. As to why I would want to vs. something else; I’ve always liked these kits since I was a kid, they have great classic lines, and I like doing things a little different than the next guy. That doesn’t mean I wouldn’t v-dub this one and get another one to play with. From what I read here it appears that once you have one, they get under your skin pretty good and you starting looking for another to save…
