V8 383 Bug Beetle Walk Around After Summit Racing Paint

Here's a video of my 383 sbc bug. It has 10.39:1 CR with vortec heads, runs 98 octane race gas, 750 cfm carb, summit stage I intake, isky cam 201278 278 duration, 234 @ .050, 106 LSA, .450 lift, built th350, B&M 2,300 - 2,500 stall, stock 7.625 S10 rear with 3.08. I need more gearing, and a stronger rear, but that will come later.

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Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• V8
• bug
• beetle
• 383
• vw

[jason90irocz]

Is it possible to do a v8 swap and keep the back seats?

[cmattdabrat]

@jason90irocz It's possible. Room will be tight.

[Ford33coupe]

Good lookin ride. Lets see and hear it go down the street. Good job.

[cmattdabrat]

@Ford33coupe Thanks. I have a video of it going down the block, but I need to get more video.

[legoboyawesome123]

Nice car I'm looking to supercharge my car do you have exhausts or is it straight from the headers?

[cmattdabrat]

@legoboyawesome123 I have flowmaster 40 series mufflers that dump right after the rear axle. I don't like how loud it is so I'm going to extend the exhaust out the back of the stock exhaust cutouts.

[7ferret7]

That is amazing!

[cmattdabrat]

@rdvalla Lots of fabrication. It's basically a shortened S10 pickup frame with a bug body. I had to cut a ton of the original body out. Google "V8 Super Beetle" and you should find some of my build threads.

[rdvalla]

What did you have to do to get it in? Do they make a conversion kit or is it all fabrication

[cmattdabrat]

@hatchbackfreek Thank you. It was time consuming, but worth it. I did block sand the whole car. I used a 1.4 tip. It was a harbor freight HVLP gun. Search "garage paint job, budget" and you'll find some helpful tutorials which I used as well.