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  • Jan 9, 2010, 07:22 PM
    Angel Dal
    Vw chassis
    Is the floorpan of a super beetle same as an ordinary beetle, diregarding the front suspension? I'm planning to lift the body off my super beetle cabriolet and have a donor car's floorpan. Does my donor car have to be a super beetle too? Would a normal chassis support the convertible? Or do I have to add cross bracings on the floor?
  • Jan 9, 2010, 08:46 PM
    CaptainRich

    As I recall, they are quite different.
    You can inspect this easily yourself.
    If you can get the two cars side-by-side, that would be priceless. If not, perhaps consider using a digital camera and compare them.
    There are far too many items to inspect to list them here.
    This will escalate into quite a project quickly if you've never done this.
    What level of experience in these things do you have?
    Where will you do all of this?
  • Jan 9, 2010, 09:14 PM
    450donn

    You will need the donor car exactly the same model. Super, convertible or regular. They were all different. Do an internet search As I remember there are a couple of places that make/sell reproduction parts. But it's been a while since I played with bugs.

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