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Old 09-11-2009, 01:34 PM   #1
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500+ HP VW Van

http://www.race-taxi.ch/

Race-Taxi is a Swiss project that shows what a few guys with a garage, three donor cars, and lots of spare time and disposable income can do.

Step 1: Find a donor van. Bonus points if it's a split window. (1962 model here.)



2. Find a donor Porsche engine. In this case, it's from a totaled 993 Turbo. Increase horsepower from 408 to over 500.


3. Find a chassis donor, in this case a Type 2 (T3), or Vanagon here in the States.


4. Remove the body from the chassis.


5. Widen and lengthen the bus by sawing it into quarters. Mate the body to the Porsche engine and T3 chassis.



6. Add a whole bunch of wires, Recaro seats, the Porsche's gauges, and a nifty wooden shift knob.


7. Lots of body work and paint.



8. Almost done.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_leoGYAeiH4...320/vw+bus.jpg

9. Take it to the track and blow the doors off of Imprezas, Elises, and old M3s.
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LOL, you mustve saw this in the other thread:

http://www.revscene.net/forums/subar...d-t588928.html
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WOW just wow
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Old 09-11-2009, 01:43 PM   #4
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I'm pretty sure I've posted the vid before, but here it is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JB6JzzY4Yw

Lots more on youtube too.
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If you check out the actual website, you can actually seethe full process. Near the end they molded a carbon fibre roof to the Bus.
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Old 09-11-2009, 03:15 PM   #6
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Take it to the track and blow the doors off of Imprezas, Elises, and old M3s.
a person doesnt need 500 horsepower in a van to overtake exotics on a track.

Sabina Schmidtz can do it in a stock, diesel Ford Transit van

its all about the driver.
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Old 09-11-2009, 03:51 PM   #7
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But when your name isn't Sabina Schmidtz, 500HP sure helps..
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Old 09-13-2009, 05:04 AM   #8
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thats sweet!!!! A bus passing the Aston on the track lol
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wow thats nuts
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But when your name isn't Sabina Schmidtz, 500HP sure helps..
What are you talking about? Video???
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Old 09-13-2009, 11:25 AM   #11
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What are you talking about? Video???
think this is it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KiC0...139&feature=iv
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