[shantz]

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.)
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_leoGYAeiH44/SPJAgUBEEoI/AAAAAAAADK0/y2zqwoaDQ0A/s320/original+vw+van.JPG
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_leoGYAeiH44/SPJAJNrW1VI/AAAAAAAADJU/aD2fQRi9c4Q/s320/03.jpg

2. Find a donor Porsche engine. In this case, it's from a totaled 993 Turbo. Increase horsepower from 408 to over 500.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_leoGYAeiH44/SPJAJNWnrqI/AAAAAAAADJk/mNUTxg7RXOQ/s320/09.jpg

3. Find a chassis donor, in this case a Type 2 (T3), or Vanagon here in the States.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_leoGYAeiH44/SPJAJBpMNwI/AAAAAAAADJc/FOwLuNgCbyE/s320/07.jpg

4. Remove the body from the chassis.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_leoGYAeiH44/SPJAJdV6mKI/AAAAAAAADJs/qKL0TIU57iE/s320/11.jpg

5. Widen and lengthen the bus by sawing it into quarters. Mate the body to the Porsche engine and T3 chassis.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_leoGYAeiH44/SPJAJQm2fYI/AAAAAAAADJ0/9LmmM8fiujY/s320/12.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_leoGYAeiH44/SPJAUgcHVgI/AAAAAAAADKE/D9q_fIPN8HI/s320/21.jpg

6. Add a whole bunch of wires, Recaro seats, the Porsche's gauges, and a nifty wooden shift knob.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_leoGYAeiH44/SPJAgb6a7pI/AAAAAAAADKk/KNWq1sA6ECY/s320/58.jpg

7. Lots of body work and paint.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_leoGYAeiH44/SPJAUwwr8pI/AAAAAAAADKM/a74gAusyBzo/s320/34.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_leoGYAeiH44/SPJAU9_dNLI/AAAAAAAADKU/OhHO-dBFKU0/s320/42.jpg

8. Almost done.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_leoGYAeiH44/SPJAgRPztsI/AAAAAAAADK8/NZuxkQknDS8/s320/race+taxi.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_leoGYAeiH44/SPJAguhQCJI/AAAAAAAADLE/oIidVaCn4Fk/s320/vw+bus.jpg

9. Take it to the track and blow the doors off of Imprezas, Elises, and old M3s.

[shenmecar]

LOL, you mustve saw this in the other thread:

http://www.revscene.net/forums/subaru-sti-powered-t588928.html

[turb0fr3ak]

WOW just wow

[Blinky]

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.

[skyxx]

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. :thumbsup:

[maxx]

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.

[freakshow]

But when your name isn't Sabina Schmidtz, 500HP sure helps..

[Drift_Monkey]

thats sweet!!!! A bus passing the Aston on the track lol

[hotong]

wow thats nuts

[Eastwood]

But when your name isn't Sabina Schmidtz, 500HP sure helps..
What are you talking about? Video???

[CivicTypeRice]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XvjVvFdMIY

[asian_speedster]

What are you talking about? Video???

think this is it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KiC03_wVjc&annotation_id=annotation_788139&feature=iv