Stryker's VW

StrykerPez · Mar 28, 2009

Thought you guys would appreciate this: my 1967 VW beetle, modified into a military styled 'rat rod' The headlights are actually from a German military vehicle called a Kubelwagen :-D

scooter01922 · Mar 28, 2009

Well that sure is interesting, nice work.

HAWKMAN · Mar 29, 2009

You don't see too many beetles around anymore, went the way of the Doe-Doe. Neat 'resto' though! :-D

ASTFU · Mar 29, 2009

is that a standard vw engine or a corvair engine. sweet ride!!!!!!!!

M725 · Mar 29, 2009

Some nice work there :-D

StrykerPez · Mar 30, 2009

Its a 1665cc flat four VW motor that was originally built for use in a Baja racer. We ended up never finishing that project, so I reappointed the motor for use in my street rod. Topped it off with dual carbs and electronic ignition. She'll easily beat anything but a big V8 muscle car. Tops out at 105mph in Fourth gear :-D

wdbtchr · Mar 30, 2009

I'm not sure I'd want to go 105 in a Beetle, my wife had one before we got married 30 odd years ago and highway speed was hard to take. Or maybe just her driving? :roll:

jmccall · Mar 31, 2009

OOOO! Very nice volksrod! I am not into VW's myself, but they are cool! A neighbor down the street has one, sounds funny though?! lol. And there is also an old gentleman who has "barn" stored a 1950 ford truck, and 73? automatic convert bug. I was more interested in the truck. I asked him if the bug was sentimental, he said nope, automatic. At the time I didn't know most all bugs were manual.

Lifer · Mar 31, 2009

wdbtchr said:
I'm not sure I'd want to go 105 in a Beetle, my wife had one before we got married 30 odd years ago and highway speed was hard to take. Or maybe just her driving?

Musta been her driving!

I had several of them in the early years of my marriage and ran 'em at highway speeds all the time. They would do 70 on the interstate all day long and never gave me a problem, handling-wise.

KAILUAZ · Mar 31, 2009

Sweet! I'm digging it.

StrykerPez · Apr 1, 2009

The best part is getting pulled over and trying to explain California's law regarding the lack of fenders to the cops. :-D

(under a certain weight, you are exempt from fenders)

Lonesome715 · Apr 1, 2009

HAWKMAN said:
You don't see too many beetles around anymore, went the way of the Doe-Doe. Neat 'resto' though!

I can take you to about a 100 of them rotting away in TN.

Kennay · Apr 2, 2009

Now that is a beetle I would actually drive. It's one of the coolest ones I've ever seen. Nice job.

StrykerPez · Apr 3, 2009

By special request: close ups of the Rustoleum rattlecan paint job.

KAILUAZ · Apr 29, 2009

StrykerPez said:
By special request: close ups of the Rustoleum rattlecan paint job.

I don't see them!?!?

quarkz · Apr 29, 2009

Head lamps look like those off of a unimog.

What about working in an M-series instrument cluster, along with a box seat and a huge steering wheel. You could hang M-series lights off of the back too.

Then add long stretched out box fenders.

kendelrio · Apr 29, 2009

I'm digging all the toggle switches.......

3dubs · Apr 29, 2009

My bus does about 75 and has been coast to coast. Going up th continental divide was slow! But now I have to rebuild my 2.0 flat four that is fuel injected.

SteamboatWilly · Apr 29, 2009

Good looking VW

Willie here, I like them a bit more old school. ;-)

Tom's and my two pictured. I have more fun with mine, they don't get blown up. :roll:

MWMULES · May 2, 2009

Here is a picture of my 63 back in 1969. Wish I could find more pictures of it. Had a OD canvas sun roof that a GI at the para loft made for me. About 2 weeks after this shot it got a Baja kit.

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