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    Did they squeeze an engine in there? Did they take the two middle cylinders out? Somebody spent a lot of time on that build. I'm impressed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nova_robotics View Post
    Did they squeeze an engine in there? Did they take the two middle cylinders out? Somebody spent a lot of time on that build. I'm impressed.
    They cold have shaved out about 8 inches per side and the valve covers would still clear the tires but just barely
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    Quote Originally Posted by Frank S View Post
    They cold have shaved out about 8 inches per side and the valve covers would still clear the tires but just barely
    Yeah stupid me. I making a joke about it being an inline 4 and lopping two cylinders off to make it narrower. Taking 2 cylinders off a boxster engine isn't going to reduce the width. Which is extra stupid of me because I own a car with a boxster engine. I need some extra IQ points.

    Maybe lose the rear suspension and shorten the axles? I dunno. I tried to search for that Beetle online but there were no details on the build.

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    I was thinking that would be a cool little electric car. Do up the outside like a restomod prewar Beetle and outfit the interior with glass dash and other modern techno stuff to make the perfect around town car for a dystopian future.

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    It is cute, as long as you don't try to go around corners too fast



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