Engine swaps are a dime a dozen, even from decades back, although some swaps and builds are still noteworthy enough that it catches the eye of jaded car nuts, such as Honda's VTEC engines in an old-school Mini or a V8 engine in a Miata. Or even a V10 engine from a BMW M5 into the engine bay of an M3.
But how often do you hear of a chassis swap, specially one involving the old VW Beetle? Well, this build came about because a VW Beetle lover happened to glance over at his wife's Porsche Boxster S one day and realized that the Boxster chassis would fit under the Beetle's. So with the requisite research into the dimensions of both cars and some careful measuring, the decision was made to weld an entire Beetle body onto the floorpan of a Boxster S.
Twe years of work were taken up by the build, as the Boxster S is a modern car complete with electronics and other safety features. One particularly important goal of the build was to retain all the driving dynamics a Boxster S provides. In addition, it was also deemed important that the conversion make use of the ABS, ESP and safety systems like the airbags.
The builder says that output is slightly up due to intake/exhaust and ECU optimization. Performance calculations peg 0-100 km/h at 5 seconds. From afar it can lay claim to be the ultimate sleeper, but even slightly knowledgeable people will notice at once the lack of the familiar aircooled clatter and the deeper growl coming from the back of the car. Purists will say that this conversion is so wrong but to hotrodders and modifiers everywhere, it's just so right! Source for this post found here.
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