{"id":10172,"date":"2016-05-23T07:20:26","date_gmt":"2016-05-23T11:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=10172"},"modified":"2016-05-22T23:53:52","modified_gmt":"2016-05-23T03:53:52","slug":"vw-k70-wrapped-around-a-w8-powered-passat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=10172","title":{"rendered":"VW K70 Wrapped Around a W8 Powered Passat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1971-VW-K70-with-a-Passat-B5-W8-chassis-and-powertrain-01.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10173\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=10173\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1971-VW-K70-with-a-Passat-B5-W8-chassis-and-powertrain-01.jpg?fit=1080%2C809&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,809\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1971 VW K70 with a Passat B5 W8 chassis and powertrain 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1971 VW K70 with a Passat B5 W8 chassis and powertrain&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1971-VW-K70-with-a-Passat-B5-W8-chassis-and-powertrain-01.jpg?fit=1024%2C767&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1971-VW-K70-with-a-Passat-B5-W8-chassis-and-powertrain-01.jpg?resize=620%2C464&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1971 VW K70 with a Passat B5 W8 chassis and powertrain\" width=\"620\" height=\"464\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1971-VW-K70-with-a-Passat-B5-W8-chassis-and-powertrain-01.jpg?resize=620%2C464&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1971-VW-K70-with-a-Passat-B5-W8-chassis-and-powertrain-01.jpg?resize=600%2C449&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1971-VW-K70-with-a-Passat-B5-W8-chassis-and-powertrain-01.jpg?resize=768%2C575&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1971-VW-K70-with-a-Passat-B5-W8-chassis-and-powertrain-01.jpg?resize=1024%2C767&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1971-VW-K70-with-a-Passat-B5-W8-chassis-and-powertrain-01.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This Volkswagen K70 is owned by Pipey McGraw and was built by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coltechclassics.com\/\">Coltech Classics<\/a> in Poole, England. Instead of swapping a powertrain and upgrading components they decided to just swap the body over a modern chassis. They found their doner in a Passat B5.5 which came with a 4.0 L BDN W8 and manual transmission. By using the Passat underpinnings the car received all the modern technology including VW&#8217;s 4motion all-wheel drive. Listen as the 300 hp W8 sings through some straight pipes.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mID5hcNInzQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1971-VW-K70-with-a-Passat-B5-W8-chassis-and-powertrain-02.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10174\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=10174\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1971-VW-K70-with-a-Passat-B5-W8-chassis-and-powertrain-02.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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B5 W8 chassis and powertrain\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1971-VW-K70-with-a-Passat-B5-W8-chassis-and-powertrain-08.jpg?resize=620%2C465&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1971-VW-K70-with-a-Passat-B5-W8-chassis-and-powertrain-08.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1971-VW-K70-with-a-Passat-B5-W8-chassis-and-powertrain-08.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1971-VW-K70-with-a-Passat-B5-W8-chassis-and-powertrain-08.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1971-VW-K70-with-a-Passat-B5-W8-chassis-and-powertrain-09.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10181\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=10181\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1971-VW-K70-with-a-Passat-B5-W8-chassis-and-powertrain-09.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1971 VW K70 with a Passat B5 W8 chassis and powertrain 09\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1971 VW K70 with a Passat B5 W8 chassis and powertrain&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1971-VW-K70-with-a-Passat-B5-W8-chassis-and-powertrain-09.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1971-VW-K70-with-a-Passat-B5-W8-chassis-and-powertrain-09.jpg?resize=620%2C465&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1971 VW K70 with a Passat B5 W8 chassis and powertrain\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1971-VW-K70-with-a-Passat-B5-W8-chassis-and-powertrain-09.jpg?resize=620%2C465&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1971-VW-K70-with-a-Passat-B5-W8-chassis-and-powertrain-09.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1971-VW-K70-with-a-Passat-B5-W8-chassis-and-powertrain-09.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1971-VW-K70-with-a-Passat-B5-W8-chassis-and-powertrain-09.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1971-VW-K70-with-a-Passat-B5-W8-chassis-and-powertrain-10.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10182\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=10182\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1971-VW-K70-with-a-Passat-B5-W8-chassis-and-powertrain-10.jpg?fit=720%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"720,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1971 VW K70 with a Passat B5 W8 chassis and powertrain 10\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1971 VW K70 with a Passat B5 W8 chassis and powertrain&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1971-VW-K70-with-a-Passat-B5-W8-chassis-and-powertrain-10.jpg?fit=720%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1971-VW-K70-with-a-Passat-B5-W8-chassis-and-powertrain-10.jpg?resize=620%2C827&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1971 VW K70 with a Passat B5 W8 chassis and powertrain\" width=\"620\" height=\"827\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1971-VW-K70-with-a-Passat-B5-W8-chassis-and-powertrain-10.jpg?resize=620%2C827&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1971-VW-K70-with-a-Passat-B5-W8-chassis-and-powertrain-10.jpg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1971-VW-K70-with-a-Passat-B5-W8-chassis-and-powertrain-10.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1971-VW-K70-with-a-Passat-B5-W8-chassis-and-powertrain-11.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10183\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=10183\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1971-VW-K70-with-a-Passat-B5-W8-chassis-and-powertrain-11.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1971 VW K70 with a Passat B5 W8 chassis and powertrain 11\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1971 VW K70 with a Passat B5 W8 chassis and powertrain&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1971-VW-K70-with-a-Passat-B5-W8-chassis-and-powertrain-11.jpg?fit=960%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1971-VW-K70-with-a-Passat-B5-W8-chassis-and-powertrain-11.jpg?resize=620%2C465&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1971 VW K70 with a Passat B5 W8 chassis and powertrain\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1971-VW-K70-with-a-Passat-B5-W8-chassis-and-powertrain-11.jpg?resize=620%2C465&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1971-VW-K70-with-a-Passat-B5-W8-chassis-and-powertrain-11.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1971-VW-K70-with-a-Passat-B5-W8-chassis-and-powertrain-11.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1971-VW-K70-with-a-Passat-B5-W8-chassis-and-powertrain-11.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?set=a.1754222638156520.1073741842.1436917929886994&#038;type=3\">Muttley Racing<\/a> (more photos) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pipey_mcgraw\/\">@Pipey_McGraw<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.hemmings.com\/index.php\/2016\/05\/21\/four-links-midnight-modern-oz-jeeps-w8-k70-vin-issues\/\">Hemmings<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Volkswagen K70 is owned by Pipey McGraw and was built by Coltech Classics in Poole, England. Instead of swapping a powertrain and upgrading components they decided to just swap the body over a modern chassis. They found their doner in a Passat B5.5 which came with a 4.0 L BDN W8 and manual transmission.&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=10172\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">VW K70 Wrapped Around a W8 Powered Passat<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":10173,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[450,281],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-k70","category-passat"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1971-VW-K70-with-a-Passat-B5-W8-chassis-and-powertrain-01.jpg?fit=1080%2C809&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4751,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=4751","url_meta":{"origin":10172,"position":0},"title":"VW Jetta with 14 Cylinders","author":"swaptastic","date":"October 23, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"It can be difficult to stuff 14 cylinders into a Jetta. That's why this smart builder decided to split it up with six up front and eight in the back. The front wheels are driven by a VR6 engine while the rear wheels are driven by a turbocharged W8. 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While there the wagon went 9.94 sec at 149 mph (239 km\/h). In the engine bay is a turbocharged 2.2 L 20v inline-five (AAN) from an Audi S4. 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This time the team takes a 2003 Audi A4 and replaces the factory 1.8 L turbo inline-four with a 4.2 L V8 from a 2000\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;A4&quot;","block_context":{"text":"A4","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?cat=602"},"img":{"alt_text":"2003 Audi A4 with a 4.2 L V8","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/2003-Audi-A4-with-a-4.2-L-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/2003-Audi-A4-with-a-4.2-L-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/2003-Audi-A4-with-a-4.2-L-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/2003-Audi-A4-with-a-4.2-L-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/2003-Audi-A4-with-a-4.2-L-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":20413,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=20413","url_meta":{"origin":10172,"position":3},"title":"Tanner Foust Makes Smoke With his LS7 Powered Passat","author":"swaptastic","date":"January 12, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Tanner Foust stopped by the Donut Garage to show off his Volkswagen Passat. The car was built by Papadakis Racing and features a LS7 V8. The team increased the engine's displacement to 7.3 L (450 ci) and installed a custom 8-into-1 equal length headers. 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