{"id":14094,"date":"2017-01-11T13:24:12","date_gmt":"2017-01-11T18:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=14094"},"modified":"2022-06-07T17:21:05","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T22:21:05","slug":"1963-volkswagen-bus-with-a-mid-engine-big-block-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=14094","title":{"rendered":"1963 Volkswagen Bus with a Mid-Engine Big-Block V8"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mike “Hotrod” Rowan<\/a> found a 1963 VW Bus in a field in Valdosta, Georgia for $275 and it took six weeks to build what you see. Behind the driver sits a 468 ci big-block Chevy V8 that produces 586 horsepower. If that isn’t enough he also has a 150 shot of nitrous. Backing that up is a Turbo 400 automatic transmission, a very short driveshaft and a Lincoln Continental rear end. The body rides on a custom chassis with air suspension and a shortened 1991 Astro Van front. Mike claims the van will run a 12.2 sec quarter-mile and is his daily driver.<\/p>\n