{"id":144613,"date":"2026-01-28T06:00:49","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T12:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=144613"},"modified":"2026-01-27T23:56:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T05:56:37","slug":"vw-1303-with-a-type-4-motor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=144613","title":{"rendered":"VW 1303 with a Type 4 Motor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=144615\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-144615\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"144615\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=144615\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/VW-1303-S-with-a-Type-4-flat-four-01.jpg?fit=1600%2C1066&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1066\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"VW 1303 S with a Type 4 flat-four 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;VW 1303 S with a Type 4 flat-four&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/VW-1303-S-with-a-Type-4-flat-four-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/VW-1303-S-with-a-Type-4-flat-four-01.jpg?resize=600%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"VW 1303 S with a Type 4 flat-four\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-144615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/VW-1303-S-with-a-Type-4-flat-four-01.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/VW-1303-S-with-a-Type-4-flat-four-01.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/VW-1303-S-with-a-Type-4-flat-four-01.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/VW-1303-S-with-a-Type-4-flat-four-01.jpg?resize=1536%2C1023&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/VW-1303-S-with-a-Type-4-flat-four-01.jpg?resize=930%2C620&amp;ssl=1 930w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/VW-1303-S-with-a-Type-4-flat-four-01.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.knepper-bugs-more.de\/1303-S\">Knepper Bugs &#038; More<\/a> built this Volkswagen 1303 S at their company in Germany. In the back of the car is a 2.1 L Type 4 flat-four paired with a four-speed transaxle with a longer 4th gear. The suspension features KW coilovers in front and Bilstein B6 shocks in rear. Knepper Bugs &#038; More swapped the factory brakes for a Porsche 944 disc brakes on each corner. Those are covered by Kerscher Fuchs-style 16&#215;6-inch (ET36) wheels. On the inside they stripped the interior and installed a Heigo roll cage and Sparco Sprint L seats.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=144616\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-144616\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"144616\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=144616\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/VW-1303-S-with-a-Type-4-flat-four-02.jpg?fit=1600%2C1067&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1067\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"VW 1303 S with a Type 4 flat-four 02\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;VW 1303 S with a Type 4 flat-four&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/VW-1303-S-with-a-Type-4-flat-four-02.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" 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src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/VW-1303-S-with-a-Type-4-flat-four-12.jpg?resize=600%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"VW 1303 S with a Type 4 flat-four\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-144626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/VW-1303-S-with-a-Type-4-flat-four-12.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/VW-1303-S-with-a-Type-4-flat-four-12.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/VW-1303-S-with-a-Type-4-flat-four-12.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/VW-1303-S-with-a-Type-4-flat-four-12.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/VW-1303-S-with-a-Type-4-flat-four-12.jpg?resize=930%2C620&amp;ssl=1 930w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/VW-1303-S-with-a-Type-4-flat-four-12.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/PXcsDWvlvs0?si=yQVg17AVvj-ZsbDS\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.knepper-bugs-more.de\/1303-S\">Knepper Bugs &#038; More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Knepper Bugs &#038; More built this Volkswagen 1303 S at their company in Germany. In the back of the car is a 2.1 L Type 4 flat-four paired with a four-speed transaxle with a longer 4th gear. The suspension features KW coilovers in front and Bilstein B6 shocks in rear. Knepper Bugs &#038; More swapped&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=144613\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">VW 1303 with a Type 4 Motor<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":144615,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":100,"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,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[352,84],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-144613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-beetle","category-bug"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":142165,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=142165","url_meta":{"origin":144613,"position":0},"title":"VW 1303 with a Turbo Subaru EJ20","author":"swaptastic","date":"December 15, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Knepper Bugs & More is a company in Rahden, Germany specializing in Volkswagen Beetles. 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Sean Mckillop agreed when he purchased a 1970 Bug five years ago and transformed it into the autocross monster called Bugzilla. 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