{"id":34955,"date":"2019-01-08T09:00:03","date_gmt":"2019-01-08T15:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=34955"},"modified":"2019-09-13T12:00:18","modified_gmt":"2019-09-13T17:00:18","slug":"custom-vw-beetle-with-a-rb25det-inline-six","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=34955","title":{"rendered":"Custom VW Beetle with a RB25DET Inline-Six"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The idea for this unique project started when the clutch went out in a BMW E36 318is used for drifting. The owner planned to scrap the car but changed his mind after seeing another project. The new plan was cut the body off and install a modified 1972 Volkswagen Beetle body over the E36 chassis and suspension. Up front you find a turbocharged 2.5 L RB25DET inline-six featuring forged rods, GReddy intake, Tomei camshafts, 800 cc injectors, and Holset turbocharger. You can view more photos and follow the progress on the project’s FB page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Source: Rb25 Beetle Project FB page<\/a> via Nathan’s Garage FB page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The idea for this unique project started when the clutch went out in a BMW E36 318is used for drifting. The owner planned to scrap the car but changed his mind after seeing another project. The new plan was cut the body off and install a modified 1972 Volkswagen Beetle body over the E36 chassis… Read More »Custom VW Beetle with a RB25DET Inline-Six<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":34956,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","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_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[352,84],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34955","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-beetle","category-bug"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Custom-VW-Beetle-with-a-RB25DET-inline-six-01.jpg?fit=960%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":45818,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=45818","url_meta":{"origin":34955,"position":0},"title":"Custom VW Beetle with a RB25DET Inline-Six Update","author":"swaptastic","date":"September 13, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Earlier this year we shared a custom Beetle being built with a BMW E36 chassis\/suspension and turbo RB25DET inline-six. 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