{"id":45818,"date":"2019-09-13T12:50:34","date_gmt":"2019-09-13T17:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=45818"},"modified":"2019-09-13T12:50:34","modified_gmt":"2019-09-13T17:50:34","slug":"custom-vw-beetle-with-a-rb25det-inline-six-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=45818","title":{"rendered":"Custom VW Beetle with a RB25DET Inline-Six Update"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Earlier this year we shared<\/a> a custom Beetle being built with a BMW E36 chassis\/suspension and turbo RB25DET inline-six. Since then the project has made a lot of progress. The engine bay now holds new plumbing to support the built inline-six, Holset turbocharger, and coolers. They also installed a Bride racing seat in the cabin flanked by a custom shifter made using a Weisco piston from a KTM. The front suspension was pulled to weld the wheel arches before being rebuilt with new parts. 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><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Earlier this year we shared a custom Beetle being built with a BMW E36 chassis\/suspension and turbo RB25DET inline-six. Since then the project has made a lot of progress. The engine bay now holds new plumbing to support the built inline-six, Holset turbocharger, and coolers. They also installed a Bride racing seat in the cabin… Read More »Custom VW Beetle with a RB25DET Inline-Six Update<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":45822,"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,"_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-45818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-beetle","category-bug"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":34955,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=34955","url_meta":{"origin":45818,"position":0},"title":"Custom VW Beetle with a RB25DET Inline-Six","author":"swaptastic","date":"January 8, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"The idea for this unique project started when the clutch went out in a BMW E36 318is used for drifting. 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