I ran across this in someone's signature on Samba:
"1960 VW bug/pickup conversion (junk)"
I sent him a message asking if he had pics of it. He sent me a few and I offered a trade of a tacked together rolling sand rail chassis for it,
Today, after 276 miles and 3/4 tank of diesel, the Baja Volkstruckin' project has a new home in my detached garage. Other than smelling like a dead cat, it's in much better shape than expected. Pans look good, body is straight with very little rust, and the pickup conversion looks very well done.
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I may stretch the wheel base slightly by using a tube chassis to allow a bike carrier to be built in between the bed and engine, with a flat bed spare tire holder over the engine. I need to check the length of my Yamaha to see if this is feasible or not...Other plans:
4 point cage inside
4 point on the rear, tied to the inside cage Build my 1776 back with a good set of cases Conversion to IRS Rebuild the other 002 transaxle Cut down '67 front fenders with reinforced edges
I'll upload more pics than I post here to my web site, they're available to anyone interested at:
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Les '76 Baja (Rolled but still rolling) '60 Volkstruckin' Baja project