Garage Built VTEC Swapped Baja Bug | BUILT TO DESTROY
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- We head out to Rancho Santa Margarita, CA to check out Evan's garage built VW Baja Bug. This bug is a perfect capable budget build that's street legal. After the breakdown, James goes on a cruise and experiences VTEC for the first time!
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These budget/garage builds are infinitely more interesting than the high end stuff.
I’m so damn convinced now of building a bug.
@@flipped68 do it, the most aftermarket of any car I’ve ever owned. I’ve owned Toyota’s, 80’s git’s, the bug always had a kit or part for anything I needed.
@phxxr650r This is absolutely a budget build relative to some of the other trucks show on Terra. You could build this bug for just the cost of the front shocks on Nick Isenhouer's F150
T:"So tell me about the car?"
ownr: Well, I paid $300k for it..
T: "And, what else..?"
ownr: Well that's all I really know about it..?
T: "Hmmmm..."
ownr: LETS GO TRASH IT!!
@phxxr650r it's 25k-30k in parts and 50k of his own (free) labor. Don't be a lazy gob.. anyone could do it.
For some reason this is one of my favorite builds you guys have shown. Probably for it’s simplicity and the fact it can shred!
I completely agree with your comment. What a simple, inexpensive and FUN little rig.
I agree ! The car is awesome .
Hard to not love a simple build that you can beat on.
PERFECT realistic Blue Collar Build every guy can relate. I remeber when it wasnt like " Ooo i have 13" and 17" of travel as if thats not enough. lol. my first race truck weighed more and had les travel.. this chasing the number game is outa control. Nice Build...
im now fully on board building one of these Vtec i even can get the bus trans for free :)
Love to see a simple build that isnt worth more than my house
These are the guys and builds who really matter. They show what’s achievable for the money / skills / tooling of the average car guy. The mega bucks pro builds are great but this is the stuff to motivate you to go build your own. Big respect to you guys.
My husband had given up on his dream to do a build, but then he saw this. He’s 66, on disability, goes to the VA for his medical care, and spends most of his days counting the “specks” on the bedroom ceiling or “tubing”. He basically has no mechanical skills as his career was in the medical profession. Money is tight, and meds are expensive, but this MIGHT be doable. We’ll see.
How’d it go??
@@OperationTouge_STi Well, it hasn’t….. yet.
Sounds familiar…..
How awesome are you?
@@OperationTouge_STi Poorly.😞
As much as I love a beam setup, that's a nice looking front suspension.
I was thinking the same
Because of this video I literally went out and bought myself a Baja bug. Thanks guys!
I’m buying one Wednesday lol. Gonna get a Honda motor too.
Ive watched this video like 20 times
Me too 😂
That car is sick! I'm thinking I need to do a Honda swap in my baja...
What kind of motor is?
I don't know anything about this stuff, but seeing how that rig handled those whoops I think I'd be more than happy with that setup, especially at what seems to me like a very reasonable price for the front suspension.
Every time you guys post a baja bug vid it makes me want to sell my prerunner for one!
One of the most effectively best builds ever! You just can't beat it for fun. 👍
Hell yea!!! Love the front suspension. Building a budget Baja bug myself. Using a J35 A6 Honda engine with an 091 bus transaxle.
Where’d u get ur parts?
ill agree to the previous comments. so far this is my favorite one. you got a regular ol car guy just doing something he loves with what hes able to get. humble and fun cant ask for anything better
Great episode. Love seeing quality builds for people who don't have $50k to drop!
3L V6 is overkill, but I guess it skips needing a turbo !
I love how practical this build is, he's a Genius 👍
Love the emphasis on safety too, RESPECT.
Great build u guys! Nothing wrong at all with the budget builds! As long as u have fun
I can’t wait to have the cash to build one for my wife! Her dream vehicle is an old vw bug , but I’m from California, her Costa Rica and I showed her my high school 92 yota single cab long travel prerunner & then a long travel vw bug and she melted!😍 Now this is her dream vw bug if feasible ( God willing) 🙏🏽
It'd be really cool to put a spec list for this bug and a supplier list for dudes wanting to build something like this. That'd be really useful. Great build.
Fucking a! That’s a sick bug. Gotta love VTEC💪
Always give mad respect to those doing something different and on a budget! Watched the whole thing!
This was probably my favorite edit you have done yet. Had me laughing a lot.
In the middle of building my baja. What's his IG?
@evanl555
@@offwhitecolby not it
@@ArcticAutoWerks of my dyslexic ass put 3 5s instead of 2 fives and an s. it’s evanls55
Where can we see this thing in action?
So sick. Anyone know where i can buy one of these already built in SoCal?
Baja bugs have always been very bad ass in the capability department!
I live in western oregon and been running deep rutted mud roads for 30 years. Running big tired full sized,or Toyotas.,jeeps. I have witnessed good running bajas with 31 s and a heavy right foot handle obsticals that 44 inch tired 400plus hp rigs can't touch! This build is very very cool! I want one!
Baja’s are the OG!
BajaSociety yeetyeet!!
You should produce this as a product for the desert masses!!!!
Really good footy of it in action as well I really enjoyed your video you've given me some new ideas I've got a little spot in ensenada.
Nice build, love the front suspension, I used to build long travel rails. This looks to be a good middle of the road build that the average guy can afford! good call on a reasonable size tire to save the trans. Very cool ride!
Very cool bug! I agree with the other comments, love the more home built stuff. I am far from the safety police, but you need a firewall in the back. If you get rear ended or break a hose, Oh man! ....Ask anyone with coolant burns.
Could you tell me again the name of the front suspension please the buggy is mean thks
If you go out to eat with this guy as friend he won’t pay for shit. Everything is budget. No personality at all.
wtf are you on about?
When vtec kicks in 🔥
Doesn't the bus transaxle also have porthole axles?
4:55 the 5.38 8/43 ring and pinion that came in the early 3 rib is the weakest pinion ever put in a vw trans. 5.43 7/38 or 4.57 7/32 from the 5 or 6 rib trans are much stronger
I'd like a better breakdown of his cost. He says around $15k in parts but then talks about how budget everything is. Based on everything he said, I see like $7k, which is awesome.
7k hahaha i wishhhh. joking aside if you really want a full parts breakdown with rough cost i can give that you. hit me up on IG and i can get you something.
I would like to see the build, I too have a v6 honda going in. Similar setup. Neat bug , cool build!
...y'all need a Wide Angle lense for Interior shot, so you can get a wider image 👍
...nice video, good deal of information on the build. I hate it when channels, or host, or other presenters gloss over the details of a build 🤔
LOVE this build!! Making suspension and setup work in the rough stuff without selling any body parts. Lol
3:14, LMAO, we wheelied it.... I'm more a stock vw guy but I can appreciate this and learn about this versatile car.
I'm building a baja bug rn! Definitely not ganna be this level but man that motor option sounds nice for just 1800
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That’s a good sounding v Tec better than others
That car is super nice and I love how the reliability supersedes the performance.
It kills alot of the fun when the cars broke all the time.
I'd rather have it be able to be pushed then have to get out and push.👌😁
This things sick. As soon as you posted though, that 3L is now tripled in price. Can’t show people any my thing nowadays.
Awesome ride, I love the bug coverage! Keep up the good work.
Amazing how that bug rips with just a 002 transaxle. Of course the weak point is the transition from Forward gears to Reverse. Weddle makes some reasonably priced upgrades to make the 002 more durable under the more ham-fisted shifters occupying the LH seat.
I have completely changed my mind about building a prerunner truck... im gonna build one of these now.
For what it is, it's PERFECT.
What an excellent informative video, nice car, great commentary. I'm researching VW Beetles off road abilities for a RC model I'm building. Ok a lot less cash but I'm still inspired by seeing the real thing 👍🍺🇬🇧
New tech old school thinking, when reliable lightweight affordable streetable was all you needed....
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Look at this pre-run-neeer
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Defo one of my fav builds, 100% love it 👌👍
He’s running the same cheapo speaker pods I got in my RZR…..🤷🏻♂️ they work!
I had the BIGGEST 😊 when he took you for a ride, and I wasn't even their!! Man living in Maryland, we don't have shit like that. But MAN IT LOOKS DOPE!!!
Metric motors in Centerville UTAH has some knowledge on the Honda V6 they have quite a bit of experience with them putting them in sand rails
what a great down to earth, practical, performance build . Fantastic,thank you.........
Friend of mine is doing this with his first car pretty much, he wants a K though. Should be cool.
Great job!
A Baja build for less than $20K that's awesome!!! That is one amazing bug build!
Wait, $2,000 for a 3 rib!? Here in Ohio we get used ones for $300. The rule is $100 per rib unless you have some aftermarket parts in em like Weddle gears. I run a 5 er 6 rib in all my buggies for the woods.
$2k for a fresh rebuilt 3rib with superdiff and weddle close 3rd,4th. This is what a lot of bajas and rails use. Ohio is much different than Cali
@@bigandlittlecountry True that
Waat? 150m/8gal is 18mpg ... i hope thats in the DIRT!
My VW Jetta gets 37mpg while pulling 1500 pounds of construction materials on a trailer, 47mpg in tje city and 53mpg- 63mpg on tje highway!
Thanks for the video That's the exact front end I'm looking for mine build nothing over the top now I got motivation to finish mine
Dig it. Hell you could even throw a vintage air AC system on the bad boy.
Had that same J motor in my buggy. Damnit should never of sold it! And can rebuild those IRS Trans all day.
My favorite build u have showed so far
Even catching a little older stuff, it's always a pleasure tuning in fellas, stay safe. Salute 🤚
Same here. 2023 and I liked this video.
Ripping down Pittsford St. in Lakeforest!?! I live right there
Yea buddy!
Seems like a hoonigan rip-off ngl...
I was a shooter and editor at Hoonigan and Ken Block for a few years. It's def the same shooting style 100%.
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I was really really hoping for an e brake u turn slide or something 😔
Wen you put a btec in a baja bug
Pistons : Bruh im puta here
Im bz with my own baja bug but i dono what engin to put in ?? Want somthing fast but yet powerful want a 2JZ but ......
That’s Baja is killer.
Awesome, kool build
I went and bought me a baja bug roller because of this video, amazing car and thank you for sharing it with us!
Hows it coming now?
Put some 40in forgis on her. It'd be the most confusing crawler ever made.
Transaxle! You better watch out for the anti-woke community these days.
Cool car but probably the douche bag neighbor you dream of burning their house down because of all the noise at odd hours. Yep definitely a nightmare neighbor.
I was IN on this vid till I saw him driving on a city road like no one else mattered. Wayyyyy to dangerous . I had mad respect for him until that.
Something to be said about that power to weight ratio...
Honda for the win!! Hell yeah let's goo!!!!!!
Very kool bug.
I wish this guy had a channel documenting this build
I dig that home built feel sick ride
After 10:25 it got dirty real quick. "Not only is it fun to play with but its my insurance"
awesome video!!! more home built projects
That thing is sick. Garage built!
What’s the biggest ring and pinion I could run on a Subaru transaxle?
Its really cool to see roads that I recognise in the background.
Sad that the part of the country that invented this hobby will likely be the first to ban it...
Can someone give me some links to order the front & rear suspension from ?
Awesome build, but how does that thing not absolutely fill with dirt without wheel wells?
How is that street legal with no fire wall behind the driver? Are you guys actually allowed to run a car on the street like that in the states?
Realy great build all the best forvyou
Man you shoulda went with a 2387
Did we really need *two* arrows pointing to the car in the thumbnail?
I own a j30a4 right now with 240k miles and it’s a great motor
The monkey never sleeps🤣 progression, give me more sweet little Oliver demands 😐
What radiator did you run i like how compact it is and i want one👍
Jeep XJ radiator with fans
Badass build vtec rips
Keep the real rides commin!! Great episode.