The Supersleeper Project

*See it run* Step by step process of my Subaru powered VW bug engine conversion and restoration. I chose a 1973 Super Beetle for this project for a few reasons. First, the flat windshield standard Beetle is way more popular and has been restored, modified, slammed or patinaed probably thousands of times. It seems the Super is the car nobody wants. The ’73 is the first bug to come with, IMO, the sexy curved front windshield. The ’74s and later had (again, IMO) the less desirable bulbus 5 mph bumpers. The Super’s wider trunk is a better fit for a wider radiator. The US Supers had built-in louvers for optional A/C which works very well to get air flow to the radiator. Strut front suspension just works better and gives a better ride quality. All my projects are 1974 or older to be smog exempt here in California. Finally, my older brother Jerry (RIP) had a ’73 SB years ago and I thought it was probably the slowest car on the planet. So I rectifi