The Super Sleeper Project 2.0

Step by step process of my Subaru powered VW bug engine conversion and restoration. If you want to speed up the video, there is a cog icon on the bottom to click for a faster playback speed ( or 1.5 works well). Check out my channel for other videos of this car or future projects. This video is an edited version of the original. It now has some video of the car running and no copyrighted material. 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 su