Home Made Mini VW Baja Bug!! - Part 3

I think most people would be happy to watch a few eppisodes of you fixing up your shed, take your time and do it to make your life better

Why not go with cantilever and maybe mount it high enough so your feet will fit under, it would look pretty cool with the shocks poking thru a nice hole in the hood of the bug too 👍

If Grind Hard Plumbing can do a video series of upgrading their workspace, I think we would ALL enjoy a video series of you upgrading yours. Safety is super important, and not freezing to death is pretty nice!

I'll support the cantilevered shock suggestion. Same travel can be maintained with a smaller coilover. Plus, i don't think you've done this yet, so it would be a nice challenge. As for heat, maybe consider a wood burner outside piping hydronic heat with a radiator inside. For insulation, the DYI sprayfoam kits are amazing for getting about 1" everywhere you want it, with the huge benefit of sealing up small crevices.

So sick. One of the most underrated channels on YouTube 💪

Cantilever front suspension could solve the foot room issue and give more suspension travel while using smaller shocks

I still believe that you should take the upper rear window support out and move your seat back almost a foot it would allow for more feet room and a more comfortable seating position As for the heating situation id look into radiant heaters there relatively cheap and work really well in smaller places

Making the decision to "re-do it" is what makes good builds, great builds

Great work as usual! I would cut the top rear cross-member (above the rear "window") and move the seat way back. You could even tilt the seat back this way. There seems to be plenty of room back there since the engine will overhang the rear axle.

Just an 'out of the box' thought. You could opt into actually making the whole shell higher up. So you would be looking through the actual windows as opposed to your head sticking out through the roof. This would give much more room to place the wheels whichever width you would like and more leg room......just a thought. Love all of your builds😊

Is it really going to hurt the looks of it if you moved the front wheels forward 5 inches? By extending the frame and move it forward. Might give a cool look to it and maybe your feet will get enough room. 😃 awesome work, love this build! 😎👌👌👌

You know you bout to learn something when that red rolling stool gets thrown down like a boss.

i dont know why - im liking this project more than others maybe because i used to have (full size) baja bugs and im just remembering the good times rock on dude

I’ve watched a lot of your builds in the past and have always enjoyed your content. But let me tell you I’ve been checking your channel everyday for an update on this bug. This thing is freakin sweet!

I used to work outside (window cleaning and garden centre) the trick is to wear 3 layers, a thick thermal layer, a fleece layer and your normal layer (e.g. jacket, pants) one thick pair of socks and good boots. A lot of heat escapes out your hands, feet and head so get a good wooly bob hat on and gloves 👌 As for heating the shop get insulation where you can and i saw a guy who had a wood burner made from 2 barrels, one barrel with the fire going to a tube (for gases) to a second barrel that dissipates heat then another tube going through the roof. Worked well for him.

Have you thought about doing I-beam suspension? That might help your foot room and possibly give you more travel. Grind hards Barbie Jeep has hella front travel and it’s smaller than the bug.

I still think you're wasting your time having that fibre glass body but I'm hooked & can't wait to see the final product & a test drive 💚🇬🇧🌱 Great work👍

I watch your channel to stay inspired, I’m currently working on a project in my bedroom, a car this size that runs without any burning or external energy like fuels or electric motors, completely clean

Chris…. Best heating solution us a WOOD PELLET STOVE. They are FANTASTIC!

One solution to consider is to just say screw it and go full Rat Fink on it... mount the seat up about 6"-8" higher to allow for more leg space and then build a crazy, bendy shifter coming out the top and mount the steering up there too! haha