I want to build a 914 that can swim at least as fast as a type 166 vw or the amphicar

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Schwimmwagen

this guy is amazing ----

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic...b68f3cb669ebb5f

but I dont want to make it look like anything else --- just drive to the boat ramp --- go in the water do 5-10 mph and drive out ----

may need a trans with a pto --- or front trans from a 4 wheel drive car ---- with a prop shaft

or just a seadoo motor in the trunk -----with a jet drive

gallons and gallons of seam sealer!!!

laying under a parts 914 with no motor or trans with a 16 foot jon boat next to me on a trailer ---- made me think of this again after 15 years of not thinking about this -

Awesome.

Do It!

Rust won't be an issue;-)

Just re-body an Amficar. Or weld the doors shut and every other hole. Not sure how long it would float. You have your work cut out for you.

Pontoons + Jack Stands + 914

Low pressure expanding foam in the longs...

and life jackets.

.....and as much fiber-glass as possible
( no salt water)

i need an idea about how to use the 914 motror to drive a prop out the back ????

ditch the transaxle----- direct drive!!!!

Dune buggy paddle tires

The motor is not the problem to drive the prop. The transaxle is. You need a pto shaft, which means some sort of transfer case or a 4WD selectable transaxle. No would have to adapt a different transmission to the T4. Maybe one out of an Eagle or a Brat. Not sure of the drive train on those.
Zach

Many of those old subys had a selectable transfer case. Even some of the more common ones like the legacy. You could probably reverse engineer an adapter plate, flywheel and clutch that we use in the suby conversions of just go suby power. I mean if you're going to do something crazy you might as well do something crazy right?

I hope someone actually does this. I don't think I have enough years on my life to complete all the strange projects I've thought up.

If i was going to that much trouble I'd rather build this:

....and pull a real boat with it.


better pics
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...amp;pid=1439415

You will be building an Unterseeboot.





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