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I'm working on pulling together a 71 Super Beetle for my conversion base. Car has no engine so nothing to remove there. Had an excellent discussion with @Bratitude of Brat Industries and we think we're going to try using an Outlander rear drive unit in place of the VW transaxle.

I have decent mechanical skills and have built my own CNC router and converted my bench mil to CNC so I have a modicum of experience with electronics and tidy wiring. Have metal lathe, MIG, TIG and metal fab tools so I'm confident in those areas. Am a complete noob in the EV world though so will need lots of guidance.

Welcome! Would love to see some pics.
Look forward to following your build. I'm still deciding between a tesla m3 & outlander motor for my vw t2.
Where are you based?

I'm on Vancouver Island Canada.
Here's a few shots of the car.

DavidR8 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 11, 2025 7:33 pm think we're going to try using an Outlander rear drive unit in place of the VW transaxle.

Good luck. Hope you can share your journey here. Lots of details please!

Absolutely plan to!