Both holes have been drilled out in the VW rear fender wells to allow for the MR2 struts.
Drill out MR2 strut holes in VW Bug Fender wells #98
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Repeat MR2 strut template idea for VW bug pass side #97
With the driver side MR2 strut hole located in the VW bug’s rear fender well, I am now using the same poster board and tape technique on the passenger side.
Move the MR2 strut template back to the VW Fender well #96
After locating the MR2 strut hole in the paper template, I can now move it back into the VW bug body. Positioning the template exactly along the basket lines I marked the hole on the VW bug inner fender well. I found the center of the hole by using a paper circle folded in half twice and cutting a small hole in the center.
Create template to locate the MR2 strut holes in VW bug #95
Using my newly created paper templates I am positioning them on the basket to determine where the Toyota MR2 struts will penetrate the VW bug inner fender wells. I am cutting the holes small for now so I can slowly expand them later when the whole assembly is in place together.
Locating the MR2 3SGTE Strut holes in VW Bug fender wells #94
I need to locate where the MR2 3SGTE struts will penetrate the VW bug fender wells. I have created a posterboard and tape template to determine their locations.
Scrap steel from VW Bug rear cutouts #93
This is the steel I had to cut out of the VW bug body in order to get it to fit over the Toyota MR2 3SGTE motor and frame.
Fine tune VW Bug metal removal for 3SGTE clearance #92
After removing the bulk of the VW body sheetmetal, I need to fine tune the sheetmetal to perform the trial fit of the VW body over the MR2 3SGTE motor and framework.
Bulk VW Bug metal removal for 3SGTE clearance #91
Before I can trial fit the VW bug body over the frame and the 3SGTE motor, I have to remove the bulk of the rear metal from the inside of the bug body. I set my camera up so you could see the plasma cutting but I kind of get in the way a bit.
Reinstall basket over the VW Bug’s 3SGTE Motor #90
Now that the 3SGTE motor and VW Bug frame are “as one”, I need to insure that the bug body will indeed fit over the entire assembly. I am reinstalling the locating basket over the engine build area as a guide for cutting out the interior or the bug body steel.