Squareback Gasser hot VWs magazine April 2019 issue cover car

[@scoobydog411]

I'm Gary. I've seen the car in person a few times. Everything on it looks first class. The 2 air cooled VW engines run very good togather. The paint job is as good as any Gasser in the past. I hope the best for the owner and his family.

[@rebel9838]

wanted something different as a old guy and his little dog runs by in the background lol

[@michaelbenardo5695]

Ain't it kool?

[@roryvonbrutt7302]

🔥🔥🔥‼️®️™️

[@davisrs1]

Amazing to have two air cooled VWs synchronized together with a 90 degree firing order separation!

[@larryb6715]

What a genius. That type of build is so cool and 60's ish that it reminds me of Rat Fink. Thanks for the ride along, 2 thumbs up!

[@Musclecar1972]

German made, American 🇺🇸 improved! 👍👌👏 I love my big V-8’s, but this is something else! I would be proud to own this!

[@RayNWall]

An engineering genius!!! That whole induction system is off the charts incredible.

[@frez777]

what about that paint job?!?!?!?!?1

[@TheAaronfarrington]

I don't understand the Induction. There seems to be a mesh filter on each intake and that's all. Is there something else inside those housings?

[@animeaddict6907]

It even sounds like a V8, holy Stallone!

[@edwardashley6688]

That what I thought when he punched it. I wonder how many horses it puts to the pavement with that Flat 8. 😊

[@42lookc]

@@edwardashley6688 I'd love to know too! It sounds fantastic!

[@captainchaos3053]

U mean it idles rough and and probably spits out as much fuel as it burns until it gets on the cam?

[@davidryan573]

I too have seen the VW in person, Good Guy’s Show, he parked next to a restored 63’ Corvette, he got all the attention pour Corvette owner. Truly awesome quality!

[@tisrettamton153]

Beautiful build. Intake gives a new meaning to high rise. Surprised it runs so well because that cam sounds like it's got a 359 deg duration.

[@rbmwiv]

My dad graduated in the early 70s and he told me about this 56 Chevy the guy had double 4 barrel carburetors on it and when he raised the hood they came with it! Dude just had a inline 6 with the carbs bolted to the hood! Very cool build probably the only flat 8 air cooled engine. Thanks for the info in the description telling how they work together! Rad rod!!!! When the hood opened that story came to mind.

[@jameswood8564]

Wow, a build that not only claims to be unique but actually IS! Impossibly cool ride man! An that sound, that puts a handful of V8s to shame, that lumpy rumble is so addictive! 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@phillipsprague3275]

I’m going to update my original post to now say that this amazing and original hod rod just might be the coolest VW on the planet!! Certainly innovative! I’m not an aficionado of VW’s but I’ve never seen or heard of two VW engines being linked together, and the thing runs like a scalded dog!

[@acatnamedscoop7718]

looks like something that would get me in trouble

[@Retrofordguy]

I wanna see more of this car it sounds wicked and looks like a totally beast wish I had money because these sort of thing really inspires me creatively I've spent all my life designing numerous inventions including strange vehicles this totally ticks my boxes I wouldnt car if I build something for someone else aslong as I had the chance for my creativity to run ragged I love the setup the thought of doing a similar but different build like taking a splitty and utilizing the rear space and having a x2 flat 6s

[@johnwilburn8319]

Have you thought about the Ford 300 6-cylinder? 2 of them would make a 600 cubic inch diameter BEAST!

[@jamesigou9033]

Why would you need 2 flat sixes? That sounds overpowered.

[@MrTheHillfolk]

God, I love that idle. It is so lumpy you've never had oatmeal that lumpy 😅

[@_trudge]

im floored by this . totally captivating build . cant wait to show this to my grandpa . we have a 68 ghia convertable lol this is so beautiful and just sounds mean

[@sea_bass21]

That is home garage engineering at its finest

[@thomasfletcher760]

Just now seeing this 4 years later , man that vehicle is sweet ! Awesome work on it 👍👍👍

[@tracynation2820]

Super. Did anyone notice that the fuel gauge says empty. 💙 T.E.N.

[@craigcampbell8560]

One of the most badass builds I've ever seen!

[@Sport--willow]

After all these years of always being curious about how it could and would work .... Now I know! Thank you for building and sharing this absolutely beautiful piece of functional art! Excellent Job 👍👍

[@jadeobenski9960]

Wow. Great job on the car. Definitely nailed it on doing something different

[@maxwelledison5366]

Now there's something you don't see everyday...

[@billbushman6686]

That's amazing! The two 4 cylinder engines sound like a V8. I know that's kinda like 'duh' but I never would have thought that it would.

[@1980VINZ]

This is insane. One of the most extraordinary car I’ve ever seen. I LOVE IT

[@rustedratchetgarage6788]

Question about the firing order set up as 2 separate ignition systems or cross-wired and is it a flat plain or crossplane crankshaft as in how did you time the two crankshaft together parallel or 90 degrees

[@marlinmessenger3654]

Thanks, your close to where I grew up everyone I knew had a VW or mini truck in the 80s west phx , you should be proud of that one its sweet! .

[@LarryPeteet]

Fantastic Engineering, Paint Job, Overall Design and love the sound!

[@porticojunction]

A friend suggested building a flat 8 the same way for a Laser 917 kit car and I thought that sounded nuts. Not so crazy now!

[@bkizers]

Absolutely great build Ron I bet you were chopping at the bit to get to run it down the street the first time. My bug ran low 13's and was driven daily. It was 88x74 twin 40P11 Solex carbs. Car weight 1025 lbs. I had alot of fun with it. I bet you love showing it off thanks for posting.

[@ThisTimeTheWorld]

I love how you have the exhaust pipes under the fender wells for great clearance and style.

[@kskip4242]

I would love to know how he got both of these engines to Fire in sequence to sound like a V8.

[@frankbob4043]

Sounds like a pissed off big block, it's two awesome! kudos to the builder owner! This is a 4.7 liter flat 8.

[@johnbehneman1546]

SO UNIQUE & DIFFERENT!!!!! I LOVE IT!!!! THANKS FOR SHARING!!!!

[@markblakeway80]

It's ok, just watched the full version. Wow very cool and creative 👌 👍 👏

[@wolfgangguy1846]

Saw this car at an Arizona car show last month and it was awesome. Had no idea what motor (or motors rather) it had. I assumed it was some sort of V8. Love it.

[@motardktm640]

That is awesome! Hats off to the owner

[@wemo3568]

Just an awesome piece of equipment and engineering, sounds very good , im sure its a neck breaker

[@mikesrandomvideos]

Favorite part 4:37

[@Jesse.Crenshaw]

Yeah it does NOT sound slow! An inspiration for sure!!!!

[@joewoodchuck3824]

I didn't know flat four vw engines were made that big. I wish we could have gotten a better look under the hood. The heart of the concept deserves more attention.

[@jaycoppola4324]

That's because there were 2 engines.

[@eyesodd]

They weren't. The biggest stock vw aircooled engine was the 2ltr found in later campers. But the beautiful simplicity of them means you can enlarge the bore holes on the crankcase and slip in larger barrels and pistons, thus increasing CC upto around the 2500cc mark. Stroker cranks are available too, they are a highly tuneable motor, great fun.

[@joewoodchuck3824]

@@jaycoppola4324 I know it's two engines. I just didn't know about the 2+ liter displacement size.

[@joewoodchuck3824]

@@eyesodd Thanks. I'm a long time VW fan, but I haven't kept up.

[@eyesodd]

@@joewoodchuck3824 No problem. The first comment in the thread directs you to a longer clip of this car, shows under the bonnet etc 👍

[@NBC_NCO]

Just listening to the sound... I would have never guessed VW. Very, very cool. That's a high-rise intake ! Time for two 500hp Subaru WRX engines to take the VW place.

[@russgould707]

I heard a nitro burnin supercharged air-cooled VW based dragster at the strip that also sounded like a V8. It was a single engine.

[@neggym]

Aaaaaand you can actually build this, and drive it legally on the streets. Wow. Not gonna happen in Europe. By far the baddest, raddest and beautiest build I’ve ever seen. Big ten-four.

[@RojoRed1975]

Double H 8 beautifully insane genius next level craftsmanship my GOD!!

[@vdub9943]

I love this car! Fantastic!

[@butziporsche8646]

How are they coupled? Remember Emerson Fittipaldi's old VW Beetle twin-engie race car? A lot of articles but no explanation of how the engines crankshafts are coupled. Sounds very cool, sort of 908esque!

[@mach1mustangguy992]

Very very cool! My dad woulda loved to see this thing! He was big into American muscle and also lived in Europe during his teens and early 20s and got to drive and own a lot of cool European sports cars

[@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney]

Sounds like a hot flathead Ford. Man, that thing is AWESOME!

[@shadowsurfer06]

If this isn't the coolest thing I've seen today! Very good work and Awesome job on a very origin build

[@Mikefngarage]

insane car

[@skeetermcswagger0U812]

Those 2 engines together work out to about 4.6 Liters, so it's very fitting that he has a Ford transmission and rearend in it because that's the same size engine as a Ford Crown Victoria or Ford Mustang...yet air cooled and probably weighs less than 1/2 as much!!! (I wouldn't think a stock Volkswagen transmission would live long behind that set up anyways) And it sounds like a radial aircraft engine!!! 🤠👍

[@ThisTimeTheWorld]

Boba racing golf

[@mattskustomkreations]

Very cool surprise of a gasser!

[@frankmcnab522]

Awesome build dude i can only imagine how much fun you can have with something like that

[@vincewilliams5219]

One of the coolest gassers ever.

[@robertmceuen3630]

THAT is awesome! One of a kind, unique, all the way cool. Not enough space to say all the good things I'm thinking of... congradulations.

[@robertvanderlinden2813]

a boxer 8 engine, never though i would ever find one

[@galactica1980]

So lucky to be able to drive that on the streets with those mods.

[@bobbyoshomebuilt2544]

Speechless! The most unusual build I've ever seen.......

[@BasedBidoof]

Super cool! I would love to see that crankshaft, or however they're linked together

[@spasticnapjerk]

It looks like a fluid coupling between them

[@BasedBidoof]

@@spasticnapjerk like a torque converter?

[@the.happy.mechanic]

That car is awesome, great job.

[@walterkersting9922]

My opinion, Volkswagens, with out any muffler are some of the most obnoxious sounding motors in the universe, but what he’s done with these engines he has made it into music. That square back always had a little bit of style and he’s taking it and just made it into something you’d only see in America.

[@zacharyschnepp4860]

That is really cool man and that is different. I wish you do one on my purple Manx that was at the carbs and coffee and Orange videotaped me leaving

[@hotvwsmagazine]

Next time will do!

[@haroldstrickland8416]

I was thinking Henry J when I saw the first video, but then said "Holy Crap, it's a VW"!

[@ronp499]

Love it I've always wanted to see something like this. Also was curious if it would sound that good. Well done

[@mkllove]

Amazing build, curious about the mate up to trans, has it been tested at the strip yet ?

[@brianiswrong]

Not sure it has anything to prove on a strip. I would enjoy it as a road car/ show car if it were mine.

[@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney]

A Tremec and a 9" ought to be able to handle considerably more than it makes, even on a prepped surface. I mean, unless they're old worn out junkyard pieces, but I doubt that, having seen the rest of the build.

[@billpetersen298]

@@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney I’m wondering about the rear engine crank? It can’t be original. All the front engine power, is going through it.

[@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney]

@@billpetersen298 not necessarily, is it? Could be like a chain drive gearbox situation, couldn't it? But anyway, I'm sure good forged VW crankshafts are available, and you certainly have one made if not. A good forged LS crank can handle like 2,000 hp, so I'm sure this car's 225 or whatever it makes would be alright.

[@joemann3536]

WOW... Alabour of love. a marvel of engineering.👍👍👍

[@Multiman40]

Awesome, love the dash glow.

[@trlprk]

Absolutely beautiful job!! Awesome!

[@ThatOneGuySometime]

I want to know more about how they were linked together like that. This have me thinking about an efi dual 3100 build.

[@vwmetal66]

That sound is F***ING nuts!!!

[@funone8716]

Amazing the difference in sound with the 2 engines, sounds like a V8

[@gordonstroup882]

"THAT'S SAA-WEEEET!" I had a 72 Chevy Vega GT station wagon that resembled this. And I had it painted almost that exact color! How bizarre! It didn't have a straight axle, but I had it very high up front, fat slicks stickin' out the back. But mine, I put in a 66 Corvette 327 with quite a bit of goodies. Large lumpy cam, a tunnel ram, a big fat Holley double pumper. It had a narrowed 12 bolt rear axle, a 6 point cage, a Borg Warner 4 speed, Hurst Super Shifter, Herbert & Meek headers, and V8 motor mounts with Morroso solid steel mounts on them. Put in a hydraulic clutch system. Thick ass Scatter Sheild, 38 inch long rear axle traction bars that bolted right under the driver's seat to one heavy duty suffrage That made pulling the front tires off the ground really easy to make them wrinkle wall slicks bite even better! It started out the factory dark metallic silver with the black GT stripe. A purdy good friend of mine built it, got tired of it, and sold it to me without the engine. He wanted to keep his 69 302 that he had built that was in it. He was going to put it back into his sweet 1969 RS Z/28 that was tucked away in his garage. HEY, if you're out there, my friend, you know who you are! Thanks, Ed. Fun times in the 70's!

[@leekirtley7234]

When he guns it at the end, perfection 👌👌👌👌👌🥰🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@DL_3113]

Clean build.

[@plap.]

The thing sounds fricken amazing. Cool project and its your one and only

[@davisrs1]

Nailed the V8 firing order with two air cooled 4s offset 90 degrees and hooked together!😳

[@tonyhoward7840]

That duel front engine VW type 3 squareback gasser is Badass,,,, Love it

[@alessior.messina3250]

Just.. AMAZING!!!

[@larryhullinger4141]

I'm impressed with that car Sure does sound like a V-8

[@michaelbenardo5695]

The world's first Flat 8! Who would have thought!

[@Mattball82]

I’m watching on my phone.. I had to turn it down so I didn’t wake the neighbors GEEEZ! 👍👍👍

[@kway745]

Such a whacky concept, but so well executed. He really pulled it off!

[@iplaymytele]

Absolute genius…..!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@GlobalAwakening-il7cp]

Fuckin woah! 👍Nicely done brother. One of the best and cleanest customs ever. Can't think of one better but leaving room in case I forgot one. Should be on the cover of every auto magazine and website in existence. Much respect. 👍👍👍👍👍 So much detail and craftsmanship. Mind blowing art.

[@fredmacdonald9339]

WOW ! it looks great sounds great goes great

[@CarrollJones]

Badass gasser VW style👍

[@nathan40307]

That thing is sick! Sounds awesome! Way to do your own thing and still go fast! What a beautiful rig!

[@josejunioroliveira8241]

Fantastic job !

[@STAY-GOLD-VINYL]

I really dig this build. My only complaint is the intake risers just look off. Still very very cool and the sound is Insane

[@Wilson-cp4gx]

I think the way he made the setup look and sound like a v8 from the outside is stunning when you tilt the front end and see 2 flat fours. The intake is part of that magic.

[@strattuner]

@@Wilson-cp4gx with the induction,he went for torque and to hell with horsepower,horsepower is free when you strive for torque,it runs damn impressive harnessing two independent engines together,now i understand why he built the intake,easy tune

[@ChristianStout]

I'd like to see how they're both connected to the transmission

[@joopliebig8242]

Haha, yeah, ok! ❤ Damn cool hotrod!

[@bombofbombe]

Not a big fan of the idle sound but it sounds good in revs and the build is incredibly well done. Definitely deserving of the praise it got for the craftsmanship and the engineering involved in making it work

[@craigarmstrong5291]

Sounds fantastic 👌 😀 good job

[@robertgow7952]

Really would have liked to hear this mad machine going full belt on a strip, or just the open road, still awesome.

[@joejoe-qn4hu]

If the mind can think it, everything is possible

[@davidkendrick9339]

Would like to see any videos of your build if you have. Super cool ride....

[@ditzydoo4378]

Those are what I'd call "Loooong in take tubes. 0~o Kind of reminds me of the old 440 longarm cross ram tubes stood on their head.

[@USMC--me3ig]

That is the coolest Vdub I’ve seen in a while.

[@tommygunss4576]

You sir just made me a Volkswagen fan.

[@Shadobanned4life]

Quite impressive !🌞

[@stevebot]

“Slightly built" he’s the master of the understatement. How are the cranks phased?

[@MichaelWilson-sn1yo]

Would love to see the build video if you have it

[@quartzcyanis]

i wonder if the crankshaft has been made cross plane like a v8 or if its two normal cranks 180 degrees offset