Quote Originally Posted by 406Rich View Post
Ralph will this be a tilt frontend...?
Yes. If I keep the front clip the way it is, then I would at least have to find a new way to mount the front fenders and a new way to support the hood to leave room up front for the engine and junk. Besides this, the hood will either have to lift straight off (not a good idea to make anything a two-man job where not necessary) or have a huge hole cut in it to clear the blower. The blower, carbs and scoop will stick out about 9 to 11 inches above the hood.

Or make a tilt front end. This will make it a one-man operation to allow access to the engine, it will allow for a smaller hole, and the kids will think it's cool. I thought seriously about combining the metal fenders and hood into one piece but since the apron is damaged and it would be a lot of extra work to make this happen I decided to go with a fiberglass front end. They make a one piece front end for these type III VW's for about $500. You can't beat that deal, especially considering how much work would have to go into making the metal peices work together.