Overhauling V-8 Baja Bug Suspension! | Faster with Newbern and Cotten

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  • Опубліковано 12 січ 2025

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  • @MotorTrendWatch
    @MotorTrendWatch  9 місяців тому +5

    Massive improvements to the Baja Bug!
    Do you think they will improve their time?

  • @doczspec4502
    @doczspec4502 9 місяців тому +9

    This is such a great idea. Feels great to see these two again! Yes! And OMG the BUG is quick! Way to go fellas. Glory

  • @terminalpsychosis8022
    @terminalpsychosis8022 9 місяців тому +1

    This is the most awesome episode MotorTrend has ever published.
    So mad jealous. What a monster of fine German engineering.... with improvements.

  • @EvilEndz
    @EvilEndz 9 місяців тому +4

    This is what we need!

  • @douggrunberg
    @douggrunberg 9 місяців тому +3

    That's awesome!! Thanks!!

  • @Axial_Andrew
    @Axial_Andrew 9 місяців тому +4

    The dynamic duo!

  • @Opalsdad
    @Opalsdad 9 місяців тому +1

    I run a 002 Bus Transmission in my 1969 Baja Bug… it’s good up to 150 plus horsepower and run strong!!!😊

    • @karim1968
      @karim1968 5 місяців тому

      What do you think this one is worth?

  • @ivanlandry3830
    @ivanlandry3830 3 місяці тому

    Just used to use a broom stick for the alignment tool for the air-cooled VW's. Worked fine and never had to cut up a good transmission.

  • @smh28v6
    @smh28v6 9 місяців тому +40

    It's a shame no one can actually watch any of this anymore 🙄 come on motortrend don't you actually want people to be able to watch your content

    • @ergparsell42069
      @ergparsell42069 9 місяців тому +5

      They invested far too much in their own platform so need to gatekeep their fans as long as they can. But I think more and more people will forget about motortrend as a whole the longer it goes on.

    • @heroeofkonnerud
      @heroeofkonnerud 9 місяців тому

      Yes! I got kicket out from motortrend a long time age. Would happily pay, but I live in Skandinavia. Cant Even fool it with a VPN, since you have to have a billing adress in the US 🥲

    • @JeffKopis
      @JeffKopis 9 місяців тому

      Only if they get PAID. That's kind of the whole point in BUSINESS.

    • @JeffKopis
      @JeffKopis 9 місяців тому

      ​@@ergparsell42069The entire network is dead without Freiburger, Finnegan, and Dulcich. They're the College Football of the company, the moneymakers. All the other clowns are the Women's Lacrosse team.

    • @smh28v6
      @smh28v6 9 місяців тому +1

      @@JeffKopis WTF are you talking about 🤦🏻🙄 paying customers can't even watch content at the moment because they keep changing everything and not telling anyone what's going on

  • @pickuptrucker17
    @pickuptrucker17 9 місяців тому

    looks like fun keep it up

  • @vintagespeed
    @vintagespeed 9 місяців тому +1

    idk why you wouldn't put a shift box on top of the tunnel and run the rod above? seems like the 'right' way to do the bus swap?

  • @pethromorialte1159
    @pethromorialte1159 9 місяців тому

    Cotton & Newbern are CooL to the core.

  • @sporty196071
    @sporty196071 9 місяців тому +1

    You are great, what a super luv bug

  • @spannersautoandcomputerser1649
    @spannersautoandcomputerser1649 9 місяців тому

    Amazed that the old swing axle trans lasted with that engine.

  • @neilf.7222
    @neilf.7222 9 місяців тому

    An unfortunate account of "Slower with Newbern and Cotton" Keep at it guys. Love the show

  • @Sean-i4r
    @Sean-i4r 9 місяців тому +3

    Next mission for the bug tracks in the back skis in the front then hit the snow

    • @MotorTrendWatch
      @MotorTrendWatch  9 місяців тому +1

      Now that would be good!

    • @Sean-i4r
      @Sean-i4r 9 місяців тому

      @@MotorTrendWatch will you please do this?

  • @PontiacBandit
    @PontiacBandit 9 місяців тому +1

    Freaking awesome

  • @Tanks-Link
    @Tanks-Link 8 місяців тому

    Yes, sir, I had to cut a whole bunch of stuff out of mine when I installed my 091

  • @joaquinmartinez9866
    @joaquinmartinez9866 9 місяців тому +3

    I miss finnagin

  • @stevodakine1
    @stevodakine1 9 місяців тому

    More suspension in the front?

  • @JeffKopis
    @JeffKopis 9 місяців тому +3

    Newbern and Cotten have all the charisma and humor of Ralph Nader. Finnegan they aint.

  • @Dan-gi7yz
    @Dan-gi7yz 9 місяців тому +2

    It is 2024. A hammer now identifies as a Tanya harding )

    • @JeffKopis
      @JeffKopis 9 місяців тому

      I identify as young, fit, rich, long haired, sane, and well hung. Doesn't mean its true 🤣

  • @georgemccart5783
    @georgemccart5783 9 місяців тому +1

    Nice

  • @judsonholligan
    @judsonholligan 9 місяців тому

    I'm a bug person... definitely not hating at all!

  • @nerome619
    @nerome619 9 місяців тому +1

    Seriously would anyone expect a novice driver in an undeveloped car to challenge the time set by an experienced racer in a proven car?

  • @julienraimbert79
    @julienraimbert79 9 місяців тому

    next, enter Baja 1000 as a bug , will be worst a watch with you two. time to register boys and get a team ready

    • @JeffKopis
      @JeffKopis 9 місяців тому

      Class 14 (I think) is for STOCK VWs.

  • @BikeNoob97
    @BikeNoob97 9 місяців тому

    I don’t feel that bad about my welds after seeing this video

  • @steveg1833
    @steveg1833 9 місяців тому +1

    All the car guys on Motortrend are the greatest especially David Friburger who I have been following for decades. Lightenup on the recent copyright BS your bean counters are going to ruin the hobby they're probably not even car guys

  • @michaeleguillen
    @michaeleguillen 9 місяців тому +1

    Wait what? You went slower? 😂

  • @Sean-i4r
    @Sean-i4r 9 місяців тому

    Why not use the whole front end of a Malibu?Yes?S front wheel drive drop the whole front Axel's transmission engine all-in-one and plant it up under that Volt wagon.And now ALS 53 leader built to the tail with turbos.And that thing would be a wheeling machine in the dunes

    • @JeffKopis
      @JeffKopis 9 місяців тому

      Nobody listens to commenters named "user-xyz123".

  • @andrewmarshall360
    @andrewmarshall360 9 місяців тому

    Fancy

  • @davidmackieson4609
    @davidmackieson4609 9 місяців тому +2

    this show was way better when finn was in it

    • @JeffKopis
      @JeffKopis 9 місяців тому +1

      Yeah, he has a PERSONALITY.

  • @jasonpetrich4141
    @jasonpetrich4141 9 місяців тому +1

    To bad this is like goodwill faster with Finnigan, and what's left of roadkill like what motor trend and discovery do just ,look for good shows to bleed dry and kill .. the show is soooo slow now
    can't watch it

  • @vw4x4
    @vw4x4 9 місяців тому +1

    No engineering involved...... cut to fit at time of assembly.... LOL...... Butchers...

  • @Mike-t2c8p
    @Mike-t2c8p 9 місяців тому +1

    Boring boring 😒

  • @edwardmohr5798
    @edwardmohr5798 9 місяців тому

    Typical Road Kill fashion.

  • @SixBarrel
    @SixBarrel 9 місяців тому

    😂😂 s real mean Poison bug , a V8 Made this respetable and BadAZ$$ car . This car need a trip tu Baja 1000