@@RobertCHoweSr Guy said he has full skid-plates - think ya might have missed that. That radiator is probably for the A/C, he did say the A/C was under the dash, so that WOULD be the logical place for the A/C rad. He said the oil cooler was "in the engine" and he'd added the Aux cooler on the roof. Sure is a neat "Beast Bug!"
As a former 1968 1500 owner for 13 years, your car is just amazing. I'm lost for words as to the amount of alterations, work, modifications, etc. that you've put into this vehicle. I want one! ( more than a merc. or a Bentley, or whatever) !
All I can think of is my buddies mid 70s YELLOW VW bug's breaks going completely OUT and crashing through a small wood fence then into the concrete corner of the Liquor Store. True Story (circa 1984).
As the owner of nine VW beetles over the years, all I can say is "Wow!" You have done an unbelievable, impressive job. Every weak link, every soft spot in these vehicles you have addressed and hit head on! Amazing!
@First Munch No doubt, just because bubba is a "Southern" jew does not mean that he can design and weld like bubba. The VW was probably completely subcontracted. But hey, if Jamie Wiseman can make an honest living without fk'ng over anybody, well that is really saying something.
My first car when I was 14 was a 1960 VW Beetle. That car was so much damn fun. By time I was done with it, it had over 180,000 miles on it and was literally rusting in half. I enjoyed it so much I bought another one when I was 17. It was a 1974 and I had it until I was 19 years old. Both of those cars gave me tons of memories that I'll never forget. I noticed your Ouray stickers as well as the Engineer Pass and Cinnamon Pass stickers. I just took my Jeep over those two passes this Summer. Beautiful is not a good enough word to describe those two passes.
Used to put up a couple of grand and some time and build some killer off road bugs . Ain't many Bugs left . Ain't many of OGs like me left either! lol Bitchin bulletproof ride , good for you !!!
This one is tough as a nail. Congrats on build. I have been driving Bugs since 80's (currently driving '66 and restoring '74) and this is one of the best and most purposefull conversion I have ever seen.
I love that,back in the day I ran many a bug and Things.They are great offroad vehicles when built a little ;that is a dream off road bug.I love how you kept the stock body and did not Baja it.If I could find a decent one I would try to duplicate yours somewhat.Outstanding.
I see this vw everyday in Tuscaloosa going to 82 off of i20 .. never thought I would see it on UA-cam 😂😂.. I’m working on my 67 bug and this popped up on the recommend
Damn, Boy, What a handsome Johnny ! That down slope rooftop tire and hi-Jack holder is just killin' it. You gots some serious style. And Bucket Boss, too. Fine, fine, fine, to be sure. Here's wishin you many happy miles & smiles.
I had a Baha Bug back in the late 70s and it was a blast to drive. This was the time when four wheeling took off and guy's were putting a lot of money in their trucks. We had a steep hill at the watershed and my Baha would beat all the trucks in the hill climb. It would also beat them in the mud pit as it had a skid plate and would just skip across the mud. Man, I had a lot of fun beating those high dollar trucks.
I had a 1964 VW convertible BAJA bug. The front end was cut and turned, pan reinforced, '67 H block, EMPI intake single port D heads, zenith 32 NDIX carb and the best part was the 1963 Bus trans axle with gear reduction boxes. Along with full roll cage, tilt font ned., 18 gallon 'long ranger' gas tank. and so on... A fun ride, for sure!
Damn-um man.....I love it! You can tell this guy has the love for automobiles and he obviously is a smart man innovating and adapting. Great job Jamie. I hope we can meet one day.
I miss the smell of and sound of them. We used to play SLUG BUG when we would travel as kids with our parents. Every time we saw a Bug you slugged someone. That's a beautiful ride brother.
Being a purist and an absolute anorak on the VW Beetle & the Honda Cub I normally hate any aftermarket modifications to either but this is really class. Hats off to a world class car.
Nice Beetle! Your comment about needing a custom bumper so you could still take the engine out. That is so true! The most important thing in a bug is being able to remove the engine. Because you are basically guaranteed to need to. They are super reliable, It will be broken before it hits 100k. Usually it will need a rebuild around 40-60k.
@@Gorecatto Não desse jeito.. Eu pesquisei bastante porque quero fazer um nesse estilo e não achei assim no Brasil.. os bajas que eu vi são mais rústicos, esse estilo street baja eu não achei (respondi em português porque vi que tu também é BR hue hue)
My dad enjoys telling me about doing the Rubicon in a VW Bug back in his Air Force days in the early 60s. They got out and lifted/winched it over the few really gnarly spots.
ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC DESIGN AND FINISHING‼️ Well done : you kept it relatively ‘simple’ > there’s magic in that…Great fun vehicle, congratulations‼️ 👊🔥🥂 🪖
My plan is to build a 69 hitop like this, wont be an air cooled since Id need more torque and hp and big aircooled engines arent cheap. Check on Fresh Kustoms on fb or instagram, they lifted an early bay as much as they could and its amazing
Really cool VW, in a way air cooled vw's are kind of the original overlanding cars, they have been all over the world since the early 60's but back then we didint call it overlanding, here in baja california their kind of the original overlanding rig (hense the "baja bug") my dad built and explored the penninsula in a baja back in the 70's, i got into air cooled because of him and i have thought of bulding a proper overland rig off a bug, its quite a challenge because of the lack of space. Congrats i am kind of jelaous of your build.
That's the toughest Bug I've ever seen, WOW. I own a 70 beetle that need some tlc, only thing I'm having trouble finding is the front fenders without turn signals.
WOW< You did a BEAUTIFUL job with this Bug.!.!.! I like how you kept it with stock fenders and everything. Looks Great. I am building one now. I have a '69 and a '74 Bug and I am looking for good builds to learn from so I can get some idea's to make my own. So far out of all the Baja Bugs I have seen so far, yours is the best and most durable. I don't want to copy yours, just use some idea's like the RollBars. I have all ways wanted to make my RollBars go from the front Bumper to the Rear Bumper and make it strong everywhere I can in between. Very good build!!!!!
It's possible but it's also expensive and alot of work and fabrication that's why people have been putting bug bodies on razors look it up there's a lot of UA-cam videos of people doing that
I had a 66 bug, no modifications, but with the weight of the engine over the rear tires that thing would go pretty much anywhere. Beat it to hell and it just kept going😁
@@marinegunny826 -- We used to go duck hunting in (what was called by then) a "mud bug"... We had that thing in places where we really should not have been without 4WD and got it stuck quite a few times, but the solution to getting stuck was just getting everyone out (other than the driver) and pushing / lifting... Sometimes, we would have *5* of us in that Bug with one guy standing on the rear bumper and holding onto the rain rails... Young and stupid, but we had a good time... That would have been back in the early 1970s and the Bug was one of the earlier ones with the 6V electrical system...
@@jakeblanton6853 when i got mine stuck i just got out and picked up ether the front or back end and moved it to were i could drive it out my next bug build will be 4wd ive got a 71 convertable and a bunch of old subarus laying around im thinking old honda motor a subi duel range transmission with matching diff
It is possible, but with so much weight over the rear wheels, these cars will go almost anywhere as RWD. The only thing you couldn't do efficiently is rock crawling up an incline c:
This bug is KILLER! I want one, may not need all the extra extras for off roading you did…as I would use it for daily driver and some fire road action…I would love to have (or build) a class 11 bug. WAY COOL.
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I am a bit concerned about the oil cooler placement under the front.
@@RobertCHoweSr Guy said he has full skid-plates - think ya might have missed that. That radiator is probably for the A/C, he did say the A/C was under the dash, so that WOULD be the logical place for the A/C rad. He said the oil cooler was "in the engine" and he'd added the Aux cooler on the roof. Sure is a neat "Beast Bug!"
As a former 1968 1500 owner for 13 years, your car is just amazing. I'm lost for words as to the amount of alterations, work, modifications, etc. that you've put into this vehicle. I want one! ( more than a merc. or a Bentley, or whatever) !
Thanks. It’s like a child to me.
You can hear the joy in his voice as he walk us through is car. Keep up the great work pops!
All I can think of is my buddies mid 70s YELLOW VW bug's breaks going completely OUT and crashing through a small wood fence then into the concrete corner of the Liquor Store. True Story (circa 1984).
I love how genuinely happy this guy appears to be to just get to talk about his build.
I think the Volkswagen God is smiling upon you! Thanks for making the bug and the video!
He did a great job.
That is the baddest VW I have ever seen. You are an artist
That VW deserves more video time on UA-cam.
Exactly!
5 mins was up too quickly.
I want to build one and if its less than 10000 to build that would be awesome.
Best off-road bug I ever seen! So dope
Eric Kauffmann 100% agreed
@In the desert You find some water I suppose that you've never seen a Dune Buggy or a Baja Bug ?
What the hell is dope?
Dope ....... wtaf
@@evopwrmods best off-road PRACTICAL bug. Lol
That thing is epic! Jamie obviously knows how to fabricate and it shows! Very nice rig!
VW Life shows how much time he spent on it
VW Life Thanks!
VW Bug camping
How much? I dig it.
Sup Matt Jackson!
That guy is way too modest. That thing is freakin' awesome!!!
Yes we need more people like him 😊👍🏼
Thanks!
As the owner of nine VW beetles over the years, all I can say is "Wow!" You have done an unbelievable, impressive job. Every weak link, every soft spot in these vehicles you have addressed and hit head on! Amazing!
we need engineers like this guy to build cars i would love to own one like this.
@First Munch No doubt, just because bubba is a "Southern" jew does not mean that he can design and weld like bubba.
The VW was probably completely subcontracted. But hey, if Jamie Wiseman can make an honest living without fk'ng over anybody, well that is really saying something.
But like everyone else you wouldn't want to pay that final price. $$$
Yep
Facts
@@pauldailey4477 Subcontracted????? Dude I built everything on this myself. from the ground up!!!!!!
Great showcase of this man's skills as a builder.
Thanks for sharing
abbaby555 you can tell he really spent time on it 👌
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This is probly the best self built car in the whole world.. and some parts are salvage.. This guy can build.. man, this is awesome..
Just road tripped to Tuscaloosa from west TX. What a great town! Great bug! I have a stock '64 for when i want to relax. 40hp.
Very cool!
This car is even cooler because of how humble that dude is about it. Everything is tastefully done.
Wow awesome bug and love the colour choice man. Amazing detail and workmanship.
Cool build. With that color, it reminds me of the old military version that was 4 wheel drive
Best Bug I've seen yet and I was born in 67, so I've seen a few. Great vision, great taste, great engineering. All equals......Great Bug!
That’s one of the rare off road bugs I’ve liked. You’ve got me thinking maybe my 72 needs to go off road.
Josh Schroeder my baja is a 72 too!! 😁 they are monsters
Is it a super or standard?
My first car when I was 14 was a 1960 VW Beetle. That car was so much damn fun. By time I was done with it, it had over 180,000 miles on it and was literally rusting in half. I enjoyed it so much I bought another one when I was 17. It was a 1974 and I had it until I was 19 years old. Both of those cars gave me tons of memories that I'll never forget.
I noticed your Ouray stickers as well as the Engineer Pass and Cinnamon Pass stickers. I just took my Jeep over those two passes this Summer. Beautiful is not a good enough word to describe those two passes.
Used to put up a couple of grand and some time and build some killer off road bugs . Ain't many Bugs left . Ain't many of OGs like me left either! lol Bitchin bulletproof ride , good for you !!!
This one is tough as a nail. Congrats on build. I have been driving Bugs since 80's (currently driving '66 and restoring '74) and this is one of the best and most purposefull conversion I have ever seen.
I love that,back in the day I ran many a bug and Things.They are great offroad vehicles when built a little ;that is a dream off road bug.I love how you kept the stock body and did not Baja it.If I could find a decent one I would try to duplicate yours somewhat.Outstanding.
I see this vw everyday in Tuscaloosa going to 82 off of i20 .. never thought I would see it on UA-cam 😂😂.. I’m working on my 67 bug and this popped up on the recommend
Very Cool Modification's, Smooth in all aspects!
Great Mechanical Engineering!
Thanks for sharing...
One of the best re-purposed vehicles I've ever seen.
Damn, Boy, What a handsome Johnny ! That down slope rooftop tire and hi-Jack holder is just killin' it. You gots some serious style. And Bucket Boss, too. Fine, fine, fine, to be sure. Here's wishin you many happy miles & smiles.
This man is an artist.
This build is something to behold.
@BlueRidgeOverlandGear it is exquisite.
I had a Baha Bug back in the late 70s and it was a blast to drive. This was the time when four wheeling took off and guy's were putting a lot of money in their trucks. We had a steep hill at the watershed and my Baha would beat all the trucks in the hill climb. It would also beat them in the mud pit as it had a skid plate and would just skip across the mud. Man, I had a lot of fun beating those high dollar trucks.
I had a 1964 VW convertible BAJA bug. The front end was cut and turned, pan reinforced, '67 H block, EMPI intake single port D heads, zenith 32 NDIX carb and the best part was the 1963 Bus trans axle with gear reduction boxes. Along with full roll cage, tilt font ned., 18 gallon 'long ranger' gas tank. and so on... A fun ride, for sure!
In a sea of JKUs, RTTs, and million dollar earth roamers, there’s this little home-built jewel that embraces simplicity and functionality.
The Bug is pretty sweet. I even like the color you painted it. All that hard work, being able to enjoy it is huge...
Damn-um man.....I love it! You can tell this guy has the love for automobiles and he obviously is a smart man innovating and adapting. Great job Jamie. I hope we can meet one day.
Couldn't agree more!
I love restorations on bugs like these. Its so versatile. Though I love stock restores, but this just takes the cake honestly. It's so beautiful!
I always go back to this rig. I love it!
I miss the smell of and sound of them. We used to play SLUG BUG when we would travel as kids with our parents. Every time we saw a Bug you slugged someone. That's a beautiful ride brother.
That's great. I'm probably a bit younger but we always called it punch buggy. Your phrase definitely takes the cake
I'm generally a stock type vehicle guy, but if you're going to do mods this is a good example of what a modded vehicle should be
The holy grail of all Volkswagen Bugs
Haha, well said.
This is so cool. Really nice job using some awesome skills man. Thanks for sharing.
Being a purist and an absolute anorak on the VW Beetle & the Honda Cub I normally hate any aftermarket modifications to either but this is really class. Hats off to a world class car.
Nice Beetle! Your comment about needing a custom bumper so you could still take the engine out. That is so true! The most important thing in a bug is being able to remove the engine. Because you are basically guaranteed to need to. They are super reliable, It will be broken before it hits 100k. Usually it will need a rebuild around 40-60k.
Love a well thought out, useful, and well engineered vehicle.
Nice! And could sell if produced in series! Very good looking and versatile! Here the term "Superbug" makes sense!
Best restoration I've ever seen, that's for sure. Cheers to the builder 🍻
Had a Baja Bug back in highschool and absolutely loved it.
Man I wish there were some videos of this thing in action!
Wow, beautiful beetle .you're good at narrating as well, as well as your voice
Very cool bug👍🏼👍🏼
Dude I’m a huge vw fan so this is a work of art in my opinion
You created a gem out of a classic gem
I wish you many memorable journeys in your awesome and one off Bug..... Truly special. Truly built to last. Thank you for showing us this beauty.
If you can design a kit version of this, it would sell like hotcakes.
In brazil its kinda common beetles like that
We have a lot of beetles and its paper cheap, so people here do aloy of shit with it
My favorite is a beetle with an Maverick V8, pretty cool
@@Gorecatto Não desse jeito.. Eu pesquisei bastante porque quero fazer um nesse estilo e não achei assim no Brasil.. os bajas que eu vi são mais rústicos, esse estilo street baja eu não achei (respondi em português porque vi que tu também é BR hue hue)
@@Gorecatto You should open up a parts store! Here in America parts are getting pricy. This is the reason why my '77 Beetle is not complete.
I would buy it for sure.
Neat and clean work clearly show that he is perfectionist. Great job buddy
Love the ground clearance he achieved and new hp output of that engine.
Nice Bug... Looks like you put a lot of thought, engineering, work and love into it...
Beautiful Bug. You should be very proud of yourself. It's a beauty. Great build.
My dad enjoys telling me about doing the Rubicon in a VW Bug back in his Air Force days in the early 60s. They got out and lifted/winched it over the few really gnarly spots.
Dude! That is one of the sharpest off road bugs I have ever seen - good job!😎👍
Friggen love it, want one myself, and I’ve never been a VW bug fan.
I want one like that when I grow up 🙂, beautiful vehicle !!!
Thanks!
Stellar work and craftsmanship--truly a labor of love!
Sure is!
Cool rig!!! Always loved Baja bugs!!!
WV Outdoorsman baja bugs are the best! I'm only 23 and my 72 was my first car!
NICE!!! One off with great ideas. Enjoy your trip and share the ride.
That cutting brake is pretty freaking cool.
Jamie, that is the best conversion I have ever seen.
I'm pretty sure I saw this in Colorado in a convoy of some dope off road vehicles. Super cool!!
Man, that bug is impressive. Jamie is more impressive cuz he created that thing. smart dude.
That is the neatest vehicle I have ever seen! Thank you for sharing! Fabulous job! Man, I'd love to have one just like it!
ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC DESIGN AND FINISHING‼️
Well done : you kept it relatively ‘simple’ > there’s magic in that…Great fun vehicle, congratulations‼️
👊🔥🥂
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This is bad ass bug. I have been a bug lover for sometime now ..great job
This is a bad ass ride. Not a fan of bugs, but this has a spot in my heart
Great work on this build.
Matt Falconbridge this thing is awesome! Mine will be here one day
This is one mean bug ... amazing work done on it.
THIS OLD HIPPIE WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU BUILD A 1970 POP TOP CAMPER BUS THE SAME WAY
My plan is to build a 69 hitop like this, wont be an air cooled since Id need more torque and hp and big aircooled engines arent cheap. Check on Fresh Kustoms on fb or instagram, they lifted an early bay as much as they could and its amazing
1971 bus was the best - front disk brakes!
Now that is incredible, that is one beautifully crafted off road bug, stunning 👏👍👌😍🐞
Great fabrication with tons of practicality. You sure have put some thought into this build. Well done.
Glad you like it
Beautiful bug.. That's one hell of a bug out vehicle 👍👍
Really cool VW, in a way air cooled vw's are kind of the original overlanding cars, they have been all over the world since the early 60's but back then we didint call it overlanding, here in baja california their kind of the original overlanding rig (hense the "baja bug") my dad built and explored the penninsula in a baja back in the 70's, i got into air cooled because of him and i have thought of bulding a proper overland rig off a bug, its quite a challenge because of the lack of space. Congrats i am kind of jelaous of your build.
ambienteterrazas that's a cool little bit of history! You reminded me of that baja origin fact! 😁
ambienteterrazas thanks
They're are kind of the original overlanding rig
Oh I also live in Baja California
Model Ts were the original overland car....
That's the toughest Bug I've ever seen, WOW. I own a 70 beetle that need some tlc, only thing I'm having trouble finding is the front fenders without turn signals.
love these builds, so unique and looks like a blast to drive.
This is a great car. A lot of amazing work went into it. Well done.
100% agree!
That's bad-ass! I love Baja bugs!
Well. This VW deserves a documentary.
WOW< You did a BEAUTIFUL job with this Bug.!.!.! I like how you kept it with stock fenders and everything. Looks Great. I am building one now. I have a '69 and a '74 Bug and I am looking for good builds to learn from so I can get some idea's to make my own. So far out of all the Baja Bugs I have seen so far, yours is the best and most durable. I don't want to copy yours, just use some idea's like the RollBars. I have all ways wanted to make my RollBars go from the front Bumper to the Rear Bumper and make it strong everywhere I can in between. Very good build!!!!!
This has to be the best,sleekist and great looking beetle and offroader custom mod
Beautiful work of art from a craftsman......
American inginuity. Awesome beetle. Congrats.
Love this..my late bro in law woulda loved this
I read about this car a few months ago. I'd love to see this in action one day.
That is a first-class off-road build.
Had a 72' super beetle in HS, miss that canary love machine. This guys baja overland bug is way nice. Good work! Thanks for sharing.
what a sweet bug that is. but why can't you put a 4WD Transmission? or is it not possible to do so?
It's possible but it's also expensive and alot of work and fabrication that's why people have been putting bug bodies on razors look it up there's a lot of UA-cam videos of people doing that
I had a 66 bug, no modifications, but with the weight of the engine over the rear tires that thing would go pretty much anywhere. Beat it to hell and it just kept going😁
@@marinegunny826 -- We used to go duck hunting in (what was called by then) a "mud bug"... We had that thing in places where we really should not have been without 4WD and got it stuck quite a few times, but the solution to getting stuck was just getting everyone out (other than the driver) and pushing / lifting... Sometimes, we would have *5* of us in that Bug with one guy standing on the rear bumper and holding onto the rain rails... Young and stupid, but we had a good time... That would have been back in the early 1970s and the Bug was one of the earlier ones with the 6V electrical system...
@@jakeblanton6853 when i got mine stuck i just got out and picked up ether the front or back end and moved it to were i could drive it out my next bug build will be 4wd ive got a 71 convertable and a bunch of old subarus laying around im thinking old honda motor a subi duel range transmission with matching diff
It is possible, but with so much weight over the rear wheels, these cars will go almost anywhere as RWD. The only thing you couldn't do efficiently is rock crawling up an incline c:
Imagine a Type 3 wagon built like this! That would be bad ass!
Lovely! I remember I had a matchbox like this at young age was my favourite ;)
This bug is KILLER! I want one, may not need all the extra extras for off roading you did…as I would use it for daily driver and some fire road action…I would love to have (or build) a class 11 bug. WAY COOL.
Like has been said...you should market this exact type of vehicle. You would make a fortune...best bug I've ever seen...fabulous.
That's really cool! 👍🙂
Can't even stand this thing but really appreciate the level of awesomeness it took to build!
Is that cutting brake a home build, or is it a kit?
You'll have to check with @JamieWiseman for that detail.
Debated about playing this video but damn glad I did. Very surprising build and show quality. Wished I had a bug to modify like this!