So here's the plan. We're taking all my swap junk out and using what we can. We're going to dump in a Subaru EJ18, SOHC, and bolt it to a super beetle transmission so I can keep it rear-engine and rwd. Will wanted to make it mid-engine, but that puts the entire block inside the cabin - no good.
The beetle transmissions bolt right up to the Subaru EJ series motors.
We're going to redo the dash and interior as a custom job.
Suspension, we're still working on, but may just have to keep checking around for a good set of struts for this thing.
We're also going to try to see if the brakes from a Fiat Spider will fit onto these, since I'm not comfortable cramming 115hp onto four tiny little drum brakes under 11s.