best kit for vw pan?

hi

i just built a factory five racing ac cobra kit car for myself and i am interested in a spyder kit for my wife. i am not interested in a turn key, but a true kit. is it the most economical to put one on a vw pan? or go tubular.

any help would be great. ALso, body scale and correctness (sp?) is important to me.

thanks

pat

The Spyder was/is a middle-engined car- can't do that with a pan-chasis. I believe that the Perry Spyder uses a pan chassis and is rear-engined. If you're not in too much of a hurry, I have a line on a kit package that should be available in about a month or so. It's a proper mid-engine.

Pat: Here's the web site for Perry Designs. It is a kit that fits a full VW pan, no cutting or welding required.

www.perrydsinc.com

I attached some photos, Jeff Perry used one for his ads.

thanks, I am new to SPyders and these kits so sorry for the dumb question. I will check it out.

Pat

Pat: There's no dumb questions, although some answers could be suspect. There's a couple of Perry owners around so if you have any questions just let me know and I'll try give you some straight answers.

hi

I understand that these Perry cars are not correct to the original spyder. Is it real noticable? ALso, if I did the donor car route and I did everything myself what do you think it might cost to do one of these?

thanks

pat

Pat: I have a bunch of pictures on this site under the photo drop-down, look for "scottnp". The car is about 10 inches longer than the original and other replicas. The extra length is behind the driver and it gives you a bit of storage area back there. The overall price depends on how much extra you put into it. The costs of Perry's kit and additional kits come in under $6000, however, you still need wheels, instruments, steering wheel and mirrors. After painting then you may reach a total of $10,000 not counting the cost of your donor car. I went a bit overboard and paid $3500 just for the paint job and had a few other things upgraded.

scott

checked out your web site. very nice job. I can do all my paint work myself. Is it a super beetle or regular bug you are using for pan and any year good?

thanks

pat

Pat: My donor was a 1969 regular beetle. I don't think the super beetle would work as it has struts up front instead of ball joints and shocks. I also think it's a bit wider but not certain about that. You can use any regular beetle but the ones with IRS rear ends ( 1969 and newer) are preferred over the older swing axles. Thanks for the complement.