As mid engine.

I have a 98 Bonneville SSEi with the supercharged 3.8, hit in the rear of the car, with about 70K miles on it. IT hasn't ran for years and tank is gone.

I want to use it as a mid-engine, like in a 914 Porsche. I have not found a roller and am now thinking of doing it to a VW bug, literally cutting it in half, using the engine tranny cradle and making a swing arm suspension, using the Bonneville hubs and brakes that resembles the 914 geometry. I would then use the Bonneville front suspension and could add electric drive front when ready, using splined hubs and driveshafts.

Have you seen the 3.8 used as a mid-engine, including tranny? Would you get it running in the Bonneville, prior to hacking the car into parts? Seems saving computer is a must and the ABS should work if I use the brakes with sensors.

Comments....ideas? Thanks Toby