RW Karma - What I know about the kit V0.1.2

 This post is design to share the facts of what MY kit is made up of.
This thing is over 30 years old, based on a 50 year old chassis and made by various dudes in sheds so no two are going to be the same. I hope you find this somewhat helpful at least.

The base kit



I won't copy and paste Wikipedia as that won't help you here.
My kit is a later one, still based on the post 72 Super Beetle chassis but with a Ford four crossflow engine mated to the the VW gearbox and rear driveshaft. 
Noticeable modifications to the chassis include:

Cut outs for the bigger engine

Cut bout for access to the starter motor

Cut out to make the Froot pointless.

Chassis


From what I can make out, my car is a 1973 Super Beetle with some added angle iron and box section to add the supports needed to hold the fibreglass body kit in place.

Electrics


There is a base loom which conforms to a post '72 Beetle harness but all the colours are wrong. If I end up identifying this I will be sure to share it on here. If I get bored enough I may even be tempted to draw up a wiring loom. I have done this for some components already which I will share here.

Of note:

    The indicator/wiper stalks are from an early 80's Ford Escort or something similar. As such the plugs for these switches have been spliced into the car's loom for added confusion.

    The wiring coming out of the alternator is very light gauge and substantially more melted than is normally healthy. The alternator looks like a Lucas unit. I'll edit this to facts when I know them.

  Wheels



Interior trim


I don't think much of what I have is original to the kit but what is there might be useful for someone trying for something similar
Pedals and hand brake are original post 72 Super beetle
Gear lever - 
Steering wheel - With custom boss.
Seats - Originally some fibreglass bucket seats due to the previous owners height.
          - Upgraded to Cobra Classic CS bucket seats on the low profile rails that came with the car.

Useful Links & References


Interestingly, whilst doing some initial research I found a video of the car before it was painted by the previous owner.



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