Chuck Most Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 I don't remember all that went into this, so let's just call it a hodge-podge of cast off parts on a scratchbuilt frame, a front-mounted VW engine, a cut down Ferguson grille, and some Cranky decals. It's similar to one I built 8 or 9 years back- I'd originally planned to stick the supercharged engine into that, but decided to build a new model around the new engine instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 (edited) What goes on in that head of yours ? Those are seriously cool! Who would have thought to put a VW flat 4 backwards in a roadster pickup? Went back and read, Ferguson grill shell. Edited September 20, 2017 by bbowser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercuryman54 Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Excellent!!! I like it!! I'd like to build one but I think I've got too many projects in my head already . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeCee Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 That's very cool, great imagination , this is what I call modeling . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PARTSMARTY Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 That's very cool, great imagination , this is what I call modeling . x2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Glad you mentioned that it started life as a VW. Great mixture of body parts. Front axle turned around, front mounted engine with a drive shaft to the differential ? Extensive plumbing from the super charger to the heads. I'd love to see what you would do if you would only let your imagination run wild. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donb Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 A VW engine mounted in the front with a supercharger? Are you kidding us? How cool is that? Waaaay cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixties Sam Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 This is totally insane......in a good way, Chuck! Great job of putting parts together! I like the "cross-eyed" Beetle taillights! Cool!Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 Cool concept!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelmartin Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 That looks like some fun building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffs Fan Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 Ingenious... great job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovefordgalaxie Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 The first generation of the VW Gol (not Golf) had the air cooled engine on the front, but it was a FWD car. I think this model is really interesting, and could actually be done in 1:1 form. The transmission would be a problem. How to make the torque actually go to the back?Turning the engine around and using a VW Buss transmission to drive the front wheels would work, but a different suspension would be in order, with some CV joints, and maybe longitudinal torsion bars from a 4X4 S-10, or something like that. Making a shift linkage would require some very creative engineering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunajammer Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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