Chuck Most Posted September 20, 2017 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.
bbowser Posted September 20, 2017 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
Mercuryman54 Posted September 20, 2017 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 .
DeeCee Posted September 21, 2017 Posted September 21, 2017 That's very cool, great imagination , this is what I call modeling .
PARTSMARTY Posted September 21, 2017 Posted September 21, 2017 That's very cool, great imagination , this is what I call modeling . x2
espo Posted September 21, 2017 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.
donb Posted September 21, 2017 Posted September 21, 2017 A VW engine mounted in the front with a supercharger? Are you kidding us? How cool is that? Waaaay cool!
Sixties Sam Posted September 21, 2017 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
Lovefordgalaxie Posted September 27, 2017 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.
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