Volkswagen trackrat

[426 pack]

The VOLKSWAGEN TRACKRAT

It is a VW Bug frame with a turboed Acura I4 engine, 90s mustang lower A arms front and rear and a homemade roll cage. 

Comments welcom.

 

Edited March 26, 2018 by 426 pack

[cobraman]

Pretty wild !  I like what your doing.

[Rider]

That would be a blast to rip around in.

[426 pack]

I got some more work done on it in the past couple of days. 

I built a fuel tank and added some more parts to the roll cage. 

[PatW]

Very nice. It's  just like the UK Ariel Atom.

[426 pack]

1 minute ago, PatW said:

Very nice. It's  just like the UK Ariel Atom.

The Ariel Atom is actually what I am using for inspiration.

[rsxse240]

Very cool!  I've been wanting to build something like this in 1:1 but $$$ lol!

 

I'll be watching this!

[Twokidsnosleep]

Super Cool!!!

[oldcarfan]

I really like where this is going!

[Ace-Garageguy]

Way cool. Nice proportions for a little doorstop too. 

Something like this could be built CHEAP in 1:1 with a little DOM tubing and some junkyard bits.

For example, I bought a salvage (running and driving) gen-one MR2 for $400 a while back that has all the mechanical parts anyone would need (except for a set of coilovers).

Another few hundred bucks worth of steel, some trick wheels and tires, and a pair of lightweight f'glass seats, you're down the road.

Hardest part is figuring out where to put the radiator.  

[Spex84]

Way cool! This thing would be an absolute blast to drive; it's an overgrown go-kart. I like the transverse Audi mill...makes me wonder if people have swapped those into VWs in 1:1. 

[Rider]

Some really good progress, this is really looking cool.

[89AKurt]

Sort of like an Ariel Atom, cool project.

[426 pack]

Thanks guys unfortunately this one is currently sitting on the shelf of incomplete project due to the fact that I ran out of the styrene rod that I was using. I did place an order with my local hobby shop so hopefully I can get it soon and start working on it again.