Crazy idea for a race car?

[thrown_hammer]

As some of you know I blew the trans up in my Baja (Killer Bee). I drug it into the barn, threw a tarp on it, and let it sit. I am seriously considering doing some alterations and making it into a track car. It already has a MAJOR roll cage, fuel cell, race seats, R&P steering, harnesses, and full VDO gages.

I could swap the widened front end for a standard front end, get a full coverage one piece F/G hood, redo the tubing up front to fit under the one piece hood, lower it down, get some R compound slicks, and go racing.

This would be totally for fun, but what would be a good sanctioning body for a vintage Standard Beetle race car with some serious mods? Or would I be better off just using it as a DE car?

[GDSOB]

You need to do this. You know you want to. Maybe the open wheel roadster look. Put some disc brakes on the front though.

[SlowToady]

You know what they say about threads without pics...

I really wanna see this!!!

[thrown_hammer]

Well this is how it looks now.



This is the cage tubing...



I have a concept in my head of what it would look like but lack photoshop "skills".

[SlowToady]

DUDE, that is SO cool! I was looking for something like that on Samba awhile ago, but I'm not really too sure what I'd _do_ with it. I was thinking I could go off-roading with my lifted truck driving friends and show them how it's really done:-P

That is really really cool.

[rsrfan]

Do it Shawn. My dad was thinking of doing something similar with his THING. The plan was to throw a beefed up 912 engine we have in the shop with a 356 tranny and disc brakes and terrorize the streets.

JP

[id10t]

901 transmission (or maybe a 744? from a 356 C/SC) and a hot type4 engine

[thrown_hammer]

For now I will use the 1600 DP Type 1 engine. It runs great and has proven reliable although underpowered.

I have to put a new trans in it. The cheapest route is replace it with a swing axle. Ideally I would swap in an IRS trans.

I do need to swap in disc brakes at least on the front.

I like the idea of the open wheel concept. I think that would look really cool.

I am thinking a DE/Autocross car since I am doing this just for fun. No rules is always more fun.

[thrown_hammer]

I stuck an ad on a VW site wanting to trade the Off-road stuff for go-fast parts.

This needs to be total bargain basement racing. I have a Jeep to feed now...

[pookie]

Something like this???

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=500249

[thrown_hammer]

That is it at least in spirit. I dig the look but I think being able to see out the windows might benefit me.

I am thinking about using a Karman Ghia F/G front end. They just look more Aero.

I have been reading over on the Samba about using a Swing axle and getting it to handle. While not ideal I think I can use one for now.

[cstreit]

Shawn,

I'd find out a little more about the open wheel thing... You may find that most open wheel classes only allow certain spec cars

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Originally Posted by cstreit

Shawn,

I'd find out a little more about the open wheel thing... You may find that most open wheel classes only allow certain spec cars

That's why I am leaning more towards an Autocross/DE car. Since it will be just a fun car I think the less rules the better. Plus I can't commit to a "season".


EDIT: Cash that check!

[cstreit]

I reminded my CFO. I think she did...

[thrown_hammer]

You have a CFO too??!!

So Chris, what do you think about my crazy idea? Am I nuts?

[Dueller]

How 'bout a 200hp rally car?

[skipdup]

Don't DE's have regulations about open wheeled cars?

[thrown_hammer]

Originally Posted by skipdup

Don't DE's have regulations about open wheeled cars?

I don't know. Maybe I should check into that...