turning a MY into a 4wd buggy

brenton · Post by **brenton** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 1:37 pm

hey guys has anyone converted their old rusty MY wagon into a 4wd hunting/4wd buggy ? i have seen one on ebay that was using a rx turbo setup.
i reckon all the running gear and maybe a beetle aircooled motor would make the best 4wd buggy , could be left for yrs and then just started and run. and the 4wd system would be great.
anyway any body got any pic's etc
cheers brenton

BrennyV · Post by **BrennyV** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 2:28 pm

do a search for 'wackybug' AndtrewT here has a sweet EJ powerd one

Phizinza · Post by **Phizinza** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 2:41 pm

Rising Sun Car Service in Adelaide make a lot (probably the one you saw on ebay).
I've seen a few pictures from ones in the US too. Many different ways around it..

Why would you use a VW motor? They are a tad loud for my liking. Esp for hunting. And EA81's are great.

brumbee · Post by **brumbee** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 5:23 pm

our neighbours back on the farm used a beetle chassis with all the panels removed, then replaced the engine with a holden red motor nso a 6cyl rear mound engine, very quick but very poor steering under power, but does awesome powerslides.

kiwi_subaru · Post by **kiwi_subaru** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:17 pm

yes built my buggy from MY car. cut out 600mm welded it back 2gether. locked rear diff.fitted EA82T motor. then put four 12" wide ATV tires on it.

stinky · Post by **stinky** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:41 pm

hunt down some info on Rhino Buggies, they sell instruction manuals on building buggies specifically from MYs, one of the subaru 4x4 club of qld members has a fully registered one, is a beautiful machine.

brumbyrunner · Post by **brumbyrunner** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 8:37 pm

There is an almost complete Rhino buggy in Mount Isa, Qld if anybody wants. I'm sure it would be stupidly cheap. Built from MY wagons with all new suspension. All the cagework was done but the mechanicals were beyond the owner. I was going to help him get it finished but we are both beyond that sort of thing now. Wouldn't take much to finish it though.

Wilbur · Post by **Wilbur** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:05 pm

How stupidly cheap. I think I still have MY running gear down the big shed

brumbyrunner · Post by **brumbyrunner** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 11:56 pm

What do you want a buggy for?
Save your money and come to Finke.

Wilbur · Post by **Wilbur** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 11:35 am

So I can get rid of this running gear. Thought you might be able to use it for something if it was at Woll.

brumbyrunner · Post by **brumbyrunner** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 1:42 pm

No thanks, I've got MY running-gear coming out my ears. If you want to get rid of something, PM the Subie Boys up at Gympie.

brenton · Post by **brenton** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 3:13 pm

i was thinking of using a beetle motor because i have heaps of vw's and you could make the buggy much simpler with out all the water cooling and it could be left for long periods of time with out worrying about rust in the rad and motor. but i would use the suby motor if it was running properly. ill keep an i out for a rusty l series, since i like the MY body and there's plenty of l's left.
thanks for the info guys
cheers brenton