Aico
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| posted on 22/3/08 at 12:30 PM |
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VW based kitcar
Just sold the Striker I bought. It was to cold for my taste, but I'm still looking for some wheels. I definatly need something closed so the car
can sit outside and that is drivable in non summer weather. I do see some Replica's being sold based on a VW beetle which are closed like the
911 Turbo. How does such a car handle? Ofcource the suspension has been modified, but does anyone know if you can track it properly or is the handling
not so good or unstable looking at the rear mounted engine?
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caber
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| posted on 22/3/08 at 12:41 PM |
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IMHO A rear engined VW will always handle like a rear engined VW no matter what plastic you put on top !
You should have bought a sheepskin flying jacket before selling the Striker it makes the 7 experience oh so much more realistic in the UK! Mine has
been soaked through twice in the 7 but I was still warm
Caber
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mark chandler
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| posted on 22/3/08 at 12:56 PM |
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They used to say that the rear engined beetle suspension was the second worst designed in the world, only surpassed by the beetle front suspension.
It will always bad unless you limit suspension movement to a minimal and use on a track.
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Spyderman
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| posted on 22/3/08 at 01:16 PM |
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You will never get anywhere near the handling of a seven style car whilst using a Beetle as donor.
However the handling will (read should) always be better than a Beetle due to the lower CoG and much wider tyres used.
Beach Buggies are great handling beasts and tremendous fun to drive. Most of the Beetle based kits available second hand are more style based.
If you want a car for it's handling then don't go VW Beetle. For track day use it is not the best layout. For just a little spirited
driving then why not.
Spyderman
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Aico
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| posted on 22/3/08 at 02:16 PM |
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How does the handling compare to a normal sportcar? Like a BMW M3, Mazda Rx7, Nissan 200sx? Is it worse or maybe better looking at the weight? If
it's between a normal sportcar and a Seven then it might be interesting for me to do it.
[Edited on 22/3/08 by Aico]
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chrisg
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| posted on 22/3/08 at 07:16 PM |
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It's awful.
Goolgle "swing axle".
It's an outmoded design that wasn't much good in the first place.
IMHO 
cheers
Chris
Note to all: I really don't know when to leave well alone. I tried to get clever with the mods, then when they gave me a lifeline to see the
error of my ways, I tried to incite more trouble via u2u. So now I'm banned, never to return again. They should have done it years ago!
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Schrodinger
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| posted on 22/3/08 at 09:27 PM |
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You could build a Fury with a hard top.
 
Rescued attachment fury.jpg
Keith
Aviemore
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Schrodinger
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| posted on 22/3/08 at 09:29 PM |
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and
 
Rescued attachment fury2.jpg
Keith
Aviemore
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darrens
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| posted on 22/3/08 at 09:53 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Schrodinger
You could build a Fury with a hard top.
ooooooohhhh!!!!!!!!!!, nearly bought one of them, nearly wish I had now.
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Aico
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| posted on 22/3/08 at 10:39 PM |
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Didn't see that one before. Is it a one-off or can you buy these from the factory? Howmuch is it and does it keep all the water out when stored
outside?
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Schrodinger
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| posted on 23/3/08 at 12:00 PM |
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It's a manufacturers kit I think.
http://www.fishersportscars.co.uk/
Have a look in the prices on the site it costs about £400 for the hard top.
I just took those photo's from the website so I have no idea if it keeps out the weather.
Keith
Aviemore
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