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21 April 2014, 12:31 AM
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The rose joints etc were bought from http://www.mcgillmotorsport.com/
24 April 2014, 11:48 PM
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Here is a new video, it's better than the first one!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfIk...ature=youtu.be
She weighed in at 840Kg, with a weight distribution of 63:37 (Front:Rear)
With two passengers this improves to 57:43. Not bad at all.
BHP is estimated at 290 (FMI, Unrestricted exhaust, Scoobyecu Daughterboard) The standard car is 260, and from reading around the forums, the chip normally adds 30bhp.
This gives a figure of 345 BHP/Ton.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfIk...ature=youtu.be
She weighed in at 840Kg, with a weight distribution of 63:37 (Front:Rear)
With two passengers this improves to 57:43. Not bad at all.
BHP is estimated at 290 (FMI, Unrestricted exhaust, Scoobyecu Daughterboard) The standard car is 260, and from reading around the forums, the chip normally adds 30bhp.
This gives a figure of 345 BHP/Ton.
20 July 2014, 03:18 PM
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A track day with the both the Audi & Subaru Buggys:
Link to video below, at the end of the one above. Picture quality is not so good, but sound of the 5 cylinder is excellent
It's the first proper outing for the Subaru one so gently does it, the Audi buggy however we already are familiar with, so she gets opened out...
These two were dragged out to the top end of third side by side, with almost no difference between them.
Enjoy.
Link to video below, at the end of the one above. Picture quality is not so good, but sound of the 5 cylinder is excellent
It's the first proper outing for the Subaru one so gently does it, the Audi buggy however we already are familiar with, so she gets opened out...
These two were dragged out to the top end of third side by side, with almost no difference between them.
Enjoy.
, what's the wheelbase on the Subaru buggy?
21 July 2014, 10:01 PM
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It's just less than 6 1/2 ft. Everything is quite compact to make that all fit together, it would be difficult to make it any shorter. We removed the smaller propshaft from the drivetrain and that took ~2ft off her compared to the standard car.
21 July 2014, 10:21 PM
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This is amazing top work!! 
Definitely would be my choice for a track car instead of a Caterham or an Ariel Atom, maybe not for a daily driver though!
Regards,
Subaru Collector 555.
Definitely would be my choice for a track car instead of a Caterham or an Ariel Atom, maybe not for a daily driver though!
Regards,
Subaru Collector 555.
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23 July 2014, 07:31 AM
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Thanks for the comments.
We were toying with the idea of making one to sell, I wonder is there a market for this?
The best thing about it is, that you have access to all the engine/gearbox/brake upgrades that any normal Subaru takes. So instead of the 290 or so bhp we have, your own 350 or 400 bhp engine can be dropped in to give a power to weight ratio of 416 or 476 respectively.
We can make this buggy frame lighter, so the next one will have a weight saving of around 30Kg, depending on the design and materials used.
Just an idea!
We were toying with the idea of making one to sell, I wonder is there a market for this?
The best thing about it is, that you have access to all the engine/gearbox/brake upgrades that any normal Subaru takes. So instead of the 290 or so bhp we have, your own 350 or 400 bhp engine can be dropped in to give a power to weight ratio of 416 or 476 respectively.
We can make this buggy frame lighter, so the next one will have a weight saving of around 30Kg, depending on the design and materials used.
Just an idea!
01 August 2014, 12:45 AM
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Is it even legal to have that much fun the audi could do with a limited slip diff but iam jealous so probably being picky 
How much do you think you could sell one for? I don't know if I can afford to throw some money at one if I don't know how much it is
the audi could do with a limited slip diff but iam jealous so probably being picky How much do you think you could sell one for? I don't know if I can afford to throw some money at one if I don't know how much it is
29 September 2014, 08:19 PM
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Stefen1 How did you sort circulating coolant to the rear of the vehicle? Di you have secondary electric pump or did you just leave it the std engine driven pump??
What did you do with the heater matrix pipes?? Blanked them off??
Thanks Ross
What did you do with the heater matrix pipes?? Blanked them off??
Thanks Ross
06 October 2014, 06:06 AM
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The track is an old WW2 airfield, here is a link to the location https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@55.03...!3m1!1e3?hl=en
Yes, the Audi buggy could do with a LSD, it's been welded since that track day, so lets see how much more mental it is now!
Radiator at rear - The standard pump is used, the most important thing is to make sure she is bled and stays that way. With the coolant pipes going through the centre down low careful attention needs paid to this. There are also two bleed points on the pipes where they go over the front left driveshaft. There is a third bleed port on the coolant pipe for the turbo.
Yes, the heater matrix pipes are blanked off.
She stays cool with the big radiator at the rear, and lots of air flow around the engine helps. The only time I seen a little rise in temperature was not on the track at all, rather she was off road and was doing a long drift around in a circle (about 80M in diameter) for several minutes in third gear. Any Subaru would have behaved the same!
Yes, the Audi buggy could do with a LSD, it's been welded since that track day, so lets see how much more mental it is now!
Radiator at rear - The standard pump is used, the most important thing is to make sure she is bled and stays that way. With the coolant pipes going through the centre down low careful attention needs paid to this. There are also two bleed points on the pipes where they go over the front left driveshaft. There is a third bleed port on the coolant pipe for the turbo.
Yes, the heater matrix pipes are blanked off.
She stays cool with the big radiator at the rear, and lots of air flow around the engine helps. The only time I seen a little rise in temperature was not on the track at all, rather she was off road and was doing a long drift around in a circle (about 80M in diameter) for several minutes in third gear. Any Subaru would have behaved the same!
24 August 2015, 02:38 PM
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Recent video of some scorching around a field. Cameraman was getting blasted in the face with dirt, hence the camera was all over the place at one stage. Enjoy.
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