MadaboutKitcars

Hey guys,

I'm new to the forum, I've been throwing around the idea of building a kit car on a donor subaru wrx my01 for a couple of years now. Thought I might jump on the forums and see if any one has some advice to offer. I have a tight budget, and am looking to build some kind of rat rod. I guess the main question is, has this been done before? where do I start? how much of the scooby will I be able to salvage for the job (the car is fully intact), will I be able to use the chassis? I know a lot of these questions come down to budget, but yeah. anywho. Thanks for the replies in advance.

Not exactly a rat rod, but have you seen the Murtaya?

http://www.murtayasportscars.co.uk/models.html

That's the only kit I'm aware of that uses the bug-eyed scooby as a donor.

Alternatively, you could always build something on a type 1 beetle floorpan and use the boxer engine -

http://www.tsrengineconversions.co.uk/about_us.htm

That would give you the option of a rat-rod look or a speedster body rather than the more modern look of the Murtaya.

Or you could adapt a Sammio (aka Ribble or Miglia) body to fit the Subaru running gear...

http://www.madabout-kitcars.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=&f=17

Now that would be something worth doing.

Good luck whatever you end up building.