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My Rat beach buggy part2 (EJ20 + more)

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ratbug aka toddy101

439 posts · joined Jan 2003 ·

#284798
Finally got the car engineer inspected and put it on the road yesterday. From my last thread it has had just a few changes. the engine is now a subaru EJ20 quad cam.
The rear suspension is now type 3 IRS with a single sideplate gearbox thanks to Mark (MR930) and is using coil over shocks.
VolksConversions (Sherman) EJ20>VW adaptor and Sherman rear discs with falcon 5stud pattern studs.
V force front discs also in the same stud pattern.
New fuel tank and relocated filler.
It is now fully resprayed in Windamere blue metallic along with twin green and purple pearl over the top.
Radiator is mounted behind the rear seat with a cover incorporating a wrx style scoop to go on later.
Exhaust was made from many trips to the exhaust shop getting different angles mandrel bent in 2" stainless steel.
The 2 1/4" cat and muffler gave an exhaust note of 90dB @ 3,500 well under the limit. It has the nice wrx sound to it until you put your foot down, then it sounds like a harley, not sure if you can fix this somehow.
The EJ20 Sump has been shortened somewhat for extra ground clearance. The air filter is a Redline (K&N copy) pod filter.
The battery has also been relocated behind the back seat and is an odyssey dry cell (1/2 the size and 1/2 the weight of the standard battery).

Anyway her are the pics.








Sharbuilt Beach buggy with Subaru 2L Turbo
Thunderanch Riot with Subaru 2L Turbo
Manxter with FA20turbo
Click here for wiring looms

Anthiron The Baja Rejuvenation Begins

4,936 posts · joined Oct 2003 ·

#284801
sweet:bounce
62/60 model bug eye baja bug, (Full Build in Progress)
1974 Chevrolet Luv
1970 MK2 Ford Cortina GT
1979 Yamaha RX125 Two Stroke tracker project.
2004 Harley Davidson Sportster XL Custom

Andy42 Insano Dub Head

709 posts · joined Mar 2003 ·

#284809
well done
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VWFOOL King for a day, Fool for a lifetime.

3,436 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#284873
man thats wicked, looking heaps better than before. so ur on the road now?

ill hav to get u a DNVK sticker soon

sam
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One man's junk...

ratbug aka toddy101

439 posts · joined Jan 2003 ·

#284998
man thats wicked, looking heaps better than before. so ur on the road now?
Yeah on the road, needs a wheel alignment really badly (turns like i'm on jelly and bump steers) so im not going very fast in it, all the tyre shops are still closed so going to have to wait until tomorrow.
Sharbuilt Beach buggy with Subaru 2L Turbo
Thunderanch Riot with Subaru 2L Turbo
Manxter with FA20turbo
Click here for wiring looms

baybuscamperkid prince of insufficient light, ruler of heck

4,316 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#285134
wow! thats very impressively personal. great job!
Reimagined/Recycled/Upcycled Cool

ratbug aka toddy101

439 posts · joined Jan 2003 ·

#302871
Took it onto stockton beach this afternoon thanks to the guidance of Marty (VDU.88A). Was Unreal. The tyres scraped a bit under the guards, but its all good.






Sharbuilt Beach buggy with Subaru 2L Turbo
Thunderanch Riot with Subaru 2L Turbo
Manxter with FA20turbo
Click here for wiring looms

twoguns simply aircooled

4,275 posts · joined Nov 2002 ·

#302873
wow. has come along way from when i last saw. good effort!
Simply Cruzin'...

VDU.88A Officially Full-On Dubber

306 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#302874
was a pretty good afternoon i was surprised at how well it went and how much ground clearance it now has
well have to head up there again


[Edited on 3-2-2005 by VDU.88A]

~air fooled~ two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl

1,429 posts · joined Mar 2004 ·

#303134
not my cup of tea but a well done job! congragulations! looks nice! do a search on the odyssey battery in tech talk or the other one about how to get the most out of it... i use to work for em and its important to charge above 14.5 volts (i think! memory is fading fast!) or your warranty is voided. its in like page 8 or so of the booklet you get!! its really important as these batterys can reeeally die if not charged properly...

best of luck with it all! im sure it will turn heads!

pete wood 23 Windows of Awesome

6,828 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#303142
Well done dude! 🙂

looks really good. bet you're happy you went with the suby now.

How r u getting airflow to the rad when it's behind the seat?

BTW, you might want skinnier, lower profile tyres on the front to prevent some understeer.

[Edited on 4-2-2005 by pete wood]
"stoopid is stronger than axles"
http://drivingnotpolishing.blogspot.com.au/

ratbug aka toddy101

439 posts · joined Jan 2003 ·

#303303
Yeah luckily the subaru alternator gives off a nice 14-14.5v at idle! I was warned from the shop that they might not give me warranty because i was putitng it in a customised buggy rather than a standard car. But should be ok..

I got a big wrx style (but bigger) scoop that pushes air into the compartment behind the seat (along with a few other little gaps. Then it goes out through a series of holes at the back... The scoop is just over 1/3 the core area of the radiator which, according to the automotive engineers handbook is all you need for efficient radiator cooling. The thermo fans are on a fair bit at low-med speeds but they are still cutting in and out and the temp gauge doesnt ever go above 2/5 so i think its ok. The front tyres are only 195 wide had to put them on to get them under the gaurds (the 225s were too wide).
Yeah i stumbled across them when browsing the hella light catalog, they are actually called bullbar blinkers and are designed for going into the front bumper.
Sharbuilt Beach buggy with Subaru 2L Turbo
Thunderanch Riot with Subaru 2L Turbo
Manxter with FA20turbo
Click here for wiring looms