RVDYNAMICS BUGRAT

[daverapid]

[daverapid]

[daverapid]

;D HI EVERY ONE, JUST THOUGHT I'D SHOW YOU A FEW PICS OT THE RV DYNAMICS BUGRAT, A KIT CAR THAT I'VE BEEN BUILDING. IT USES A SKODA RAPID AS THE DONOR CAR,AND WHAT I LOVE ABOUT IT IS IT'S CRUDENESS,SIMPLICITY AND RAW FUN. IT USES TOTALLY STANDARD SKODA RAPID/ESTELLE MECHANICALS AND IS TREMENDOUS FUN. YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE LOADS OF MONEY OR POWER TO HAVE FUN WITH THIS!! ;D

[Davenger]

That thing is super cool mate, nicely done

[rmad]

That's a really cool kit...does the company have a website?

[greaz1989]

that explains the wheels then.... very cool twist on the beach buggy cult

[mercmad]

One of those would be great here in OZ,better than a beetle based buggy (some of those are over thirty years old now!!!)
BUT,Skodas are persona non grata because of the head gasket failure prone cars of the 70's.

[ImpJimbo]

That is so cool Never head of a Bugrat before but now i want one.

[Adam]

I sat in one of these at one of the kit car shows i've been to, and thought it was a decent car. Don't particularly like the looks though.

Adam

[daverapid]

THERE IS NO WEBSITE,BUT THE KIT IS ADVERTISED IN WHICH KIT CAR MAGAZINE,WHICH IS HOW I GOT TO FIND OUT ABOUT IT. I WAS GOING TO SCRAP MY OLD RAPID,WHICH WAS ROTTEN,BUT HAD GOOD MECHANICALS DESPITE HAVING DONE 170000 MILES. THE OLD SKODAS JUST KEEP GOING!!

[daverapid]

;D I'VE BEEN DRIVING THE RAT ALL WEEK AS I'VE JUST GOT IT INSURED. I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER HAD SO MUCH FUN IN A CAR, AND IT DOESN'T EVEN HAVE A BACK SEAT!!!

[Czechered Flag]

cant wait to see the Bugrat at one of the meets mate, u fancy bringing it along to Peterborough July 10th??

[daverapid]

what's at peterborough on july 10th?

[Czechered Flag]

Its the Eastern Pageant Of Motoring at East Of England Showground, would be more than welcome on the S.K.O.D.A.S stand mate

[daverapid]

oh yeah, of course, i'd forgotten about that. i'll be there with the rapid and the rat, depending on the weather.

[campingazz]

I'm searching for a kit car to build, it has to be a buggy style kit as i used to have a VW beased beachbuggy,

i want something thats lightweight, especialy at the front, i want to be able to lift the front end and tow the car behind a motorhome on it's back wheels,

the bugrat looks like it could be a contender,

Can anyone tell me how much a bugrat kit costs?

And if known what they weight when built, i'm planning to use a motorbike engine so that'll save a little weight, but my main needs are room for 2 adults and a dog,

theres a buggy type car called the Qpod being sold at motorhome shows for almost 7 grand!! but it's far too narrow for 2 adults to sit in it, and is powered by a lawnmower engine,
but it has full body panels giving weather protection when added with a soft top, and is very light at the front end, enabeling a tow bar to be inserted into a socket at the front, and lifted by hand onto a tow ball and towed anywhere in europe (where A-frames are illegal)

i'm after something like the Qpod, but built for normal sized adults to be able to sit in it without hanging over the sides,

Was origionaly looking at the NCF blitz 2, but that has no body panels to speak of,

the bugrat looks more like a car that could be used in the rain with the adition of a windscreen and a soft top.

but how much are they?

[reanimation]

Good bit of recycling there, like it a lot, looks like loads of fun

[skoda_norman]

some more pics of this fun car. it is completly impractical, but so much fun, and cute too with those front lamps...

[daverapid]

I'm so looking forward to some warmer weather so I can start to cause havoc with this mad toy of mine again! ;D

[goaferboy]

no windscreen, now thats ballsy!

i like it. i like it a lot