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Just the beginning....

We know a car-freak dude in the Czech Republic who can probably score you some Wartburg parts.

That's the spirit! Strip out a Kaiser Henry J and you should have everything you need...

You're knocking out the floor for some Flintstones power??

It runs!  More later

quickly build a cage and see if you can't finish the race.

For those interested it turned out to be pretty simple.  Most of the time was spent hunting down a 6v battery in the local area.

We hit it with 12v for a quick test and the starter worked.  Checked the plugs and we had spark.

We disassembled the carb and cleaned it out as best we could, rigged up a temporary fuel supply (16oz bottle and a hose) and found the aforementioned 6v battery and a new ignition switch (so we could stop electrocuting Chris when he crossed the wires to start it) and it fired right up.

A little fiddling with the choke and she ran, nuttin more to it.

Brakes are gone but the e-brake worked good so those of you who saw us out and about may have noticed the 2 man driving technique, one to drive one to brake.

We never drove it out of first gear so I can give no real driving impressions.  It was fun, albeit primative, and it seemed to like bombing through the mud puddles alot.  As one of the judges riding with us pointed out (sorry I was so focused on not crashing I didnt even see which one of you jumped in the back seat there) the dirt/mud roads around the infield are probably the conditions to which it was accustomed.

And to the team who had to follow us around sucking our exhaust fumes as a penalty, thanks for being good sports guys!

Magic spinning triangles were considered for a power source, and have not yet be ruled out entirely. 

But up front?  That's so boring. 

Glad everyone enjoyed getting to see it run, noone was more surprised than us.

Those look great!  Since you have Porsche parts laying around, a flat 6 in the trunk would go nicely with the wheels. 

Any porsche motor I could afford would be underpowered compared to much cheaper and more reliable alternatives

And the porsche wheels were supposed to go on my VW bus, the wheels and some other bits were given to me by a friend who is upgrading his 944 to an LS1 (no I dont have or want the 944 engine)

I would be more impressed if you kept the 2 stroke three cylinder engine, but it would be so hopelessly slow on the track that you'd be more in the way than anything.  Whatever you do, it will be very cool.  I was surprised how clean it looked at Nelson.

WOW...uhhh,  I would have laughed off your notions of corrosion until i saw the trunk pan, hehe.

hey, I have an idea, that could keep the spirit of the wartburg, get you more power and reliability too.

http://toronto.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicle … Z164129690