Custom Bug with a Turbo 1.8 L Inline-Four and Miata Drivetrain

This custom Volkswagen Bug is owned and built by @autocrossratrod from Austin, Texas. The project uses a Volkswagen Bug body sitting on a custom frame made from 2×2 1/8-inch wall square tubing with Mazda Miata (NA) front and rear subframes. The owner also used the Miata’s powertrain which includes a 1.8 L BP-ZE inline-four, five-speed manual transmission, and rear end. The lightweight race car was very competitive in autocross before the owner installed a turbocharger. Now it should be an absolute beast.

The videos below show the car racing with the naturally aspirated motor.

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An autocross run from Sunday, 3 people drove the car @tobiasgros and @lanceandhismiata we posted all top 3 times that day 📷 Also you can see how dirty the car got from drifting. #miatabug #mazda #miata #mx5 #na8 #autocross #mxb #ratrod #ratrodbug #miatabug #miata #mx5 #volksrod #volkswagen #exocet #mx-b

A post shared by MX-B (@autocrossratrod) on Jun 8, 2016 at 5:05pm PDT

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A autocross from last summer. Which i happen to have the fastest time at 🙂 was such a blast! #miata #volkswagen #exocet #mxb #volksrod #beetle #ratrod #ratrodbug #miatabug

A post shared by MX-B (@autocrossratrod) on Mar 8, 2017 at 2:52pm PST

Source: @autocrossratrod via Terrence