Nothing is as good as a high score.the results of the creation of their own hands and personal achievements. Automobile sport is not only a competition of professional qualities of racers, the teams of technical equipment and preparation for the performance of cars also enter the bitter struggle for primacy.
A special category of sports car racing occupycompetitions using buggy models. Appearing in 1950 as a race in cars converted from worn out and unserviceable "cars", this sport, even with the development of professional designs, has not lost amateurs creating their own exclusive models of high-speed, highly maneuverable all-terrain vehicles for cross-country competitions from mass-produced automotive products. Often, to create their masterpieces, they use not second-hand cars, but rather fresh versions with a high stock of unused motor potential.
Recently, interest in this species has increased.machines not only from the side of professional athletes. Walking variants of “buggy” with the onset of warm days are more and more often found not only in off-road conditions, but even in the urban crush. Not one heaped-up hatchback or expensive crossover is not able to provide the youth category of lovers of drive and adrenaline, the feeling of freedom and power over speed and space like a motorcycle, scooter, and now even a buggy. The appearance on the domestic market of factory-made standard samples for a wide category of users does not stop those who want to assemble their unique vehicle from parts of the Zhiguli or Zaporozhets, practical and reliable are obtained from the Oka buggy.
Этими моделями пестрят странички различных сайтов and forums, because for assembling a buggy from the Oka, an accessible list of equipment is required, and a minimum list of the most basic details is taken from a car, so that you can save money on purchasing a full-fledged car by limiting the main components and mechanisms from the second hand car. In the pursuit of minimizing costs, it is worth remembering the stingy who pays twice, and not get carried away with the acquisition of large components and assemblies of questionable quality.
For the buggy version with your own hands from the Oka you can takein addition to the engine and gearbox parts of the suspension, the dashboard of the domestic compact car will fit in well with the “interior” of your car. Some masters manage to alter native VAZ (SeAZ) -1111 ("Oka") wheels under wide tires, but less troublesome and much more reliable to use the wheels from the quad bike than to cut out of the central part of the disk for subsequent welding of two into one.
With an abundance of ready-made design drawingsdecisions and instructions on how to make buggy from Oka, the beauty of “homemade” is the ability to experiment and customize the future machine to fit your needs. But one should not get carried away with fantasies and it’s better to completely abandon the excessive initiative in terms of security, mass distribution and principles of building government bodies. These points should be taken under special control of the quality and accuracy of manufacturing.
Usually, as the most simple to build, are usedsingle engine design with rear engine. But as a pleasure variant, double cars look very attractive for the Oka buggy, because the power of a 33-horsepower engine is quite enough to travel in the sand and off-road, not only for two pilots, but also for transporting their luggage, although an increase in linear dimensions will require additional reinforcement body frame.
Basic skills to masterBuggy assemblers, this is welding work and bending of metal pipes, the main material for a car body frame. With patience, you can get a fairly respectable version of the buggy, able not only to confirm the manufacturer’s skill, but also to perform well at the competition.
Как правило, добившись первых удачных результатов in the production of buggies from the Oka, homegrown masters of the "garage car industry" do not stop there. Thanks to the AvtoVAZ conveyor, which has produced a huge number of different versions and modifications of its low-cost ultracompact small car for 21 years, the buggy lovers received a full-fledged material for their hobby for many years of creativity.
