The Barracuda has taken the Mini buggy concept to a whole new level of technical advancement & sophistication. More than 17 years of Mini buggy design, development & thousands of buggies manufactured has resulted in the Barracuda, a lean & aggressive long travel buggy that you can build yourself.

The Barracuda has combined the best design features from the Edge Piranha, XRV & Hypersprint. The up-raked nose & styling of the XRV, combined with the latest CV rear suspension from the Hypersprint & the toughness of the Piranha.

An all new Double A arm front suspension design features rod end camber & castor adjustment & super long suspension travel, (20”).

More internal room to suit drivers up to 6’ 7” tall, (2.0m) more elbow room & a rollcage structure designed with the aid of computer stress analysis has resulted in a tough chassis to absorb the harshest offroad conditions.

The Barracuda plans is a comprehensive 250 pages with lots of 3D images. Since 2009 plans all Edge Products plans have been available for immediate download via www.eziplans.com. Not only do you get your plans straight away but you also save $20 off the price of the printed version.

These detail every chassis & suspension part that needs to be made along  with parts lists, nuts & bolts lists & material lists.

Laid out in 3D views with 2D dimensioned detailed drawings the Barracuda plans detail the complete chassis, front & rear suspension, brakes, pedals, all brackets, fuel tank, floor pan, roof plate, nose plate, bonnet, bulkhead plate, engine bash plate, complete steering including rack mount & steering column & gearshift setup.

In fact, every single part that needs to be made.

The Barracuda plans explain the chassis construction in a "step by step" format starting with the base frame & building the chassis from the ground up to make construction easier for the home builder.

Suspension arms & components are broken down into their individual parts for ease of manufacture.
 

Click here to purchase plans in either PDF or printed format.

Buying the raw materials, fabricating and welding the Barracuda parts yourself to the plans will cost approximately $7,500 to $10,000 Australian dollars minus motor depending on how much of the componentry you produce yourself.

Any large capacity engine can be used as long as it is of a chain drive design, (chain drive from engine to rear wheel).

Engines from 600cc right up to the latest ZX14R Kawasaki can be used depending on the level of performance required.

Vee twin engines such as Suzuki TL1000, Honda VTR1000, Aprilia RSV1000 are very suited to sand dune type driving as they offer lots of low rpm torque.

Big capacity muscle bikes such as the Suzuki GSX1300 Hayabusa & Kawasaki’s ZX12R are great engines for raw horsepower that give good torque, power, speed & acceleration.