Track car dreaming.

[Aradon]

Howdy.

So having killed my old Mk1 recently, I have been toying with the idea of converting it to a racer.
I'm not the most tech savvy but my train of thought was basically this;

Strip it down, sell anything of value, bin the rest.
Buy in decent parts.
Whip out the hydrolocked engine and get in something else.
Rebuild.

Engine wise I've read somewhere that audi blocks work well?

How realistic is it to do something like this? Not fussed money wise, prepared to splash out. But is the Mk1 a good frame to build upon. Do you guys have any info on suitable engines that give good power returns?

Cheers 👍