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Mon Apr 23, 2012 11:41 am

Hi - Im building my first dune buggy. nothing crazy but i want to put a roll bar into it.. it is street legal, little 1600 cc with dual carbs.....just a cruzing machine......

so, anyone know where i can buy a roll bar or find someone to make one in New Enland, rhode island if possible?

thanks
Mike

Mon Apr 23, 2012 1:20 pm

You can get one from the Manx Club. http://www.manxclub.com/

raw steel -or- Polished stainless steel
http://www.meyersmanx.com/mmstore/store-rollbar.shtml

Mon Apr 23, 2012 1:32 pm

rmckay wrote: You can get one from the Manx Club. http://www.manxclub.com/

raw steel -or- Polished stainless steel
http://www.meyersmanx.com/mmstore/store-rollbar.shtml

Just a quick FYI.. that's not being sold by the Manx Club, that's directly from Meyers Manx, Inc.

Mon Apr 23, 2012 3:48 pm

The roll bar offered by Meyers Manx is a very good choice, I have the stainless steel version installed on my Berrien Nostalgia body. However, it would not be a good idea to get one unless you are sure that it will fit your particular body. Do you know the manufacturer and model of the buggy body that you have? That may help in determining if the Manx roll bar will fit, or if you have to start looking in another direction.

Mon Apr 23, 2012 4:35 pm

Pretty sure that Shorty has one for sale, he's in Coventry, Rhode Island.

Just raw steel, but with the $$ that you save over new and on over-sized shipping, you could have it powder coated in chrome or stainless, or just paint it up yourself.

Might be worth looking into and test fitting as well.

Luck,

TC

Mon Apr 23, 2012 11:50 pm

Thanks for the replies so far.

I don't know the mfg of the body that I have. I know it has square corners for the windshield not rounded corners.

Who is shorty? I live in Coventry RI. Would love to talk to him ( assuming its a him ).

Thanks again
Mike

Tue Apr 24, 2012 5:01 am

Post a photo of your buggy. Someone will mostly be able to tell you what it is. Or go to the "Buggy ID" section on Dune Buggy Archives (http://www.dunebuggyarchives.com/) and plug in the info. You should be able to find the make/model there.
Rick

Tue Apr 24, 2012 6:23 am

Square corners like this?:

I believe mine was a Minivolks:
http://www.dunebuggyarchives.com/MiniVolks
http://www.dunebuggyarchives.com/gallery/base/MiniVolks/?base=14c1bea73f59fa988f66d00d169ceb04

Tue Apr 24, 2012 7:22 am

yes, square like that...here are a few pics..

Thu Apr 26, 2012 9:31 am

If your dash looks like the yellow one and it has no tags it is most likely a Dunbar depending on the size of the rear fenders and the bump out in the back, it would be a Hawk or Minivolks.

Thu Apr 26, 2012 10:40 am

Here is a pic of the Dash

Thu Apr 26, 2012 10:55 am

Dash looks like it may have been trimmed.

Does it have plywood supports that go from the vertical back seat rest to the rear fenders near the tail lights?

Thu Apr 26, 2012 11:06 am

It does have supports in back made of wood
. I had to trim them to fit dual carbs.

Thu Apr 26, 2012 2:39 pm

Yea it looks likea Dunbar MV, same as my brother's one.

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