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PostPosted: Thu Apr 02, 2015 5:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 02, 2015 5:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Yes I do realize that the seat is not adjustable, but who cares when it's only going to be me driving.
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PostPosted: Tue May 05, 2015 7:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Just dropped my buggy off at Joe's Bug Repair. Good guy. Getting all the adjustments done (breaks, wheels and bearing). Yes I could do it myself but I got a kid on the way and I'm getting re-stationed. Life is busy. So free of judment and ridicul who else has farmed out the work?
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PostPosted: Tue May 05, 2015 8:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Time is money... With young kids at home, it is also a finite ressource, sometimes even more so than money. Don't fear ridicule for taking care of business at home while still wanting to have your buggy ready for enjoyment when the window of opportunity opens. Why do you think turnkey builders exist? Wink
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PostPosted: Tue May 05, 2015 10:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

your buggy looks good.
what type of pipe did you use for your roll cage and what size as well?
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PostPosted: Mon May 11, 2015 1:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

1-1/2 inch DOM .120. All my tube is tig welded. I like tig because it gets deep and you can see the weld better to ensure proper penetration.
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PostPosted: Mon May 11, 2015 8:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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1-1/2 inch DOM .120. All my tube is tig welded. I like tig because it gets deep and you can see the weld better to ensure proper penetration.


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PostPosted: Wed May 13, 2015 3:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm looking at fuel lines out there and running a stock one and cutting it down I think would not be good. So my question is what is the line diameter I would run on a 1915 cc engine with duel single barrel carbs. I'm going to run the line inside the car sleeved with a rubber fuel hose over the top. I know a while back there was a big debate on here where to run the line. I just need the line diameter.
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PostPosted: Wed May 13, 2015 3:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I ran 3/16 on my Manx and it feeds a 2165 with dual Dell's fine up to 5300 RPM. (hardest I have run it)
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PostPosted: Wed May 13, 2015 3:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

My next question, I found 3/16 copper nickel brake line. If it was copper I would say no, but copper nickel is a lot stronger and won't rust. If some one wants to way in on that please do. Wow Joe that last answer came fast! Thanks.
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PostPosted: Wed May 13, 2015 3:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Never mind. I looked it up. You can use CuNiFe lines for fuel. It's an alloy of copper (Cu) The 10% nickel(Ni) and 2% iron (Fe) make it a lot stronger and not brittle and prone to cracks like pure copper. VW also used it for fuel lines. Know we all know more about fuel lines. We use CuNi on our Coast Guard cutters due to that fact it won't rot or rust with salt water going through it.
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PostPosted: Fri May 22, 2015 1:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well, after I did a lot of reading a lot of posts on here I ordered the Rebalwire kit for a bug. I brought the buggy over to Joes Bug Repair and him and I will start banging on it next week.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 03, 2015 4:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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If you are at the part where you cut the gas tank up to add a fill. Set the tank on. Find 2 reference points you can use while the hood is on. A X and Y axis. Put the hood on. Now with a holes saw and all those bad thoughts in you head find you axis and make a nice hole. After you make the hole in the hood go strait down and mark the tank with the drill bit. Take the hood back off and finish the gas tank.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 03, 2015 4:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Got the wirers running fuel tank and fuel line in.
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 05, 2015 5:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Well, here is my dash lay out. Not bad for my first I say. I did not take a picture after I put the switches in. I only had a 4 inch hole saw for the stock speedo, I needed a 4 1/4 hole saw. I used a dremel and it dug in a bit. I will need to make a trim pice to go around it. That would also match the other gauges.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 18, 2015 10:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ran the engine for the first time today. Ran great! I would post a pic but I think a running engine in a picture is not really meaningful
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 18, 2015 11:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Get some "chrome" door ding stoppers. I forgot what it's actually called, but they sell it in strips or rolls to place on the end of car doors so they don't cause damage when door is swung open. You can cut to size and place that around the hole cut for the speedo. Just a thought.
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Good idea! I was going to make a nice plate and paint it black to put around. Covers the jacked up hole cut and then it would match the other gauges.
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