New Mid-travel Manx Body & Chassis

MANXXMAN · Samba Member Joined: July 26, 2004 Posts: 108

Hey Dan, The car is looking awsome!!! I cant wait to do the a-arm version. Don't worry about turbolark, he's just a penny pincher!!!!(just kidding)

manxbuggyman · Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 4:23 pm Post subject:

Has anyone been watching this mi-travel Manx build?
http://p066.ezboard.com/frbcdunebuggyfrm14.showMessage?topicID=30.topic

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dansparts · Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 5:17 pm Post subject:

Thanks Manxman. We just pulled the chassis out of the car today, here's a couple of pic's

Chassis put together
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Main chassis
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Front chassis with 6" longer beam
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Rear cage(note this picture dosen't show the tubing that will connect to the rear torsion housing)
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dansparts · Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 10:10 pm Post subject:

Putting some of the finishing touches on the chassis and should have it back into a roller by this weekend.

Here's some pic's of the light bar Cool

UncleDirty · Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 11:47 pm Post subject:

I like you shop, sanitary. Cool

jrcush · Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 11:48 am Post subject:

If anyone is interested the magazine "Dirt Sports" did an article on the new Meyers Manxter Dual Sport. It is in the septermber 2005 issue on page 76.

bgs · Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 7:04 pm Post subject:

Boy, that's some nice welding on those arms !
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dansparts · Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 7:44 pm Post subject:

Thanks bgs, we are trying to put out a quality product that we can stand behine.

glamisrider90 · Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 8:19 pm Post subject: front arms

what size front arms are those? and do you sell them?

Glamisrider90

Nicksan · Samba Member Joined: April 13, 2004 Posts: 2576

dansparts · Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 9:05 pm Post subject:

The front arms and spindle are Tweeds. The ones in the pic's are 4" longer arms, 3" raised spindles and yes I do sell them.

dansparts · Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 9:26 pm Post subject:

Today we started putting it all back together into a roller.

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dansparts · Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2006 11:22 pm Post subject:

Here's some pic's of the progess this weekend.

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Skidmark · Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 12:21 am Post subject:

Schwing!!!!!
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ellobo · Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 10:02 pm Post subject:

Maybe 33's are in order..... Wink

Pedro

jedrattle · Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 11:30 pm Post subject:

I am running 33's on a normal type of manx body. Nice build!
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dansparts · Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 12:35 am Post subject:

I'm only running 31's because I wanted to get the most clearance on full compression. I was not sure of the clearance on the new style body before mock up. On the next ones I think they will be 33's
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el loco kingo · Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 12:43 am Post subject:

i love those seats.
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dansparts · Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 8:37 pm Post subject:

Its' official Very Happy

It's now a roller!!
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HamburgerBrad · Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 9:14 pm Post subject:

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