What did you do yesterday on your buggy?

Meco · Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 3:03 pm Post subject:

KickOut#20 now has a front bumper.

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I love that opening hood

Ratt · Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 11:19 pm Post subject:

Tonight I ran the new fuel line, and hard brake lines. The front end of the pan is done. I'm just waiting on new transmission mounts to finish the rear. Then I can bleed the brakes and mount the body.

clonebug · Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2014 8:44 am Post subject:

Ordered a set of 40X37.5 DRD heads for my turbo engine.

It will be interesting to see what change that makes to the engine...... Wink

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ace19608 · Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2014 1:16 pm Post subject:

Got the go ahead from my financial planner/social planner/wife to pull my trans for rebuilding. moved it into the garage before she got home today!

Ratt · Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2014 7:44 pm Post subject:

Over the past two days I've been able to get the wheels back on, and mock up the body to the pan. Hopefully tomorrow I can work on mounting my seats. I can't do it at night because my kids room is right above the garage. WHO PUTS A BEDROOM OVER A GARAGE?!?!

Ratt · Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2014 8:17 pm Post subject:

I got one of the two seats in, sorta. I need to make spacers for the front to recline the seat a bit.

Deh Shark · Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 3:22 pm Post subject:

Just sat in it. Waiting for that day to get painted.

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DBDNY · Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2015 8:53 am Post subject:

While looking into why the clutch wouldn't work properly I discovered that I have an exchange AM 1600cc engine from an unknown year paired with a '65 transaxle that belongs with a 1200 all on a '68 chassis. I also have no idea what year the rascal body is from. I was going to keep it red when I paint it this spring but now I am thinking green and have someone do some artwork to truly make it my Frankenbuggy.

doubravsky · Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2015 9:27 am Post subject:

picked up a pair of Miata seats for the buggy. Now I gotta get them reupholstered/ order some seat warmers and some replacement headrest speakers/ and then figure out how to mount them....

clonebug · Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2015 6:13 pm Post subject:

Installing turbo #3 for testing to see if I get better performance than with my old turbo.
This one is just a little larger and about 16 years newer in technology so maybe it will go..... Cool

Test fitting for placement.

Building new up-pipe...got it all tacked together.

New set of 40X37.5mm DRD heads to go on after the turbo is tested......

That should bump up the HP a little...... Wink

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Bob Elgin · Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2015 4:17 pm Post subject: 77 degrees

Got the buggies out, cleaned up and checked air in tires, ran them around the block and all is good

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wythac · Samba Member Joined: August 02, 2004 Posts: 2791

Nice, Bob! I didnt know you had two!

carp442 · Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2015 8:51 am Post subject: Prototype dropped shifter!

The '59 pan got re-worked. While I was welding, I had an idea...
This concept will look great in the Bushwhacker SS!
Lots of measuring, geometry, and moving stuff, but...
The "zip" shifter is installed and working great!
I chopped the shaft about 3 inches to get the knob sitting right where I like it.
The aluminum top plate I made is just a little too soft. The 1/3 gate gets bent a little shifting hard from 2nd to 3rd.
We tried it with a short throw kit, but the stock shifter seems to be the way to go for fit and function.
Stainless steel top plates soon to be water jetted!

Due to angles, the shifter bar is not ever coming out! Good thing there's an adjuster on it!

joescoolcustoms · Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2015 8:56 am Post subject:

That is innovative!
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Bob Elgin · Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2015 1:23 pm Post subject:

Wythac= Its not mine its my cousins, tried top buy but my cousin wont sell. Letting him store it in my garage. I also moved in to my parents house(2 buggy garage hehe) they passed 3 years ago, just now getting time to do up keep. When i get the garage cleaned i will post on the topic fo lets see them garages.

I have looked for 5 years to find a buggy like that blue one, to no avail. The back pof that buggy is very different than any ive ever seen
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Bob Elgin · Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2015 1:42 pm Post subject:

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andygere · Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 9:42 am Post subject:

Ratt · Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 5:52 pm Post subject:

I finished cutting and drilling all the pieces to mount my seats. Hopefully this week I can get back out there and actually bolt them down.


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