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aquamanx
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 Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 11:44 am Post subject: Aqua's Long body build |
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Well its raining and cold so Im inside playing on the computer.
Here are my previous builds both are Texasbuggys bodys on Hawkeye chassis.
Here we have a future project it's a 68 Manx on a David Berrett chassis
Ok now on to the current project long body build
Building my own chassis this time
fitting the body
a little more work done to the chassis
almost a rolling chassis now
building the cage now
currently working on the front bumper and rear chassis/engine cage more pics to come soon |
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Yellermanx
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| Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 11:58 am Post subject: |
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I think I see a kinked piece of tubing 
Looks good, you are way too ambitious.
BTW I'm doing a little garage straightening because of rain. Just came in for a break. |
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aquamanx
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| Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 12:10 pm Post subject: |
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Yea I need to suck it up and get my a$$ out there to do a little straightening as well.
What's the temp there in Florida? |
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Yellermanx
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70 and humid/hot. (read with wind chill factor it feels like 95) It's only raining one place in the whole state. Lucky me. I guess I should quit complaining it has stopped raining so now it is just hot and humid.  |
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Mr Bs Bug N Buggy
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Very Nice work......looks great.......why did you choose to build your own chassis and cage, instead of using Hawkeye's?
Did you sell your Orange buggy? ...I really like that buggy... 
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aquamanx
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Yeller, 70 you suck! Im moving to Florida Its 42 and raining here, Man Im on the south Texas coast this stuff is killing me Im use to temps more like 98 and 100% humidity.
Mr Bs Bug N Buggy, Thanks! I just wanted to try something different and this way I can say I built it! All of it.
Ive still got the orange buggy, Ill probable sell it after this one is done or now if someone has the cash. |
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joescoolcustoms
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This is one high quality build.
I like the way you widened the front beam, sank the floor, Volvo Master resevoir, beefy trailing arms for the rear. I also like that second hoop on your cage, the compound bends that hug the body real close.
Very well thought out. It is a joy being able to say, I built it all.
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Yellermanx
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| Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 1:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Yeller, 70 you suck! Im moving to Florida Its 42 and raining here, Man Im on the south Texas coast this stuff is killing me Im use to temps more like 98 and 100% humidity. |
Yea but I'm sweating. 
"Im use to temps more like 98 and 100%"
A lot of that here too. Been here all my life and still not used to it. |
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Mr Bs Bug N Buggy
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aquamanx, I have been told that in Texas ALL the property is privately owned so there is no place to off road, that is why everyone (most) builds street buggies. Have you had a chance to use the orange buggy off road? and if you can't off road, why are you doing this one with an off road theme, ??....cause ya like them???
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aquamanx
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| Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 3:09 pm Post subject: |
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OK finally got off my butt and did something on the buggy.
Ive been trying to come up with a bumper that I like, not sure this is it, the wife doesnt like it & Im not sure its quite what I was shooting for.
Let me know what y'all think.
joescoolcustoms, Thanks
Mr Bs Bug N Buggy, You got it - cause I like em! Course we do have a nice big sandy beach with areas that are for 4 x 4 only. Oh yea!
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myxomycota
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| Aqua those are awesome buggies...my new screen saver is the aqua one...wow! |
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Mr Bs Bug N Buggy
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| Mr Bs Bug N Buggy, You got it - cause I like em! |
Cool, I like a rebel......
You can always make a trip up here, and we will take ya to do some off-roading......
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Mr Bs Bug N Buggy
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OK, aquamanx.......you asked......
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Ive been trying to come up with a bumper that I like, not sure this is it, the wife doesnt like it & Im not sure its quite what I was shooting for.
Let me know what y'all think.
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I like the bumper, with the exception of the top hoop might look better..IMO...if it were stretched out a bit. To me it looks a little bit Jeepish, or 4x4ish.
Remember that other thread where I said I would like to have a 1" die for side bars,dash etc.....this is another area I think it would have a good place, two different size tubes looks nice.....again....IMO... 
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welsh619
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very nice.. the bumper looks good and solid if thats the look you're going for. But seriously i dig the color... [img]http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d188/welsh619/copycat.jpg[/img]
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welsh619
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[img]http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d188/welsh619/copycat.jpg[/img]
can anyone tell me why this doesn't work?
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HeidelbergJohn4.0
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aquamanx
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| Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 10:38 am Post subject: |
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myxomycota, Cool! Im flattered 
Mr Bs Bug N Buggy, I agree may have to break down and buy a 1" die
welsh619, Im really diggin the color of yours as well. Have any more pics? |
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Mr Bs Bug N Buggy
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aquamanx .....here are a couple LONG body buggies.......IMO a longer (wider) bumper looks good on them because the buggy itself is larger.
note: it looks like these were built with one size tube.
On another note, what size tube is that front bumper?....1.5".......it is funny to me how the tube looks bigger in pictures....... 
Anyway, you know what you want, just thought I would throw these your way for the hell of it.....
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welsh619
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tons...and its actually finished now but i think the seal in the turbos blown so im focusing all my attention on that before i post all pics and a huge thanks topic. Is that a mgm body? and lifting the pan/ droping the rear torsion is flipin awsome... the green body above is a mid travel body, bigger then yours, but el lobos is the same. If you want tons of pics of his build ill post the link for ya, lemme know.
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seabeebuggy
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I like the bumper too. I also think the hoop would look better wider at the base.
Here is mine. what you cant see is it tilts back to the body.
It looks kinda strange from this shoot
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