Show off your Dune Buggy or SandRail

Wangchicken · Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:11 pm Post subject:

I just relocated pipe above forehead 4 inches forward And Pipe behind seat 4 inches BAck

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2088bob · Posted: Mon Sep 23, 2013 5:17 am Post subject:

this is mine has not been near dirt in a lot of years but it is one heck of a freeway flyer

12.21 @ 116mph 208hp 196 ft/lbs torque

dexter69 · Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 9:23 am Post subject:

WOW .....that wiring job is awesome! Nice buggy!

2088bob · Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 10:14 am Post subject:

the wiring that's kinda what I do I am moderator of electrical forum @ shoptalkforums

58deadhead · Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2013 9:59 am Post subject:

2088bob · Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2013 10:15 am Post subject:

I have a ecotec LNF turbo motor here and running in a test stand just waiting for my next buggy I have the big intercooler my ecotec made 260 bone stock
I am going to do the ZZperformance cam and their tune they have pretty much promised me 320/330 hp which should shove a 1500lb buggy along pretty smartly
my current car weighs 1188lbs with a full tank of gas and my current bunny motor makes 208 hp and 196 ft/lbs torque its a 2088cc stroker built by myself and my friend Denny McNutt the owner of the former Mini Performance and Specialities in Toledo Ohio

supertrainguy · Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2013 10:43 am Post subject:

A video of my rail buggy.

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nibs75 · Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 8:01 pm Post subject: My first sand rail

Just picked my first sand rail up last week. I've always wanted one, and finally got the okay. Smile

Grew up a huge VW enthusiast, but haven't owned one in years. I was always a bug guy, and as a young man mostly had them really low with shaved handles and loud music. lol

This should be some fun. It was built in 2007 in Idaho. I was told it has a 1915, and it has a 6rib (091) trans. It's leaking some oil, and I'm going to look into that tomorrow evening. Fires right up an runs well, but I've not had a chance to really drive it much. Went around the block a couple times at the guys house I bought it from, then put it on a trailer and drove it home. I live in Kansas, and bought it in Idaho. It still fires up and runs fine, but I am wondering if I need to rejet the carbs or do any adjusting?? Boise is higher then I am by ~1000' so I don't want to run lean and cook things..

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sloboatnova · Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2013 5:08 am Post subject:

balczo robert · Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2013 9:56 am Post subject:

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My 1968 Baja from USA. Original US papers, without engine and wheels.
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truelinebob · Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2013 8:51 pm Post subject:

I only have the Mazzone and Chenowth left i sold the Sandhawk a couple years ago

dustymojave · Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2013 2:01 pm Post subject:

dfunkesq · Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2013 6:16 pm Post subject:

I use mine for off road as well as street, try to go to Glamis twice a year at least, go to Cal City for New Years see ya there, love Johnson Valley think its my most favorite spot, Barstow, El Maraje the list goes on and on.

Wiring mess I had to fix, that was fun.

Had a 1600cc engine in it, it wouldn't make it up Olds at Glamis. Friends here helping me build my 2276, cant wait to try it now didn't get to take it to Glamis this Thanksgiving screwed up the trans.

almost done

I will have to get some new pics there has been a lot of changes since these.

dfunkesq · Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2013 1:08 pm Post subject:

Found some.
Put a 3" lift and make a working hood, because I was tired of taking it off to work on the electrical.

Had to redo the dash because the steering column did'nt go through it anymore.

spize909 · Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2013 7:20 pm Post subject:

That ought to make a huge difference. Olds will be a piece of cake!
That looks like the neighborhood my boss lives in. Over to the west of Mavericks?

ChappyKPitts · Posted: Sun Dec 29, 2013 2:08 pm Post subject: 68 homegrown rail buggy

OK I'm not really a show off kind of guy, but here is my 68 rail.

yes it is homebrew, yes I'm a big fella. yes it is a work in progress.

here is how it looked when I found it

This was the first phase of rebuild, moving the windshield frame forward and clearing out an area to get my legs in to access the pedals

I also had to rewire everything as there were splices everywhere I pulled about a 5 gallon bucket of old wire out, and replaced with full length runs

This is a work in progress and doing it all on a very steep budget or even free.

LantanaTX · Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 11:15 pm Post subject:

An old Funco SS2 we are restored for this years NORRA race. In the background is a very famous old Funco known as the Bel-Ray Bullet driven by Malcolm Smith and Bud Feldkamp. We are taking to cars to NORRA this year!

dustymojave · Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2014 4:10 pm Post subject:

Do you know any history on the red SS2?

I Tech inspected the Smith/Feldkamp car a number of times. Scott McKenzie did a great job building and prepping it. While it was racing, I was putting together my HiJumper you see in my avatar. I stopped by McKenzie's Offroad shop to buy some parts. When I told Scott that I had put on long shock towers to use 8" travel shocks, He said I shouldn't have bothered. He showed me how he got 10" of travel using reinforced stock towers and stock trailing arms with the stock lower shock mounts on the Smith/Feldkamp car. My car already had 10-1/4" with the 8" shocks on tall towers and stock lowers, and I figure the longer shocks provide more oil volume for more resistance to fade. I don't remember which shocks Scott had on that car to fit the stock mounts and get 10" of travel, but I'm sure it has nicer shocks now.

Scott cut off the pinch weld on the towers and used a length of 1" x 1/4" strap stock wrapped around the towers, and welded both sides to reinforce them. There were kits sold for many years for that wrap. That bar stock was pre-formed to fit. But it's very easy to bend straight stock to fit as you weld it to the tower. He also drilled the top mount bolt hole through for a 12mm through bolt instead of the factory tapered 10mm thread bolt.

Good luck in the NORRA 1000!
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StevieC · Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2014 3:11 pm Post subject:

Somewhere between Ocotillo Wells and Truckhaven


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