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Sun Oct 24, 2010 5:51 pm

Picked this rail up today. Anyone know what kind it is or home made? thanks

Sun Oct 24, 2010 7:05 pm

no idea but im guessing its home built and been sittin out a while. Its got potential though. Looks fun

Mon Oct 25, 2010 6:25 am

Yea its definitely been sitting for a while..my plan is too strip it down and repaint it. Redo the brakes, front kingpins ,new electrical, see if the trans is good and throw a motor in it. It came with the front and rear bumper pieces that I will eventually put on, along with some other extra parts.

Mon Oct 25, 2010 6:33 am

You must be really strong.

Did you get a sweet price? Looks like a lot of work.

Mon Oct 25, 2010 7:25 am

I've rebuilt a worse looking sandrail..Its mostly surface rust. I paid $400..not exactly sweet, but I don't consider it too bad either.

Mon Oct 25, 2010 7:52 am

4 aint bad at all. The frame doesn't look pitted.

Mon Oct 25, 2010 10:09 am

It has some name on the back cage what looks like FREE-Z-MOON USA..I can't find anything on it though.

Mon Oct 25, 2010 10:22 am

Looks like T-3 rear brakes by the drum laying in the floor.
Good as it gets for drums............ 8)

Lots of potential there with that buggy.

Mon Oct 25, 2010 3:29 pm

Thanks Gary for the info. They are 10.5". Do you know what year Type 3 would be safe to use to buy some new shoes, spring kits, and wheel cylinders?

Mon Oct 25, 2010 5:47 pm

Looks like a great project !! Strip the frame and have it sandblasted , good as new !

Mon Oct 25, 2010 6:20 pm

jbreddawg wrote: Looks like a great project !! Strip the frame and have it sandblasted , good as new ! Thanks I thought about having it blasted..what is a good going price for a blasting service for a rail?

Mon Oct 25, 2010 6:34 pm

EMPIImp69 wrote: Thanks Gary for the info. They are 10.5". Do you know what year Type 3 would be safe to use to buy some new shoes, spring kits, and wheel cylinders?

Type 3, 1966 and up thru 1973, use the same rear brake shoes.

Mon Oct 25, 2010 6:47 pm

EMPIImp69 wrote: jbreddawg wrote: Looks like a great project !! Strip the frame and have it sandblasted , good as new ! Thanks I thought about having it blasted..what is a good going price for a blasting service for a rail?

I got quoted 200 to completely sandblast my buggy chassis AND powdercoat it !
I say just call around cause one guy wanted 100 to powdercoat one pulley lol

Tue Oct 26, 2010 6:12 am

jbreddawg wrote: EMPIImp69 wrote: jbreddawg wrote: Looks like a great project !! Strip the frame and have it sandblasted , good as new ! Thanks I thought about having it blasted..what is a good going price for a blasting service for a rail?

I got quoted 200 to completely sandblast my buggy chassis AND powdercoat it !
I say just call around cause one guy wanted 100 to powdercoat one pulley lol Thanks Russ for the info and wow that is an awesome price Jbred.

Wed Oct 27, 2010 2:44 pm

Today I pretty much stripped it down to the frame. The bolts all came out not too bad. I only broke one. Its almost ready for a blasting.

Wed Oct 27, 2010 6:25 pm

Looks better already :D

Fri Oct 29, 2010 5:29 pm

Thanks Jdawg, I did a little more stripping today. I called a few places to blast this thing but they were kinda pricy and they couldn't take it in right away..so I started to use sanding discs on the grinder. Its actually quicker than my sandblaster since my compressor can't keep up that well. I am going to use the discs for as much as possible then I will blast all the hard to reach spots.

Wed Nov 03, 2010 4:45 pm

Almost fully blasted..

Wed Nov 03, 2010 9:51 pm

It looks well braced. Your moving right along on its ressurection. :)

Wed Nov 03, 2010 11:01 pm

What type of front end is that? I'm new to rails and i like the dual stabilizers.