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Thu Sep 12, 2019 5:41 pm

I dug this out from the back of my buddy's property today and brought it home. Looks similar to an old Empi Sportster. No data plate of any kind. If its homemade, then it is very well done.
Anyone ever seen one like it?

Thu Sep 12, 2019 6:33 pm

Definitely looks like it used to be a split window bus. Pretty rad man

Fri Sep 13, 2019 6:52 am

That looks like a VW front end on it so how does the steering shaft angle work like that? The angle is to steep to link up with a VW steering box. The last photo shows it pretty well.

Fri Sep 13, 2019 6:56 am

Wulfthang wrote: That looks like a VW front end on it so how does the steering shaft angle work like that? The angle is to steep to link up with a VW steering box. The last photo shows it pretty well.

As said above, it's an old bus chassis. The steering box is at the bottom of the column & has a drag link going to a bell crank at the center of the beam.

You can see how the beam is bolted at the ends of the shock towers.

Fri Sep 13, 2019 5:37 pm

As said, looks like someone took parts of a bus chassis and made a buggy out of it.

Fri Sep 13, 2019 6:31 pm

That's a burro. Hard to describe but when you see one you know it :D

Fri Sep 13, 2019 7:15 pm

The side x side of choice 40 ago.

Fri Sep 13, 2019 9:10 pm

TDCTDI wrote: Wulfthang wrote: That looks like a VW front end on it so how does the steering shaft angle work like that? The angle is to steep to link up with a VW steering box. The last photo shows it pretty well.
As said above, it's an old bus chassis. The steering box is at the bottom of the column & has a drag link going to a bell crank at the center of the beam.
You can see how the beam is bolted at the ends of the shock towers.

Ahh That explains it. I've never looked underneath a Bus before. Thanks.

Sat Sep 14, 2019 2:55 pm

it would look good with a plow up front and a thee point drawbar in back. not for use, but it looks more agricultural than tactical

Sat Sep 14, 2019 5:38 pm

Yep, its a shortened bus frame. The steering box is relocated behind the front beam, so the drag link goes forward. Pretty ingenious really. The frame was also snubbed just forward of the beam.