slayer61 finally has a Dune buggy!

[slayer61]

USPS is a broken pile & should be privatized. 14 days to get from Bugshields in LA to My corner of the state. 14 days!

But the windshield did arrive intact and will fit perfectly. Thanks Dino.

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[vwfye]

FedEx wanted 630 bucks to ship 15 lbs of fiberglass parts 800 miles. And they were the cheapest!!! I am driving down there this weekend to get them. Grrrrr!
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64 No'back Speedster "Pearl"
1980s Sand Dragster "The Plunger"
LME "Little Giant Killer 3"

[slayer61]

Speaking of "the weekend" I acquired Christmas tree cutting permits for the National Forest. The end game is to expose the grandkids to hiking out & cutting their own tree, but this weekend will be "pre-running" & looking for suitable examples.

Be safe everybody.
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[slayer61]

So another hobby :snipersmile: :2gunfire: has slowed me down just a little bit..., oh ya... and Christmas cost a buck or two...

But the ball is still rolling. I have been in touch with one of our vendors about building a roll cage for me, and we have a date nailed down. As I have no motor yet, the buggy will be trailered to the fab shop. I spent part of Sunday making sure the body, windshield and hood were bolted down solid for the trip. First time outside of the garage since the purchase back on Memorial day...

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[slayer61]

So I got some "for your approval" photos from the roll cage fabricator last night, and I'm right pleased with the outcome. It was just as I asked for!

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[stevemariott]

Looking good!
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1963 Manx copy
1968 Bus

[slayer61]

[slayer61]

So I took off from work on Friday & made the trip up to Chico to pick up the buggy. It's quite the pain in the ass at 2 1/2 hours each way, but Bryan at Late Night Air Cooled did a fantastic job. Thanks very much Bryan. Much appreciated, I couldn't be happier with the results.

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[crickifur]

That's a nice set up on the cage!!

[oprn]

What does the very rear part of the cage anchor to?
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[slayer61]

[slayer61]

[oprn]

Ah! My buggy doesn't have any structure there, just the glass tub.
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We had the stone age, the bronze age, the industrial age and now we are in the age of mass deception and mind control for corporate profit. (The mass media age)

[slayer61]

So it's mot looking like I'm gonna be done in a year


It's coming back down for (hopefully) the last time.

1). Finish welding tabs on roll cage
2). Wire
3). POR15 or other tuff coat on the pan
4). ETC. ETC. ETC......

Oh, Ya. I still have a motor to do too...

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[slayer61]

Update:
0). My Ram truck was totaled and replaced by a Toy truck....

1). Engine case ships to Brothers in Ontario today. ($105 from Sac to Ontario FYI)

2). Final tabs welded onto roll cage

3). Been in contact with the powder coater for the roll cage

4). The washer AND dryer are ready to be replaced according to my Wife!
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[y2kbaja]

I thought you were gonna pass me in the build. My motor is back from machine shop and all parts are ready to put together. Paint is done. Once the motor is done and plumbed then I get to start electrical. DMV might be a pain but hopefully my paperwork is in order.

[slayer61]

6/29/22 Update:

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[slayer61]

No new pics to show off, but Sunday morning (0600) when the house is quiet & I can't sleep anyways, I decided to put fluid in my new brake system & bleed brakes. Me & a bungee cord to hold the pedal down while I cracked open the bleeders, then run... well... walk back to the pedal & pump it a couple more times. All told it probably took an hour & I have a firm pedal. I love it when a plan comes together!

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[slayer61]

So I scored a cooler, fan and AN hose & fittings at the Bug-o-rama over Memorial Day, along with some other items. The newish cooler will be used in conjunction with an OEM doghouse cooler. Looking at mounting it under the "back seat". I found some scrap angle iron in the shop, and knocked together the first rev. of my cooler mount. It's fairly "industrial" looking, but I believe it will hold a cooler. The angle will be welded to the torsion tube and the cooler "floated" on rubber isolators. Waddya think Sambanistas?

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[vwracerdave]

What engine you building?

What gears did you choose in the transaxle?
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2017 Street Comp Champion - Thunder Valley Raceway Park - Noble, OK
2010 Sportsman ET Champion - Mid-America Dragway - Arkansas City, KS
1997 Sportsman ET Champion - Thunder Valley Raceway Park - Noble ,OK
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