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MANXXMAN
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 Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2020 1:46 pm Post subject: Re: New Mid-travel Manx Body & Chassis |
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wow, thought I would bump this thread.
Started this body style at the end of 2005.
15 years later, we still produce 15 + bodys a year (sometimes more)
Minor fab stopped build chassis at the last economic downturn (around 2010)
Had another chassis guy try to produce more in 2014 (only made 3) was a pain in the but. Took 11 months to get 2 chassis's.
I am thinking about bringing this back with some new designs.
I need to find a good production chassis builder. Been having a hard time finding someone reliable and trustworthy.
We built over 60 chassis kits in the time that we made these, and well over 250 body kits over the years.
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jg210302
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Location: Huntington Beach CA
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| Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2016 7:42 am Post subject: Re: New Mid-travel Manx Body & Chassis |
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Thanks. The A-arm kit is available thru Dans Performance Parts. or
A-arm.com My car is is in H.B. if you want to check it out... |
Do you have a build thread? Or can you post or email me more pictures?
Thanks,
Jeremy
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ellobo
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Location: O.C. California
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| Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2016 8:33 pm Post subject: Re: New Mid-travel Manx Body & Chassis |
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Thanks. The A-arm kit is available thru Dans Performance Parts. or
A-arm.com My car is is in H.B. if you want to check it out... |
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jg210302
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Location: Huntington Beach CA
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| Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2016 9:29 am Post subject: Re: New Mid-travel Manx Body & Chassis |
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| ellobo wrote: |
Time sure does fly by... I was picking up my body from you when you were making the mid travel plug...
Should have waited but I still dig my car. 
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Ellobo,
Great looking "manx" I am building one currently and I eventually want to finish it just like yours! Who's a-arm kit is that, or did you build it yourself?
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Jeremy |
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jcmyers
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| Monster body? |
The Monster Manx
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saw it on CL, very nice
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/cph/snw/5784614684.html
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ellobo
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| Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2016 3:21 pm Post subject: Re: New Mid-travel Manx Body & Chassis |
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Time sure does fly by... I was picking up my body from you when you were making the mid travel plug...
Should have waited but I still dig my car.
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MANXXMAN
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| Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2016 10:26 am Post subject: Re: New Mid-travel Manx Body & Chassis |
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| I can't believe we have been producing the mid travel body for over 10 years already!! |
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seabeebuggy
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My next buggy is going to be one from Dans or a monster manx.. That reminds me I need to go buy a lotto ticket.
It is cheaper to buy a LS1 turnkey engine than build a bad ass VW that will never keep up. 91 octane fuel for the 410hp LS1 or 108 octane for the VW 300 hp. I am just thinking about the lesson I wish i learned before building my car..
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dansparts
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Yes Monster Manx bodies
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MANXXMAN
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actually this is the first gen monster manx, the on eabove is the MX2 which is the version he has built in Mexico
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baja5
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| Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 7:34 pm Post subject: |
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| riNR wrote: |
| Monster body? |
The Monster Manx
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riNR
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MANXXMAN
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| Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 12:19 pm Post subject: |
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| In what duration of time have you made that number of sales? The product looks outstanding!! Makes my dream ride list. |
a little over a 2 year period, but this does not include standard bodies, short bodies, and monster bodies. |
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riNR
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| Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 8:53 pm Post subject: |
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| In what duration of time have you made that number of sales? The product looks outstanding!! Makes my dream ride list. |
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MANXXMAN
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Keep the pictures comeing, the cars are looking great!!!
Somebody asked how many of these there are out there, so I did some counting, and I am pretty sure we have about 55 body kits, and around 30 chassis kits out there now. I'm not sure how many are complete, but I'm pretty sure abou the quantity. |
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dirtbug
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Dirtbug,
Awesome job on the buggy. Some exceptional work there. Do you have a build thread for the buggy? Must be a great feeling to finally have it rolling. |
Yes I do. Check it out.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=253613
Thanks for the positive input. I actually drove it on Sat. I now have to work the bugs out before I go pound it off road.
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dansparts
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elco
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yes I'm going with sides like dan's car. have not made up my mind yet if to paint the sides gray or silver with the cage the same color, that's going to be alot of work to tear the buggy apart and put it back together.
or just go with polished/metal looking sides, some stickers and leave the cage the way it is. then maybe later after I get bored I'll tear it down and paint it.
they are nice buggy's, but what sold me was street legal. |
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riNR
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| I like the white body and I'm not a big fan of white cars. Are you planning on covering the chopped glass like Dan's car? I think that these buggy frames and bodies from MGM are the slickest looking rides out there. |
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baja5
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