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247vws
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greenmanx
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the body in project 2 is definitely not a Manx. The rear deck/over the engine is not correct nor is the dash. But man, still looks like fun, a good clean buggy to boot! And you actually have TWO Buggy projects! I have one my wife barely lets me keep in the garage and a whole bunch of "honey do's" !!!
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newhampshirefarms
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Here's a picture of one of my buggies... The hood resembles a Manx to me, but I don't know if it is or if the body is... Any thoughts?
Its the red buggy (project two) shown at
http://www.quadractor.com/dune_buggy.htm
I tried linking the pictures to this post but couldnt get them, but the link will take you to the thumbnails, which you can enlarge by clicking on them...
Thanks
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LeeVW
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Seabee,
True, but you can lock your buggy in the garage for weeks at a time when you're mad at it, and it won't care. Your girlfriend, on the other hand, would tend to get real upset.
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seabeebuggy
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congrats! now it is time to spend $$$$$$. mine has 1000 miles on it , it is still not done and so far has cost me 17$ a mile good luck. I should have got a girlfriend. just as fun to ride but cheaper.
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Welcome to our group. We will be here for guidance and support of your habit.
I am Murz and have been "build free" for 98 days now.......
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lostinbaja
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Congratulations.....Now the fun start  s |
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vwboop
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My wife spoke to Winnie Meyers over the phone today who said both her and Bruce agree that it's a real Meyers Manx. Ordered some proper badges for it. Thanks for all your help guys.
I don't think we're going to lift it, so we'll probably go with swing axle, or keep the RGB bus rear end it's got in it already.
Plan on a proper build starting with a new shortened pan. May be a slow proccess though as we have a few things on the go.
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plasticman1432
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2. The serial no. - if it has one
a. Meyers Manx - found on the vertical surface of the fiberglass just above the inspection plate behind the front seats. |
Yup, sounds about right. Here's mine:
vwboop - $300 is a decent deal for any buggy that complete...for a Manx, it's an even better deal. By the looks of it, yours was originally the same color as mine.
Yellermanx is right, you will have to use a body lift in order to use an IRS chassis under an original Manx body. I chopped the wells shorter on the clone buggy we're putting together for my wife, but I wouldn't do that to one of Bruce's.
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Good for you....It's worth $10 more than the rest.....  Really, nice find...I just got hold of one myself...
"If your car proves to be an authentic Manx an additional $10 annual fee will allow you to receive a printed copy of the registry and a special "Authentic Meyers Manx™ Kit Owners" card. The registry is updated twice a year and will allow you to network with other Meyers Manx™ Kit Owners near you." |
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ellobo
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Good for you....It's worth $10 more than the rest.....
"If your car proves to be an authentic Manx an additional $10 annual fee will allow you to receive a printed copy of the registry and a special "Authentic Meyers Manx™ Kit Owners" card. The registry is updated twice a year and will allow you to network with other Meyers Manx™ Kit Owners near you." |
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vwboop
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vwboop
Just got my Manx approved as being an authentic by Bruce Meyers. Which means a groud up restoral and lots of $$$$$. Good Luck |
COOL!  Congratulations! Got pics? Can't wait to hear back about ours.
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vwboop
Just got my Manx approved as being an authentic by Bruce Meyers. Which means a groud up restoral and lots of $$$$$. Good Luck |
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vwboop
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Sending pics out to The Manx Club today. Will let all y'all know how it goes.
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lostinbaja
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The rear supports make it look more and more like an original Manx. The handle looking thing under the dash was added by one of the previous owners.
Send some pics to the Manx Club to get it authenticated.
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| and isn't it true that all manx's., except for very few early ones, are clearly marked under the dash? |
Found where I was reading. It was off the Manx club site. Looks like the SR's and Tow'ds have a serial number under the dash:
"2. The serial no. - if it has one
a. Meyers Manx - found on the vertical surface of the fiberglass just above the inspection plate behind the front seats.
b. Tow'd or SR - above the pedals under the dash."
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That's exactly the support I have. I think I'm convinced, as I don't think anyone would go to the trouble of reproducing everything the same if they were just copying a buggy, and now that I look at it the hole someone cut behind the front seats easily could have housed the ID plate. Shame someone might of hacked it out. It also has the rear supports that come down from either side of the notch at the back (where the liscence plate goes?), and I've noticed some real manxes have the two same little bolts on either side of it.
I'm totally new to buggy's (split bus guy more or less). Just had to stop to check it out, and couldn't pass up a $300 buggy. I'm going to send pics off to see if they'll issue me emblems for it based on what I have.
Thanks again all
That paint should buff out. I will need to exfoliate some of the old clear. I think we will build up a new pan for it (mechanical resto) but leave it old school looking. We may stick to swing axle/king link.
One more thing. It has this little handle inside the front. I thought maybe that could've been used to pull it out of the mold. It is roughly opposite where the glassed in wood would be.
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lostinbaja
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Take a closer look at the dash/windshield support. It should look like this one. If it looks like the OE Manx support it is probably a Manx because I haven't seen any other buggys that actually reproduced the support.
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Balboaislandbob, The ID tags are all pop riveted on as far as I know. You can see it just above the red outlined area in the picture I posted above.
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In order to use an IRS chassis you have to also use a body lift. In this picture you can see how close the IRS is to the battery box. It is just as close to the spare tire well. You can also see how it put holes in the battery box.
Somehow 2" body lift made about 3" of clearance and now I have no problems. It hits the bump stops first and does not hit the body. This is on a Berrien chassis and I think the other chassis may have had the rear kicked up a bit.
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He said he had some problems with the shifter (made a real mess of the tunnel). If it turns out to be a real Manx I would like to build up a later beetle pan (IRS and ball joint), and give it a proper resto.
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