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bajamike560
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Hey I know that shop... 
Great looking buggy.
Mike
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Kreelak
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| Thank you Michael. Saturday I'm going over to Dave's to drop off the Manx body and pick up the California clipper body and get it back on Craig's list |
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bajamike560
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Good chance I have to work, I will let ya know. I would like to go see Dave with ya and talk ideas about my project.
Mike
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Bugboymatt
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| Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 3:50 am Post subject: |
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front 15x7 wheels and 205-60/15 tires and rear 15x10 and 275-60/15
im having centers cut out for the wheels to resemble the old pacer wheels but have the center cut out and use the crome center cap and powder coat the wheels |
Sounds good man. Look fwd to seeing these finished.
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bajamike560
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| Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2011 10:54 pm Post subject: |
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| bajamike560 wrote: |
Good chance I have to work, I will let ya know. I would like to go see Dave with ya and talk ideas about my project.
Mike |
Ya I had to work a short shift Sat, 330 to 1230. A bit sleepy to work on buggy.
Mike
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bajamike560
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| Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 12:18 am Post subject: |
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Anything new on the build?
Mike
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Kreelak
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| Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 12:49 am Post subject: |
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| Waiting on the tubing to get bent and glued together |
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Kreelak
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ok finally an update made the side plates to mount the body. the pan head cut off and welded to the sides
spent a few hours trying to get it square on the frame jig, we got the torsion tube and front beam squared and the body close, figured out the drivers side of the body is an inch shorter
any ideas on how to square the body or where to add ?
left side
right side
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Kreelak
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| Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 10:39 pm Post subject: rack and pinnion ? |
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has any one tried using a rack and pinnion out of a car from the junk yard/auto salvage yard in their buggy. what did you use and how did it work
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bajamike560
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| Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 12:54 am Post subject: Re: rack and pinnion ? |
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| has any one tried using a rack and pinnion out of a car from the just yard in their buggy. what did you use and how did it work |
Do ya mean "junk" yard?
Mike
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bajamike560
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| Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 12:56 am Post subject: |
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Looking good. Sorry to here about the short end deal.
Mike
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Kreelak
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well we got alittle more work done today
we finnished the upper tubes and and some of the uprights
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didget69
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People have used aftermarket rack & pinion steering units on the Beetle beam, but finding an easy to install junkyard item & dropping it in can be more of a challenge than it's worth. There is/was a kit available in Europe that used a VW factory rack, but the kit isn't cheap.
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bajamike560
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Hey, looking good.
Mike
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Kreelak
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ok im committed now i have bought and now broke down the trans as you can see im going with a Subaru trans ( 1999 legacy ) and 1.5 single cam i think they look better then the quad cam
any how i took a few different picture for thos that are curious on the break down
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lostinbaja
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The Subi conversion still looks like way too much work. My VW powered buggy gets me down the 1/4 mile in the mid 12 second range and will take me anywhere I point it, dependably.
Remember the KISS principal, it will get you down the road quicker, having fun sooner and less expensively.
It is your buggy to do with what you want.
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| Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 10:13 pm Post subject: |
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nah....the Subie conversion kit looks easy to do especially if you have a subie powered buggy. 
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Kreelak
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| Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 10:48 pm Post subject: |
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I want something different then all the vw buggys running around
i was suprised how well the trans came apart im getting rather excited to start cutting on the tail shaft to get it read for the kit |
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bajamike560
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WOW, looks and sounds really simple to do and an easy/cheap way to go with a 5 speed.
Mike
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Kreelak
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| Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 10:10 pm Post subject: |
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ok got the trans cleaned up and the tail housing trimmed down ready for mock up
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