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32vsnake Samba Member
Joined: March 29, 2009 Posts: 133 Location: Mill Bay, Vancouver Island
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Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2017 6:47 pm Post subject: lo buck buggy build |
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So roughly 5 years after selling my project buggy to my dad.... i'm now the owner of the same damn buggy again. Dad's been busy with other projects so the buggy is in the exact same state as it was sold in. Decided i wanted a fun project and after looking around at alternatives this somehow seamed like a good idea
In the last couple of weeks the pan has been blasted and painted with Por-15, chassis is nearly a roller, body has been sanded and primed. Plus a bunch of parts have been ordered and man have prices gone up on VW parts.
the basic's of the buggy are:
Manx style body painted arctic white
Basic black interior
Empi sprint stars
Socal wide 5 4 wheel discs
2275 with 44 IDF's level 5 acn heads, Engle FK8
On to the Pics or at least signs of life
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rubenski Samba Member
Joined: December 03, 2014 Posts: 100 Location: belgium
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Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2017 6:30 pm Post subject: Re: lo buck buggy build |
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looks verry good!
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HeidelbergJohn4.0 Samba Member
Joined: March 01, 2004 Posts: 1199 Location: Havre de Grace, MD
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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2017 9:07 am Post subject: Re: lo buck buggy build |
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"2275 with 44 IDF's level 5 acn heads, Engle FK8"
LOW BUCK??? I'm assuming you already had the motor _________________ 71 LWB Manx style dunebuggy
71 Beetle
71 Volksrod
Machette Speedster
2012 Passat TDI SE (sadly sitting in a buyback parking lot somewhere waiting for it's heart to be ripped out.) |
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32vsnake Samba Member
Joined: March 29, 2009 Posts: 133 Location: Mill Bay, Vancouver Island
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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2017 12:22 pm Post subject: Re: lo buck buggy build |
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rubenski wrote: |
looks verry good! |
Thanks rubenski
HeidelbergJohn4.0 wrote: |
"2275 with 44 IDF's level 5 acn heads, Engle FK8"
LOW BUCK??? I'm assuming you already had the motor |
Body, pan, brakes, suspension, trans, rims and some misc small parts were there but sadly not an engine.
Most of the engine parts have arrived, waiting on aircooled.net for the carbs, heads and cam to ship
Have a set of seats coming from ebay. Went with the oddly named retro classic vintage racing buckets but they looked OK online and the dimensions were buggy friendly
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32vsnake Samba Member
Joined: March 29, 2009 Posts: 133 Location: Mill Bay, Vancouver Island
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Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2017 3:20 pm Post subject: Re: lo buck buggy build |
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Ebay seats showed up yesterday. Initial impression, well built for the price and comfortable but very narrow in the hips. Haven't taken the included sliders out of the box yet.
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weasel_ugs Samba Member
Joined: March 16, 2012 Posts: 721 Location: Prescott Valley,Az.
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Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2017 6:48 pm Post subject: Re: lo buck buggy build |
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Just keep in mind if your not comfy in the car you will dread driving it.
Mine hurt my knee too much so I went for a baja instead, still miss the miles of smiles i got from the buggy though...well for the first 30 min anyways |
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stevemariott Samba Member
Joined: November 09, 2003 Posts: 1049 Location: Portland, OR
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Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2017 8:11 pm Post subject: Re: lo buck buggy build |
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Looking good! Love the Sprint Stars.
I've considered those seats myself, how is the quality of the vinyl?
2275 w/K8 should rip in that thing. _________________ 1963 Manx copy
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32vsnake Samba Member
Joined: March 29, 2009 Posts: 133 Location: Mill Bay, Vancouver Island
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Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2017 11:36 am Post subject: Re: lo buck buggy build |
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stevemariott wrote: |
Looking good! Love the Sprint Stars.
I've considered those seats myself, how is the quality of the vinyl?
2275 w/K8 should rip in that thing. |
The quality of materials is surprisingly decent and the seats are relatively light but it will take time and miles to see how durable the vinyl really is _________________ VW's hate me |
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32vsnake Samba Member
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Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2017 1:53 pm Post subject: Re: lo buck buggy build |
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guide coat sanding is done... almost ready for color
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32vsnake Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2017 4:01 pm Post subject: Re: lo buck buggy build |
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Buggy got a shot of color today
And the fan shroud
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32vsnake Samba Member
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Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2017 2:52 pm Post subject: Re: lo buck buggy build |
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Had some Herculiner left over from the body so I used it on the topside of the pan halves.
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rubenski Samba Member
Joined: December 03, 2014 Posts: 100 Location: belgium
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Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2017 7:31 pm Post subject: Re: lo buck buggy build |
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looks verry well painted! |
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32vsnake Samba Member
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Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2017 12:50 pm Post subject: Re: lo buck buggy build |
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Gathering parts and the shifter came in. Went with a CSP curved 290 mm shaft. Shift ball placement seams pretty good based on the seat height
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32vsnake Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2017 7:39 am Post subject: Re: lo buck buggy build |
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color sanding is nearly finished...moving on to cutting the shift rod and fitting brake lines next
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stevemariott Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2017 8:38 am Post subject: Re: lo buck buggy build |
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_________________ 1963 Manx copy
1968 Bus |
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32vsnake Samba Member
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Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2017 8:14 pm Post subject: Re: lo buck buggy build |
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Some minor updates ...Sanding is done on the body
Started running brake lines
Moved the 60 beetle over to dads and brought the buggy body over to my place and placed it on the pan. Will need to adjust the spring plates... a lot
The daughter trying it on for size
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rubenski Samba Member
Joined: December 03, 2014 Posts: 100 Location: belgium
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Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2017 12:02 am Post subject: Re: lo buck buggy build |
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Its gonna be verry nice!!! |
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32vsnake Samba Member
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Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2017 1:43 pm Post subject: Re: lo buck buggy build |
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rubenski wrote: |
Its gonna be verry nice!!! |
Thanks!
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32vsnake Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2017 9:41 pm Post subject: Re: lo buck buggy build |
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So not a lot happening.... minor items getting worked on. I do have a set back though. I've been waiting on ACN for parts and just got word that the Level 5,6 and 7 heads aren't available anymore.
So i need to rethink my heads/carb and cam...sigh. _________________ VW's hate me |
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32vsnake Samba Member
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Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2018 9:29 pm Post subject: Re: lo buck buggy build |
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I have been collecting some engine parts for the buggy:
aluminum case- pre clearanced
82mm crank
94 B mahles
true arc clips
Engle FK8 and coated engle lifters
straight cut gears
german 009 and a compu fire module
taylor 10mm wires
1.5 qrt sump
26mm oil pump
12.5 lbs flywheel
CE power pulley
I need to get the rotating assembly balanced and sort out the top of the engine. The original plan was for level 5 ACN heads and 44IDF's.
Now i'm thinking CB min wedges and 48IDA's or possibly turbo.... decisions
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