Need Ideas

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looks good

[Sharp64]

Thanks. I appreciate the input. Yeah I may replace them and round the edges more, but it was getting dark and I had already spent hours working on my 64 so I was running out of time. I think it’s coming along. I got bored and went out tonight and started wet sanding some of the runs in the paint. Paint seems thick and the one I worked on came out well so that’ll be my new project for awhile. Need to try and find some touch up paint.

So far I’ve rebuilt the front end. Replaced it with an adjustable unit. Added dampener, anti roll bar and lowered oil shocks. Added new wheels and lower profile front tires. Cleaned up some of the hacked wiring. Added front end rear bumpers. Changed exhaust, cleaned up the engine (changed to rebuilt 34-3,SVDA, and painted tins) New seats, changed location of tank. Still on the list is building a cover for the rear “Cargo area”, installing more gauges and finding someone to make me a decent roll cage. If anyone knows of someone in Florida that can do it, LMK.

More pics:

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1960 Indigo Blue Ragtop (Blue Barry)
1967 Ghia
1985 Westy Money Pit
“...some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.” - Michael Caine

[EVfun]

That looks very respectable! My personal flare would have been to put a radius on all the corners, but the beauty of the beach buggy is that everything is open to the owners personal style. Your covers look good and your touch of pulling the rear seat and lowering the tank down there greatly improve the look of your buggy, IMHO. (I would have pulled the rear seat out of mine, but I didn't paint that area!)
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[Sharp64]

So this is what I ended up doing:

Permanent? No. Out of place looking? I don’t think so. I was replacing the pieces on the side as they were getting beat to crap getting in and out of the buggy. Figured, wth.

Here’s a wider shot:

Before some changes.

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1960 Indigo Blue Ragtop (Blue Barry)
1967 Ghia
1985 Westy Money Pit
“...some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.” - Michael Caine

[Sharp64]

[joemama]

5 3/8 diameter, ebay harley air filter cover

[Sharp64]

Yep. PO was in Fernandino Beach so it’s familiar to some up there. It looked nicer than it is. A few shortcuts have been taken in the build and the wiring was a jumbled mess but it’s getting there.

I get what you’re saying on the paint and mentality. I come here for great ideas and mostly get them but also think there is a prevalent “project mentality” that I just don’t have. I buy them to drive them, not take it off the road for 2-... years to build the ultimate machine. While I love working on them, I like being able to drive them as well. I had also considered getting it wrapped after doing the bodywork. Or maybe spraying it in a satin which typically is more forgiving and lays down better. At least in my limited experience.

I do appreciate all the ideas. Thanks for those that input.
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1960 Indigo Blue Ragtop (Blue Barry)
1967 Ghia
1985 Westy Money Pit
“...some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.” - Michael Caine

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[joemama]

Your in Florida. maybe talk to someone that repairs fiberglass in boats? If its repaired nice and smooth, maybe you can add flames over it? Would the previous owner be able to tell you what the color is? Some auto paint supply places can mix colors and put in spray cans, I think they can even add hardner.

[0BudgetProductions]

Nice Bolts through the small holes as cover up
Make nice Badge and stick it over the big hole

[Sharp64]

[joemama]

(Repair the holes properly, then carry the hood flames back over the spoiler. Anything else will look like an attempt to hide an ugly hole on an otherwise very nice buggy.)

I agree with this.

[Sharp64]

Nice looking buggy EV

I was thinking something like this trimmed to fit

https://www.carid.com/paramount-automotive/air-vent-hood-scoop.html
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1960 Indigo Blue Ragtop (Blue Barry)
1967 Ghia
1985 Westy Money Pit
“...some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.” - Michael Caine

[EVfun]

I'm thinking a scoop needs to be crafted and bolted in place using the bolt holes. The scoop can be painted silver to match the front, it is far enough away that it doesn't have to be a perfect silver to appear to match.

In this photo of my old buggy you can see the scoop I made to cover previous owner hacks.

The scoop was carved out of styrofoam, painted with black latex paint, then covered in several layers of fibreglass. Filling and sanding the outside is a bit of extra work that way. The upside is that you can dissolve the foam out with acetone, making it an easy lost core creation process.
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[joemama]

I have seen where some mount a remote air filter there. Admittedly, it was mostly on offroad oriented buggies. Some looked cool.

I looked under harley davidson air intake, in ebay

[Sharp64]

True on the curved aspect, that may be a killer to the deal. Another thought I had was getting some pieces of wood strips and putting then across the back sort of like a smallish luggage rack. Maybe not my best idea, but could be fairly doable.. Another idea was maybe a grate of some sort, but that would involve more holes... I need to call around to some junk yards and see if any will let me spelunk around to look for something.

Maybe I could fab up some sort of snorkel air cleaner thing ala Snorkelstang....
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1960 Indigo Blue Ragtop (Blue Barry)
1967 Ghia
1985 Westy Money Pit
“...some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.” - Michael Caine

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