Stripes on a buggy?

[Bkhansen93]

How does everyone feel about stripes on a buggy? I have seen some look good and I have seen some look terrible. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder but what does everyone else's eyes think?

[Dale M.]

Not my call as to how you want to finish paint scheme on your buggy... IF you want stripes do it....

Dale
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[slalombuggy]

Red one is VWoA's, yellow one in mine.

brad

[oprn]

I have seen some very nice pinstriping jobs. I also would consider a vintage racing stripe in a complimentary color so it is a yes from me.

On the other hand I have seen horrible things done in the name of stripping!

[Bkhansen93]

[Bkhansen93]

I’m thinking something like the user Henny has on his buggy. I for the life of me can’t find a picture of a buggy with white stipes but I know I’ve seen one before. This is a picture of how my chassis sits now

[dustymojave]

How about if you try painting some strips of paper white and black and tape them on temporary to see how it looks? Take pictures of it with each color so you can sit and switch back and forth until you're sure.
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[Letterman7]

Like all the other responders, it's your car - you do what you want. Find someone (like me) who has graphics experience who can do computer mock-ups of your car with different stripes so you can make the decision without actually putting anything on the car.

[62kellison]

The guys R gonna jump all over that red spacer(rag joint) on your steering column.I guess they Are very dangerous and break easy.I don't know personally. I went with a flexible rag joint...I love the stripe idea,like the old camaros...I really like the RZR seats!..Sean

[62kellison]

The guys R gonna jump all over that red spacer(rag joint) on your steering column.I guess they Are very dangerous and break easy.I don't know personally. I went with a flexible rag joint...I love the stripe idea,like the old camaros...I really like the RZR seats!..Sean

[Bkhansen93]

[Bkhansen93]

I found this buggy. Mine has similar wheels and is the same color. Picture stripes on this.

[62kellison]

Bkhansen93 ,sorry about the double post.damn computers.Not to side track your thread but did u make your own base for the rzr seats?.or did u use what comes on them from a rzr.Thanks Sean...

[Bkhansen93]

Its fine. To mount the seats I took the frames off, drilled some larger holes though them making sure not to mess with the mounting holes for the cushions. Then I took the square holes on the top of the sliders and drilled them out with the same bit. I then attached the cushions to the seat (have to attach cushions first because the slider covers up the holes to bolt them on) I then ran the larger bolts through the frame, used about 1/2" of washers to allow the sliders to mount without touching the frame, and ran a nut on the inside of the top rail on the slider. I'll see if I can get a picture of how I did it. Obviously then the bolts that come off the sliders are through the floor.

The sliders I used:
https://www.speedwaymotors.com/Speedway-Universal-Bucket-Seat-Slider-Tracks,7103.html

[Dan the workingstiff]

[62kellison]

Bkhansen93 ,perfectly explained and sounds easy enough.thank you...Sean...

[dustymojave]

The deal about the "rag joint" is the red disc in the steering shaft coupling to the steering box.

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/1877749.jpg

It's made of urethane, and is basically fine. The original factory piece, like those for Fords, Chevvy's and most all American cars for about 60 years, have fabric reinforcement in the rubber. These urethane pieces do not. So if and when the urethane fails, there is nothing for backup, like there is with the rubber ones. You're better off (this is the general consensus among VW enthusiasts on this forum and most everywhere else) is that it's better to get an original type replacement instead of the urethane.
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Offroading VW based cars since 1965
Tech Inspection 1963 - 2012 SCCA/SCORE/HDRA/MORE/MDR +
Retired from building Bajas, Fiberglass Buggies and Rails in the Mojave Desert. Also Sprints & Midgets, Dry Lakes, Road Race cars. All types New and Vintage
SoCalBajas Member
Kicked Cancer's A$$...1st and 2nd round...Fight ain't over yet.

[tgodber]

Found a couple with white stripes

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[jsturtlebuggy]

The Red Disc Of Death are not alright to use. I seen several break apart. One was at a Manx Club Event where the buggy was being driven at slow speeds in between park buggies. Almost hit one because he had no control of buggy.
It if breaks on you at higher speed, you going to have to hope you have the luck in not dying.
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[Bkhansen93]

Good to know about the disc. I’ll promptly be changing that out.