Do you have a fan belt guard on your exposed engine buggy? |
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YDBD Samba Member
Joined: February 25, 2017 Posts: 890 Location: Bavaria, Germany
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Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2019 6:35 am Post subject: Re: Fan Belt Guard or not? |
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Only running one because it's the same one my dad ran on the buggy '69. I like the look of them, but the rubbing and being able to check belt deflection and adjusting valves with one on is another thing in the way.
_________________ '56 pan Dune Buggy since '69
don't live in the past...but when I did:
'67 bug
'64 baja
'60 dune buggy
'73 Personenkraftwagen Type 182 "Thing" |
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EVfun Samba Member
Joined: April 01, 2012 Posts: 5445 Location: Seattle
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Posted: Sun May 31, 2020 2:01 pm Post subject: Re: Fan Belt Guard or not? |
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Hot Air wrote: |
I like the vintage style |
While working to fit the lower deflector tins that bolt to the bottom of the cylinder tins I noticed something. My fit problem is the ends that go under the exhaust ports. It seems clear the cylinder tins end a little too high. I noticed those ends are cut on your rear cylinder deflectors. So I'm wondering, did you find that same fit problem? Did you have to make a similar modification to your sled tins? Is your engine aftermarket tin, like mine? Thanks! _________________
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clonebug Samba Member
Joined: January 29, 2005 Posts: 4026 Location: NW Washington
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Posted: Sun May 31, 2020 6:31 pm Post subject: Re: Fan Belt Guard or not? |
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Put a nice baja style bumper on it....it will serve many purposes.
I prefer using a turbo to hide the belt....... :lol
Here is just the bumper....I have a hitch, oil filter and the license plate mounted to it.
You would have to purposely reach in in order to get caught in the belt.
CIP1 carries the bumper......
It also protects the back of your buggy.....I got rearended on my trip to Cali this past summer and it saved my turbo and engine from damage.....we were able to continue on instead of getting it loaded on a trailer and hauled home.
Here you can see how far it got bent up......it was straight when I installed it....
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