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Another dune buggy

Postby Gert » 20 Thu Dec, 2007 5:12 pm

September this year I bought my second dune buggy. What do you think of it?

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Postby Russhebert » 20 Thu Dec, 2007 6:50 pm

Looks good to me and now I am jealous because I only have one so far.
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Postby Texasbuggys » 20 Thu Dec, 2007 8:46 pm

I digit! I love the chopped glass, mine is about the same height! Looks great
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Postby Bill K » 20 Thu Dec, 2007 10:16 pm

That is one 'Bad Boy" looking car. I love it.
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Postby Gert » 21 Fri Dec, 2007 11:02 am

Tanks guys! It's a very low buggy; 111 cm (3.64 feet). Now I have to wait for next summer 8-)
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Postby Bill K » 21 Fri Dec, 2007 11:39 am

How about driving it over to Buggy Blast VI? :lol: :lol:
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Postby blackthree4me » 25 Tue Dec, 2007 4:58 pm

great looking buggy
my opinion is it needs to come up a couple notches in the back?
I like them low TOO but that much camber makes it look broken
lifter up and enjoy the ride.

is that your place outstanding house.
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Postby Gert » 29 Sat Dec, 2007 1:30 pm

blackthree4me wrote:... that much camber makes it look broken lifter up and enjoy the ride.


:? You think it's not good?

blackthree4me wrote:is that your place outstanding house.


:D No, just took the picture there.
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Postby Gert » 08 Sat Nov, 2008 5:07 pm

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Postby Gert » 05 Sat Dec, 2009 6:00 pm

Bought me a 1600cc dualport

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Postby Mook » 05 Sat Dec, 2009 7:00 pm

thats one great looking buggy, the engine looks good too.
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Postby Bill K » 05 Sat Dec, 2009 7:49 pm

That's a nice progression series of photos. Great job.
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Postby tx_1987_gta » 05 Sat Dec, 2009 10:03 pm

Both the buggy and the engine look very cool..... 8-)
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Postby Gert » 16 Wed Dec, 2009 12:07 pm

Thanks guys.

It runs great :D

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Re: Another dune buggy

Postby Gert » 02 Fri Nov, 2012 1:12 pm

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Re: Another dune buggy

Postby Gert » 02 Fri Nov, 2012 1:15 pm

I didn't like the rollbar so it was time to make another one

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Re: Another dune buggy

Postby Gert » 02 Fri Nov, 2012 1:17 pm

On eBay.com I found some nice '65 Impala lights

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Re: Another dune buggy

Postby Gert » 02 Fri Nov, 2012 1:19 pm

The Cragar style wheels were very rusty. So, after some search on Craigslist I found these real 7x14" Ansen Sprint wheels.

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Re: Another dune buggy

Postby Gert » 02 Fri Nov, 2012 1:24 pm

The front bumper came from my first dune buggy and didn't look that good. A little cosmetic change.

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Re: Another dune buggy

Postby Gert » 02 Fri Nov, 2012 1:28 pm

When I bought the 7x14" Ansen Sprint wheels on Craiglist I also bought these two 10x15" Ansen Sprint wheels. Old and dirty but after some cleaning & polishing...

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Re: Another dune buggy

Postby Gert » 02 Fri Nov, 2012 1:33 pm

In the meantime I've bought a pair of BF Goodrich Radial T/A 295 50 15 tires and blind brake drums that will be drilled to US Ford pattern.
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Re: Another dune buggy

Postby johber41 » 02 Fri Nov, 2012 4:21 pm

I love the low-wide stance of that car. Great look for a street buggy, looks very powerful. Well done on the engine rebuild, very professional. Great use of chrome!
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Re: Another dune buggy

Postby johber41 » 02 Fri Nov, 2012 4:27 pm

I need to get my act together and get a roll-bar done. With a short-pan buggy, it would not take much to get you rolling over. How heavy of a metal did you use for your roll bar? Is it as heavy as schedule 40, or is it more like the fence post stock you would see at a builder's store?
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