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by **DannyT** » 15 Sun Feb, 2009 2:00 pm

Drug this out of the woods around Palestine,Tx. a few weeks ago. Got it at a good price but didnt know if the thing would run. I was able to hook a battery up to it in the woods and it at least turned over(a good sign). Well, I got it home and cleaned up the garbage,finally got a few spare minutes and made it a mission to see if it would come to life. Well after rigging up a temporary gas tank and hitting it with a little starting fluid....it lives,idles,and surprising to me, didnt smoke like a mosquito truck. I will keep posting pics as we get along with it. The good thing is that she is very excited about having it and is eager to work on it. Why yesterday alone, she was in there scraping off the black mess that covers the center tunnel.
IN THE WOODS:

HOME AND CLEANED UP SOME:

here is the link to more pics....
http://s12.photobucket.com/albums/a213/ ... y/?start=0

I have already located one set of wheel adapters,a second pair(thanks to Cory)and have already ordered a set of side pods from Texasbuggys.

by **Aquabuggy** » 15 Sun Feb, 2009 8:40 pm

Keep the pics coming, Im looking forward to watching your progress.

by **CoryN** » 15 Sun Feb, 2009 8:46 pm

Me too - I hate to be the only one starting from a basket case.

by **Bill K** » 15 Sun Feb, 2009 11:44 pm

Aquabuggy wrote:Keep the pics coming, Im looking forward to watching your progress.

Amen, keep the photos coming

by **DannyT** » 07 Sat Mar, 2009 6:56 pm

Well, havent gotten very far lately. Seems we have had something going on every weekend. Well, we ordered a set of sidepods from Texasbuggys and Greyhound FINALLY decided they were tired of looking at them and put them on a bus north out of Houston yesterday. I know the day they were taken to the station.....good thing i wasnt waiting on them.(Greyhounds fault, NOT Texasbuggys,he notified me the day he took them there) Well, we went to the Auto Swap Meet at Canton today hoping to graba set of slots. Missed two complete sets at great prices but did bring home a set for the rear.

And we were pleasantly surprised that Greyhound called before we made it back home and told us the pods were there. So needless to say...off to the bus station. Got home and immediatly she started unwrapping them and we mocked them into place. They look GREAT. I will have to do very little modifying to get them glassed in . Man what a difference they make.

by **CoryN** » 07 Sat Mar, 2009 8:24 pm

Looking good 8-)

by **DannyT** » 14 Sun Jun, 2009 8:40 pm

Finally was able to get back on the buggy. Got the right side pod molded in(remembering why I hate fiberglass work).Took my time getting the pod and the body to flow and not look like it was added on. Still need to do some putty work and block sanding prior to overall primer.The left side is fitted but didnt get it glassed in. Got all of the holes from the PO putting snap buttons all around the back and sides. Reshaped the rear(PO was a hatchet job).Got one of the large holes on top of the engine area glassed in,started on the larger hole and decided to wait on it till I seperate the pan and body.As soon as I get the other pod on, I am going to schedule with Neil at Hawkeye and get a cage made for it. Cant wait!!

by **DannyT** » 15 Mon Jun, 2009 7:24 pm

Just sent payment on these.....Now I have the skinny fronts I have been looking for.

by **Texasbuggys** » 16 Tue Jun, 2009 7:16 am

Looking great, awesome job on the pod glassing!

by **DannyT** » 16 Tue Jun, 2009 8:36 am

Yeah, I got those pods from some guy ;-)

down around Victoria,Tx. I think they came out pretty good. I am not finished with them yet but am pleased with the transformation they made on it.

by **DannyT** » 08 Sat Aug, 2009 3:21 pm

Just a quick note. Wife has been out of town all week and I pulled her buggy into the garage and started on the drivers side pod. Pretty much have it attached and am in the process of smoothing everything out before adding the final body filler coat. I try to get as much of it in glass first then only use the filler to smooth and fill.

by **DannyT** » 19 Sat Sep, 2009 6:53 pm

UPDATE:
Well, we took the buggy out to Hawkeye Buggies today. We were only going to get the "show cage" but after talking in length with Neal,we are going full boat and getting a Hawkeye Buggies chassis put under it. For the safety aspect,the quality, and just Neal alone, couldnt say no. THANKS NEIL

by **DannyT** » 04 Sun Oct, 2009 9:21 pm

Some progress pics:

by **MURZ** » 04 Sun Oct, 2009 10:08 pm

Hawkeye does some nice work!!! Really nice!!

by **Aquabuggy** » 05 Mon Oct, 2009 7:14 am

Way to go man looks good!
I would never fight with a 40yo rusty pan when for just a very few $$ more you can get a new custom tube chassis built.

by **Texasbuggys** » 05 Mon Oct, 2009 12:41 pm

Looking great!!!

by **DannyT** » 02 Mon Nov, 2009 9:50 pm

More pics. The chassis is welded up, painted metalic silver, and ready to start putting parts back together.

Wife want the buggy to have a smile, Neal came through with this front bumper

Neal really worked with us on making the interior cage as safe as possible, my lovely wife and two kids will be riding in this one.

Check out this custom fabricated front end, I'm actually jealous my rail doesnt have this......yet.

Now is that a chassis or what. Amazing work by Neal at Hawkeye Buggies

Interior pieces in primer,hadnt had a paint gun in my hands in years

Chassis transportation Hawkeye style

Lower chassis in primer

I got the paint gun in my hand again and painted the chassis silver. By the time it came to get the clear on, i asked Neal if he would spray it, my arm was about to fall off.

Now what none of this shows is the time and care that Neal took in helping us get the safest chassis we could come up with and still retain the buggy stylings. He is great to work with and cant wait to get this on the road.

by **BrianB** » 03 Tue Nov, 2009 6:43 am

Those are some great photos. The cage is a piece of art. Keep the updates coming. Where is your respirator Danny :lol:

by **David Head** » 03 Tue Nov, 2009 9:24 am

Now Brian. I seem to remember seeing a picture just yesterday of you sanding a fiberglass Buggy without a mask.
Or was that just a pose for the wife????? :-)

were all guilty......

by **BrianB** » 03 Tue Nov, 2009 9:35 am

DOH!!!!!!!!!! Do as I say not as I do is the famous line to use here :lol:

by **David Head** » 03 Tue Nov, 2009 12:32 pm

Lol. That's what my dad always use to say.

by **DannyT** » 03 Tue Nov, 2009 5:42 pm

Guys, thats Neal spraying the clear on the chassis.

by **blackthree4me** » 03 Tue Nov, 2009 9:03 pm

verry nice and unique cage.
I love to see the old ones rebuilt to live again!

by **DannyT** » 14 Sat Nov, 2009 8:34 pm

Well, it was another Saturday at Hawkeye Buggies. Our plan was to get it back on all four tires. We got a good start and wouldnt you know it. The supplier for the rear bearings sent Neal 12 of one and none of the other. So we went as far as we could and finished strippin out the front suspension on the old pan. I would be bringing all of that home and prepping it for installation Nov. 14.

by **DannyT** » 14 Sat Nov, 2009 8:47 pm

New update: Look what followed me home today. Thanks to Neal and Doug. They both help me get it on all fours again and got to bring it home. We are going to set the body on it soon and have some more pics then. Still cant get over the cage Neal built for us and the front end Doug built. I will be getting one for my rail.

by **Fred** » 14 Sat Nov, 2009 9:39 pm

Danny, That really turned out great, Hope to cruise with y'all soon!!

by **DannyT** » 14 Sat Nov, 2009 10:17 pm

It would be a pleasure Fred

by **BrianB** » 15 Sun Nov, 2009 10:25 am

It's looking good Danny. How hard will it be to put the body down into that tub now that you have the side pods molded in? Will you have to slot them out? Keep up the fight. I guess you and I are on about the same time table for completion :lol:

by **Mook** » 15 Sun Nov, 2009 11:56 am

thats one gooood looking cage man

by **DannyT** » 15 Sun Nov, 2009 4:02 pm

Thanks Mook, the credit for the cage work goes to Neal at Hawkeye Buggies. He built it and I only cleaned up the raw chassis,primed,and painted it. Arm was worn out so Neal cleared it for me. Neal, Doug and I got the suspension put on it Saturday.

The pods will have to be slotted to slide over the cage. I have a few ideas i am going to look at to seal them up after its slipped down over it. There are some pics above with the body down on it, I will just have to come up with a way to finish it off.

by **tx_1987_gta** » 15 Sun Nov, 2009 11:08 pm

Its great to see it on its feet....

by **DannyT** » 25 Wed Nov, 2009 4:20 pm

Well, eventhough I am off for the Thanksgiving holiday out of town, still got buggy on the brain. There is a Auto U-pull-it here and they were open today. I needed a pair of rear calipers from a Mits. Eclipse or Eagle Talon. Brother-in-law and I went down and must have been my day, they had both an Eclipse and Talon, both with rear calipers on. Well, $6 each and they will be coming back to Texas with me. For that price, i couldnt leave them in Louisiana

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