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by **capmike** » 08 Tue May, 2007 6:38 pm

i hope somebody can help. i got berrien body,berrien chassis,berrien side pods.trying to mount the side pods,front fits fine,hooks under the frame on the bottom.my problem is at the back the pod where it turns in ihitting the body before it goes all the way up.is there a trick to getting them in or do i need to trim it off? thanks
mike

by **Texasbuggys** » 08 Tue May, 2007 7:21 pm

Hey Mike can ya post a picture? Not sure where they are not fitting for ya, I can probably help ya.

by **capmike** » 08 Tue May, 2007 7:52 pm

[/url]http://www.texasmanxclub.net/gallery2/main.php/v/capmike/Side+Pod+003.jpg.html
Here is where it is hitting at the rear.

by **capmike** » 08 Tue May, 2007 7:54 pm

by **Texasbuggys** » 08 Tue May, 2007 8:09 pm

buggy looks sweet man, ok, correct me if I am wrong. Does the pods slide all the way up into the side of the body and match up at the front inner fender well nicely? If so and from what I can see in the picture it looks like the deep inside part of the pod is hitting the rear inner fender. Is that is the only place holding it up from you being able to push it up into place where it belongs, just trim a little at a time and keep test fitting till she goes and lands perfectly. Chassis detail looks great. Try this link for picture
http://www.texasmanxclub.net/gallery2/main.php/v/capmike/Side+Pod+003.jpg.html

by **Bill K** » 08 Tue May, 2007 8:13 pm

Hey Mike, I couldn't open your picture, but I believe Bobby is right on target.
I used a Berrien body with Berrien side pods. You would have thought that would have guaranteed a good fit. Ah, but not so.
I had to do just what Bobby suggested. I kept trimming a little at a time until I got a good fit. I ended up having to trim both front and back on mine.

by **Texasbuggys** » 08 Tue May, 2007 8:18 pm

Bill, check my pervious post and click the link for the pic.

by **capmike** » 08 Tue May, 2007 9:25 pm

hey guys,thanks for the info,it fits pretty good in the front,but not in back.
sorry about the link not working,but im computer illitterate :roll:

anyway I think i may have to do some trimming.
thanks mike

by **Texasbuggys** » 08 Tue May, 2007 9:41 pm

No problem, yur buggy is looking great Mike. Your on the right track.

by **blackthree4me** » 09 Wed May, 2007 5:27 pm

hack saw, grinder, sawzall, :twisted:

dont listen to him :shock:

havent you seen his other post with the bug :!:

hes a mad man :evil:

but hes probobly right ;-)

blackthree4me

by **Texasbuggys** » 09 Wed May, 2007 6:43 pm

by **Aquabuggy** » 09 Wed May, 2007 8:03 pm

blackthree4me wrote:hack saw, grinder, sawzall,
dont listen to him
havent you seen his other post with the bug
hes a mad man
but hes probobly right
blackthree4me

That's too funny :lol:

Just wait till you see his buggy project :shock:

Bobby takes a perfect brand new body and chops it up :shock:

Keep up the good work and creative vision It will definitely one of a kind :!:

by **MURZ** » 11 Fri May, 2007 5:08 pm

I found that the pods need to be trimmed quite a bit on my berrien, both the sides and top. And a 4 inch angle grinder works well for this....also I found that a cone shaped grinding bit and a die grinder worked much better than a drill bit on fiberglass. It doesn't bite or chip the gel coat.

by the way I am digging that Berrien body...RED!!! rock on!!

by **capmike** » 12 Sat May, 2007 5:35 pm

thanks murz,your my insperation.Its gettin a 2275 as well 8-)

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