4 Wheel drive lightwieght buggy (disscusion thread )
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Mini Mad Max
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Looks great 
Can i ask what the other buggy is parked in your garage?
Max
Can i ask what the other buggy is parked in your garage?
Max
thanks guys
l am glad to get a reply l was begining to think there was no one out there ;D, its coming along at a reasonable pace now.
Max
the other buggy you can see in the garage is the project before this one, it had reached the point of being stripped down to go for shot blasting and painting before final assembly, but the subaru justy crept in and stole my attention, must have been the lure of 4 wheel drive again
it is based on a vitara/x90 chassis in 2wd form, powered by a range rover V8
heres a few pics of it
the full storey can be found here
http://shropshire-suzuki.co.uk/forum/vi ... =57&t=6283
l am glad to get a reply l was begining to think there was no one out there ;D, its coming along at a reasonable pace now.
Max
the other buggy you can see in the garage is the project before this one, it had reached the point of being stripped down to go for shot blasting and painting before final assembly, but the subaru justy crept in and stole my attention, must have been the lure of 4 wheel drive again
it is based on a vitara/x90 chassis in 2wd form, powered by a range rover V8
heres a few pics of it
the full storey can be found here
http://shropshire-suzuki.co.uk/forum/vi ... =57&t=6283
Mini Mad Max
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So is that also 4 wheel drive?
It looks rather nice, you have quite a skill in buggy producing
Max
It looks rather nice, you have quite a skill in buggy producing
Max
hi Max
the V8 buggy is rear wheel drive only, the idea was to biuld something that would step the tail out on demand, something that was offroad only l hasten to add, hence the v8 for the torque ( and because range rovers can be had very cheap these days) its also why it has alligator tyres on the front to dig in and steer and all terrains on the rear to induce it to bring the back round on the corners on the grass track we use, a sort of bigger honda pilot,
the vitara chassis fits the bill nicely as it can be 2 or 4 wheel drive with wishbone suspension at the front and solid axle at the rear, suprised l dont see more in use
Andy
the V8 buggy is rear wheel drive only, the idea was to biuld something that would step the tail out on demand, something that was offroad only l hasten to add, hence the v8 for the torque ( and because range rovers can be had very cheap these days) its also why it has alligator tyres on the front to dig in and steer and all terrains on the rear to induce it to bring the back round on the corners on the grass track we use, a sort of bigger honda pilot,
the vitara chassis fits the bill nicely as it can be 2 or 4 wheel drive with wishbone suspension at the front and solid axle at the rear, suprised l dont see more in use
Andy
Phaeton":3odieivl said:
lol steady on its only a bit of steel tube, l started with a vitara chassis since it meant l dident have to make any suspension componets or work out any spring rates or caster, camber or roll centres, in essence its just a reshell
l could have used the original 1600 cc 16 v engine and box that was in it, its nothing to get too excited about
heres the vitara chassis with 1600 engine
once upon atime doing this would have allowed you to keep the orginal log book since the orginal chassis was used, is this still the case or has that all moved on ?
Mini Mad Max
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No i think it's still the case, at least it is with those Blitz ones that use the suzuki SJs so i think yeah you should be alright.
Max
Max
Biggest question is what constitutes an "unaltered" chassis ? I assume if you use the base chassis and bolt on a frame or new body you will be within the rules. However, by welding a frame to the chassis, are you altering the chassis ??????
Other than that it seems quite straightforward !
Other than that it seems quite straightforward !
HolyCount":nhuk6jnb said:
good question, my take on it would be that if you stood the chassis up against the wall with 5 others could you pick it out ? if you have welded bits on it so as its different then its altered and needs a sva/iva, if its got no extras welded and looks like the others then its good to go, so if l wanted something for the road then l think l would make it all bolt onto the orginal body mounts,
been playing around with the steering column, started of with the justy one but thats not adjustable and space is tight when getting in and out, so l have found a toyota column from an mr2 that l recently stripped
( anyone need a good mr2 engine and box for a rear engined buggy ? ) this is adjustable up and down so l have switched to this one now, going to make it slide sideways as well so as l can push it over to the middle to aid those of us that are 6'6" getting in and out
are there any other commonly used steering colums out there ?
now the engine is on its mounts proper l find the brake master cylinder rubs the altenator, so l have had to cut the tube linking the strut tops that suports the pedal box out and replace it with one that bends back 2" instead :
also been playing with some rolled tube that was kicking about the workshop, could come up with a really cute/wacky shaped buggy here
l did try a couple of regular shaped roll hoops but neither really took my fancy
was thinking about mounting the rad behind the engine, do you think that would work ?