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Baloo

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this is very nice I like it, interesting layout of the tube work



the frame on ebay is quite good to but I already have more than enough projects lol
 
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Baloo

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" Whereas you & my son want off road capability, I'm not sure that you are going to get that from any 'standard' suspension fitted to a 'standard' car, hence why @ChaosMS has built all his own suspension. I suppose it depends on how rough is the question, I would have thought most stuff would just bend if it was too rough."




my version of offroad for this is an undulating grass field I wont be trying to cross any ditches or climb any mountains I have 4 wheel drives for that
I will be quite happy with 4" of wheel travel, I will try to get some vid of my track later in the week
 
250buggys

250buggys

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That looks soooo much fun, I wish I had my own track or lived closer to you.
I think I have seen some videos of you driving around that track before in a car and was that you in a Kinroad 650 buggy with a Micra engine?

I saw this the other day, Corvette LS engine in, very nice build. Goes against the 7 ethos though of adding weight... But does look brutal.

https://ebay.us/gbKL8I
 
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Baloo

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that's nice and I wouldent think that engine is much heavier than the old ford crossflow or pinto engine

yes that was me in the kinroad buggy with the micra engine, I still have it but its just a bit to small for me I always feel cramped in it. I keep it because its road registered and who knows one day it might morph into something 6" wider and 6" longer would be perfect then

where abouts do you live ?






from 8 years ago trees look so little lol, will try to get a vid this week running the same track will be interesting to see the difference

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmMGUCmSPQ4
 
250buggys

250buggys

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I'm on the east coast in Essex.

I remember seeing your buggy years ago on the buggy news website which was mainly for Chinese buggies which I had one at the time. It was good that Micra engine dropped in there nicely and definitely worth keeping, better than the Joyner 650's.
 
Phaeton

Phaeton

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Think we have come full circle back to the Snakebite MGF/TF buggy you could replace the spheres with coilovers wouldn't go for TF as the suspension is likely to be too hard.
 
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Baloo

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Phaeton":c5fjxux2 said:
Think we have come full circle back to the Snakebite MGF/TF buggy you could replace the spheres with coilovers wouldn't go for TF as the suspension is likely to be too hard.
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I would quite like to try air shocks and play around with pressures
 
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Baloo

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not much too report really I dug out my old fugitive bonnet just for a size reference and I found a pair of pug 206 ( I think ) head lights which curve up nicely and hide the suspension towers, will have a go at the seat base later today then I can fit the seats which will set the front bulkhead position then i can think about bending some tube

 
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Baloo

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I test fitted the brake pedal and servo it all packages nicely but it wants to occupy the same piece of real estate as the steering column :-\

then i remembered the mk 4 escort it had the brake servo on the opposite side of the car to the pedal that would free up the space

will have to investigate that



 
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Baloo

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Phaeton":1hqgv37s said:
Quite a few cars do that including the MGF/TF
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I should have know that really having stripped a couple ::)

anyway l looked at an escort one today unimpressed it looks a bit weedy so ordered some bronze bushes, some 1" bar and some 1.25" bore seamless tube will make my own
 
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