got an urge to biuld another buggy
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250buggys
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Nearly a whole year of posts then and lots of pics.oops seems i forgot to update this thread
lets see if i can find some pics
Hi Alan the space helps for sure in fact I couldn't do a fraction of what I do without it, but I was warned 30 years ago
Space is a curse..... You just collect junk lol
tis true
anyway with a more beefy chassis and more horses i decided that l need a better body than the second hand blue one that had been cut about
rather luckily i bumped into a chap that made them over by cambridge all sorts of shapes and sizes
and would you believe he had a 2 for 1 offer on
anyway with a more beefy chassis and more horses i decided that l need a better body than the second hand blue one that had been cut about
rather luckily i bumped into a chap that made them over by cambridge all sorts of shapes and sizes
and would you believe he had a 2 for 1 offer on
the red body was then offered up to the disco 3 chassis and was a pretty close fit
i can cycle the air suspension from high to low just using a 12v tyre compressor, will probably have the back and front on separate circuits can go from about a 10" wheelarch gap down to the tyres rubbing the arches
i can cycle the air suspension from high to low just using a 12v tyre compressor, will probably have the back and front on separate circuits can go from about a 10" wheelarch gap down to the tyres rubbing the arches
now the engine choice has changed several times , it started with a 1600cc vitara engine then i decided i may as well use the 2.7 V6 vitara engine i had 180 hp seemed enough then along came a supercharged jag with body damage but perfect mechanical
this appealed to me for a while but then reality crept in , its to complex for instance its got a canbus network then a high speed canbus network and then an ultra high speed canbus network as well, why does it it need 3 networks, but even on a simpler level things like the auto gearbox require an input from the ABS to determine when to shift gear and as im not using the abs from the jag it will never change gear, which is a shame as 420hp appeals to me lol, the jag is still complete and driving and its a hoot to dive with traction control turned off, scary in fact
so common sense crept in and i decided on a rover V8 as they are easy to wire up still makes all the right noises just half the ponies
and i have a P38 with body damage that i cant see being repaired so the 4.6 is going in the beach buggy for now, i may go back to the jag engine if i can get it to run out of the car or i might just biuld a space frame and use all the jag running gear engine box and full wiring loom, anyway i dont need to make that decision right now as im going to use the rover to get it up and running
this appealed to me for a while but then reality crept in , its to complex for instance its got a canbus network then a high speed canbus network and then an ultra high speed canbus network as well, why does it it need 3 networks, but even on a simpler level things like the auto gearbox require an input from the ABS to determine when to shift gear and as im not using the abs from the jag it will never change gear, which is a shame as 420hp appeals to me lol, the jag is still complete and driving and its a hoot to dive with traction control turned off, scary in fact
so common sense crept in and i decided on a rover V8 as they are easy to wire up still makes all the right noises just half the ponies
and i have a P38 with body damage that i cant see being repaired so the 4.6 is going in the beach buggy for now, i may go back to the jag engine if i can get it to run out of the car or i might just biuld a space frame and use all the jag running gear engine box and full wiring loom, anyway i dont need to make that decision right now as im going to use the rover to get it up and running