VW Buggy

[250buggys]

you guys with the digital dash's is this the one you have ?



https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Acewell-3252 ... 0752.m1982

how did you get on with it ?

dosent sound very big, was it easily readable ?

I went with the Acewell 260 advertised as IVA compliant

how did you get on with it, was easy enough to connect up did you need any extra sensors ?

I'll get back to you in a bit on that



Still wiring..

 

[Baloo]

trying to figure how long to make this buggy I did the age old method of lying all the bits out on the floor and seeing what we have
l quite like my kinroad apart from its to small my knees are always up around the steering wheel, so with this I wanted more leg room
so sitting in the seat I positioned the steering rack/front subframe 4" or so in front of my feet with my legs out straight, then 4" behind the seat to the engine well the oil filter which you could always mount remotely to gain another 4 or 5" if you needed it, measuring the wheel base based on this gives me 2200mm so that's what its going to be




going to make the base layer out of 14g 2" box for the very good reason I have a load of it lol
once I have the base layer sorted I will switch to 1.5" round tube for the rest of it

 

[ChaosMS]

interesting Andy - got any rough sketches of what you want it to look like?

 

[Danny]

I have not had a chance to get to my buggy to have a measure

 

[Phaeton]

Andy that will be a fair bit longer than a Freestyle, I've just measured mine at 2020mm which is around 125mm longer than standard, but the extra bit of length may give you a bit better stability.

With regards to the Acewell I had no issues with it, other than having to source convertors for the senders, but they were in an A series so VW might be easier.

 

[Baloo]

interesting Andy - got any rough sketches of what you want it to look like?

i havent really got a design in my head yet but it will evolve naturally dictated by component location i guess


i quite like the back end on this but not sure i am going to have much body work as it get damaged on the senery lol







as i am using the golf front legs all round i am going to have to have high wings in order to cover them and the front will be quite short as there is nothing in front of the steering rack, was thinking of a new shape beetle bonnet and as beetle front and rear wings are plastic they might adapt easy to suit

maybe something like this ??? ish

 

[Baloo]

hi
well 2000mm was what I had in my head but lying it out on the floor I think 2200mm is about as short as I can go and still have enough room for a 6'4" guy and not be cramped, could probably pinch around 125mm back by relocating the oil filter but don't think its worth the trouble
2200mm is the same as a swb Vitara which I always think of as pretty short

 

[Baloo]

well the front end works out as I wanted it but the rear is more troublesome,
only got an hour on it today and why is the gas bottle every time I come to use the welder pahh

 

[Danny]

interesting Andy - got any rough sketches of what you want it to look like?

i quite like the back end on this but not sure i am going to have much body work as it get damaged on the senery lol

Good taste #mojodream

 

[ChaosMS]

like the look of both of those Andy, not seen the green buggy before - it looks very smart

 

[250buggys]

The blue and green buggies look awesome, really good inspiration, can't wait to see how yours turns out.

 

[Baloo]

I think it will be like the green one in shape but more tubey

they are made by hacker cars about £18000 to much for my pockets lol

http://www.hackercars.com/mx1/?lang=en

 

[wagon_1.0]

you have a tube bender!!!!! when can i come round

http://hobby110.jugem.jp/?page=2&cid=52

 

[Phaeton]

you have a tube bender!!!!! when can i come round

Have a look HERE

 

[Baloo]

you have a tube bender!!!!! when can i come round

Have a look HERE

ha ha ha seems such a long time ago, oh it was

 

[Baloo]

you have a tube bender!!!!! when can i come round

when ever you want

 

[Danny]

remember when you made that

 

[250buggys]

interesting Andy - got any rough sketches of what you want it to look like?

i quite like the back end on this but not sure i am going to have much body work as it get damaged on the senery lol

Good taste #mojodream

Danny, have you done anything with your mojo yet?

 

[Baloo]

Danny do you have a mojo or is he referring to your general mojo

 

[Phaeton]

He has mojo just everytime he tries to use it his wife says she has a headache