Blitz 2 buggie rebuild Discussion Thread

250buggys · Mar 29, 2016

Yes my knees foul my steering wheel so will be ditching the runners and mounting the seats directly to the floor with backing plates. That will give me some extra room. I like how Danny has made his seats, clever idea that.

Danny · Mar 30, 2016

250buggys":12q2j5mh said:
Yes my knees foul my steering wheel so will be ditching the runners and mounting the seats directly to the floor with backing plates. That will give me some extra room. I like how Danny has made his seats, clever idea that.

They don't hold me in very well when cornering hard... next year I will be looking at maybe go kart seats

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Boilerman · Apr 10, 2016

Handbrake brackets complete as well as the gear change bracket - a little different in position to that of the Freestyle.

Boilerman · May 15, 2016

Offside bracket completed, welding getting better now, fitted with rose joint.

Boilerman · May 15, 2016

Steering rake completed, nice angle and length, uj's work well and column support really stable.

Boilerman · May 15, 2016

Pedals cut to length and better position.

Phaeton · May 15, 2016

Looking good

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Danny · May 15, 2016

its getting there

Boilerman · Oct 23, 2016

Sides modified to give an individual look.

Boilerman · Oct 23, 2016

Now the ali panels, they where very hard to bend.

Boilerman · Oct 23, 2016

New floor and extension pieces.

Boilerman · May 14, 2017

strong struts welded into place to take the forces applied when braking/clutching.

pedal spring pilar fabricated and welded in place.

Boilerman · Jun 27, 2017

The Blitz 2 brake master cylinder sits high up in front of the driver obstructing the view and is supported on a drop tube that also supports the steering column.

So I wanted to modify this set up similar to what the "Freestyle" buggies used on their modified set up however the Blitz 2 only has a flimsy 0.5mm fire wall up front and therefore not able to mount the "Freestyle" set up. So I come up with a modified design using the "Freestyle" principles but adapting the standard mini brake/clutch master cylinder bracket.

strong support struts welded to the main frame are used to take the loading from the cantilever struts that are welded to the cut down master cylinder bracket.

Boilerman · Jun 27, 2017

The yellow tag brake master cylinder complete with the Fiat fluid reservoir is a real good fit. Again this modification is taken from the "Freestyle" buggy mods made and tested in the early days by the pioneers. (Can't believe how well that works and fits, how did they find that match of different parts ?)

The new steering column support can be seen here with the large tubular drop support removed.

Danny · Jun 27, 2017

Its getting harder to find the reservoirs

Phaeton · Jun 28, 2017

Well done that looks really good, can't remember where the original idea came from bet there is a post somewhere about it unless it was lost from the old system. But I imagine it was somebody who still had access to an old style scrappers one where you could walk around, master cylinder in hand pulling off reservoirs on cars as you passed trying to see if they will fit, don't think it was me, think I just copied the hero.

EDIT:- It would appear that it was Jamie who sadly is no longer with us, Old Post His buggy was something special I wonder where it is now?

Danny · Jun 29, 2017

Yeah that buggy was stunning such a nice chap as well :-(

Boilerman · Jul 2, 2017

Two ducts fitted, one to carry accelerator cable, choke cable brake, clutch and fuel line. The other is for electric cables only, therefore it should be nice and tidy within the cockpit.