dune buggy

RoCo · Jun 30, 2009

thought you guys might be interested in this one,
this is a space frame im in the middle of fabricating for a customer,
its a off road buggy, or dune buggy, theres a 1.3
corolla engine going into it, but the customer is
putting a glanza turbo engine in in the future.
its a full custom mandrell bent frame, made from
1 7/8th tubing, and 1 1/2 tubing. on this one im
only doing the frame, and all suspension, mounting
the engine and the fab work, should be a prety
cool little machine when finished.

MrNick · Jun 30, 2009

sweet ...take it here Rallysprint.com - rally sprint Resources and Information. they rent the track for privaters

euro sbd · Jun 30, 2009

thats frickin awesome hes gonna be driving a roll cage. looks like it will be alot of fun

MrNick · Jun 30, 2009

not the best seat to use ...will not withstand the pounding...imho

cookiemonster · Jun 30, 2009

MrNick said:
not the best seat to use ...will not withstand the pounding...imho

To be fair I think its just for mocking up, Looks good though nice idea !!

MrNick · Jun 30, 2009

liking this ting ...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fiat-Panda-based-4x4-off-road-buggy_W0QQitemZ110408968406QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_3?hash=item19b4e328d6&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A7|66%3A2|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50

RoCo · Jul 7, 2009

just small update, finished the rear shock turrets
made them out of 1 1/2 tube, and just triangulated
them back to the main frame. there very strong and
should hold up well in a roll.

skinny d · Jul 7, 2009

Thats sick . I'm about to start a build on one myself with the brother and cousin . Going for something very basic though ..... Is it that massively difficult ??

-***JOKER***- · Jul 7, 2009

dude you need to send me the blue print of that... :dw:

RoCo · Jul 7, 2009

blue prints? that could be a problem, as i built it out of my head and i havent wrote down a single dimension yet??? lol. if you need any info ill be more than happy to try and help.

dano · Jul 7, 2009

Ro man this is sick!!! the welds are top notch!!! realy good work!!

-***JOKER***- · Jul 8, 2009

when you are done get the dimensions and post them up...are the suspension mounts strong enough??

RoCo · Jul 25, 2009

small update,

rear wishbones, lca 4'' longer, and tube inside for strength

frame and front suspension, alot more support bars left to go in,
gusseting. but ya get the idea

Mad Cas · Jul 25, 2009

Thats very cool Ronan, Its like a UVA Fugitive, but without crap old VW parts. I was thinking of building the exact same thing, but using a Subaru WRX engine in the back.
not that I'd ever get the time to do it though.

The 4E-FTE should make it a real weapon.

Andy_F · Jul 25, 2009

Oh that is sweet, I'd love to build something like that one day. Very tasty welds too. :nod:

Keep us updated! Would love to see it when its finished.

jap scrap · Jul 26, 2009

very tidy work my friend.

Jak · Jul 26, 2009

Awesome!

Looks similar to an Autograss Class 8, 9, and 10:

I wonder how difficult it would be to build a basic one using the roll cage tube that will be left after my cage for my Autograss Mini is built, using a Mini 1275 in the back? :cool: