The build has started in earnest so I thought I'd post up a few pics.
The idea is to add a LOT more bracing and a true roll hoop and the rear end will be modified to take a 012 transaxle..
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| Author: | MartinB [ Thu Mar 03, 2011 6:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | MartinB's mid engine buggy build |
The build has started in earnest so I thought I'd post up a few pics. The idea is to add a LOT more bracing and a true roll hoop and the rear end will be modified to take a 012 transaxle..
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| Author: | giveitagallon [ Thu Mar 03, 2011 8:07 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: MartinB's mid engine buggy build |
cool , good start !!! keep us updated . love the right hand drive , i would be all confused 
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| Author: | RaceBugg1098 [ Thu Mar 03, 2011 1:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: MartinB's mid engine buggy build |
yea, I was gonna say looks great, but the steering wheel is on the wrong side! 
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| Author: | PhillipM [ Thu Mar 03, 2011 1:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: MartinB's mid engine buggy build |
It's clearly on the right side. 
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| Author: | PhillipM [ Thu Mar 03, 2011 2:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: MartinB's mid engine buggy build |
MartinB wrote: The idea is to add a LOT more bracing . There, I fixed it:  
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| Author: | passat2800 [ Thu Mar 03, 2011 2:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: MartinB's mid engine buggy build |
I can see that Audi set up happening that you talked about. |
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| Author: | bmoore [ Thu Mar 03, 2011 8:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: MartinB's mid engine buggy build |
looks great!!! are you gonna fix the steering wheel??
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| Author: | RaceBugg1098 [ Fri Mar 04, 2011 1:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: MartinB's mid engine buggy build |
PhillipM wrote: It's clearly on the right side. not if your looking at it from the front..... then its wrong!! 
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| Author: | PhillipM [ Fri Mar 04, 2011 6:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: MartinB's mid engine buggy build |
Hey if you're gonna stand in front then you'll not be wrong for long. Ambulance for the flat bloke! Martin's gonna take a while on this 'cause I've just stolen all his spare money for shiny bits He's coming back Tuesday, wonder if I can shift that old rotary engine too 
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| Author: | MartinB [ Sun Mar 06, 2011 4:10 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: MartinB's mid engine buggy build |
You're not far off with your bracing Phillip, although I'm planning cut off the top and install a full roll hoop and steeper A pillars. The only other difference being the addition of a horizontal brace at the front.. |
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| Author: | PhillipM [ Sun Mar 06, 2011 4:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: MartinB's mid engine buggy build |
MartinB wrote: The only other difference being the addition of a horizontal brace at the front.. I think they call that a beam tube
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| Author: | MartinB [ Wed Mar 09, 2011 6:22 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: MartinB's mid engine buggy build |
 New edition to the family courtesy of PhillipM and Ed... Anyone know what model the exhaust is? I can't see it on any Tri Mill lists.. looks like a turbo header |
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| Author: | PhillipM [ Wed Mar 09, 2011 10:07 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: MartinB's mid engine buggy build |
He forgot to give you those front Bilstiens then - doh! Checked 'em and they won't go on ours any more so no good to us.  At least it fit in the boot this time
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| Author: | Buckmaster [ Wed Mar 09, 2011 4:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: MartinB's mid engine buggy build |
hey Phillip how did you draw them green lines on that buggy? |
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| Author: | PhillipM [ Wed Mar 09, 2011 6:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: MartinB's mid engine buggy build |
It's a highly technical program which is a trade secret, if I told you, I'd have to kill you... ...but it may have been Paint
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| Author: | PhillipM [ Thu Mar 10, 2011 10:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: MartinB's mid engine buggy build |
Quote: New edition to the family Literally You sell him an engine cheap and he steals your pet. Bloody southerners 
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| Author: | MartinB [ Mon Mar 14, 2011 4:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: MartinB's mid engine buggy build |
PhillipM wrote: Quote: New edition to the family Literally You sell him an engine cheap and he steals your pet. Bloody southerners Ha ha bloody ha.. I'm more northern than you!
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| Author: | PhillipM [ Mon Mar 14, 2011 8:00 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: MartinB's mid engine buggy build |
| Got ours back together Saturday night in a rush and put too much preload on the torsion bars, bloody thing didn't stop banging against the droop stops all Sunday - see what happens without a little furry supervisor! - still won our class though  We've upgraded to a rabbit now anyway. |
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| Author: | MartinB [ Mon Mar 14, 2011 8:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: MartinB's mid engine buggy build |
Just to ease the confusion of anyone else reading this thread as to what we're talking about When I removed the fan shroud I disturbed a very unhappy field mouse that had been hibernating in there..
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| Author: | MadMike [ Mon Mar 14, 2011 2:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: MartinB's mid engine buggy build |
So your replacing that field mouse for a rabbit. SPCA will have you by the short ones. |
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| Author: | MartinB [ Tue Mar 15, 2011 4:23 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: MartinB's mid engine buggy build |
Back on track...  ...Found the reason for the knock..   Number 4 spun bearing.. I've now had two people look at the crank and rods and both have said they're junk  the crank is a counterweighted welded VW unit thats been reground to 82mm stroke and the rods are stock VW but clearanced.They've both said to go to a 1 piece crank and forged rods.. all out of my price range
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| Author: | PhillipM [ Tue Mar 15, 2011 1:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: MartinB's mid engine buggy build |
If you're gonna break something, may as well break it properly http://www.volkszone.com/VZi/showthread ... 82mm+crank or http://www.volkszone.com/VZi/showthread ... 82mm+crank Or is that too much £££'s? |
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| Author: | MartinB [ Tue Mar 29, 2011 6:08 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: MartinB's mid engine buggy build |
Got the new passat transmission, supposedly rated to 350Nm.. this has almost identical ratios to a type 1 trans, it even came with a clutch slave cylinder.. and it cost me £50! thats about $80..   Only downside being that the starter is a block hugger! my plan is to mount it in the top of the bellhousing when I make my adaptor plate.. |
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| Author: | MartinB [ Tue Mar 29, 2011 6:13 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: MartinB's mid engine buggy build |
Started on the new roll hoop and diagonals.. Out with the old..   In with the new..    The tubing is 1.5" x 0.090" seamless Clubman 500 I reckon that the hoop and those diagonals are the only really difficult transitions, they took hours to get right with hand tools.. |
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| Author: | passat2800 [ Tue Mar 29, 2011 7:25 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: MartinB's mid engine buggy build |
Proud of ya. Keep on keepin on! |
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