lets start it off by introducing myself my name is william close im in 23 years old and am from sw pa most people call me close and im pretty sure most of u know my uncle whose always on here and has a pretty sick buggy (davehix) im pretty new to the entire buggy building thing for most of my life ive built demolition derby cars until just last year when i finally sold everything and purchased a buggy from dave hix woman tonya it was pretty basic buggy with 1915 and 3 rib in which it ran really well but i uhhhh.....kinda abused it a lil! so it was time to upgrade after she blew up on me in wellsville this is wat it looked like when i first bought it


after tearing it apart

i changed alotta stuff on the frame so by the time u see the finished project u wont reconize it i added x brace behind seat larger tree bars and totally redid the front of it


also purchased a set of race trim seats and a set of 7 in hid off road lights



since changin rear arms i mad a set of front arms that are 2 in longer i used 1 in solid round stock with 1/4 thick x 1 in to box them


i had full intentions on buildin 2387 stroker for this but instead i went cheaper route when i got a deal on 95 subaru 2.2 i got harness and everything for $100 i also up graded transmission i went from 3 rib to 6 rib nose shift i got adaptor and exhaust from out front motorsports



i aslo eliminated the rear torsion with eliminators from appletree and put a set of air bags under it



i aslo added power steering by using a steering box that was used on a frined buggy before in which he gave me to put on mine (scott beneke)

well enough talkin ill just start posting pics its not completely done but its almost there non of this would be even possible with out the help of all the guys from around here espicially dave!!


spindleafter i beefed them up


dash i built



after redoing the front


after i test fit new arms


shock towers


with dash and new hids


cage all done


tore down ready to stripp paint




after i got all paint off


after paint






after installing motor








after in stalling new arms air bags and eliminators


exhaust




after gettin the front end all rebuilt amd put on thanks to dave for rebuildin me spindles


pretty much finished project beside rear wheels didnt geth them mounted yey got a set of aluminum beadlocks




















well there she is!

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Great lookin car ! Job well done !

I like it!

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Looks sweet!
Always good to see younger guys gettin into buggy's

It's crazy how much different it looks. I love it. My first buggy was orange and I'm a big fan of it. Looks great!!

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Super cool transformation.. When we get buggy of the month working again, I think this would be a great buggy to nominate..

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very nice i like it. wish i had a garage big enough to turn around in

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wow dude thats just crazy ive done derbies all my life damn near, and tried to retire for a bit and started into buggies. when i saw the paint go on yours i bout shit looks just like mine.. that is sweet bro.

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Nice build Looks like u worked hard on it Fine job

really nice job . now it's time to have fun

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Thanks guys. I forgot to mention the rear set of arms are a set or sawyers 2x3. they were given to me by a buddy of mine (Russ). its got bilstein rear shocks 12 travel and fox 10 travel on the front.

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Really nice build, way nicer than my first buggy. Look forward to seeing some photos and video of it in action. Love the color as well.

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Looks like Dave's nephew is gonna hand him his azz this summer with the new Subie machine.
Looks great Close. You will enjoy it after all the hard work.

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Lmao i knew it was coming !!!!!!I can't wait to go riding just so we can find out. He has done a awesome job building this buggy! Very proud of him.

Hope to see you in the spring Dave.

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Finally!!! LOL looks good bud! Now Ill have someone my age around again! Next year is gonna be very interesting

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badass! I hope you like to party, Dave is getting weak in his old age.....

HAHAHA!!!! jeffy youll havta remind him how to get awesome

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Great job willy , car came out looking sweet !
Can't wait to ride with everyone this year , I am sick of only seeing you I'm my dreams .....

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Thanks guys I can't wait to get it to Wellsville. im definetly gonna see wht this subie has on the first trip I'll def break her in properly ............... I can def party as long as cowboy stays away from me wit the clear stuff!!!! Hahahahah.

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looks great!!

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That thing is sweet! I need a dash like that.

Well. I've done some changing on this thing since last time I've posted. Srry water cooled guys but the sub ie just had to go. I have a Brand new 2387 built by Dave hix and I must say this thing is awesome finally got to take the buggie to wellsville last weekend with the new motor and all I can say is wow the throttle response and power it has is a lot different from the sub ie no waiting for the power to come in on this thing. And I also have a fresh set of cut stones to go with the new air cooled


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Nice

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Looks good, past y'all a couple of times last weekend.
Where did you get yours stones cut and what it cost?.....if you don't mind me askin.


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