I would now like to add she has lost ALOT of weight in the past month and i am VERY proud of her

Very good,now the parts list for the buggy is starting to look a lot better,lol.chad

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LMFAO my wife would no longer be the sweet little woman I married. You know you can edit it, we will not like it....but we WILL understand

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This made me laugh a bit... oh, and good job on the build!

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congrats on your purchase of a berrian. i have the 4105 four seater, i'm not sure what type of riding your going to be doing but if its any type of terrain like wellsville i would recommend x-bracing behind the driver/passenger seat if possible.

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Understanding your devotion to helmets at all times I am curious to what the wife and kids will be wearing when tooling around in the new rig? Keep up the good fabricating and pictures.

its a little blurry bubba but theres 5 of them there

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Roger that on the helmets but it is not my intent to hijack the thread. Keep the pictures coming on the build. A 4 seater chassis has the advantage of a more stable wheel base but poses different challenges when bracing for rollovers.( hopefully the fam never experiences one). The knockdown kits are great starting points but don't include the necessary bracing for off road use so don't be shy when stiffing up the chassis.

berrien sells a complete bracing kit for $70 I think im just gonna get that save me the headache of cutting and notching and starting over because i made it too short Id have almost that in steel anyways.
whats the best way to cut aluminum sheet for floorpans? I tried a sawzall but it was too loud i think i got permenant hearing damage now.

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I am always taking my kids with me as well and we always wear our helmets.. I also added an intercom system between our helmets so that I can easily talk with the kids while we are riding.

I have rolled my 4 seat Berrien Sandfox and eveything was fine. But after I saw this picture.. I added some braceing...


Here is my buggy now. I am still not finished bracing it.. I am in the process of adding some more cross supports.

Added a middle support and an extra triangle in the back..


I also doubled up the top tube.

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jig saws/ sawzalls are slow. I grabbed my 10" power saw with a carbide tipped blade and cut at least 30 feet and never lost a tooth. Lazer straight and quick. a word of caution- the chips are hot so long sleeves and goggles are a must. Also used the same saw with a cut off blade for expanded metal. Us po folks can't afford plasma cutters

Skillsaws work great with the right saw blade, use lard as well. After you mark your cut line "paint" the line with lard before you cut

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I likes my plasma torch, with a straight edge it looks like it was cut with scissors.

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I also use a skill saw.I set the blade to cut just down to almost through then break it off and clean up the edge with a grinder.Chad

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got the rest of my parts coming
steering shaft, wheel and bearing
tank 9 1/2 gallon poly, straps and brackets
pedal box
a bunch of tabs
shift shaft, adjuster, coupler and bushing

still need a carb and three more harnesses

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got my seat mounts mocked up just gotta drill a few more holes and weld/bolt it all in.

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Looking good.you gonna groove them rear tires ,lol.be riding it before to long.Chad

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ill trade those awesome 8.00 - 15 tires for some v treads those are the tires off the bug.
dont make fun of me when you see me stuck in woods with those but until I can afford wheels, tires, axles, and swing arms all together im runnin em im looking for some wider steel rims and some decent 30"s to run till I can afford all the other crap.

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Looking good keep up the good work

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Nice build, does the gas tank on this buggy go over the trans nose cone?? If so I think it will be hard to fill with the seats leaning that far back... I had the Appletree version of this frame and the fiberglass seats were in the way of a gas tank.. It was hard to fill with a gas can.. I could fill it at the station with no problems... Thanks Dave T

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the fuel tank is going to go on the crossbar above the bellhousing im going to to lean the mounts back a bit so the outlet will clear the crossbar its an endfill tank so it shouldnt be a problem.

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shifter box in (yes thats an auto stick shifter) im gonna run the autostick that came with the bug for awhile to make it easy for my wife and oldest boy to drive. when it blows out ill be looking for a 3 rib probably.


started adding some winshield bracing

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floors in, seat mounts done, gas tank in, pedals mounted

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It's getting there.be riding before to long.Chad

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if i have to drill one more hole i quit

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