I wouldn't say it's figured out but I'll get it.

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that poor buggy, it probably had hopes of retiring soon... now its getting revamped.

Dean,

The timing could not be any more perfect than now. I am in the planning stage for my buggy. This thread can be very important in the planning stage for me.

Is it possible to have more pictures? Close up pictures would be great.

Good luck with the build. Looking good!!
Al

i guess my brother wants to try one i told him if he does we should use the 406 in his nova . any four seat chaindrives? ne wants ro build a stroker for the nova well see.

Dean , are you going to leave the torsion & build off of it ?
Bruce

Hey Dean , now that you got chain drive, now you can put that 501 in your buggy!

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I am not going to remove the torsion. The chaindrive is attached to it. If this works out for me I would like to build a new buggy without a torsion. Just to get rid of weight.

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I thought about that Steve. I even mentioned it to a couple guys. They just look at me like I'm nuts

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We All know your not nuts, put the 501 in it........ You only go around once !
Bruce

The suspense is killing us we need a update!

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Travis

When you bringing out that single seat monster Curt. Can't wait to see it and hear that engine sing to life.

The Wild Kids

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Where is the update Dean!!!

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Not much to update right now. I have been gone alot lately and have not done much. Hopefully I can stay home and work for awhile.

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Thought i'd add a chaindrive pic to keep the thread alive while where waiting on the next update.

Haha, that's awesome. I'd totally drive that around.

Can't wait for the long awaited update!

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That looks like some of the cars I see driving on the roads down here in TN!

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Mark

That's what I'm talking about!

High speed
Low drag
Teflon coated
And ready for action!

Once again, we need some pictures!
Looks like it needs to be in a new thread too.

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Page 4 will probably straighten the thread out.

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Bryan

bump

I'm pretty curious as to how it does with the new chaindrive as well. Was it worth the effort for the improvement?

I always wondered if it would act like a mid-engine buggy and not get the weight transfer it needed to climb well. It seems like that is one of the big keys to a good climbing small type buggy. If you don't get that weight where it needs to be they will spin like they are on ice.

Dean, you coming to Lewis county for the turkey run on the day after Thanksgiving?

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Clayton and Lewis' new buggies are both mid-engine and climb incredibly good.

-Dakotah

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keep on keepin' on!!

Dean is being a butt for not replying to this thread.
Yeah...I called you a butt.

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I understand the idea behind yours ( a very good one it is too! My compliments to the chef. ) but I really wonder how it does with the components you can use (VW mainly) in a small rail like Deans.

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All these people askin for an update with no response .


I guess it bombed badly and hes ashamed.

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I think hes on to something the places I ride are to narrow for a conventional CD so Deans design should work great here. Plus its cool to see someone mesh two proven designs to make a great machine it shows the flexibilty of all buggy platforms.

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