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PostPosted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 9:16 pm 
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Hi Guys, I just wanted to say a polite hello from Los Angeles, as I have just discovered this cool site.

A site which is dedicated to us "Woods-Blasting around in" guys, rather than the mega-travel, mega hp, $50 grand plus sand toyz that I see overhere all the time and can`t relate to......

I have a Prowlers Sand Sprite 4 with a modded Ford 2.3 (ported and polished everything) carb turbo mid-engine and a modded type 1 swingarm trans. My buggie is Stooopid fast in the woods on the sand or dirt, so long as it is FLAT...... Any kind of whoops and it jus` beats my a$$ up and I have to back off the throttle.

So I`ll be watchin` all the suspension topics here......


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PostPosted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 9:42 pm 
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Welcome to the site theres alot of knowledge on here so ask questions out the a$$. Nice looking buggy like the color. :mrgreen:

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PostPosted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 9:59 pm 
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welcome to the site, its good to see some interest from the west coast. is there any woods riding in Cali or is mostly sand.

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PostPosted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 10:53 pm 
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Welcome To the site, I used to work near L.A in fontana. Sure do miss the weather out there. There's ton's of knowledge on here and lots of good people.


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PostPosted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 11:26 pm 
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I like the looks of your buggy,, Thanks for joining in :wink:

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PostPosted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 1:13 am 
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Welcome to the site!!!!! We are glad to see some of you guys from the west coast join.

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PostPosted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 12:51 pm 
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Thanks for the welcome, the terrain in the "off road riding areas" is mostly sand and packed dirt with only a few wooded areas to drive.

Fontana is about 25 miles East of me, I know it very well, lots of new houses have been built recently.

The weather here is still beautiful all year which is not always a good thing, because you can`t drive your buggy in the desert when it`s 100 - 130 degrees, thats when we drive at night which is much more exciting.

I`m building a new 2.3 turbo motor for my buggie, from a `88 Ford Turbocoupe and I will be keeping my carb (rather than going fi) for simplicity. I have ported the head, fitted a roller cam and am building a custom header for it also.

Painted in my favorite color, obnoxious grabber green.
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Out with the old and in with the new.
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The compression was low in my old motor and it was begining to smoke, it was just worn out from me having too much fun blasting around.
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A shot of my rear end, next project increase the suspension travel.
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This is my favorite place to drive at Blythe, which is situated on the border of California and Arizonia. A mix of sand at the "sandbowl" and dirt, lots of nice long runs as well as hills to blast around.
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A beer stop at the top of the sandbowl 150ft up.
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My friends and I (girls too) posing for a picture before we set out on a huge game of chase around the desert, this is soo much fun. Karen (blonde, purple shorts and tanktop) usually wins because she has a fast VW motor and her buggy handles really well, plus she can drive that thing also....
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 1:04 pm 
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Awesome!!! Tell your friends about us! We are not just for any specific buggy but for all types of buggies!

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PostPosted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 11:26 pm 
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Wow how's the weather :?:


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PostPosted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 11:57 pm 
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The weather is always beautiful here 350 days out of 365.... who cares about a silly earthquake now and again....

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PostPosted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 12:22 am 
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:shock: I left Oakland Ca 1 day befor the last earth quake out there
that was close enough :lol:


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PostPosted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 12:26 pm 
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Welcome to the site! It is very exciting to have someone from the west coast join our site. Tell your friends about us. You can be our west coast embassador.
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 11:46 pm 
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Wow West Coast Ambassador, that is quite a title....

I will certainly put up a post for all my low travel / budget buggie, VW friends to come and check-out this Great site here.

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