Buggy frame help.

Post by **mud4b** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 11:59 am

ok having a very large brain fade trying to start the floor of the buggy...

im mounting the engine and box further back into the seating area, front engined, 2 seater...

does anyone have some pics or ideas to get me started...

the problem im having is im trying to make it a flat floor. this means the engine and box must sit above the floor, but with it like that the seats seem to make it too wide as they have to clear the trans.

this is messing with my head and i just cant see how to start the tube floor from scratch..

any help is accepted greatly..

thanks mark.

Post by **mud4b** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 12:06 pm

i forgot to say

with the seats as close to the tunnel as possible i can get it to around 1400mm wide... but due to my legs running up to the side of the engine,if i angle the front floor tube to narrow along the engine its very squishy where the pedals go....

is 1400mm too wide for a 2 seater buggy?

Post by **Roctoy** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 12:34 pm

i don't think 1400 is too wide, the minimum width for Pro Mod (2 seater etc) is 1220mm.

Make sure you have leg room.

Strange Rover wrote:Just spoke to Rich Klein and the rules will be based on the following:

- 2 seats
- 48in (1220mm) minimum chassis width (basically the width measured at the rocker/slider area or where the "side steps" would go if you ran them)
- front engined
- steering box (ram assist allowed) now full hydro.
- 37in tyres max
- bonnet, grill , front guards, sides, rear quarters to make the rig look like a 4wd vehicle, 3 dimensional
- The structure of the frame must extend to the front of the front tyres and to the centre line of the rear axle. The front of the front "bumber" must be located no further rearward than the front of the front tyres and the bottom of the bumber must be no heigher than the top of the front tyres at static ride height and it must be no narrower than 20in (508mm).

The construction of the frame can be full tube (doesent have to have RHS chassis rails) and the rest of the rigs requirements are per the current WE Rock rules at www.we-rock.cc

Sam

Post by **mud4b** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 12:42 pm

sweet.

ill have a look at the pm link too..

thanks bud..

Post by **redzook** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 5:20 pm

are u building it to compete in Werock?

Post by **Spartacus** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 9:52 pm

dammit im trying to find it on pirate...
the guy who does recoveries at prorock/urock

its a prebuilt frame but i cant remember the company.

Post by **bazooked** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 9:54 pm

why dont ya buy a chasis? there is plenty over ur side of the world!!

Post by **mud4b** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 10:00 am

redzook wrote:are u building it to compete in Werock?

well yes and no...

i would like to comp it but its also for normal wheeling...

Post by **mud4b** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 10:01 am

bazooked wrote:why dont ya buy a chasis? there is plenty over ur side of the world!!

want the experiance and uniqueness of building my own buggy.

Post by **PJ.zook** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 11:36 am

Offset the engine and transmission a bit to give you more room, then mount the passenger seat over the transmission, then find a dwarf to bitch for ya.

Post by **brooksy** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 9:25 pm

Twisted Customs build a lot of 2 seater buggies in the USA. Their 2 seater buggies run at 48-53" wide. checkout the site www.twistedcustoms.biz

brooksy

Post by **mud4b** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 12:10 am

thanks all for the help.

i ended up just going for it, now after 2 days of working on it i almost have a fully finished buggy frame...

Post by **tuf045** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 9:37 am

mud4b wrote:thanks all for the help.

i ended up just going for it, now after 2 days of working on it i almost have a fully finished buggy frame...

So wheres the pics then?

Post by **lovetocrawl** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 9:58 am

tuf045 wrote:
mud4b wrote:thanks all for the help.

i ended up just going for it, now after 2 days of working on it i almost have a fully finished buggy frame...
So wheres the pics then?

they will be up tonight when he gets home.his mobile went flat yesterday so he only got one.

Post by **mud4b** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 10:56 pm

here are some pics i had taken just as the hail hit..
this is it on the 3rd day (although cut short by the storm)

Post by **tuf045** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 8:31 am

looks good

will be good to see finished

Post by **TWISTY** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 10:42 am

Looking great Mark!

Post by **just cruizin'** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 7:43 am

So what are the specs of the buggy or is that top secret. You look to have made a heap of progress for three days seeing it's the first build. Good luck

Post by **mud4b** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 9:49 pm

just cruizin' wrote:So what are the specs of the buggy or is that top secret. You look to have made a heap of progress for three days seeing it's the first build. Good luck

ok we have a 2 seater buggy here as im going to use it for normal wheeling and comps.

gq diffs
g13bb engine (1.3 - 16v - efi)
vitara 3 speed auto box
racerunner air shocks
hilux transfer
42" iroks (looking at going smaller)

engine is fully midmounted.

basically ill just work it out as i go. i think i have the main stuff to my plan.

Post by A1 » Wed Nov 15, 2006 10:13 pm

Looking forward to seeing this build up ...I wish I had your 3spd auto instead of the 4spd I have

Post by **Shorty40** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 12:29 am

A1 wrote:Looking forward to seeing this build up ...I wish I had your 3spd auto instead of the 4spd I have

Get in line biatch

Post by A1 » Thu Nov 16, 2006 6:27 am

.................

Post by **nicbeer** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 10:55 am

Whats the difference between the two? I have a 3spd with overdrive spare (guessing this is actually called a 4spd?)
Nic

Post by **mud4b** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 3:20 pm

nicbeer wrote:Whats the difference between the two? I have a 3spd with overdrive spare (guessing this is actually called a 4spd?)
Nic

3 speed is a holden trimatic with no overdrive. this came out in the carby vitaras.

Post by **alexcliffo** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 8:52 pm

Whats going on with this thing these days????

Cheers.

Post by **lukes4x4** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 10:13 pm

Your buggy looks trick. make the inside as comfortable as possible, cause you`ll need it . Keep up the good work, and bring on the pics....

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Post by **N*A*M** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 10:57 pm

we need a yellow star system

Post by **tuf045** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 11:09 pm

N*A*M wrote:we need a yellow star system

YES WES DO couldn't agree more.

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