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G'day,
I'm looking at building a tube buggy. Im not a real experienced mechanic and am looking for a good design to work with.

1) what would people use as their tube buggy A) Chasiss off another truck
B) Build arond the running
Gear and engine.

2) Where can i get designs of some tube buggies? ( I know there was a post about my second question but i couldn't find it)


Cheers
Adam

MY45 wrote:G'day,
I'm looking at building a tube buggy. Im not a real experienced mechanic and am looking for a good design to work with.

1) what would people use as their tube buggy A) Chasiss off another truck
B) Build arond the running
Gear and engine.

2) Where can i get designs of some tube buggies? ( I know there was a post about my second question but i couldn't find it)


Cheers
Adam

Ok with you're experience, no offence you probably not ready to undertake such a project.

i have dreams of tube to, but i dont have the skill to undertake such a project, even noticing my own flaws doing my current hilux buildup

But if you are keen, have a look at what roktoy did, he used a stock frame and welded tube to that, and would be the best looking toy buggy/truggy out there

http://www.4x4wire.com/toyota/projects/roktoy/

MY45 wrote:G'day,
I'm looking at building a tube buggy. Im not a real experienced mechanic and am looking for a good design to work with.

1) what would people use as their tube buggy A) Chasiss off another truck
B) Build arond the running
Gear and engine.

2) Where can i get designs of some tube buggies? ( I know there was a post about my second question but i couldn't find it)


Cheers
Adam

You could talk to Trail Craft they have buggy frames on the go I believe in your area or I am sure would give you some sound advice.

http://www.trailcraft.net.au/home.htm

Went to the site you should get the picture go there they say they will consult with own design.

They do a chassis from about $5500. More experienced here will tell whether or not this will save you heart ache and or money.


You could

the question is what do you want the tube buggy for ?
bash around your paddock on private property ?
comps ?
afaik you can only enter the XRCC at this stage with a buggy , all other comps required you to be road registered, the only other place you'll be able to legally drive it is on your own land,

its a big investment for something your not going to get to use much

hell id kill for a tube buggy, but with nowhere to use it they are pretty pointless

build a truggy like bj

Ok with you're experience, no offence you probably not ready to undertake such a project.

True, but i'm just scheming so that after i get a bit more experience that i will have all my inf ready. Also by doing a tube to chassis sort of design i can start tubing little things and gaining more experience as i go. Something licke rock toy is along the lines of what i was woping to do.

the question is what do you want the tube buggy for ?
bash around your paddock on private property ?
comps ?

It wont need to be rego'ed as i have a property in goulburn that i can use it on. But now that i think about it a bit better i will probably want to keep it rego'ed to start with. And then i could enter into a few comps.

build a truggy like bj

Nam where can i find some info or pics of the "truggy"?

MY45 wrote:Nam where can i find some info or pics of the "truggy"?

http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/PHP_Modul ... php?t=4479

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