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Re: LCOP TT.............My buggy "build"
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 11:59 pm
by Farhaad
side view
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i thought my eyes were failing me when i noticed the slots of the front wheel is square compared the rear that is round:lol: .
Re: LCOP TT.............My buggy "build"
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 10:14 pm
by buggyfan
nothing wrong there with your eyes,the 1 is square and the other 3 are rounded
Well seeing that the pan i had was very vrot ,I bought a complete baja minus engine from an ex forum member [luke].
stripped the baja there in his yard and only took what i needed or could resell again
the pan was in a good condition with just a rust hole under the battery area the size of a r5 coin
removed all the tarboard from the floors and the youngest was more than willing to lend a hand
As the shell was already green i decided to spray the chassis hammerite green on top
Re: LCOP TT.............My buggy "build"
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 10:35 pm
by buggyfan
Greenbean supplied me with a set of highback fibreglass seats
all i had to do was modify beetle seat bases to make the work
checking for clearance above my head so that im not higher than the rollbar or windshieldframe
after driving it for a while now ,ive realised that the seats are too far laid back ,i have to drive with my arms nearly fully extended so next on the to do list will be to lift the rear of the seats to more of an upright driving position
Re: LCOP TT.............My buggy "build"
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 10:45 pm
by buggyfan
just some random pics
front
rear
inside/dash
Re: LCOP TT.............My buggy "build"
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2012 10:06 pm
by buggyfan
Now that the Green&gold oval*** has developed a gearbox issue and the better half repo'd the blue oval***,i had to pul the buggy out of the garage and use it to drive up and down
*** does not refer to vw oval at all,
Re: LCOP TT.............My buggy "build"
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2012 10:12 pm
by Pine
The buggy will be your best 4x2xfar!
Re: LCOP TT.............My buggy "build"
Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 10:11 pm
by buggyfan
Re: LCOP TT.............My buggy "build"
Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 10:28 pm
by buggyfan
Re: LCOP TT.............My buggy "build"
Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 10:28 pm
by buggyfan
Re: LCOP TT.............My buggy "build"
Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 11:24 pm
by Pine
Looking good, Jaco!
buggyfan wrote:Now that the Green&gold oval*** has developed a gearbox issue....
I was wondering about that one - an Amstel, with a gearbox issue??
Re: LCOP TT.............My buggy "build"
Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 11:33 pm
by buggyfan
Pine wrote:Looking good, Jaco!
buggyfan wrote:Now that the Green&gold oval*** has developed a gearbox issue....
I was wondering about that one - an Amstel, with a gearbox issue??
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ROFL
Re: LCOP TT.............My buggy "build"
Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 11:39 pm
by buggyfan
buggyfan wrote:Now that the Green&gold oval*** has developed a gearbox issue and the better half repo'd the blue oval***,i had to pul the buggy out of the garage and use it to drive up and down
*** does not refer to vw oval at all,
reverse idler gear on the Freelander broke a couple of teeth,made for an interesting sound when reversing
Re: LCOP TT.............My buggy "build"
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2012 9:35 pm
by buggyfan
ToyIng with the idea of converting this back to a Baja/open top or closed top /as i dont feel comfortable with the idea of 2 kids on the back'seat with no real form of protection aeound or above them whatsoever
Re: LCOP TT.............My buggy "build"
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2012 9:29 pm
by buggyfan
Ok,heres the plan ,im going to cut the rear seating area out of the buggy and replace it with a beetle rear section
so that i can get my back seats more forward and lower inside the car .
this is how it sits currently
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im trying to get this effect
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or do something like this ,
buggy rearseat.jpg
Re: LCOP TT.............My buggy "build"
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 9:24 pm
by buggyfan
And the cutting has begun
started with his
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the rear profile of the buggy and a beetle is too different so i had to trim it some more
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the 1st cut is always the hardest to make,but once that grinder started cutting ,theresb no more turning back now
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