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Title: my long 5 year project
Post by: orangecrush on December 24, 2008, 06:09:24 PM: ............... after selling my 1971 westy this is what my wife surprise me with...........
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.............. started doing all the body work...................
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............. me and buggy 1 ...............
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............... off to get body work and paint .............
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.............. welded in new floor pan section ..............
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............... me and my son playing around after all that welding .................
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............... the body getting ready to be put on the floor pan ...........
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............... getting all the brake lines in and blead...... waiting for the body to go on ..........
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............... had to get some bling for the buggy.........
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Title: Re: my long 5 year project
Post by: orangecrush on December 24, 2008, 06:55:52 PM: ........ I had to redo my post..... half of my pics didn't show >:(
....... all well enjoy....... :laugh:
Title: Re: my long 5 year project
Post by: jefftrish on December 24, 2008, 07:04:42 PM: I hope one day my wife buys me a cool project :- Did you use sublimanal messages or hypnoses, or is she just realy that cool? Your doing a really good job very impressive. 8)

Best regards, Jeff
Title: Re: my long 5 year project
Post by: Hansk on December 25, 2008, 11:44:26 PM: Very nice buggy!!!
Title: Re: my long 5 year project
Post by: orangecrush on December 27, 2008, 02:19:48 PM: ............. here's some more pics .............
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............. had to get some bling .............
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............. the buggy starting to come together ...........
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Title: Re: my long 5 year project
Post by: jefftrish on December 27, 2008, 05:38:25 PM: That look's like it belongs in a magazine, or my place! :laugh: I hope I get to see it at one of the show's. Keep the picks comming, with all the details.
Later Jeff
Title: Re: my long 5 year project
Post by: Speed Buggy on December 27, 2008, 08:06:06 PM: Looks Great! I remember your wife calling it the 2010 buggy. Are you gonna make us wait till then or are you ready for spring?
Title: Re: my long 5 year project
Post by: orangecrush on December 28, 2008, 08:28:04 AM: If everything goes to plan, I'm thinking it should be ready by June 21 2009 Farther's Day, first day of summer

Rob :laugh:
Title: Re: my long 5 year project
Post by: buggy1 on December 28, 2008, 10:36:44 AM: Like Hell we are, it will be ready by May 1st if I have anything to do with it. This has been going on far to long!
Mine will be worn out by the time yours is on the road.
Title: Re: my long 5 year project
Post by: Hansk on December 28, 2008, 10:38:02 AM: I really like your use of early vw tail lights and front signals.
what are you going to do with the steel wheels?
Title: Re: my long 5 year project
Post by: buggy1 on December 28, 2008, 10:42:16 AM: The steelies will probably be going on one of our other projects that we are hiding on our wives
Title: Re: my long 5 year project
Post by: OUTKAST on January 12, 2009, 07:10:27 PM: Looks great 8)
Title: Re: my long 5 year project
Post by: Speed Buggy on March 29, 2009, 05:11:38 PM: So.... ???

Any progess? Some pics?
Title: Re: my long 5 year project
Post by: buggy1 on March 30, 2009, 07:57:59 AM: He's been tooo busy getting more bling and hiding it on his wife, but I'll work on him for a update.
Andy
Title: Re: my long 5 year project
Post by: orangecrush on March 30, 2009, 08:03:50 PM: .... Well it goes like this,.... back in January I got injured at work, so I was unable to do anything on the buggy. Here is some pics of my hand.

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... The Dr took skin from the palm of my hand and sewed it to my finger... so now that I got more mobility with my hand, I can get back at working on the buggy. Here is some pics on what I have done.

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... So that's all the pics I have ... I'm going to get the rest of my stuff from the chromer tomorrow ...

Rob
Title: Re: my long 5 year project
Post by: slammedbus on March 31, 2009, 02:11:43 PM: That looks terrible...........hate it..............your hand that is........buggy looks sweet.
Title: Re: my long 5 year project
Post by: Speed Buggy on April 03, 2009, 12:39:37 AM: Well I hope there is a good story behind the injury. Hopefully you get full use and feeling back in that finger. If you need any extra help staying on schedule with the buggy build just ask. :)
Title: Re: my long 5 year project
Post by: orangecrush on April 16, 2009, 07:40:13 PM: ... Well got the rest of stuff back from chromer, so here is some pics...

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... Inspection cover plate ...

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... Steering column bracket and King & ling front lowering adjusters ...

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... Shifter and washers ...

Rob
Title: Re: my long 5 year project
Post by: buggy1 on April 17, 2009, 06:15:54 AM: It looks great but will it ever see the road? ???
Title: Re: my long 5 year project
Post by: steveo_32 on April 29, 2009, 10:12:42 AM: I think I might beat him on hitting the road first at this rate!!
Title: Re: my long 5 year project
Post by: buggy1 on April 30, 2009, 05:45:56 AM: Its a good thing that he cant chrome fiberglass, the trailer queen
Title: Re: my long 5 year project
Post by: orangecrush on August 03, 2009, 09:35:54 PM: Well , today was a good day on the buggy, we put some gas in her, and we fired it up. Had to make some adjustments here and there but we got it. If everything goes to plan, the buggy should be ready for the Great Canadian bug show.

Rob
Title: Re: my long 5 year project
Post by: orangecrush on February 15, 2011, 07:32:09 PM: I finally got back working on the buggy so I decide to put some time in getting a good strong engine build.I went to AVR Imports and talk to Art Vic & Rob and decided to go with something that has a little HP and that is reliable.
The engine size is 1915 cc here is some pics of the build.
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EMPI Bubble Top Engine case,94mm,10mm case studs
EMPI 4140 Chromoly Counter-Weighted Crankshaft 69mm 8 Dowel
EMPI 4140 Chromoly I-Beam Rods
EMPI 30mm Lightweight Racing Lifters
Engle W110 cam
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3/4 reach 12mm Spark Plug with 40mm Intake 35.5 Exhaust Single Spring with a 3 way Valve Job
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EMPI Super Capacity Oil Sump
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Box of Goodies, Chromoly Push Rods,Empi 1.25 High-Ratio Rockers,Stainless Steel Windage Pushrod Tubes, Full Flow Oil Filter Pumps.
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So now that the case is together with the Lightened Flywheel the 94mm pistons are ready to go on.
The Crankshaft ,Rods,Pistons Flywheel And the 5 1/2 LB Crankshaft Pulley are balanced.
I'll post more pics when the heads are on.

Rob
Title: Re: my long 5 year project
Post by: DarrenE on February 15, 2011, 08:23:34 PM: Nice! Will she be ready on the 20th? ;D
Title: Re: my long 5 year project
Post by: Randy on February 15, 2011, 09:26:44 PM: Sweet!
Title: Re: my long 5 year project
Post by: buggy1 on February 16, 2011, 07:39:27 AM: Whats with all of the big motors in buggy club now? You guys trying to leave me in the dust or what?
Title: Re: my long 5 year project
Post by: orangecrush on February 16, 2011, 06:57:26 PM: Hey Darren , not to sure if it will be ready by the 20th ...... but we will see.

Rob
Title: Re: my long 5 year project
Post by: DarrenE on February 16, 2011, 09:44:05 PM: Quote from: orangecrush on February 16, 2011, 06:57:26 PM
Hey Darren , not to sure if it will be ready by the 20th ...... but we will see.

Rob
Cool! ;D
Title: Re: my long 5 year project
Post by: orangecrush on February 24, 2011, 07:22:50 PM: Went to AVR the other day to see how Art was doing on the 1915 and things are going quite well.The pistons and the heads are on plus the front pulley, generator and oil cooler. I took a few pics of the build.

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Art thinks maybe by the end of February he will have it all ready to go.

Rob
Title: Re: my long 5 year project
Post by: DarrenE on February 24, 2011, 07:42:14 PM: End of February! Gotta like that! :D AVR kinda rocks!
Title: Re: my long 5 year project
Post by: Geoff on February 24, 2011, 08:44:14 PM: Bitchen!!!
Title: Re: my long 5 year project
Post by: buggy1 on February 24, 2011, 09:38:19 PM: I think that motor would look better in my baja!