Beach buggy

[Baloo]

like this

[Baloo]

dunno why last pics doubled up

[dsrace]

actually looks like a damn good idea! good eye there

[fabr]

Interesting concept. Will be interested in how it works out.  Out of curiosity,what wind screen was the body as produced designed to use?

[Baloo]

its was designed to take a fiat 126 screen,  bit thin on the ground as well but a few on ebay

[Baloo]

the other car I looked at to "borrow" a front end off was the mazda RX8 like this one,  A post forward rx and backwards buggy, quite a nice front end shape

[Baloo]

hello guys

well I got my pt cruiser front end needless to say it wasent as easy as I hoped it would be, I had hoped to use it unaltered but the bulkhead just wouldent play ball at all, the brake servo fouled the rocker cover the steering column wouldent go past the exhaust manifold and as it was front wheel drive it dident have much of a transmission tunnel at all etc etc,  so not to be deterred out came the angle grinder and away went the bulkhead completely, may as well have one designed to miss/clear everything, luckily all the dash assembly bolts to a steel frame that inturn attaches to the A posts so all that is still usable,  it all looks doable

[Baloo]

 and the engine and box from the gs 430 is out and on the stand, what a mission, you cant belive the number of wires in a modern car

[fabr]

I don't envy you and the task ahead. Looks like you ,as usual,have a working plan though. Very interesting for sure!  How long is that serpentine belt? About 5 meters?  Wow.  

[deranged]

Awesome build!!!  Other buggy sites have gone stale.  No one building things it seems.  Can't wait to see more

Justin

[DeepBusch69]

Very cool build, and yes, it looks like a lot of work getting all that to fit together.  You have a great imagination!  Love the right hand steer