Lads, I'm planning to purchase a VW beetle, stripping down to the bare minimum, keeping only chassis and engine + wheels, then converting into a dune buggy.
I found one for 2k, nearby.
Budget's 5000.
Do-able?
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Hudson Wright
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Levi Edwards
Just got my predator 212 today. Am excited.
Alexander Ramirez
Anything is doable with the right amount of time, skill and tools/resources
What are your general concerns?
Brandon King
Well, I'm quite new to the whole auto hobby field, and I thought a buggy was a good start, am a youngfag, 18, and haven't really been exposed to any previous auto work.
I'm planning to pre-purchase a frame, but I'm not sure how the entire process works.
It's a sandrail type buggy, essentially completely stripped down car + frame.
The frame I'm buying is Bernier Buggy, 2 seat rail, and is all you need just the vehicle and the frame, then you assemble it?
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Jeremiah Reyes
That does pretty much seem to be it
I've only ever helped in assembling and modifying ones where the floorpan has been shortened, not the rail buggy things.
Still, they're really, really simple cars, and a dream to work on - especially when you don't have stuff covering the engine
Kayden Hernandez
Alright, everything seems pretty awesome then.
But here's the thing, are these framed specifically designed so that if you have a beetle, you can salvage the parts, fit them onto the frame, and bam, buggy?
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Matthew Edwards
HF, aircooled engines sound bae and are easy to work on
my uncle owns like 5 beetles and his son has an aircooled porsche, they all sound so good
Benjamin Rodriguez
I'm looking at it, but I can't tell if the stuff about the suspensions are customized suspensions better suited for the body, or if they are suspensions that fit especially to those frames, as the originals maybe wont
William Wilson
Suspensions aside, does it seem like the engine, seats, actual component-wise, would it fit?
I don't have access to welding equipment, nor a workshop where I live in Ontario, otherwise I would've gladly built a frame myself.
Jackson Moore
Again, they sell kit sand rails and buggies for cheaper.
This would make sense 30 years ago but to do it now is hipster tryhard shit.
Why a bug? You could do the same with some old Geo Tracker or fuckin Civic from the junkyard. Scrape everything out and put a motorcycle engine in it. Cheaper and more power than a bug.