Jump to content

Recommended Posts

Posted

So a friend of mine got this lil POS buggy that some college students hacked together several years ago. He paid ZERO for the buggy so regardless he could not really lose...

 

Since, he has put some monster rubber on it, all new wiring, Sheetmetal paneling 'compliments of the State HWY Dept., head porting, Turbo, homemade wing and some other unmentionalbes...I think he did a pretty good job keeping the budget to damn near nothing and ending up with a decent lil buggy.

 

I went for the test ride in this thing when he got the turbo on it...I was dead impressed with how it lunged when the turbo spooled...WOW...heh

 

Here are some pics...Its still a work in progress. The turbo is not setup perfect but it works. He used an old air cleaner for a boost top and anyone could guess what happened to that...haha...Infact I mentioned that there was no way in hell that it was going to live through any kind of boost and sure enough it blew a big hole in it on the test run...haha

 

b206b257325d8c33d3aa077160f624aa-.jpg

 

525a27a9ee1961f698737446fbadc17f-.jpg

 

7c665bf315992d2f8991c0ac0f57229c-.jpg

 

10e2b0024e453ea840f8515f284c695f-.jpg

 

a831d864b38d33c665ef40d73775aa88-.jpg

 

761321d18f0f8b3920d54551705533da-.jpg

 

359387f13d3df4af34bd210a0855d012-.jpg

 

 

 

Brad

Posted
thats f**kin rad dude-it's all "mad max" syle.

 

510283[/snapback]

thats wat i was thinking!! the buggys awesome! hows the steering on one of those? it looks a little tight...

Posted
what type of motor is in that?

510740[/snapback]

 

 

2100 OHV Honda with blow through 2bbl carb.

 

 

Brad

Posted
thats wat i was thinking!! the buggys awesome! hows the steering on one of those? it looks a little tight...

510346[/snapback]

 

 

Its just a manual rack. It steers fine and handles better than you would think with the susp. that is in place.

 

60mph through some smi-rough terrain is not too bad...Jumping it off eyebrows is interesting though...heh

 

 

Brad

Posted
60mph through some smi-rough terrain is not too bad...Jumping it off eyebrows is interesting though...heh

Brad

510837[/snapback]

dang dude...ur crazy. so its a one-seater huh? how heavy is it? if ur jumping it must be pretty light, or at least really tough. so u can stunt and stuff on it??

Posted

is there hydraulic braking on that? for some reason i have heard of people using hydraulic set ups becasue the stock wire cable breaks easy under preasure.

 

buggy looks mean!

Posted

Its alot more stuntable now with the Turbo but its far from well setup Rail...

 

 

Tit...It has the stock brake setup and it seems to work pretty well...The brakes however don't get used ALOT...haha...But yea, the next thing to go in it is independent wheel brakes for steer braking.

 

 

And yea...Its a helluvuh view in the avatar... :P

 

 

Brad

Posted

just a decent shock would help a TON! a FOX or King 2.0/2.5 would make a night/day difference over the monroe sensatracs

Posted
just a decent shock would help a TON!  a FOX or King 2.0/2.5 would make a night/day difference over the monroe sensatracs

511051[/snapback]

 

 

I agree...It may get upgraded at some point. Its great for the pea fields right now though...haha

 

The guy is all about keeping this thing on a super low budget but it could turn into something else.

 

 

Brad

Posted

Way cool!, Honda powerplants are super tough to!

I like the torsion bars hanging out the rear.

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
×
×
  • Create New...