WackyBug

BrennyV · Post by **BrennyV** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 11:54 am

AndrewT wrote:I'll definitely look at those things.
Just to clarify...I certainly don't "intend" to roll it....thats just dangerous!
I just want the thing to survive easily in the event that it did happen at low speed.

ahhahah the words andrew and low speed just dont work!

Post by **Alex** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 1:35 pm

ROFLMAO!

alex

Subafury · Post by **Subafury** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 1:58 pm

we can just make a special sealed compartment in the back for extra oils

cant wait for her to kick everyones arse even better

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 1:00 am

Some more progress this evening;

- Flywheel got all holes elongated (god dam my arm is tired from all the filing now!) Flywheel is torqued up to the back of the EJ22 with lok-tite and all.
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I'll give it a quick wipe over with some fine sandpaper but thats only a couple of days' light surface rust on the face there from a bit of exposure.

- EJ power steering lines had the rack ends chopped off and MY ones attached today ($15 cash, bargain job!), the lines are now in the buggy and tightened onto the rack.

Maybe tomorrow I'll mess around making the adaptor plate.

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 10:27 pm

More progress again this evening;

Knocked up the adaptor plate...
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In their infinite wisdom Bunnings no longer supply metric taps over M8 in size so I have to wait till tomorrow to drill and tap the holes at the top.

Matatak · Post by **Matatak** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 10:33 pm

quick andrewt

finish it before saturday

Subafury · Post by **Subafury** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 10:35 pm

i thought you said your priority was the wagon project ahah. doesnt matter i love wackybug too. u r doin it all real quick too.

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 10:36 pm

Ive got stuff on order for the wagon, can't do much till it arrives. WackyBug is a worthy side project

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 10:08 am

Bloody hell, you knocked up that adaptor plate quick!

Is that a dummy gearbox or is there no dual range?

Bennie

BrennyV · Post by **BrennyV** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 10:16 am

ahhaha, now the enigne will just make the car fold in 1/2

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 10:21 am

Benny yer thats just a single range 4spd that was lying in my yard (Tristan you lazy bastard!). Using it as a template to make the plate.
I couldn't be bothered removing the dualrange 4spd from Buggy, may aswell leave it in there and just fit the motor to it when I'm ready.

Yer at most I'll test drive it up the cul-de-sac for a while....but shes definitely not going offroad until the roll cage is welded in.

Post by **Alex** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 1:46 pm

good boy andrew

adapter plate looks sooo sexy and shiny

alex

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 5:04 pm

Just picked up the clutch today and got a metric tap for doing the threads on the adaptor plate.
Might have a crack at fitting the motor this arvo then.

Lapsed · Post by **Lapsed** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 6:21 pm

It certainly needs some bracing. looked a bit bent when i was there today

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 7:12 pm

Nah its okay - put her on a flat road and she's straight.
But yeh, no offroading until theres some bracing!

Bumpty · Post by **Bumpty** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 8:04 pm

..But roll cage/bracing = extra(uneeded?) weight! hehe

SuBaRiNo · Post by **SuBaRiNo** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 8:14 pm

brace it with bouble wrap.

Dave

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 8:51 pm

SuBaRiNo wrote:brace it with bouble wrap.

Or maybe you could wear those bubble wrap suits like in "dude where's my car?"

ZOLTAN! *does Z hand signal*

Bennie

Post by **Alex** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 9:21 pm

El_Freddo wrote:Or maybe you could wear those bubble wrap suits like in "dude where's my car?"

ZOLTAN! *does Z hand signal*

Bennie

BAHAHAHA!

alex

username · Post by **username** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 11:48 pm

"STI" spray painted on the radiator is a touch of class...