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Mar 12, 2007 16:31:09 GMT
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All this talk of spring and the glimmer of that yellow thing occasionally, has me thinking of these beasties! --- doesnt go without questions and concerns though... Some don't have roll cages/bars!    And how do these screens get 'made' anyone know?  Cut you say? where can this be done? beetle.cabriolets.online.fr/gallery/piranha.htmlApart from cool looks what do Baja's and Buggys offer over 4x4's? is weight on the back wheels good for offroading? or is it just for fast stylish blasting across roughish terrain rather than trecking over lumps and bumps!   Big pic www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/227170.jpg WTF     not retro, but I like:  also does not have roll protection!    www.vox.de/auto/news_842328.phpnewskool Ooofff BIt of a VW fest, not absolutely intentional, but please add to what ever you have.  |
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Mar 12, 2007 16:41:53 GMT
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Baja's....don't know that much about how it all started, but I adore this..long way from being an original Baja, but awesome all the same.  |
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Mar 12, 2007 17:44:54 GMT
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;DMy buggy people carrier, it's not me on the bike BTW.  |
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Mar 12, 2007 19:57:31 GMT
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reani - check most of those pix. quite a few do have rollover hoops, hidden behind the seats.
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Mar 12, 2007 20:24:39 GMT
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Yea, was just going to say the same!  |
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markbognor
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Mar 12, 2007 20:26:41 GMT
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skinny
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Mar 12, 2007 20:36:38 GMT
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Would love to have a Baja one day. My friend did a drawing of one for me when I was 11/12yrs old and I still have it somewhere. I would sell everything to get one ;D
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Mar 12, 2007 21:06:42 GMT
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So what about this screen chopping lark? i guess its easy to do if you are a glass specialist? ---- and a few lovely buggys from PB from CARS 2006...   |
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markbognor
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Mar 12, 2007 21:18:37 GMT
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To cut a laminated screen don't you do something like, score both sides with a glass cutter, then heat up the screen witha blow torch to soften the plastic, then break the screen along the score line. Cutting the stretched and softened plastic with a knife.
I seem to have a vague recolection of this method being described during a chopped minor build up in either custom car or street machine 10 - 15 years ago.
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Mar 12, 2007 23:16:51 GMT
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Nice one markbognor, seen too many about for it to be impossible, so that is very good news indeed. thanks!  Now anyone know about the benefits of knobly tyres on RWD cars vs hardy 4WDs? |
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it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts |
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Mar 12, 2007 23:45:18 GMT
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cant comment on off road, but on road my buggy doesnt get an awful lot of grip. not much of a problem though since its pretty slow. still an enourmous hoot though!   don't worry about a roll cage, the rest of the car will have long since disintigrated before it rolls ;D |
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reanimation - most cars (thinking vws here) that have 'chopped' screens don't have chopped glass. they simply have a new piece of glass cut to fit i quite fancy building a buggy one day ... Wheres a pic of Bryns, his looks awesome! |
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Baja bugs started out as cometition cars for the Baja 2000 which is a desert race. Its pronounced Bah - hah. They were dead popular for a while over here as a craze in the late 70s/early 80s, called Badger Bugs by us brits. Beach Buggies (originally called Dune Buggies) are generally acredited as having been invented by Bruce Meyer after his Plymouth got stuck in the sand after a beach party and he noticed a few sandrails blipping past, based on Beetle floors with the body removed. He thought "hey, if you put a groovy fibreglass body on one of those things you'd have a cool little car...." Interestingly enough I notice Meyer has put his original Manx buggy back into production as a revised version called the Manxter now using Scooby power. The only thing that bothers me is a mate of mine at work lost his arm and one leg (and was technically dead a couple of times in the operating theatre) after a buggy crash. Loads of info on the Manx club www.manxclub.com/history.htmAnd the Manxter webby www.meyersmanx.com/ |
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Last Edit: Mar 13, 2007 8:21:56 GMT by akku
1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Mar 13, 2007 10:10:32 GMT
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it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts |
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Mar 13, 2007 11:12:47 GMT
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there was an article in a mag ages ago about chopping screens, but can only be done if not toughned.
You score both sides, then crack along the score. Then you put lighter fluid in the crack and light it, this melts the plastic lamenate.
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Mar 13, 2007 11:19:43 GMT
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^^ive seen it done like that on overhaulin. looks cool when they're doing it too. id love to have a beach buggy one day, just live in the wrong country for em tho. unless they do a hard top version. |
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Nathan
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Mar 13, 2007 12:04:36 GMT
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Last year a good friend of mine did the BAR-Ha in a Bug to re-live how it should be done! lol
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Mar 13, 2007 15:20:07 GMT
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you can cut laminated screens with and ordinary glass cutter, just do one both sides then fill teh gap with petrol and light itr, it'll mely the plastic in the middle and you should be able to just pull it apart.
very easy to break them though.
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Volvo back as my main squeeze, more boost and some interior goodies on the way.
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Mar 13, 2007 15:22:58 GMT
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Cheers Pop up Toaster, I'll make sure i get some spare uns then! |
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