Seabee turbo buggy build

Post by **Hedrock** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 7:40 pm

Looks good to me...

perrib · Post by **perrib** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 7:51 pm

Wow! Great attention to detail. Its almost too nice to drive. Arizona pin striping keeps me from having anything that nice

Post by **Leatherneck** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 8:07 pm

Are you going to sleeve it or butt weld it? Looks good, me likes, but your the one that matters.

bajaherbie · Post by **bajaherbie** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 8:09 pm

leather is right.... might ought to sleeve and plug weld for some extra strength.

CopperBaja · Post by **CopperBaja** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 8:18 pm

I like it!
Maybe some dimple die panels to take up the open space?

That would look pretty cool. Considering with that motor...and a fiberglass body, you're not too worried about weight.

seabeebuggy · Post by **seabeebuggy** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 8:57 pm

Yes it is sleeved. 12''. I thought about plug welding it. Was not too sure if it was a good thing or not? I need more sleeve . the other side is not aligned perfect. I put the hoop on the ground and it was almost perfectly flat But as I have one side set the other is 1'' lower. I am going to cut the rear bar and rotate it. You will never know. Except the globs of welding trails.

I was thinking of making adjustable head rest for the rear. Something to pad the heads from the fuel tank. I want to design the tank mounts at to make it easy and clean to remove it for places I don't need it. I have a 6 or 7 gal tank under the hood. Silly me did not ask for a bigger tank I just asked for a 59 fuel tank because it was a 59 pan... DUMB DUMB.

I still need a large tank for the long hauls. The kids will still be able to sit in there with the tank though.

seabeebuggy · Post by **seabeebuggy** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 8:58 pm

Yes some dimple dies would be awesome. I was thinking that too. ..

seabeebuggy · Post by **seabeebuggy** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 9:00 pm

perrib wrote:Wow! Great attention to detail. Its almost too nice to drive. Arizona pin striping keeps me from having anything that nice

Thank you....

Your in jail?

Skidmark · Post by **Skidmark** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 10:14 pm

I would love to own my own set of dimple dies... and the hydraulic press to use them, too! You could use a vise I guess, but a press would get you into the panel farther for the larger jobs. Hell, a 4 foot press brake in my garage would do as well... and a mill. Oops, forgot the lathe! Am I asking for too much?!

To be totally honest, I would settle for the room in my garage for tha above equipment!!!

Kraut_n_Rice · Post by **Kraut_n_Rice** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 8:57 am

seabeebuggy wrote:
perrib wrote:Wow! Great attention to detail. Its almost too nice to drive. Arizona pin striping keeps me from having anything that nice
Thank you....

Your in jail?

Az pin stiping is code for the nice deep gouging that all the desert foliage puts in your paint.

Adds character if you ask me.

seabeebuggy · Post by **seabeebuggy** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 9:17 am

LOL ok I thought it was a strange thing to say. But now i know.

CopperBaja · Post by **CopperBaja** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 11:19 am

Kraut_n_Rice wrote:Az pin stiping is code for the nice deep gouging that all the desert foliage puts in your paint.

Adds character if you ask me.

I agree. I'm not afraid of getting a few scratches on my baja. Just ask crisis68.

seabeebuggy · Post by **seabeebuggy** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 3:44 pm

I am burning out. My frame //pan or body has never been flat or straight. I have everything even yet everything is off. If i run the rear hoop with the contour of the body it looks strange and all the angles are not the same. If I lever the back hoop to the rest of the gage it still looks off and things don't line up. Everything is bent the same or really close and the same length.. I am looking for a middle ground. the body always looks like it is leaning to the passenger side.. hummmm...

CopperBaja · Post by **CopperBaja** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 4:10 pm

seabeebuggy wrote:the body always looks like it is leaning to the passenger side.. hummmm...

Need to put on a couple pounds and they will look even....

seabeebuggy · Post by **seabeebuggy** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 5:07 pm

Ya that sounds like a idea.. not.

I did find one joint that was just binding so I cut it and it pooped into place the other part was still lined up. just needed to twist a 1/16'' that is crazy small to cause so much headache.