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Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 9:13 pm
by Dutch VeeRod
Don't know what the finished car looks like but the beetle body doesn't fit any more. Its from a Dutch team that build it for the DAKAR rallye I think a few years ago. See if I can find some pictures from the finished car.
Probably a buggy class type. The Dakar rallye is very popular in Holland at the moment.
Is Robby Gordon racing again in the DAKAR 2008 with a Hummer??
BART
Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 5:25 am
by bajaherbie
probably...
robby should have stuck with the vw team, i think the team won it the following year....
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 1:21 pm
by Dutch VeeRod
Yesterday I made a "template" for the frame that later will be welded under to the chassis.
And started cutting..........
BART
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 3:15 pm
by RyanB
I love it! great idea!
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 7:40 pm
by rexr
Very good work.. Excellent use of a template..
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 9:16 pm
by bajaherbie
just don't do too much welding on the template......
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 9:16 pm
by david58
rexr wrote:Very good work.. Excellent use of a template..
I see a plan coming together nicely.
Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 5:29 am
by Dutch VeeRod
Now I need to spot weld everything and check if I did the measuring OK.................
BART
Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 12:27 pm
by Dutch VeeRod
Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 9:18 am
by Dutch VeeRod
Checked if everything was OK.
It is almost perfect.
Next is to remove the floor boards.
BART
Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 12:07 pm
by david58
That's what ya call preparation.
Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 1:51 pm
by Leatherneck
How are you mounting the beam or is it going to have one, same with the rear cage, going to have one?
Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2007 10:42 am
by Dutch VeeRod
How are you mounting the beam or is it going to have one, same with the rear cage, going to have one?
What beam do you mean?
BART
Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2007 10:51 am
by david58
Dutch VeeRod wrote: What beam do you mean? BART
He is wanting to see the front wheel drive suspension.
Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2007 11:01 am
by Leatherneck
David58bug wrote:Dutch VeeRod wrote: What beam do you mean? BART
He is wanting to see the front wheel drive suspension.
You got that, no idea how this set up works, conventional 4WD setup?
