My Supasports buggy

1972 SUPER SPORTS BEACH BUGGY

Owner : Matthew Thompson

Chassis : 1964 Volkswagen Beetle with 3” lift kit

Body : Super Sports (Built in Brisbane in 1972)

Engine : 1992 Subaru EA 81 1800cc (Engine Adaptor by John Sherman)

Radiator : Front mounted; VW Golf

Brakes : Front Mazda Discs and Calipers (Kit by John Sherman)
Rear VW Type 3 Station Wagon Drums
Converted to Dual Circuit with a Gemini Master Cyclinder
All Brake Lines renewed


Suspension : Front :Standard King and Link with Adjusters fitted to enable 3inch lift; Bump Stops and Sway Bar removed for more Travel
Front Shock Mounts moved for clearance. Centre Tunnel clearanced for Tie Rod

Rear: Converted to IRS using Type 3 Torsion Bars, Diagonal
Arms, Pivot Boxes and CV joints

Transaxle : VW Type 3

Exhaust : Custom built by Owners

Steering Column : Gemini

Barwork : Roll Cage –6 point cage, with side intrusion bars. Tube Bending by Advanced Exhausts, Fabrication by owner, Final Welding by Geoff Stenhouse, Nerimbera
Nerf Bars – Designed and welded by Owner


Seats : Race Seats with harness

Wheels : Front 235X75R15
Rear 31X10.5

Wipers : Combination of Mini Moke Motor (Two Speed) VW and Landrover


Thanks to: Brad Hill (Brads Service Centre) for lots of advice, freebies, and arranging for Compliance.
: Gordon Fisher (North Rocky Mechanical) for advice and hard to find bits at the right price.
: Paul Kerlin (Kerly’s Custom Connections – Emerald) for a Fabulous Paint Job Paint colour from a XR8 Falcon





AFTER THE FIRST REBUILD

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A pic. drawn by a mate

Second rebuild, new paint, IRS conversion and adjuster on the front

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And the latest rebuild
Lift it, bigger tyres, new wiring, more bar work

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For better quality phots, go the the manx site and look at the our last couple trips

Wheelies Day - CQ
Five Rocks CQ



mat

cool doogs mattie

http://www.netspot4u.com/~manxclub/gallery/fiverocks05

http://www.netspot4u.com/~manxclub/gallery/CQ_wheelie_04

Its pretty cool. Seen better (in my opinion).

mynameischris88 wrote:Its pretty cool. Seen better (in my opinion).

Yes it is your opinion, but its better than what you have though isn't it?.

ohh
it's looking much better with the lift kit now mattie, just got to get that bar work to stay attatched:P

looks cool and a lot of great fun,go for it buggy dudes:thumb:thumb:thumb

Nice Paint job in the first Shot... Spray on Mud..?

Hey, what have you done with your Sump...
You have very similar setup to my manx and MAN my sump hangs too low so I keep dragging my ass..

Marineboy wrote:Nice Paint job in the first Shot... Spray on Mud..?

Most defiantely not spray on mud. that photo is a day after I rolled it!!!!!


And my bar-work has stayed on for at least 9 months now:P


mat

Havent done anything to the sump......... yet

Am making my own shortened sump soon, along with a supercharger for the Subaru