hi all well ive been building a manx for a while got a lot done but ive been slack of late and thort i need some thing to hold me over till done (well thats my excuse) so i picked up this little baja to drive around for a bit of fun bloke took 2 years to do and lost interest so i picked it up needs some real ruber and some lift but should b ok for a bit of beach work
handycam ·
handycam ·
handycam ·
there are a few little things i dont like but a good start drove the 2hour trip home grate
11CAB ·
That should give you the motivation to get the manx finished. Once you are out there having fun, you wont mind working on the buggy. Good Score
handycam ·
yep graham it should do 😎 or il spend to much time driveing this one lol all good hopeing to drive her up to valla this year
11CAB ·
See ya there
Smiley ·
It looks tidy.
Nice find!!
Smiley 😎
baja burley ·
are these light bars legal?? i always thought there was something naughty about having lights that high??
looks good!!
handycam ·
yea i like the concept but i dont think it will stay that way dont like the roof rack' got a few idears. went in to day to peter murfet at ulverston to pull engine out and go threw it as i want it wright for valla if i go so replace what it needs i do love driveing it its good to have another old bug😎
handycam ·
new pics
baghall ·
It looks great and I see you put some decent rubber on. Have fun but not too much ya gotta finish the manx!
handycam ·
well an update " got front lift in very happy with it need to do a wheel alinement cant wait for rear to b done in a few weeks and change to irs changed plans a bit will mayb look at kombi cvs or mayb porsche ??? a few quick pics 1.25 bottel 🙂
handycam ·
bajachris88 ·
how did u go about the lift?
larger front tyres and cut and turned bug beam?
handycam ·
spindels and coilovers mate when rear is set up it should settle down a bit works well" had no sway bar on it when i got it may look at replaceing it
Smiley ·
It looks fantastic!
Really good height man.
How much clearance do you have under the front now?
And how much droop do you have left?
Smiley 😎
handycam ·
about 14inchs at beam
Mike ·
That looks awesome. The proportions of it are heaps better now than when you first got it. I think i want a baja now 🤪
handycam ·
thanks mate im happy how its comeing together want to get it all done by xmas and mayb take for a holiday up to qld
Barnabie ·
Car is really taking shape now huh? Bet you're happy with it, its starting to like a pretty capable bit of gear. Nicely done mate 😁
AUSSIE_MICK ·
That is the first Baja that i actually like, looks great.
Rural Baja ·
Looking good Cam!
baghall ·
Hey cam it looks great withthe front lifted, but maybe a dumb question. Am going to raise my baja at front soon and was going to cut and twist beams but am curious as to what you mean by spindles. Can you get spindle to raise a car similar to spindles for lowering as I haven't seen anything like that?
matberry ·
baghall wrote:Hey cam it looks great withthe front lifted, but maybe a dumb question. Am going to raise my baja at front soon and was going to cut and twist beams but am curious as to what you mean by spindles. Can you get spindle to raise a car similar to spindles for lowering as I haven't seen anything like that?
Yep, there's lifted spindles available, just like lowered spindles but in the raised position. The VW Thing uses a similar system, but better, they have stronger trailing arms and the ball joints both face down so it's a stronger setup, like a balljoint kombi, and VW too, so 100% legal.
baghall ·
matberry wrote:Yep, there's lifted spindles available, just like lowered spindles but in the raised position. The VW Thing uses a similar system, but better, they have stronger trailing arms and the ball joints both face down so it's a stronger setup, like a balljoint kombi, and VW too, so 100% legal.
Sorry for the steal on the thread.
Matt where can I get a set of thing spindles and what would they set me back?
matberry ·
I recently paid US$300 + shipping for stubs, arms and camber adjusters. They come up on Shoptalk forum or Samba regularly.
Mr Bubble Head ·
Looking the goods Cam. What engine has it ?
😊
handycam ·
Mr Bubble Head wrote:Looking the goods Cam. What engine has it ?
😊
thanks nick yea its geting there hows oval going mate . um is just a mild little rebuilt 1600 goes well will build something els soon 4 it 🙂 but i got another bug yesterday from melbourne a little 1 owner from my family so got a few idears for that now to and have to still finish manx
chuttla ·
wow, what a difference just the set of rims make.
nice ride btw.
handycam ·
well the big girl is forsale" on ebay now i have to get back to finishing buggy im selling as a roller with stock wheels keeping new engine for manx il put some final pics of her up soon 🙂 its been fun but its buggy time again