guru Officially Full-On Dubber
236 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·
DUDE!!! You work faster than I can read!🤪
The Iguana Build - Subaru H6 and 6 Speed Buggy Build
Flintstones Custom Title Time!
1,077 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
I must say that I luv your TIG trolley👍
And the buggy build is looking great also😉
Cheers
D
And the buggy build is looking great also😉
Cheers
D
Brad Wolfsburg Elder
3,764 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
I guess that is a good thing as I want to drive faster than you run ....guru wrote:DUDE!!! You work faster than I can read!🤪
Brad Wolfsburg Elder
3,764 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Cheers sadly it isn't finished yet either... one day soon I hope to sheet it and add the draws etc and then paint it .Flintstones wrote:I must say that I luv your TIG trolley👍
Brad Wolfsburg Elder
3,764 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Well after recovering from the shock of giving up my dream to run PDM's I got back to work.
As I am too povo to have a set of slip rollers and to lazy to drive to Custom Vee Dub and use theirs I had to use the pan brake to bend up the tunnel cover plates. These are made from 3mm mild steel and are part of my re-enforcing plan to make up for the loss of strength from removing the rear torsion bars.
So I folder one up in 10mm increments and drilled an access hole which will get a cover later.
I then got distracted by some buggy owner in a bobcat digging out for my shed extension .... cool ... thanks Mick.
So once the excitement of a Bobcat had was over I got back into putting on my front hubs only to find they didn't fit my wheels as they had a 5/8" stud and not a 12mm like I needed. So I ended up driving into Custom Vee Dub anyway to use their Press to get the studs out and get some bolts in until I could get some 12mm studs made to suit.
Once all this was over I fitted the wheels and checked my turning circle with shocks out on full compression.
Ok so once that was done I got distracted again talking to a mate of mine who is also putting a Subaru Gearbox in his Beetle. Ended up pulling his box down a little and showing him what was needed. Was good to catch up so didn't mind losing some time.
BUT the show must go on and the engine was on the build schedule to be out TODAY .. so..
As I am too povo to have a set of slip rollers and to lazy to drive to Custom Vee Dub and use theirs I had to use the pan brake to bend up the tunnel cover plates. These are made from 3mm mild steel and are part of my re-enforcing plan to make up for the loss of strength from removing the rear torsion bars.
So I folder one up in 10mm increments and drilled an access hole which will get a cover later.
I then got distracted by some buggy owner in a bobcat digging out for my shed extension .... cool ... thanks Mick.
So once the excitement of a Bobcat had was over I got back into putting on my front hubs only to find they didn't fit my wheels as they had a 5/8" stud and not a 12mm like I needed. So I ended up driving into Custom Vee Dub anyway to use their Press to get the studs out and get some bolts in until I could get some 12mm studs made to suit.
Once all this was over I fitted the wheels and checked my turning circle with shocks out on full compression.
Ok so once that was done I got distracted again talking to a mate of mine who is also putting a Subaru Gearbox in his Beetle. Ended up pulling his box down a little and showing him what was needed. Was good to catch up so didn't mind losing some time.
BUT the show must go on and the engine was on the build schedule to be out TODAY .. so..
Brad Wolfsburg Elder
3,764 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Well what a day ...... I didn't get much time on the buggy as I had to make some spider webs to keep the ducks out of the pond.
Anyway I rushed out to the shed early as I was very keen to get the engine and gearbox into the Buggy so I could take some measurements and see where it would all sit in real life.
In my setup it will all work well. BUT ... if you had a VW gearbox then it would be too low. As the H6 doesn't have a normal removable sump you would end up with around 100mm under your pan which is to much.
In my setup but moving the box around, cutting some fibreglass and modifying some mounts I ended up with 40mm under the sump from the bottom of the rear forks. Not perfect but doable.
My wiring schematics for the H6 arrived as well so I started looking through them and the good news was that they match the loom in the car I have
Anyway I rushed out to the shed early as I was very keen to get the engine and gearbox into the Buggy so I could take some measurements and see where it would all sit in real life.
In my setup it will all work well. BUT ... if you had a VW gearbox then it would be too low. As the H6 doesn't have a normal removable sump you would end up with around 100mm under your pan which is to much.
In my setup but moving the box around, cutting some fibreglass and modifying some mounts I ended up with 40mm under the sump from the bottom of the rear forks. Not perfect but doable.
My wiring schematics for the H6 arrived as well so I started looking through them and the good news was that they match the loom in the car I have
Brad Wolfsburg Elder
3,764 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Oh I did get one other thing done, I picked up one of these ....
trickysimon 100km/h is only 9 seconds away
1,473 posts · joined Dec 2007 ·
What is "one of these"?🤪
Looking good so far 👍
Looking good so far 👍
Brad Wolfsburg Elder
3,764 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Not 100% sure yet but the guy I got it off said it was a real bargain 🤓trickysimon wrote:What is "one of these"?🤪
Looking good so far 👍
Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion
8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 ·
MX5....or S2000 ??
Sides Veteran Volks Folk
2,220 posts · joined May 2007 ·
I'm with you Craig on S2000... mainly cos of the headlight mounting area...
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ttriebler Officially Full-On Dubber
321 posts · joined Jan 2008 ·
Plenty of room in there for an intercooler and hairdryer Brad
Reversed gears for Subaru transmissions.
Fit a Subaru 5 speed to your rear engined car
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Fit a Subaru 5 speed to your rear engined car
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Brad Wolfsburg Elder
3,764 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
It is an NB MX5, well it was before I got it now it is on the way to the pool room.
Todd, lets see if your R&P holds the stock H6 before we go planning upgrades...😂
Todd, lets see if your R&P holds the stock H6 before we go planning upgrades...😂
Brad Wolfsburg Elder
3,764 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Well the headlight surround has left the shed, it was in the way and I wanted to sweep ..Sides wrote:I'm with you Craig on S2000... mainly cos of the headlight mounting area...
Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion
8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 ·
It will look a lot better with the MX5 windscreen 👍.
Brad Wolfsburg Elder
3,764 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
It would but how much effort would it take to get an MX5 windscreen onto a Beach buggy ? There are not even close to the right width.🙅Craig Torrens wrote:It will look a lot better with the MX5 windscreen 👍.
guru Officially Full-On Dubber
236 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·
Hahahaaa......😂Brad wrote:It would but how much effort would it take to get an MX5 windscreen onto a Beach buggy ? There are not even close to the right width.🙅Craig Torrens wrote:It will look a lot better with the MX5 windscreen 👍.
bajachris88 The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 6
6,661 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·
hmmm... looks like a good engine cradle to support that H6 :P
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69' baja: kombi box, thing spindles, irs, disc front, type 3 rear drums, 2 inch lift kit, 31x10 rears. 👍
New engine in process: 94mm p&bs, 74mm C/w chomol Crank, 35.5x39 SP heads, turbo. Wierd combo, hopeful torque monsta!
Sides Veteran Volks Folk
2,220 posts · joined May 2007 ·
OK, me confused... if you're not using the windscreen out of it, what's it for ??? Didn't appear to be a dash in the cut, and I thought you'd settled on the outback dash anyways....Brad wrote:It would but how much effort would it take to get an MX5 windscreen onto a Beach buggy ? There are not even close to the right width.🙅Craig Torrens wrote:It will look a lot better with the MX5 windscreen 👍.
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'70 Hillclimb Bug 'Jezebel' w/- Haltech EFI - http://bit.ly/VwTNtQ
'60 KG Coupe - resto kinda started
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Dyno4 Learner Dubber
2 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·
Brad .... you are MAD !!!
Brad Wolfsburg Elder
3,764 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
All information has been suspended pending enough Manx Club members getting of their butts and posting on the manx club forum.Sides wrote:OK, me confused... if you're not using the windscreen out of it, what's it for ??? Didn't appear to be a dash in the cut, and I thought you'd settled on the outback dash anyways....
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http://www.manxclub.org/index.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=10185#10185
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Updates are worth the wait and, Dave .. all will become very clean soon enough 🤪
Lets just say I am itchy from a heap of update dust ...
anyway back to the shed .... Oops I mean Office
matberry Moderator Go hard or go home
8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 ·
Clear as mud, I reckon😉
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MickH Hairy Gutted Sloth
3,389 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·
Perhaps they just don't care...🤓Brad wrote:All information has been suspended pending enough Manx Club members getting of their butts and posting on the manx club forum.Sides wrote:OK, me confused... if you're not using the windscreen out of it, what's it for ??? Didn't appear to be a dash in the cut, and I thought you'd settled on the outback dash anyways....
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http://www.manxclub.org/index.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=10185#10185
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OZ Towdster Keen to finish some projects
1,921 posts · joined Dec 2003 ·
I'dd be guessing Brad is using the firewall of the MX5 as plug for the new firewall of the Iguana so as to make the a/c fit easier and not encroach on passengers foot room
Don't let body work get in the way of real suspension travel
Brad Wolfsburg Elder
3,764 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
You may well be correct, I guess time will tell.MickH wrote:Perhaps they just don't care...🤓
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guru Officially Full-On Dubber
236 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·
Time will tell???
Who can keep up?
There must be a 'mini-me' doing a second shift in the shed.🤪
Who can keep up?
There must be a 'mini-me' doing a second shift in the shed.🤪
Brad Wolfsburg Elder
3,764 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Well for anyone who does the build it back up and going over on the Manx Club Forum. MX5 front clip is on etc .MickH wrote:Perhaps they just don't care...🤓
http://www.manxclub.org/index.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=18