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).
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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..
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Havent done anything to the sump......... yet
Am making my own shortened sump soon, along with a supercharger for the Subaru