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 matberry
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| posted on March 5th, 2011 at 04:48 PM |
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. Guessing this gonna be EJ25 powered by ya sig line !
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You'd be guessing right, Bugboymatt
Here's Phill actually doing something.....I had told him 'if he wanted that Subi thingy in the back he had to do it himself'
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| posted on March 6th, 2011 at 12:35 AM |
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this is a nice looking jigger...
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| posted on March 6th, 2011 at 09:21 AM |
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Cheers Moose, plenty more to do yet, but certainly taking shape. 
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| posted on March 7th, 2011 at 07:21 PM |
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matt, I got mad deja vu just looking at those photos.
If there was one mod I would really love to do it would be a vert top, heaps jealious 
Quit calling rust patina
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| posted on March 7th, 2011 at 07:39 PM |
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dyin to go for a test bash with ur rig should be fun nils
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| posted on March 8th, 2011 at 03:11 PM |
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phil - I just noticed you're on the sunny coast. Bad news is I'm now in wagga for a year and a bit.
After that williamtown (near stockton) and I too will be hitting the EJ25 bandwagon, Whats your expected rebuild time?
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| posted on March 8th, 2011 at 08:37 PM |
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hopin 4 may but we all like to dream lol
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| posted on March 8th, 2011 at 08:39 PM |
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now runnin 2 businesses so little tim e 4 me damn it
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| posted on March 18th, 2011 at 10:55 AM |
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Sweet work guys, is that Crazy Col I see in one of those pictures ?
I am a little confussed though .... correct me if I am wrong but you are worried about weight so you have taken the doors off and removed the windows,
removed the roof and then added more weight through barwork than you ever removed.
If you are after a VW with no roof or windows then wouldn't building a buggy have been a better option ?
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| posted on March 18th, 2011 at 12:49 PM |
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the centre of gravity would have moved down a bit 
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| posted on March 18th, 2011 at 04:05 PM |
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yeah if id wanted a buggy prob would have built 1 or finished my last but i prefer a baja and without all the barwork i could end up dead in an
accident horses for courses mate
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| posted on March 18th, 2011 at 04:50 PM |
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IMO even a buggy needs the barwork. Even in the 1950's the beetle pan's frame head was getting cracked and broken when used on 'normal' roads with
a stock car. Plus as Chris said, lower c of g and STRONG, and who cares what body is around it, it's a VW underneath and it'll go better than most
4wd's with a fun factor of around a million .
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| posted on March 24th, 2011 at 10:29 PM |
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A little progress at both ends of this baja
Finished front bumper sorry for the blurry pic
Began on rear cage and exhaust.
For the exhaust, we started with the Subi stubs, cut and shortened them, then with some pipe and an exhaust donut fabbed the pipes.
They say a good exhaust doesn't help a cracker on an EJ25, but we went with a nice flowing simple design that is light an has plenty of ground
clearance. The stock Subi sump has to go
 
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| posted on March 26th, 2011 at 05:24 AM |
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no rego?
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| posted on March 26th, 2011 at 08:30 AM |
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No, rego.
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| posted on March 26th, 2011 at 09:26 AM |
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what about a pic from the back ,whos that the fun police
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| posted on March 26th, 2011 at 01:11 PM |
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Rear bar in progress
Ended up with a nice departure angle, and don't tell Phill, but I think a VW powerplant will still fit
Cage attaches to rear trans mount. Tempory M18 bolts fitted atm.
The sump will definately be getting shortened. I thought the cast alloy one looked good, but it is only 50mm shorter and we need around 70mm minimum.
Also plan to relocate oil filter or just get Phill to do his own servicing as the cage will need to be removed to change the oil filter if we don't
relocate it. Actually.....I forgot, being a Subi engine, arn't they cheaper to replace than service.....might leave the filter where it is..
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| posted on March 26th, 2011 at 09:07 PM |
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can i come up early tomorrow
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| posted on March 26th, 2011 at 09:17 PM |
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Yeah man, your shout for breaky.
Hope you got those parts we ordered.
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| posted on March 31st, 2011 at 09:27 PM |
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Awesome looking machine Phil is it up and running yet?
The cage looks the business and I love the idea of the barwork under the body mounts
that was were I ran the stainless radiator tubing in the last one I built
With yours already being registered with so many mods do you get any curry from the law? particularly being on the coast
I have QT paperwork for mine and I was looking at doing the full front cut with one piece front end
Is your tank still up front
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| posted on April 1st, 2011 at 11:25 AM |
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Cool , I am also building a EJ25 baja nice to see your work.
here's my progress http://dunebuggyandbajaadventures.freeforums.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1725
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| posted on May 3rd, 2011 at 07:36 AM |
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gday mat did you make those gearbox mounts they look nice!
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| posted on May 3rd, 2011 at 07:43 PM |
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Hi Phil. What size, brand and type are those tyres on the front. They look exactly what I am after. Thanks
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| posted on May 6th, 2011 at 07:56 PM |
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Anymore photos of the progress?
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| posted on May 8th, 2011 at 06:05 PM |
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Soo with the front bar it looks like you might be planning on recovering some 4x4s with a winch.
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| posted on May 8th, 2011 at 06:27 PM |
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Not much progress for update pics lately.
The trans mount is a 10* kit from Parts Unlimited. I usually make my own, but with the dollar so good, the whole kit is great value and a nice
product.
The front tyres are only 14" but are a nice agressive tread. An x rally tyre so the tread is nice and agressive. They are 4 sale with the 5 spoke
wheels, PM Phillsmanx if your interested.
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| posted on May 9th, 2011 at 04:39 PM |
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Needs bigger tyres Matt!! But then again the suby prolly wouldn't have the grunt to push them like the Volksy would!!!
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| posted on May 10th, 2011 at 05:16 PM |
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Are the wheels stil for sale???
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| posted on May 10th, 2011 at 08:02 PM |
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Yep, the white spoke wide 5's are for sale. fronts are 14's , rears are 15's.
Can get details if your interested.
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| posted on May 10th, 2011 at 10:51 PM |
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Yeah thanks for that Matt,
I am selling a bit of gear of my own, so should have a bit of spare cash very shortly.
Are they a wheel tyre combo or just wheels?
Are they in good nik with no buckles or warping?
And of course The $$$ value
Also Matt, I've been told you might be the man to talk to about getting hold of
a one piece fibreglass front end for the new Baja project
let me know
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