Manx Club

I had a great time. The cruise was really nice, loved the back roads around the Carlisle area, and it was fun to drive the Race Buggy on the cruise with Stephanie. Food, well, what can I say, I enjoyed it too and found a few long lost pounds that were thought to be gone forever. And then to see the ...

Will be nice to meet you Saturday.

David and I are driving our buggies up early Friday morning with Jeffery and Brian following in a pickup. Should be a good time, and yes, I too have been watching the weather and so far looks decent.

We just had a GREAT week at Moab with other buggy folks. Here's a video of a trail that we took while traveling through Arches National Park. The wife is just OK at taking videos, but we sure had a BLAST. It's amazing what these things can do... https://youtu.be/PDxRUY7snzY Sounds like a good time!...

Other than a Dog Butt ugly finish, it looks to fit perfect. And looks to have plenty of clearance for the suspension. Looking forward to seeing what the final capacity comes up to being. On the FL trip, some will be coasting, some will be drafting, some will turn the engine off and roll. You will be...

I had an extra Calendar, so I took it to my work. No one is usually there but me, but lets me keep track of what day it is for my paperwork. This week I has a crew there helping me perform some sampling. They really enjoyed the Clalendar and spent time each day re-looking at it. It reminded me just ...

Thank you for the kind words guys.

I am going to hit the hood hard tomorrow and see if I can get it knocked out.

So, first thing to do, take it apart and see what we have to work with. Made a big list of new parts needed, and made the run to Keith's Auto Parts in Clendenin WV to get them. Keith's Auto Parts is a all VW parts house run by Vic and Kelly, Keith's Son and Daughter-in-law. 4110 Also installed the M...

Rick bought a really nice original Gel Coat Emerald Green Manx from Marc F in Buffalo a couple years back. Marc sold this one to help him get the El Tejon Dealer Manx. A close local friend of his, Tom, connected Rick to me. A few years ago, I sold Tom one of the Buggies I built and Rick called me to...

I was very disappointed with how the paint turned out. I sanded it, buffed and polished it, and it was not as a wished. So, back to scratch. I sanded it yet again with 400 grit and short another 6 coats on the body. Let cure. Then started with 1000 grit sandpaper and wet sanded the body. Then 1500 g...

While the chassis was apart, Roy asked for some Chain hook points for use when flat towing with a tow bar. I started with 1/2" round solid bar. Welded the end to a scrap piece of roll cage tubing. Mounted it in a vice, heated the round stock red hot and wrapped it around the tubing in a spiral....

A few additions were added to the chassis to make it nicer, seal up, and be stronger with that big engine in the rear. 4046 4048 4047 4049 4050 4051 Then the chassis is stripped of all parts, put on the "poor man's rotisserie" so that final underneath welding can be performed. 4058 Once al...

Right before painting, I did finish up a few small items. One is with a 3 inch body lift, the steering column stays in the same place as the body goes up. So, instead of the column that goes through a hole in the dash, it can now be in a "U" shaped cut out, stay in place while the dash/hoo...

Shamed by a girl. :roll: So, the topic at hand is sand. Sand, sand, sand, sand. Not the OBX Beach sand either, but the kind that gives one the warm, knowing you did something nice, hot feeling warmth you get in your wrists, elbows, and shoulders. Good old block sanding. Now that the body work is kno...

Fabulous!

Now lets see some sand pictures, Tanya Driving pictures, mud pictures. Action and Drama!

Me too. I am planning a full week, but it is three days out and three back, so more like 3 days there for me.