Event Discussion Thread -- 2013 Sea to Sea Safari (C2C)

Oz-Towdster · Post by **Oz-Towdster** » Mon Jun 24, 2013 7:17 am

Hi all ,
As an active member of the Australian Manx Club and all round buggy and anything volkswagen nut , my wife and I are also keen to come over for this event and will probabley drag along a few other of our members and mates of Brads from here too .
As i'mm a Tow'dster owner here in Oz , i'll be looking to purchase another Tow'd or Tow'dster in LA or close by in the next couple of months to do the trip with so keep me posted on possible cars .

Roll on Oct and C2C

Andrew & Eileen

towd-dude · Post by **towd-dude** » Mon Jun 24, 2013 4:03 pm

Right on Scott, for a moment there I thought you were older than you really are.

Will the C2C site be up soon?

Bob

Scott-Drolet · Post by **Scott-Drolet** » Mon Jun 24, 2013 4:57 pm

Hi Bob, The sea-to-sea site should be up before this weekend.

Scott-Drolet · Post by **Scott-Drolet** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 2:51 am

Will do Andrew! We're looking forward to having you, Eileen, and your buds along.

Scott-Drolet · Post by **Scott-Drolet** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 4:49 am

Here's one a few miles from me . . and I know Jay. So, let me know if you're up for a project

http://dsb.yuku.com/topic/3270/VW-Meyers-Towd-Project-REDUCED-NEW-LOWER-Price-500

Oz-Towdster · Post by **Oz-Towdster** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 7:43 am

Hopefully going to buy this one , http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/cto/3805708305.html , and Brad is checking it out for me tomorrow and purchasing if all's good
Will obviosly give it the once over , once we get there change fluids etc , and grease bearings etc etc , as i hate being a burdon on anyones trip with a unmaintained car that could have had preventative maintanance before leaving on a big trip .
It will also be our first time in the US and for me the first time outside Australia , and we thank you for the welcome response already comming through Scott.
Scott i will also pm you my email address now so as you can forward any important info or such .

Andrew

Tom-Kathleen · Post by **Tom-Kathleen** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 6:03 pm

WOW! It is amazing how much "momentum" this event is gaining! It is like a dune buggy (Hot Rod) Power Tour. Tom

73SpeedBuggy · Post by **73SpeedBuggy** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 8:10 pm

Yeah, this is going to be something!

Scott-Drolet · Post by **Scott-Drolet** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 4:43 am

We're also getting attention form sponsors. The website banner listing the sponsors is the final piece Orange Digital is working on. The site is just a couple days away from launch. Once that's up, it'll be much easier to get sponsors signed up because they will instantly see how special this event is . . .

I'm keeping my fingers crossed Andrew . . Not a bad looking Tow'd at all!

Tom-Kathleen · Post by **Tom-Kathleen** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 7:28 pm

Well, I am sure a lot of other buggies besides Bruce's are getting "fixed up" for this event. I am going to drive a '62 Manx. After getting burned once on a cross country trip with the Manxter in 2007, I am going through the car and freshing up a lot of parts. 1st was new rims & tires to get rid of the Cragars , adaptors, tires hanging out of the fenders and 10 year old tires. I also tried out the Bikini top that came with the car. I think that will be enough cover for the sun and no rain that we are expecting. LOL
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Next was to fix the brakes. I bought a set of AC Industries Zero offset 4 wheel disks and a new disk/disk master cylinder.
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With those jobs done, I am starting on "more power". I am building a mild 2007cc engine to replace the 1600cc single port that is in the car now so the car will have enough power to handle the hills out west with no problem. It will be similar to the Bus engine build in Hot VW's last year.
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After that is done, I plan to rewire the car, adding a later VW steering colum and H4 headlights. I also think the swing axle transaxle should be changed out. It has popped out of 4th and reverse once already. Basically the whole car gets rebuilt to avoid any problems. If we have time, we may also get some blue metalflake and "62-67 Bug tailights on the back of the car to make it look more original. Tom

Scott-Drolet · Post by **Scott-Drolet** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 3:04 am

WOW! It looks like you're really leaving no bolt unturned. Beautiful job Tom!

Scott-Drolet · Post by **Scott-Drolet** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 3:06 am

Drum Roll Please . . . Introducing the Manx Club Sea-to-Sea Safari website!

This is a soft opening as everything works but the Forum, which will be sorted out tomorrow. Join the Twitter feed to get occasional updates now, but lots of updates live from the road in October. Also look for new products in the Store soon, and information on the raffle for Bruce's Meyers Manx Kickout SS buggy. The tickets will be available in September, with the buggy being raffled off at Big Bear in July of 2014. http://www.seatoseasafari.com/.

Please let me know if you find any problems, errors, or annoyances. Thanks!

Oz-Towdster · Post by **Oz-Towdster** » Sun Jul 07, 2013 1:00 am

Yay , looks like i have found a Tow'd for the trip , or more to the point re found the one i was looking at the other week and Brad is going to get it for me monday if it checks out ok .
Fair chance those of you going to Big Bear will see it next weekend,,,,,,,,,,,,,, mabey

73SpeedBuggy · Post by **73SpeedBuggy** » Wed Jul 17, 2013 5:39 pm

SO I was looking over the website today, specifically the 'expectations and guidelines' page and saw this:

? Your buggy needs to have a fuel range of at least 200 miles (more is better).

Is that not a problem for anyone else? I seem to only get about 7 usable gallons out of my tank and I get about 20mpg.

Tom-Kathleen · Post by **Tom-Kathleen** » Wed Jul 17, 2013 6:44 pm

I think reality is they will stop every 2 hours or so, which would be @ 140 - 150 miles. Otherwise, bring a gas can. Tom