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AUSSIE MID ENGINED V6 BUGGY BUILD
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Redliner
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 10:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Tonight I cut the new stay between the front hoops, out of the larger steel required than what was in the frame I cannabalised. Then I started on the two bars that’ll go down from it’s ends to the front bullbar, resulting in a wedge shaped nose that I really like.


Test fitting revealed the Magna seat runners put the seat up a bit too high, so I’ve ditched having an adjustable seat and will weld in some 30mm angle that it can bolt straight onto. Playing around with the positioning of the gearstick it looks like I’ll have to relocate one of the small triangulation bars (tacked on either side of the steering wheel), to clear the gear knob. No worries. There’s enough re-enforcement there for a Dubai sky scraper!

This last pic shows how the front mount bar that runs under the engine will bolt up to the rear of the chassis, and probably where the gear shift cables will run.
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 10:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I had the rack & pinion temporarily screwed up high on a raised timber block, but when I started looking at cutting the cross bar to hold it I realised it needed to be almost on the bottom of the chassis, for two reasons. The steering arms on my RX7 series 7 front uprights are on the bottom of those hubs, plus the chassis bottom rail is rising at that point under the Rhino nose. So a bit of decent angle welded just above the skid plate should be all that’s needed to hold the steering gear in place. The positioning of the rack front to back was determined by putting it’s ends a distance equal to the length of the steering arms.



The two new short uprights I added into the side of the front framing are the vertical line at which the front of the top and bottom front inner wishbones will be mounted. Having an upright at that point adds strength exactly where it’s really needed, and gives me some flexibility if I need to mount either pivot point off the main top or bottom chassis rails. The diagonal going back down from the top of it completes the new front end tie in.

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PostPosted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 9:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Having the front frame tacked together has allowed me to start cutting the pieces that will hold the steering rack and column. Room had to be left around the rack ends to ensure the tie rods won’t hit the frame as the suspension rides up and down. Dave made a great suggestion from his speedway experience – put steel straps right around the rack body rather than just rely on the alloy brackets on it to hold it under the high stresses of racing. I intend heeding his advice. Meantime I screwed and taped the bars I cut in place.



When I tried the steering column that came with the rack I found it too long. I couldn’t shorten the rod between the rack and the column as this would have made the angles too sharp. Instead, I shortened the column itself, which came apart and lended itself to this reduction. I also had to cut off the factory mounting brackets for it and make new ones. Here’s all the pieces ready to go to my TIG welding son, but I might change the top of the shaft to a Honda one if Dave has a spare, as it is proving difficult to obtain a Boss steering wheel mounting kit for this Renault shaft.



This third pic shows how I’ve now mounted the seat without the Magna runners, and how I’ve been just able to squeeze in the factory gear changer with a bit of a nick & tuck.

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PostPosted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 7:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've made a start on the carbon fibre body work.... and I think this buggy is gonna look spectacular:

http://youtu.be/JMPkk6UHY-Y
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 10:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

In this next stage on my continuing offroad buggy build I make a custom bonnet from scratch out of carbon fibre, which could also be made out of fibreglass:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCPxwIL4MXA
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 12:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Part 1 of my V6 Mid engined buggy build - getting the donor car and making the chassis

http://youtu.be/jCzZmfM_aAQ
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 7:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for all the effort making/showing this Redliner,your enthusiasm is fantastic(sorry to hear your buddy's welder was stolen)
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 18, 2012 3:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 9:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Part 2 of my V6 Buggy build - making the Kevlar floor & the rear skid plate

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YakJmqz-gsM&feature=youtu.be
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 9:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Part 3 video of the build http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VI6UoqP6T1o&...&feature=plcp
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 16, 2012 9:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Part 4 video: Front suspension mounts and making a fibreglass fuel tank

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BR8WrcZSzX0&feature=youtu.be
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 10:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Part 5 video - Front suspension mounts & rear brakes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aH6EEjzmOYM
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 12:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Part 6 - Fabricating the Front Wishbones

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMu-606UUPU
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 8:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

are those hubs upside down?
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 9:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Remaking the front wishbones & how I mark round steel tube for fabrication notching - Part 7

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqqLhgVr070&...uIaIg&index=1
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 9:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

It's off the build table - rolling just in time for my house move Part 8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydE3nmVb93k
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 9:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

looks stunning....


what you needed was 30 slaves as well, the egyptions found that more effective..

what you should have said is "i have found that, with 30 slaves you can move anything"..


oh, and i would check the toe in angle at 9:15 Laughing Laughing Laughing

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 8:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've struck a fabrication issue I don't know how to solve, given there is so little scratch building here in Australia of genuine long travel buggy suspension. My problem is this: What do I use for the ball joints where the steering arms mount to the arms on the factory hub? When I mount factory steering ball joint ends on the arms they won't swivel enough to cover the angles the suspension travels through. I've tried Heim joints horizontally there, but they have the same problem... not enough movement. So can you experienced builders help me with pictures (worth ... y'know), and advice?

The other issue I've got is that the steering arms on the RX7 hubs I'm using are very low on the hub, so low that my rack arms wouldn't clear my chassis on full lock at full droop. So I want to instead mount the steering arms to the TOP side of the hub arms, rather than underneath them like Mazda does. With my hubs the right way up this means that the tie rod end hole taper is up the wrong way for a tie rod end to bolt in from the top. I presume this means I need to remove the taper by drilling out the hub arm holes and using just normal, straight bolts instead? Or is there a better way?

All advice would be appreciated. And pics.. PLEASE pics.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 12:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

what about something like rockwatt done on the end of the drag link of "zero"

http://forum.difflock.com/viewtopic.php?t=24270

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PostPosted: Fri Jun 06, 2014 1:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here's part 9 of the build: http://www.metalgeek.com/static/cope.pcgi

In part 10 I show how to convert fwd gear linkages for RWD builds: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnnLcP36ZGw
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 27, 2014 12:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Part 11 of the build:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEgDwI57Diw&feature=autoshare
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 06, 2014 10:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Part 12 video of the build: How to adapt a factory EFI wiring loom into a buggy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHs8Kn_zlbY&feature=youtu.be
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 16, 2014 10:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Part 13 of the build https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m95foil2upo&feature=youtu.be
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 08, 2014 9:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Part 14 of the build; Fibreglass Master Class - Making your own bodywork from scratch:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZgGpAQBssY&feature=youtu.be
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 11:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Part 15 of the build - will the rear bodywork shell come off the chassis?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmyEcn-WtwM&feature=youtu.be
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 26, 2015 9:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Part 16 video of the build: The rear bodywork die is finished & a fiberglass mold made of it - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7ICiRHsHSI
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 21, 2016 9:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Part 17 of the build: The rear body work that began as a piece of foam rubber gets made into the final fiberglass panel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mhmj4gwHJLo
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 22, 2016 2:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Can't wait to see this all together! Cool
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Redliner
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 23, 2016 9:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here's part 18 - a cardboard to carbon fiber double rear wing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmxMZmO8P-U
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 28, 2016 1:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Starting to trim & fit the rear bodywork, which is coming together nicely with an appearance rather like the friggin' Batmobile! Please remember these are just raw panels straight out of the molds that need finishing off, and are not bolted in place but just roughly positioned.







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