Follow me as I build a Berrien Sand Rail buggy!
Well, no better way to learn how to weld, then to just jump in and try to do it. I’ve watched several youtube videos on MIG welding, so that classifies me as a ‘advanced welding expert’. God help me! hehe…
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Installed the oil cover, gasket, and magnetic bolt. Would have been nice if I would have remembered to install the fricken filter! Yeah, I know…I forgot. Oh, well, that’s okay. I’m planning on installing a remote filter anyway, so I…
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Feeling motivated today so, hopefully I can get quite a bit accomplished. First thing I did was verify that my SCW batter holder fit my PC640 battery. Yep, all good there. Next, I had to figure out the best place…
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My mailman dropped off another package today. This time I received the battery holder and gas tank brackets I ordered off eBay. The SCW battery holder is for my PC640 dry cell battery. Hopefully, I can get these guys installed…
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I took these old exhaust pipes off my 1964 dune buggy. Wasn’t sure if they would fit but, thought I would give it a try. As luck to have it, they just barely cleared. Hallelujah! I am going to have…
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I ran over to visit my friend John who runs the Buggyman in Lorton, Virginia. Had to pick up a oil filter gasket, magnetic oil plug, a brake drum, and some wheel studs. Mounted my old 12v starter. Didn’t really…
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Alright, so today I grabbed an old single-port engine that I had, it came out of a 1962 VW bug. Today I figured I would go ahead and install it into the buggy frame. It’s important that I have some…
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The blunders continue! 🙂 Man, I can’t get a break! So, I forgot to grease up the torsion bars and bushings, instead I ran up to Home Depot and bought more hardware. Then I took that hardware and installed the…
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I readjusted the torsion bars yet again. Here you can see the swing plates positioned just above the bottom mounting hole. I screwed up again though…you see, I neglected to add a dab of grease on to each end of…
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My buddy Kevin came over today to give me a hand. We unbolted the Heim joints. I dug out my old torsion bars. He showed me how to install them into the torsion tube. I put on the spring plates…
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