Follow me as I build a Berrien Sand Rail buggy!
Today, I spent a little more time sanding the Berrien sand rail chassis. I was also able to roll the frame onto it’s side. Then I sprayed some PB Blaster penetrating oil onto the nuts and bolts holding the diamond…
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Today, I looked through my garage and my other cars and was able to find some classic Volkswagen beetle parts that I can use on this build. Pedal assembly, EMPI throttle cable, accelerator kit, EMPI gas pedal (the roller wheel…
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I was able to get a jump on sanding the frame a bit today. Used my Dewalt disc sander with some 60 grit sheets of sandpaper. After I sanded a few areas, I came back and sprayed some black primer…
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Like I may have said before, the folks I bought the chassis from also had several other parts they threw in on the deal. Today, I’m just going to take a quick inventory of what I have. Here’s some pics….
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Today my goal was to get this sucker out of my trailer and onto some blocks. Now, I need to take a quick inventory of parts, and maybe do a little sanding to see how deep the rust goes. Share…
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I was able to pick up this 1962 rail buggy over the summer. I found it advertised on Craigslist.org. One day my brother and I drove to Nanjemoy, Maryland to check it out. It was back behind the house in…
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I’ve been looking for a 95″ Berrien Buggy for awhile now. New they are almost $1,200 and that’s just for the chassis. After searching Craigslist.org, I was only able to find completed buggies where the owners wanted several thousand dollars…
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