EvilTwin

How about the sponge bob stunt kitehttp://www.flexifoil.co.uk/community/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gifhttp://www.flexifoil.co.uk/community/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gifhttp://www.flexifoil.co.uk/community/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif http://www.nicekite.com/15170.jpg

the staff in halfords, are like the staff in PCWorld.... trained chimps You cant expect some teen who dosen't even look old enough for a provisional licence to know anything about cars. All they know about is stereos and what Max Power mag tells them is a good one. If you want anything in halfords find it yourself.....

beware with locktite what strength you get.... you need low strength stuff. If you get it too strong, you'll not get your bolts out....EVERhttp://www.flexifoil.co.uk/community/forums/images/smilies/mad.gif

just about to buy the perfect thing.... its called a landroverhttp://www.flexifoil.co.uk/community/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gifhttp://www.flexifoil.co.uk/community/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gifhttp://www.flexifoil.co.uk/community/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

Ahh peedo pants.... The worst crime against taste, decency and fashion a man can makehttp://www.flexifoil.co.uk/community/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif

How about a set of hazard warning lights for when your buggy engine dies, and youre left strandedhttp://www.flexifoil.co.uk/community/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gifhttp://www.flexifoil.co.uk/community/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gifhttp://www.flexifoil.co.uk/community/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

some thing with wheels is a good start, http://www.flexifoil.co.uk/community/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gifhttp://www.flexifoil.co.uk/community/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif you thought about making one????

thanks guys, i'm in mid build, and cant decide if i should fit one or not already have a GPS for use in 'work'http://www.flexifoil.co.uk/community/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif but it seemes a lot of palava just to see how fast i'm going .....

Lets look @ the options: Ally: light, easy to work, crap under stress, not easy (or cheap) to weld. If you really must use ally, go for duralumin, its the same stuff they construct airframes and aircraft skins from. Its an ally alloy. the most important thing to consider is where you expext to use it...... If ever you intend to go anywhere the sea / beach, make sure its properly painted, or it will corrode away to nothing. salt water and ally dont mix well (that includes if you transport on a roofrack, salt from the roads in the winter will bugger it in no time.....) If you are still intent on using alluminium, you'll find it under something like 'non ferrous metal supplies' in your yellow pages. Stainless steel, dosen't rust right? yes and no, cheap stainless rusts, its just not as bad as mild steel. if you want true stainless, you need a good grade (think chemical industry grade). If you intend to drill it, make sure you got some drill bits capable of drilling stainless, or you'll burn them out in no time. Drilling needs to be slow, and use a lubricant to aid cutting (it helps keep the tip cool, 3in1 oil will do) If you intend to weld to the stainless, it will really need to be tig welded its all down to how many bucks you want to spend. If you have the cash, anything is possible, its just if you are working on ideas / prototypes, its gonna be expensive just to test an idea. There is a third option, its cheap, widely available, easy to machine, work or weld.... Mild steel. it'll do anything you want of it, if you find your idea needs modifying, then you can start again till you get it right. and dont worry abour rust, a good coat of paint or grease will mean you can buggy in the sea all day without any worries... think of it this way, if its good enought for a Vmax, is it good enough for your buggy???? hope this helps

your thoughts below.....

any one got any pics???

not another one dealing with square meter?????http://www.flexifoil.co.uk/community/forums/images/smilies/frown.gif

looks like a good idea, post some pics as you progress, so we can see how you get on.... i'm making a bug @ the mo, from a frame i got off ebay then saw the wheels on ebay as well which needed a bit of fettling to fit, but i'm rolling now.... some free seatbelt webbing from a mate who was scrapping a car wil make me a seat (subject to getting hold of a sewing machine) just got to sort out some foot pegs now and i'll have a bug to use.....

she rolls.... a bit of tinkering over the weekend, and this is how she is now.....

err, the machine does that for mehttp://www.flexifoil.co.uk/community/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

its seat belt webbing, its tougher than a kangaroos scrotum. i dont think i'd get pins to go through it....

thanks, i'll give it a go....

that would be the glue that will permamently attatch anything to skin would it???

err kinda needs to be flexible enough so when i sit on the seat, it isnt like sitting on a submariners bed sheets

anyone know of a glue that will glue seatbelt webbing???? that way i can make a seat, glue it, then take it away to be stitched....

err you got any pix close up of that??? (picture paints a thousand words and all that) err maybe have it sorted by middle wallop next year (or if i'm lucky, i'll get posted therehttp://www.flexifoil.co.uk/community/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)

thanks for the info. Picked up a set of wheels tonight for it tonight, collect the chassis on friday. its all slowly coming together.

I'm picking up a 'home brew special' bug chassis on friday, but there are no footpegs fitted as yet. on profesionally made bugs: do the foot pegs sit horizontal, or to they tilt up / back???? Its gonna be usefull to know, for when i get some welded on.

oh, while i'm thinking about it, on profesionally made bugs: do the foot pegs sit horizontal, or to they tilt up / back????

just curious, when people say try a pl comp seat, are you on about the comp ST or the comp XR???? PS if anyone has a spare PL seat they dont need, pm me