building a buggy

[flexmaxxie]

hi there people, i am interested in building a buggy as i want something to keepo me busy on those rainy days. so can anybody give me some help on materials and design ideas for a buggy and alos anywhere that i can get things like wheels.

thanks people

 

max

[kite geek]

Chocolate....

[DickDasterdly]

buggywielen.com for wheels , very good prices

[flexmaxxie]

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[flexmaxxie]

cheers

[Sand-Yeti]

hi there people, i am interested in building a buggy as i want something to keep me busy on those rainy days. so can anybody give me some help on materials and design ideas for a buggy and also anywhere that i can get things like wheels.

thanks people

 

max

Before you even think about designing a buggy, you need to ask yourself a few questions:

1) What kind of buggying do you want to do. e.g. freestyle, cruising, racing? This will help you figure out your overall dimensions, materials and material sizes.

 

2) What terrain will you use it on? grass, concrete, hard sand, soft sand, very flat or very bumpy terrain. This will help with things like axle length, C of G, type of wheels to be used.

 

3) Unusual requirements like should it be a two seater. Do you need a buggy bag. Should it have suspension plus any other accessories?

 

4) Will the buggy be just for you or someone else? The nice thing about home made buggies is that you can tailor it to meet your physical size. Production buggies typically have the side rails quite far apart to fit fat people.

 

5) How much do you want to spend on a buggy? You can build it fairly cheaply from mild steel or make a sophistiaced buggy from titanium & alu. aircraft alloys that might be prohibitive. Do you know that the buggies designed for an unsuccessful Antarctic crossing attempt cost £25,000.- ?

 

Only when you figure out what you really need, then is it time to start your design and don't forget to tailor it to meet your body dimensions.

 

I guarantee that with every new buggy you build, you will improve on the previous one to meet more & more your special needs.

 

Don't forget that besides wheels you will need to purchase a seat.

(Not seen a good home made seat yet)

[flexmaxxie]

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[Active-8]

just getting mine finished. all home made even the seat's. seat's because it took 3 differant seats before i got to this one.

 

i had to make my own as theres nothing on the market that is big enough. mine is a tad over 8foot long.

 

i spent months and months looking around at differant buggys and asking questions as to why bits are like they are and whats best thickness and such like.

 

what sort of buggy are you hoping to make.

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e282/activeviii/DSC00409.jpg

[TooHighGuy]

This is a good site for buggy info!!!

 

http://www.popeyethewelder.piczo.com/?cr=7&rfm=y

 

Nice!!

[popeyethewelder]

just getting mine finished. all home made even the seat's. seat's because it took 3 differant seats before i got to this one.

 

i had to make my own as theres nothing on the market that is big enough. mine is a tad over 8foot long.

 

i spent months and months looking around at differant buggys and asking questions as to why bits are like they are and whats best thickness and such like.

 

what sort of buggy are you hoping to make.

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e282/activeviii/DSC00409.jpg

Looks brilliant, and home made seat too, you certainly have taken your time and made a buggy to be proud of

 

Carl

[Ped]

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e282/activeviii/DSC00409.jpg

 

Looking good there mate - i was away to suggest that you put some axel extenders on it until i realised the wheel were actually BF lights and not midi's as i first thot - you've got a bit of optical illusion going on there in the pic:D It must be massive!!! Big time well done!!

 

How does she run?

 

Ped:D

[flexmaxxie]

cheers

[flexmaxxie]

i know this might sound wierd but my project set was to use some sort of combustion so im planning on putting a little 50cc engine to the buggy. this buggy wont necessaraly be use for kiting puproses its a projest to get me A levels

[flexmaxxie]

just getting mine finished. all home made even the seat's. seat's because it took 3 differant seats before i got to this one.

 

i had to make my own as theres nothing on the market that is big enough. mine is a tad over 8foot long.

 

i spent months and months looking around at differant buggys and asking questions as to why bits are like they are and whats best thickness and such like.

 

what sort of buggy are you hoping to make.

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e282/activeviii/DSC00409.jpg

 

 

well im hoping to make a freestyle buggy not realy for racing but i want thick wheels on it coz i think they look better lol

[Active-8]

barrows for freestyle as there's less traction so rotations are easier. but saying that on wet grass midi dont sink in to you have no traction and its easier. but in the main, for freestyle, its barrows all the way.

if your motorizing it then i properly put midis on it as there's a little more rubber on them.

good luck and get photos as you built so we can all see.

[Sand-Yeti]

just getting mine finished. all home made even the seat's. seat's because it took 3 differant seats before i got to this one.

 

i had to make my own as theres nothing on the market that is big enough. mine is a tad over 8foot long.

 

i spent months and months looking around at differant buggys and asking questions as to why bits are like they are and whats best thickness and such like.

 

what sort of buggy are you hoping to make.

 

By 8 foot long I presume overall length. What are you front to rear wheel centres? (I'm guessing about 1800 mm). What is your axle length?

 

I'm impressed that you made your own seat. Did you have access to an industrial sewing machine?

 

Looks like a nice job. What does it ride like?

[flexmaxxie]

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