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Title: Mini Buggy
Post by: 96Kicker on August 18, 2010, 08:51:32 PM

Any info on this little buggy?-Tires size/frame mods etc? Looks like a good father /son project for me to tackle this winter on my 4 door.

Title: Re: Mini Buggy
Post by: mrfuelish on August 19, 2010, 11:14:16 AM

Where did you find the picture? looks simple and low buck,bet it works great though.

Title: Re: Mini Buggy
Post by: 96Kicker on August 19, 2010, 03:51:29 PM

I found it in the 2007 zukfari archives. Maybe some one will chime in that was there that year. I think as long as your drive train is tough enough you can build a simple little buggy on 33"s that has a low center of gravity.

Title: Re: Mini Buggy
Post by: BnjmnAlan on August 29, 2010, 08:35:46 AM

That looks like a stock samurai with the body removed and a roll cage in place.
Seems like if you make it that light weight a stock drivetrain would be plenty strong enough especially with stock horsepower and moderate size wheels (31"-33").

Title: Re: Mini Buggy
Post by: locjaw on August 30, 2010, 12:52:42 PM

Quote from: BnjmnAlan on August 29, 2010, 08:35:46 AM

That looks like a stock samurai with the body removed and a roll cage in place.
Seems like if you make it that light weight a stock drivetrain would be plenty strong enough especially with stock horsepower and moderate size wheels (31"-33").

it cant be a stock samauri, the frame is cut off right behind the rear wheels, a samauri would have spring mounts back there. im gonna say it's a sidekick with the body removed.

Title: Re: Mini Buggy
Post by: heiney.5 on August 30, 2010, 01:38:30 PM

I know I saw that buggy b4....I dont know anything about it but I have it saved with pics of the "Orange rig."

I found it here, in the archive, under Zukfari 2008. Took me a while to remember where I found it....

http://zukiworld.com/month_040108/feature_moab-easter-jeep-safari-zukfari-2008.htm (http://zukiworld.com/month_040108/feature_moab-easter-jeep-safari-zukfari-2008.htm)


(http://zukiworld.com/month_040108/images/moab-finalcut-2008/Moab%202008%20301.jpg)


Right click view image for the option to zoom-in more.....Its definitely a chopped up side kick. Looks like they left the floor pans and some interior then tubed the rest. Would be a nice budget buggy.

Title: Re: Mini Buggy
Post by: ebewley on August 31, 2010, 08:51:12 AM

That's a chopped Sidekick that a local guy from Moab built with his kid who is driving it in those pictures. His name is John and he was doing a guided Unimog tour as a business in Moab last time I knew... Not sure if he's still there or not.

-Eric

Title: Re: Mini Buggy
Post by: pjok on September 12, 2010, 11:29:02 AM

I want one! Anybody want to loan me a tubing bender?