Windstruck
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"Off Season" Buggy Projects
With IBX 2022 now in the rear view mirror, I am sadly back in my buggy "off season" once again. It gets way too hot to buggy on the Ivanpah playa
during the summer so I'm out of commission for a while.
I've got a number of small DIY buggy projects going. I was having some spring-pin breakage in my foot pegs to the point where I was packing spares in
my kit. Inspired by some pictures I saw on a buggy back end I wanted to pin my foot pegs with removable wire pegs. I don't have a drill press and
the parts I needed to drill through were stainless steel so I went with some Cobalt drill bits and packed a lot of patience. This morning I finished
up the last two holes allowing for the pins to pass completely through and clip. Ta-da!
I know this is child's play for the actual machinists on PKF, but for me this was an accomplishment without specialized tools and I feel pretty good
about it in my own silly way. :frog:
I thought I'd start a thread here and see if others would also post about little projects they've got going, big or small! I started extra-small.
:karate:
Born-Kites:
RaceStar+ (3.0m, 5.0m, 7.0m, 9.0m)
NasaStar-5 (2.5m, 4.0m)
NasaStar-4 (2.5m)
NasaStar-3 (3.2m)
Ozone kites:
Access (6.0m)
Flysurfer Kites:
Peak-5 (2.5m)
Buggy:
Peter Lynn BigFoot+ nose & tail; midsection VTT rail & seat kit; home-brewed AQR
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kteguru
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Nice job I like the texture black finish too
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Windstruck
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Thanks! I had my entire buggy powder coated this (Raven Black) color.
Born-Kites:
RaceStar+ (3.0m, 5.0m, 7.0m, 9.0m)
NasaStar-5 (2.5m, 4.0m)
NasaStar-4 (2.5m)
NasaStar-3 (3.2m)
Ozone kites:
Access (6.0m)
Flysurfer Kites:
Peak-5 (2.5m)
Buggy:
Peter Lynn BigFoot+ nose & tail; midsection VTT rail & seat kit; home-brewed AQR
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bugymangp
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Not a buggy project but I got pretty good at making
RC land sailers as a winter project to date I made about 10 of them
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Randy
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Quote: Originally posted by bugymangp | Not a buggy project but I got pretty good at making
RC land sailers as a winter project to date I made about 10 of them |
Sounds fun! Post some pictures. I'd love to see them.
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bugymangp
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Rc land sailers
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bugymangp
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RC sailers
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bugymangp
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U2u me
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Windstruck
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It doesn't appear that your pictures are posting properly. bugymangp. Welcome to the joys of our little forum's tech. I see you have been a member
for nearly 20 years (wow!) so you've no doubt seen this for years. For what it's worth, I use Photobucket as a repository for pictures that I link
to. Yes, it costs a couple of bucks a year, but not too much. There are surely other ways to get around this.
Born-Kites:
RaceStar+ (3.0m, 5.0m, 7.0m, 9.0m)
NasaStar-5 (2.5m, 4.0m)
NasaStar-4 (2.5m)
NasaStar-3 (3.2m)
Ozone kites:
Access (6.0m)
Flysurfer Kites:
Peak-5 (2.5m)
Buggy:
Peter Lynn BigFoot+ nose & tail; midsection VTT rail & seat kit; home-brewed AQR
NAPKA Member US2815
SWATK Member UT0003
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BeamerBob
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I love the powder coating. I've toyed with doing my buggy but feel vulnerable to chips and the permanence of my color choice.
Coastal Wind Sports Team Rider
Landsegler Disc wheels
PTW Hero Buggy - XXtreme ApeXX Buggy US 88 - Libre Hardcore
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HQ Montana X 8m, Montana IX 12m, HQ Ignition LEI 5m,
PL Phantom 12m, 15m, Big Blu 24m+, Synergy 10m, Venom 10m, 13m , Phantom II 12m Vapors 3.8, 5.4, Crosskite Sonic 7m, PKD Combat 10.3m
Uturn Butane 2.5m PKD Buster 3m Genetrix Hydra 7m Ozone Yakuza GT 14m
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Windstruck
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Quote: Originally posted by BeamerBob | I love the powder coating. I've toyed with doing my buggy but feel vulnerable to chips and the permanence of my color choice. |
Thanks Bobby! I also had the chipping worries. After three IBX weeks it seems to be holding up remarkably well. I have some minute rub off at the tips
of my forks where I bolt across the front axle but otherwise everything looks great.
My buggy is a standard PL BigFoot+ front and back with their "wide" axle (PL parts are SS). The middle and seat are an aftermarket Van Nguyen VTT
special upgrade. He used mild steel square and round tube stock and powder coated them a textured Raven Black. So... I had a local shop match the
color and texture for the PL SS parts. Worked out well IMHO.
Born-Kites:
RaceStar+ (3.0m, 5.0m, 7.0m, 9.0m)
NasaStar-5 (2.5m, 4.0m)
NasaStar-4 (2.5m)
NasaStar-3 (3.2m)
Ozone kites:
Access (6.0m)
Flysurfer Kites:
Peak-5 (2.5m)
Buggy:
Peter Lynn BigFoot+ nose & tail; midsection VTT rail & seat kit; home-brewed AQR
NAPKA Member US2815
SWATK Member UT0003
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Windstruck
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Finished! (Right..... that makes as much sense as N+1....)
In all, I replaced the headset bearings, drilled and pinned the footpeg posts, added triglide slides on all webbing, added one more SS locking washer
next to the bolt head on the rear wheels, lengthened the seat tube (my knees were to bent; I know, TMI) and lastly, replaced my tires with some
beautiful golf cart tires (thanks John; Cerebite!).
Born-Kites:
RaceStar+ (3.0m, 5.0m, 7.0m, 9.0m)
NasaStar-5 (2.5m, 4.0m)
NasaStar-4 (2.5m)
NasaStar-3 (3.2m)
Ozone kites:
Access (6.0m)
Flysurfer Kites:
Peak-5 (2.5m)
Buggy:
Peter Lynn BigFoot+ nose & tail; midsection VTT rail & seat kit; home-brewed AQR
NAPKA Member US2815
SWATK Member UT0003
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Jack.Oh
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Nice looking bug. You did say you wanted to go with the pins on the foot pegs. Looks like it worked out well. Good Job.
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Custom buggy "Zephyr II"
Pansh A15 9m, 12m, 15m
Pansh Genesis 4m, 6m
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