Baja Bug project progress

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  1. 5.0 Chero

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    Looks good!
    What kind of bending rig did you use?
     
  3. 5.0 Chero

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    $100 rack off off ebay
     
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    Gonna toss on a sleeping bag, some water and gas, and hit the 500 next month?
     
  5. Hillbilly

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    That looks pretty slick Carl. Bugs can be real fun if you don't get crazy on aftermarket stuff, good times on the sly if you know where to shop. An' I bet you got that figured out.
     
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    I had a light rack on the roof of my Baja that held four Hella's, plus two yellow lamps on the front bumper bar. When I turned them all on I lost 15-20 hp, which brought me down to about 15-20 hp.
     
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  7. Jimbob

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    Looks good Carl, was just wondering the other day, what had been happening with the Bug since you had gotten it....got a bit of a soft spot for Baja bugs and beach buggies.
     
  8. 5.0 Chero

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    Its been slow it was not what I thought it was when I bought it so I lost interest and steam but now I regained some interest in it need to finish up brakes and check clutch, swap in spare motor to see how it runs then it should be road worthy
     
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    That's nice. Bugs are hard to beat on the fun-o-meter.
     
  10. Jimbob

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    Cool stuff, keep us posted! ...will look forward to seeing more of it.
     
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    I used to drive on the iced over lakes in the winter. That was stupid fun, spinning, and spinning, not able to stop or steer. Also, I took it to Silver Lake State Park, on the dunes a few times. Mega awesome fun.
     
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    thinking about turning it around
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    mount the light here
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    Make it a little more aero looking?
     
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    Is that a gas cap on the side ? Tank in the back seat ? :eek:
     
  15. 5.0 Chero

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    YUP

    YES
     
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    Looks good either way, hard to decide which is better. You do good work, considering.
     
  17. 5.0 Chero

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    considering what?
     
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    Everything. You really do good work considering everything before you make something permanent. Like reversing the carrier.
     
  19. 5.0 Chero

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    well the more I look at it the more I like it this way. now i need to build the new light bar and High Lift mount
     
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    You should make me one for my Durango. But make sure it's disassembled so it can easily ship.
     

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