I love the way you explained the bumb stear problem alot of gokart guys have and off road buggies , i never understood how people dont understand that your tie rod needs to be the same length as suspension arms and parallel as well , its just common sense . Nice buggy by the way you done a great job on it ...
I was just showing my son, Jordan, your dune buggy. He thinks it's really awesome that you built it all yourself. He did kind of grumble when you said that you let it sit for a couple years. The thought of such an awesome machine just sitting around when I sold his off road cart last fall. We got rid of his because it lacked suspension and it would beat you to death. Now he'll be on me about getting another. Saving this one to my favorites.
Very nice custom buggy, I am inspired to try to make my own some day. Thanks for the suspension advise it makes a lot of sense. Thanks for your buggy wisdom.
just watching your vids shows me what i want to be like when Im your age.... having fun. I'm 14 and have a yz 250 and just am inspired by what you do. Thanks
Nice Buggy you have there sir!! if you didn't tell us that you made it yourself I would have thought that it was made by a real buggy making company. I love watching your videos and you are very good at fabricating things and engineering stuff. Thanks for the video.
dude i wish i watched this video before i built my buggy... literally i just finished the front end for like the tenth time, hopefully i got it right this time. Great videos, keep them up
MAN YOU DO SOME AMAZING WORK,YOUR A GENUIS WITH THIS STUFF MAN,I COULD SEE THIS BUGGY WITH A 350 BANSHEE MOTOR MOUNTED UP THERE .THAT WOULD BE SICK,YOU HAVE A VERY NICE BUGGY......
hello dude just want to say i love your videos this one helped me out a hell of a lot with my buggy im building at the moment in trying to fined a nice cheap rack and pinon steering but here in tasmania thay cost a shit load lol so im trying to think of a way around this.any way love your videos :)
sir I enjoy all your videos, everything you shoot has so much helpful knowledge in them I do all my own work myself I feel very confident on my knowledge and I have to say iam very impressed with your skills and knowledge, thanks for all you teach us
@tripudos I spent hours and hours experimenting with the front end geometry to keep the wheels straight while the suspension goes through its 12 inch cycle, what you see here is the best combination that I found and the wheels remain almost in perfect position with rhe current setup
Hello groutaone a great job on that buggy and great explanation would you consider making a video about the main frame on that buggy ? Thanks and keep it up
@bushbasherSSS sure I will reply, yes the a arms insert into steel bushings, the kind that is sometimes used in heavy equip. And because the bushings are steel, I could weld mounts to them to bolt to the frame
@chikin1974 Hmm, never looked at it like that but it would make sense that the caster would cause the spindle where the wheel mounts to raise and lower slightly with turning
@damation911 No, that you can adjust by how long you make your tie rod arm on the spindle, the shorter you make the arm, the less you have to turn on the wheel
@svt4life you have a proper install on that right crank seal? I dont think its power valve, do you have another carb you can try from your other bike and have a look at the reeds while your in there
Watching the part on the a-arms, when you designed it to be perfectly parallel, you don't get camber gains when the suspension is compressed, such as during body roll. My question is, is this negligible on a buggy or go kart, or is this something that is noticeable? The engineering is much more difficult to design short long arm suspension, so I almost want to scrap the idea. Can you offer any insight, please? It could be that the balloon ATV tires you used allow sidewall riding, but I am planning to use golf-cart tires. Please could you advise if you have the time? Thanks!
I'm planning to build one of these in the next couple of years. I have a relatively low time KZ650 engine that I think might be enough to move it down the trail okay.
@Peterrides Too fast over a double and no time to slow for a steep berm in the corner, was in third so I hit the gas as I hit the berm and went as high as I went far, but still ended up in a giant endo over some trees, that was 2 1/2 years ago and I'am still recovering from my crash
Agreed, its a poor KPI, It was real easy to drive though, stayed straight and I do remember at least once had the wheel spin out of my hands, my new setup has this factored in
@FFJournal its just a cheap bender, Ive seen them other guys have them so they are not hard to find. you have to pump it by hand and the tube I picked up at a nearby welding shop.
Hey there groutaone, I have to say amazing buggy i love it. I actually just bought a small go kart and its lifted. the problem is that the steering needs major work. there is just a bunch of medal welded together, its like someone winged it in the steering. Well im just wondering if you have an idea that could help me out? what did you use in your buggy? were could i possibly get something like that? thank you very much and grate job on your buggy!
Awesome! Now you built it, but was it built from or based off a kit or all custom-designed and one-off manufactured by you? It really has me impressed, the visual quality of everything isn't typical of a homebuild. Far out!
Nice, I had the same rc car, and I run the same steering rack in my homebuilt buggy. Interesting that you've made upper & lower a-arm the same length. Usually top arms are shorter. In a buggy like this though, it doesn't really matter.
hey man i love your videos and you seem really cool, i just need to know a few things if you could tell me, im only 16 and i plan on goin to like wyotech college or some mechanic school and im taking welding next year and i want to know if thats a good school, and where did you get all your knolledge from? i have a buggy in missouri that i want to rebuild its bigger than this and i have no clue where to learn the trade of what you can do.
Groutaone.... after reading through some comments and seeing your video about how to make the steering sharper that helps me a lot with my build. I would like to know if you know of a recommended rear end that can handle 80 miles an hour down the highway. no my buggy is not going to go that fast but maybe 75 as I am going to use a 700cc inline 4 motorcycle engine. mine is going to be completely street legal and with the fuel efficiency of the motorcycle engine I will also have to 8 gallon gas tanks so I'm looking at about 400 miles for 16 gallons(
looks nice but there is more about the steering systeem then making sure the run even wit the control arms, if i'm right the arm where te tierod attaches should come together with the arm from the other side right in the center of the rear axle, atleast that what i learned about it
@number1XR650Rfan Glad to hear your going to get some education, I learn mostly by doing so I pick stuff up as life moves along, it helps to be interested in these kinds of things
Ok just curious but how do you get all the money to afford all this stuff? You have a dune buggy, cr 500, drag car, etc. I'm 15 years old and i have a ttr 125 (not the greatest bike but gets the job done) and I want to be able to have the money to afford things like this in the future.
So I want to know this. Are you saying that if you turn the steering wheel left. the spindle snout rises. Its around 7:25 into the video. If the car is sitting still and you turn left the a-arms rise when the car turns left . That would make the spindle sweep up and down depending on your turning.
@joecool248 If I would sell it then there would be lots of sad people who wont see me do the giant Fox shocks upgrade that I have planned lol, seriously though its not for sale at this time.
