Go kart? Pft check this out ;)

[papistinklburgr]

So guys as you know I was working on my murray's that i picked up and then I came across THIS beeeaaauuuutiful piece of joy!

 

[souperman000]

Did you get it? that thing is sweet!

 

[papistinklburgr]

Oooooooh yea haha got a VW 1600 bus engine n tranny, 4speed manual 4point harnesses, half complete switch box, need to get some BEEFY shocks, put in a full length floor and complete the engine which needs some major TLC and stick it on the tranny oh and its STREET LEGAL!!!! Have the title, head and tail lights along with blinkers... cant wait to get it up and running I will forsure be adding pics on here and keeping you guys up to date, Christmas break starts friday for TWO whole weeks!! Going to be alot of looooong nights in the garage!

 

[gvfc2]

i want it

 

[papistinklburgr]

Well if you wana ride it come on out to Ohio haha. Anyway, who knows ANYTHING about those VW engines? cuz I'm thinking I'm guna need alittle bit of help on this one! Have the one "complete" engine and then TONS of parts and spare heads too. The guy also threw in an old Starcraft boat and trailer along with the buggy, no title to those sadly soooo the boats guna be a FLOATING BAR in the lake

 

[Soapbox kid]

& I thought I found good deal nice buggy!!!

 

[falcon52]

That thing is badass man! I'm also in Ohio. I'm at Lima for college. Good luck on buggy!

 

[papistinklburgr]

Well it is missing some engine parts gotta find em lol not too pricey but eh. Lima's about an hour from me lol But yea all that stuff for $1000!!! Such a good deal considering the frame alone is $800 and the front end is $500 not to mention an engine and tranny D:for another $2k+

 

[soggycrashed]

If you bought that... I shall hate you for eternity! That's awesome! I wish I could make my frame look like that!

 

[papistinklburgr]

I did

 

[Doc Sprocket]

That is just too cool. Gonna move this to the "other" category, though.

I can't wait to see whatcha do with it!

 

[B.M.800]

Pft... oversize gokart. Nothing special.

Cool beans, thing looks pretty cool!

 

[soggycrashed]

Time to put it on the road! Do you know what engine that is?

Edit: Looks like a Vokeswagon 1400 or 1500. I have a 1600. Didn't recognize it for some reason.

Edit 2: Jeez, I cannot read for my life. 1600.

 

[FatCat]

Very cool! Me and my dad built a Berrien rail for me all through high school. I was a bonehead though and traded it off when it was 90% complete because I wanted something I could ride right then. You'll love that thing. Spend some bucks and you can really tweak those vw engines out. Wheelie machines! Dont get yourself in trouble with it. You should definately keep us updated.

Here's a link for parts

http://www.berrienbuggy.com/

And here's another forum loaded with vw info. Don't bail on us though.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/

 

[soggycrashed]

Very cool! Me and my dad built a Berrien rail for me all through high school. I was a bonehead though and traded it off when it was 90% complete because I wanted something I could ride right then. You'll love that thing. Spend some bucks and you can really tweak those vw engines out. Wheelie machines! Dont get yourself in trouble with it. You should definately keep us updated.

Here's a link for parts

http://www.berrienbuggy.com/

And here's another forum loaded with vw info. Don't bail on us though.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/

Wheelies? Darn, we haven't added any mods. I heard on Wheeler Dealers that you can double the HP with engine mods, but I still don't see how it could have a ton of power with the average acceleration of 10+ seconds.

 

[FatCat]

Average my butt! Stock yeah but you can make those things insane for a very reasonable price compared to anything else. You can double the horsepower and then some if youll spend the money. Super light to. Let's just say I've seen many of them I wouldn't even consider trying to race with my mustang GT. Seriously. We had a guy in my town when I was a kid that had one all built up. He'd stand that thing up at the stop lights through downtown. His name is VW Jerry. He restores Manx style buggy's, rails, trikes, things, and busses. Dude digs anything vw. His yard looks like the vw graveyard. Pretty sure he got busted on the stoplight wheelstands but that was what planted the want for one in my head. I thought that guy was the **** when I was a kid. If the oppurtunity ever pops up on a full bodied street legal one for a good price I'll buy it. Problem is Jerry buys about every old vw thats priced right around here. Everyone knows where to take them and he wants a million dollars for everything he owns. Next time I ride by his house I'll snap a pic. His yard is very impressive.

Also check out JC Whitney for engine parts. Place has really good prices on engine parts. Call them they'll send you the VW catalog. They have a distribution center and store about 20 minutes from me. This is where I bought all my engine parts.

Not much for videos on youboob. Here's one guy. He needs slightly smaller tires on the back but it'd do straight up hp wheelies. I see snow to. Warmer weather it'd hook up better.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHpfzsZurGQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player

 

[spyder1968]

last i knew jc whitney had TONS of vw engine parts for CHEAP ! may wanna have a look .

 

[FatCat]

last i knew jc whitney had TONS of vw engine parts for CHEAP ! may wanna have a look .

It's a cool store for lots of stuff. Prices are always nice. Definately worth checking out. I stop at the warehouse every friday after work. They have what's called "the lot sale". Anything that returned, has a damaged box, or ding and dent parts is sold there for crazy cheap. Can't tell you how many jeep tire and wheel combo's I've bought for half price. Gotta get there early. By Saturday afternoon all the good stuff is usually gone.