New Engine - Cape Town, South Africa

[HitmanV]

Hi All,

My welder is on its way, and im excited to get started building.

I found a motor supplier. Im looking for some advice.

http://www.ehd.co.za/productDetail/142/1118


i want to build something like the army dune buggy, but maybe a bit smaller. and without the 50cal.

 

[karte_m0lim]

but will keep 7.62 ?

 

[Miky]

Obviously

 

[kevbo22]

Without the 50 cal??

 

[OzFab]

The size & weight of the finished buggy will determine what size engine you need; exactly what do you need advice on?

 

[utahoutdoors]

Very cool.

 

[HitmanV]

Yay welder has arrived, now to make plans - sketchup !

 

[Zombient]

A buggy like that usually uses a Vw engine.

 

[Bwdeaton]

A buggy like that usually uses a Vw engine.

Yes, these big buggies are usually VW powered, which is a 4cyl 1600+cc engine. To do this kind of build you may find it easier to buy a sandrail/ rail buggy that needs restored and restore it with a military theme.

Otherwise, you could build something smaller using a large snowmobile engine or a sport bike motor 800cc and up. These machines are heavy, and need a lot of engine.

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Look into Sand rail building online. Being located in South Africa I think there is parts available for the old air cooled beetles. That is the type of engine that powers a buggy that size.

 

[landuse]

Yes, these big buggies are usually VW powered, which is a 4cyl 1600+cc engine. To do this kind of build you may find it easier to buy a sandrail/ rail buggy that needs restored and restore it with a military theme.

Otherwise, you could build something smaller using a large snowmobile engine or a sport bike motor 800cc and up. These machines are heavy, and need a lot of engine.

---------- Post added at 01:30 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:21 PM ----------

Look into Sand rail building online. Being located in South Africa I think there is parts available for the old air cooled beetles. That is the type of engine that powers a buggy that size.

Unfortunately, snowmobiles are EXTREMELY hard to find here in South Africa . There are a lot of the old beetle engines floating around, and they are not terribly expensive (not terribly cheap either).

I am not too sure about there by you guys in the US, but a lot of the beetle engines over here are used to make what we call "Beach Buggies". Here are a few pics

 

[HitmanV]

Those beach buggies look fun, ill do a search and see if i can find a capetown shop

 

[Bwdeaton]

Yes the beach buggies are fairly common around here. We also have "sand rails" and "woods buggies" that often use the same VW engine as the beach buggies. I know that they made beetles in Africa for a long time, so I would think that you could find parts. Yes I didn't really think about snowmobiles with the climate, but that makes sense.