George's Cars » Beach Buggy http://www.gacurley.com/cars site to keep track of what george is doing with his cars at any particular point in time Sat, 02 Jul 2011 16:05:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 Quick Burn in the Buggy http://www.gacurley.com/cars/2010/03/05/quick-burn-in-the-buggy/ http://www.gacurley.com/cars/2010/03/05/quick-burn-in-the-buggy/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:55:39 +0000 george http://www.gacurley.com/cars/?p=1040 Well since the doka was going badly and the day was so nice I decided to put some miles on the buggy. It put a smile on my face for a little while.

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It was a great shakedown for the buggy, i got more miles up over the weekend than any other time in the buggy and it highlighted a few issues which will have to be sorted before the summer kicks in. Nothing major but I might drop the engine to sort out a few oil leaks that developed, mainly push rod tubes which where not done during the build.

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]]> http://www.gacurley.com/cars/2010/02/07/2010-galway-international-rally/feed/ 0 The buggy’s new look for the weekend http://www.gacurley.com/cars/2010/02/05/the-buggys-new-look-for-the-weekend/ http://www.gacurley.com/cars/2010/02/05/the-buggys-new-look-for-the-weekend/#comments Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:16:57 +0000 george http://www.gacurley.com/cars/?p=974 She is going to be one of the sponsors vehicles for the Galway International Rally. I’ll see if i can get her some TV time!!

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]]> http://www.gacurley.com/cars/2010/02/05/the-buggys-new-look-for-the-weekend/feed/ 0 A little update on the buggy http://www.gacurley.com/cars/2010/01/26/a-little-update-on-the-buggy/ http://www.gacurley.com/cars/2010/01/26/a-little-update-on-the-buggy/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:28:14 +0000 george http://www.gacurley.com/cars/?p=957 The buggy has been sitting in the garage for the last few months, there was a few problems with her, most of which now have been solved.

The first problem was the suspension, it was too low and the tyres where scrubbing on the wings, the dropped spindles where removed and replaced with the standard one. Now there is plenty of clearance but now there is another problem, the tyres on the front wheels look miserable, i have larger profile ones in the garage so when i’m getting the car tracked i’ll put the larger profile tyres back on.

Next problem was the carburettor, it wasn’t running right, it was fine when going flat out but she wouldn’t idle properly, i cleaned the carb and gave the idle jet a good cleaning, seems to be running fine now.

Last problem, which i haven’t fixed yet is the indicators, they are shorting out someplace and melting my flasher unit.I don’t know whats causing this but i’ll look into it. Can’t be anything major except a short someplace.

I brought her for a spin afterwards, not too far about a 20 mile run, man its cold driving a beach buggy in this weather!!!

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]]> http://www.gacurley.com/cars/2010/01/26/a-little-update-on-the-buggy/feed/ 0 It went limp…. http://www.gacurley.com/cars/2009/09/11/it-went-limp/ http://www.gacurley.com/cars/2009/09/11/it-went-limp/#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:05:17 +0000 george http://www.gacurley.com/cars/?p=865 No not me, the headlights on the buggy dipped on the way into Galway city today. Well the passenger side did. When I got her into the garage i found out the bold for the headlight broke. Yes thats right, it broke. It wasn’t over tightened but it only lasted about 100 miles on the buggy. Its an unusual bolt, it has a square head and is hollow on the inside for anyone who hasn’t seen one.

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Since there is no place around here to get a new one and the weather is too nice to leave the buggy sitting in the garage so I welded it. I actually think the bold shattered, when i went to line them up they wouldn’t, even the edges where not a match.

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I know its not 100% straight, but it will hold until i can get my hands on a new one. I want to drive the car tomorrow!!!!

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]]> http://www.gacurley.com/cars/2009/09/11/it-went-limp/feed/ 0 Typical Irish Weather!! http://www.gacurley.com/cars/2009/08/24/typical-irish-weather/ http://www.gacurley.com/cars/2009/08/24/typical-irish-weather/#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:34:24 +0000 george http://www.gacurley.com/cars/?p=842 After sitting around doing nothing most of the day yesterday in pissy rain, today I had to come back to work and the sun is out!!

I might get out for a spin after work.

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]]> http://www.gacurley.com/cars/2009/08/24/typical-irish-weather/feed/ 0 My first lession about buggy driving … http://www.gacurley.com/cars/2009/08/23/my-first-lession-about-buggy-driving/ http://www.gacurley.com/cars/2009/08/23/my-first-lession-about-buggy-driving/#comments Sun, 23 Aug 2009 17:58:54 +0000 george http://www.gacurley.com/cars/?p=839 It has been raining all day today, really heavy rain so driving the buggy wasn’t an option until about an hour ago. It stopped raining so i decided to try get a few miles in her.

Don’t drive through puddles in a buggy!! That woke me up thats so sure.

Oh well, i’ll have to wait until it dries out a bit. Still put a smile on my face though :lol: :lol:

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]]> http://www.gacurley.com/cars/2009/08/23/my-first-lession-about-buggy-driving/feed/ 0 She is finished… http://www.gacurley.com/cars/2009/08/22/she-is-finished/ http://www.gacurley.com/cars/2009/08/22/she-is-finished/#comments Sat, 22 Aug 2009 15:24:16 +0000 george http://www.gacurley.com/cars/?p=833 well as finished as these things ever are!! I’ll write a more detailed report tomorrow. I’m tired!!

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]]> http://www.gacurley.com/cars/2009/08/22/she-is-finished/feed/ 2 Its starting to look like…. http://www.gacurley.com/cars/2009/08/17/its-starting-to-look-like/ http://www.gacurley.com/cars/2009/08/17/its-starting-to-look-like/#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2009 21:21:20 +0000 george http://www.gacurley.com/cars/?p=801 A beach buggy. Another day working on the buggy. I really need to go back to work soon!!!

I think i’ll let the pictures do most of the talking here, I’m too tired for a long post.

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Now before someone comments, because i know someone will, yes the head lights aren’t straight, i’ll sort that out tomorrow.

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]]> http://www.gacurley.com/cars/2009/08/17/its-starting-to-look-like/feed/ 2 A bit of a bad weekend.. http://www.gacurley.com/cars/2009/08/16/a-bit-of-a-bad-weekend/ http://www.gacurley.com/cars/2009/08/16/a-bit-of-a-bad-weekend/#comments Sun, 16 Aug 2009 14:07:18 +0000 george http://www.gacurley.com/cars/?p=796 Well Friday morning I was thinking with a bit of luck i would be test driving the buggy on Saturday afternoon. By 6 o’clock on Friday I knew that was not going to happen.

The first big issue was the rear indicators, yes those arrows, they look savage but they are no where near bright enough, even at night time you would struggle to see them, so I had a few decisions to make. I could have put a second indicator under the body like a motorcycle indicator but i wouldn’t be happy with the look of it. I decided on the hard fix, surprise surprise. I started taking the old ones apart and a new plan was formed, i ordered 50 bright orange led’s and i’m going to rebuild the rear lights in their original casing. Its going to take a bit of work but at this stage i have put so much time into those rear light they might as well be the way I want them. Providing things so to plan with making my own rear indicators the only other problem will be getting the existing ones that are on the body out. They where put in with the intention that they where not coming out.

Saturday morning things went from bad to worse. I started building the dash. Speedo, dials, light switch, wiper motor, radio…Oops. The radio wouldn’t go in. When i positioned the radio in the dash i didn’t have the wiper motor in place. Being honest i forgot all about it until there was a problem. Plus the fuse board also collided with the wiper motor. So the only solution was to move the radio and move the fuse box. The fuse box wasn’t a issue but moving the radio would require repainting the dash. Not something i wanted to do. But in the end it was the only option. I have to cut out the only radio slot, repair it with fibreglass, cut out the new hole for the radio. Sand and repaint the bonnet.

Thats about there we stand at the moment. I’m taking a break today. I have been in the garage for 12 days straight and I’ve had enough for now. I’ll go back tomorrow after work. She will be ready for next saturday,

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