Just hosting photos for a member of brick-yard. This van is for sale if anyone is interested.
George’s Cars
site to keep track of what george is doing with his cars at any particular point in time
I haven’t posted in a while, I lost my internet connection for a while so I didn’t have access to the site, also I haven’t been doing much work on my cars lately. I have slowly been building the parts required to build Evins mini manx. For those who don’t know this is a miniture version of my own beach buggy. Its very close in style but not perfect. Its also red but not 100% match either but I don’t think i’ll go down the route of spraying it, its close enough for a childs toy. I’m sure it will end up with scratches and will probably be resprayed down the road anyways!!
As reminder this is now my buggy looks.
This is Evins body.
And this is the donor vehicle!!
The original plan was to use a kids mini quad for the engine and suspension parts but the more I look at it the more I want to use all lawn mower parts. When I aquired the current lawn mower I didn’t want the engine so the engine on the one I have is not worth repairing. So i’m looking for a ride on lawn mower engine if anyone out there has such a thing!!
There is no real deadline on this project but it would be nice to have it ready for his 3rd birthday.
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.
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.
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!!!!
Its been a bit quite around here lately. I finished the buggy, mostly, there are a few jobs to be done but I have had to prioritise my family again for a little while. In the next few weeks i’ll start getting back into the garage again.
The pictures of the blue beetle where for a fellow member of the Eircooled club who was interested in buying her but family circumstances wouldn’t allow it at the time. I’m half thinking of doing her up over the winter but ssssh, don’t tell the wife, if Alma hears I’m thinking about starting something else I’ll be divorced. As you can see it needs a heater channel on one side and generally just a good clean up and tidyup. Its a good car and goes great.
I have got approve from the boss to do one project over the winter, I’m hopefully going to start Evin’s mini -manx, basically just like my beach buggy only 1/10 the size!! It will even be powered by a aircooled motor but he is only getting a 50cc one!! It will be another year or so before he will be able to enjoy it fully but I want to have it done for next years shows so we will have a little and large!! I’m having a little trouble getting my hands on the mini-manx body but hopefully I’ll be able to get one before I’m in the UK next month.
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.
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 
well as finished as these things ever are!! I’ll write a more detailed report tomorrow. I’m tired!!
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.
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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