BeerJ's BuzzBuggy Build-o-rama!

1tfrot · Jan 1, 2016

maybe I missed it, but what color is the chassis going to be? a darker color would look badass with the panels being a brushed aluminum look imo

keep up the good work :dblthumb:

Beerj · Jan 1, 2016

Right now I'm thinking black. The wheels and seats already have a black and silver going on so I though I might stick with that. It's kinda cliche but I've never had a buggy before so I'm gonna do whatever I think looks best.

1tfrot · Jan 1, 2016

Beerj said:
Right now I'm thinking black. The wheels and seats already have a black and silver going on so I though I might stick with that. It's kinda cliche but I've never had a buggy before so I'm gonna do whatever I think looks best.

agree 100%! this is my first buggy as well so we had several discussions on how I wanted certain things to look or turn out. also why I did the wrap. I can change it anytime I want

Beerj · Jan 1, 2016

Wraps crossed my mind as well. What's the going rate for a buggy wrap job these days?

1tfrot · Jan 1, 2016

fairly sure it was in the $600 range (both sides, designed and installed). had a local company do the design for me and then email it to another company who did the install since the buggy was built in NC @ M&M

now I can just go to the local company for any fixes (which I'll be fixing one soon)

Beerj · Jan 1, 2016

Nice! That's a lot better than I thought it would be.

Beerj · Jan 9, 2016

Well that was fun...

poolman · Jan 10, 2016

Looks great!! :dblthumb:

1tfrot · Jan 10, 2016

onepieceatatime · Jan 10, 2016

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Badass

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Beerj · Jan 10, 2016

Thanks guys. I'm definitely happy I went with steel. It was nice being able to tack stuff together. I'm also happy with the amount of room I was able to have. And everything can unbolt and come out. All of the screws thread into tabs and the bolts have nuts welded to the back of the sheet metal so I don't have to wiggle around trying to get a wrench on the backside.

nhl_bullitt · Jan 10, 2016

Looks great! I too have been tacking almost every nut on the build.

Beerj · Jan 10, 2016

Thanks. And yeah, it's just a little more work on the front end but having easily removable screws and bolts will make everything a lot more user friendly afterwards. Right now I'm trying to decide if I should mount the battery under the floor on the passenger side before I do the sheet metal. How do most people mount these kind of battery boxes? Just welding it to the chassis would be easy but keeping in the spirit of being able to service stuff easily I'm thinking some brackets and bolts would be better. Will it need support under it or can I just fasten through the sides?

5BrothersFabrication · Jan 10, 2016

I'd make a floor panel that is removable via Dzus fasteners, put it under the passenger's feet.

Beerj · Feb 6, 2016

Finally done with the interior panels. Also got the harness tabs in as well.

Passenger side floor

Birds eye view

Nice little cutouts to make climbing in possible.

T-case support

Hopefully this is the last of the sheet metal.

onepieceatatime · Feb 7, 2016

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You sure this is your first buggy build?

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lowbudgetjunk · Feb 7, 2016

I am nothing but impressed with this build. I wish I had fab skills instead of hack skills. It truly does make a difference. Keep up the good work and keep the pictures coming.

Beerj · Feb 7, 2016

onepieceatatime said:
You sure this is your first buggy build?

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Oh I'm sure!

lowbudgetjunk said:
I am nothing but impressed with this build. I wish I had fab skills instead of hack skills. It truly does make a difference. Keep up the good work and keep the pictures coming.

I really appreciate it man. I truly am just winging it and learning on the curve. If this turns out okay in the end it will be a testament to the awesome resource that hardline is. Soooo many great builds on here to draw inspiration from and keep me in check. The way I see it, if something I did looks fishy, it probably is and it has probably been done correctly before so if they can do it, why can't I?

As much as it kills me, progress might slow down even more as I really do need to focus on the suspension and that is shaping up to be one of the single most expensive aspects so far. Though the vendors on here are equally impressive so I hope they want to support me as much as I want to support them... plenty of room on the buggy for stickers, wink wink.

nhl_bullitt · Feb 7, 2016

Really nice work!

What did you decide to do with the battery?

Beerj · Feb 7, 2016

Thanks. There wasn't enough room to make it the least bit easy in the floor. Plan B was under the center console, above the rear output but it was equally tight there and would've taken the space reserved for cup holders, can't have that. If I can devise a decent access panel then it might go under the dash. Last resort will be between the engine and winch or behind one of the seats.