I am waiting to here from Passat on this one.
Tell you what though, that's a decent price!...One thing is undisputed, the guy in that ad has superb taste in front wheel design
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| Author: | tommil77 [ Mon Feb 03, 2014 2:41 am ] |
| Post subject: | Water cooled with stock auto trans |
What do you guys think about the running gear in this buggy? It looks to me as if he has put a chevy v6 and automatic trans as a unit into the back of this buggy. My question is what would be the max travel on a setup similar to this? The passenger side cv axle looks short. Sure would be nice to drop in a WC motor and auto trans as a unit. Maybe it could be offset to make the axles more equal. Opinions?? http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1589501 |
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| Author: | UncleJerm76 [ Mon Feb 03, 2014 4:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Water cooled with stock auto trans |
I am waiting to here from Passat on this one. Tell you what though, that's a decent price!...One thing is undisputed, the guy in that ad has superb taste in front wheel design
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| Author: | 2800passat [ Mon Feb 03, 2014 6:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Water cooled with stock auto trans |
I absolutely love it. Great for the sand and street. But I could not find low gears enough for what we do, to go that route. And to center the motor, one vw trailing arm would hit the oil pan. And those 3 ball type cv's will only take ocasional bumps. They break real easy off road. So for travel, fit and low gears I had to weld the fwd diff and turn it longways with an additional diff in the rear. Without the rear diff the Passat has a 331:1 first and a 339:1 final drive and that may work in the sand or street but won't get it here. Has anyone considered a 1999-2004 Passat. It has the same trans setup as a Soob. Either, with 29" tractor V's would give the cliff climbers a run. |
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| Author: | outlaw [ Mon Feb 03, 2014 9:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Water cooled with stock auto trans |
Here is another buggy, with a fwd setup. Passat, what do you think of it? It looks like it even has a tilt steering shaft. http://eastky.craigslist.org/sno/4307298325.html |
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| Author: | 2800passat [ Mon Feb 03, 2014 10:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Water cooled with stock auto trans |
I think it has nearly no travel. Maybe 2" in either direction without breaking one of those 3 ball c/v's. Great for street and sand! Imagine taking your fwd car out to the woods. lol My 40" trailing arms sound real good now. 
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| Author: | tommil77 [ Wed Feb 05, 2014 12:39 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Water cooled with stock auto trans |
Anyone have a guesstimate as to the amount of wheel travel this setup has, or would be possible in a similar setup? Would it be possible to adapt 930s to the auto tranny drive flanges? Thanks |
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| Author: | tommil77 [ Wed Feb 05, 2014 12:46 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Water cooled with stock auto trans |
I agree Unclejerm, fantastic looking front wheels The only problem with them is they don't have those round things on the inside that make it stop. That being said, I have had those that say brakes are for sissies.
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| Author: | UncleJerm76 [ Wed Feb 05, 2014 10:31 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Water cooled with stock auto trans |
tommil77 wrote: I agree Unclejerm, fantastic looking front wheels The only problem with them is they don't have those round things on the inside that make it stop. That being said, I have had those that say brakes are for sissies.I got a fix for that. Cut a hole in floor and stop Flintstones style. Yabba dabba doo! Posted using the WoodsBuggy Mobile App |
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