Have you made mods again or is this a late video of your buggy as its been for awhile?flexiblade - 16-11-2010 at 07:49 PM
I don't know if you saw the fender addition or not - the pictures here don't include the star on the front. I had to replace the old fender after a
real hard hit literally broke the old fender off its mounts. This one is practically bomb proof.
The initial frame -
The finished fender minus the paint job -
The fender splits in the middle (that's what the bolts under the forks are for) so as to allow it to come off without removal of the tire. you can
see how far out it sits over the tire to reduce spit back from sand and dirt. The skirt at the back is held on with 4 bolts and washers so that the
skirt can be replaced if needed.popeyethewelder - 17-11-2010 at 12:23 AM
Very nice FB, the first fender I ever made on the 06 Fandango buggy was steel, probably the best one I have ever had tbh, the extra weight at the
front will do no harm eitherrocfighter - 17-11-2010 at 04:34 AM
Very nice. I like the round bar frame. Adds structure and eliminates sharp edges. And the center split is a great idea.flexiblade - 29-11-2010 at 10:06 PM
Here's a video of putting the "Sherman" together.
There will be more videos coming - I did a run at the beach yesterday and have a bunch of footage - only problem is I only used 1 camera mount - all
the same shot angle - I'll probably just break it up into multiple short vids, different terrain and all.rocfighter - 30-11-2010 at 04:49 AM
Very nice, looks fast and easy and all fits in your car. Now lets see it tearing it up!DAKITEZ - 30-11-2010 at 04:56 PM
The break down / stuffing in the trunk video should be called how to stuff a 100#'s of buggy in a 2 lb trunk flexiblade - 30-11-2010 at 10:38 PM
Here's a short video of one of the smoother runs that I had the other day. I'll be posting a video tomorrow of the crunchy stuff, when I say crunchy
I mean to say buuuumpy stuff. At the end you'll see the stalker I was playing hide and go seek with all day.
best viewed in either 1080 or 720 - oh and uh, full screenflexiblade - 30-11-2010 at 10:45 PM
here's another one with my stalker
popeyethewelder - 2-12-2010 at 01:33 PM
Cool vids FB....I like emflexiblade - 4-12-2010 at 02:29 AM
OK, this is the last one I swear. This video goes to show that when you put bigfoots on your buggy it gets very tempting to go where people aren't.
In this case I had to find somewhere on the beach that my stalker wasn't - the shallow dunes in front of the larger dunes.
Van - this is why I mentioned giving your buggy a proper shakedown - you can see me getting popped out of my seat from the bouncing (3:29) - but never
had a problem with the bug getting me back to base camp.
And for anyone using a GoPro - use different mounting positions and take the time to switch it out during the session - wish I had - in the process
right now of building some more adjustable mounts for all over the bug. Static camera positions are a real drag to edit around.popeyethewelder - 4-12-2010 at 08:31 AM
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Originally posted by flexiblade
in the process right now of building some more adjustable mounts for all over the bug. Static camera positions are a real drag to edit around.
One clamp that will clamp anywhere on the buggy, from 12-55mm....round square no problem...get the tripod mount for the gopro and you are sortedAD72 - 4-12-2010 at 08:41 AM
That looked like a great day that was long overdue because of the times we have been skunked. Wish I had gone. It definitely does help to have some
footage of the kite or other angles to inter-cut.bobalooie57 - 4-12-2010 at 09:19 AM
Nice vids, flexi, I hope that was not really your last one!:dunno: I really enjoyed the 'terrain ride'.erratic winds - 4-12-2010 at 01:10 PM
Loved the vids, but I had forgotten the effect "how to disappear" has on me. Eerie.van - 4-12-2010 at 08:33 PM
NIce vid.. hehe .. I did plenty of shake downs during DBBB. I actually had to throw out a lot of videos because it was so shaky you would puke from
watching it. Good advice on the camera positions. I was thinking about making a few different built in mount on my buggy. Might have to get a few
extra GoPro's so I can record different angles all at the same time :wee:erratic winds - 4-12-2010 at 10:08 PM
If you only need a counterweight 2x the weight of the camera on a steadi-cam rig, can I build a tiny steadicam rig with a go-pro? I think I may have
to find out in the new year.
