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New Buggy on the Block...The PTW Panther

popeyethewelder - 5-5-2006 at 12:32 PM

Well just finished my first stainless buggy, and I am soooooooo pleased with it handles really well and first time out in it made 39.6 mph in 15-18mph winds









more pics of the PTW Panther here...you'll have to dig for them though..http://www.kitegallery.net/misc/Popeyethewelder/?g2_page=1

SecondWind - 5-5-2006 at 07:32 PM

That looks sweet! Very nice Popeye!

SecondWind - 5-5-2006 at 07:34 PM

Just curious, how much does that rig weigh?

popeyethewelder - 6-5-2006 at 04:04 AM

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Originally posted by DaVinch
Just curious, how much does that rig weigh?
I'll get back to you on that one, havn't weighed it yet but at a guess fully loaded.....about 40-45kg...

carl

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popeyethewelder - 14-5-2006 at 12:08 PM






Chip - 15-5-2006 at 10:09 AM

LOL, nice photoshop work. I like the add's. :)

Just currious, I see that you simplified a lot from the "Fandango Buggy", Specifically the suspension and rotating foot-peg plates, but it looks like you also added adjustment points for the front wheel and foot-pegs. What were your reasons for the design change, how do they effect performance?

And another very nice looking piece of kit for sure!

-Chip

popeyethewelder - 17-5-2006 at 12:54 PM

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Originally posted by Chip
LOL, nice photoshop work. I like the add's. :)

Just currious, I see that you simplified a lot from the "Fandango Buggy", Specifically the suspension and rotating foot-peg plates, but it looks like you also added adjustment points for the front wheel and foot-pegs. What were your reasons for the design change, how do they effect performance?

And another very nice looking piece of kit for sure!



-Chip

Thanks....to easy to copy, much more interesting making something new, I wanted a buggy more for speed, and although the Fandango is a great buggy, it looks like a toy compared to the big gun race buggies and that was what I wanted to aim for this time Chip, I class the fandango as my fun buggy ...great for cuising down the beach, really comfy etc, this Panther, I wanted to try and get some decent speeds runs, and wanted a buggy to look the part, to be up with the big guns and I think I have achieved this. Suspension is great and looks good, but you never see a top race buggy with shocks on. As regarding the footplates, I have come up with something new again ...I hope and wanted something more inline with the buggy I was trying to make. more pics here if you are interested....http://www.kitegallery.net/Popeyethewelder

Carl

popeyethewelder - 7-6-2006 at 10:33 PM

I have been stopped from making any home orders at work, but I am going to set up in my garage making stainless buggys and parts, unfortunatley, I am now having my garage knocked down, then rebuilt with an extension on top of it which should take 3-4 months, then I will be up and running....I am 5'7" also which makes it easier for me to make anything to fit you....get it touch again in a few months (popeyethewelder@gmail.com) and I'll see if I can sort you something out, I have found a company that will lazor cut all my platework, just need to find somewhere now with a cnc bender for the side rails.

My abition this year is to get over 50mph, but I think I will have to wait for the winter winds now and the sun worshippers have left the beach

Carl

BuggsK100RS - 9-6-2006 at 09:36 AM

Just see if you can get a Gray Kite if the sun seackers see what thay thing is a Gray cloude on the horisen thay will pack up and leave quick be for thay get rained on problem solved :)

popeyethewelder - 12-6-2006 at 11:10 AM

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Originally posted by BuggsK100RS
Just see if you can get a Gray Kite if the sun seackers see what thay thing is a Gray cloude on the horisen thay will pack up and leave quick be for thay get rained on problem solved :)
lol what a great idea....get in quick and patent the idea...

popeyethewelder - 29-9-2006 at 09:46 AM

I am now in a position to either sell the PTW Panther or make a far superior model of this buggy, superior being the fact that all the plates are now thicker and have been laser cut, the down tube will now be upgraded to a 60mm by 40mm, make the whole buggy heavier and so much stronger against side forces