I'll get some pics up tomorrow - I made some new stirrup foot pegs and cut off the old static ones - I tried them out today worked very well - much more comfortable and they come off very easily, when I want them to. I snagged the ones I made for you Cheesy - but will make some new ones for you tomorrow - figured I would try them out and work out the bugs first. AD72 had a really good idea for the frame clamp - I had a problem with it slipping as I pressed on the foot pegs. I'm going to run a pin through it to lock it in place along with the 2 tightening bolts on the bottom. Again I'll have pics tomorrow - so the build and modifications continue.

Stick with paint!! I know your kind, So untill you decide to build another one and seem happy with this one stick with paint!!
Can't wait to see more photos.
Dave

Nice one FB, I love these buggy building threads

Here's the finished foot pegs with their straps.



That's a 5/8" bolt on the back



and fully mounted



I gave it a shakedown yesterday in a very lumpy muddy field and they did spectacular, never twisted, bent or slipped the whole time. Will be a true pleasure at the beach.

Nice one FB, thats how I like my pegs now, saves all the aching leg syndrome...whats next then?? splash guard !!!!

Pretty much - I used my old fender when I went to the beach last - it worked but it's starting to get pretty ratty. What do you use as an insert on the splash guards to keep them stiff but allow your legs to not get scraped up if they come in contact?

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Originally posted by flexiblade What do you use as an insert on the splash guards to keep them stiff but allow your legs to not get scraped up if they come in contact?

Well over the years, I have tried anything and everything from made to measure Total Splash Guards from the BBman, to a beautiful fibreglass huggy, looks great but after 40mph, the sand gets whipped up and shot out the front giving you a face full....but there are loads and loads of options, like using a large plastic elbow from the water guys, a cars foot well mat

I have now started using since the SB2 a thick vinyl about 1.5mm thick , durable but pliable, I glue two pieces together and have a thinner material section at the bottom dragging on the floor, I have found with trials, this stops everything....so simple yet so good.

take a look here, just scroll straight to the bottom of the page to see it latest splash guard

I'll give it a shot - I do like the simplicity. By the way, really liked the hinge clamps on the rear axle of the SB2 - very nice detail that comes in handy when adjusting the height of the buggy.

Here is a very late update to the "Sherman" aka Mark V

Yo you're doing something wrong with that kite buggy ...!
Dang it rolls nice though don't it!

Very nice work!

Have you made mods again or is this a late video of your buggy as its been for awhile?

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.

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 either

Very nice. I like the round bar frame. Adds structure and eliminates sharp edges. And the center split is a great idea.

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.

Very nice, looks fast and easy and all fits in your car. Now lets see it tearing it up!

The break down / stuffing in the trunk video should be called how to stuff a 100#'s of buggy in a 2 lb trunk

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 screen

here's another one with my stalker

Cool vids FB....I like em

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.

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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.

SC1 Clamp

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 sorted

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.

Nice vids, flexi, I hope that was not really your last one!:dunno: I really enjoyed the 'terrain ride'.

Loved the vids, but I had forgotten the effect "how to disappear" has on me. Eerie.

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:

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.