art_lessing
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Final buggy pics
since there was a question about pipe fittings and a buggy I thought I might share pictures of mine..which is made of about 75% pipe fittings from
home depot...they weren't too thrilled about me setting the whole thing up in the store...but I certainly got a lot of attention and of course
millions of "great" suggestions and ideas from other customers...every body thought I was using the buggy to fly the kite. . this was my first welding project and it was super fun.......
this has a new seat and buggy-seat sack for keys, phone snacks etc.....
I am pretty happy with the way it turned out......
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c202/art_lessing/final%20b...
YO!
and some details
http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c202/art_lessing/final%20b...
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DAKITEZ
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Looking good
I don't remember it looking that long before or did you do some more work to it ?
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art_lessing
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nope I just cleaned it....its just the angle probably......
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strictlycarved
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that thing must be so heavy.
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art_lessing
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its about 60 pounds...but I take off quickly
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DAKITEZ
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Thats lighter than my 4 wheeler is about 75 lbs.
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popeyethewelder
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Well done Dan...quite ingenious, and I really loved the way you have used the materials available to you, to make quite a good looking buggy, the
angles of the goose neck look good. How does it run? have you had any problems or surprises.
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Carl
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art_lessing
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hey thanks carl...it rides pretty smoothly...although I think I may have to adjust the height or position of the foot pegs...I tend to get an
occaisional foot cramp just at the wrong time, so I am thinking that I should put the pegs a bit lower...but then the side rails dig in to my
hamstrings...not sure what to do now...but the buggy is very smooth on pavement....
Thanks for the compliments
DQ
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USA_Eli_A
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Nice ride! Good Job! I wanna test drive it.
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Dagon
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I have ridden the famous Q-bug and it is a nice ride. the seat is so so comfy with lots of back support. I still get nervous about the foot pegs, I
am afraid I will break my ankle if my foot gets lodged in there. Overall it is a very nice buggy.
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DAKITEZ
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I second the comfortable seat statement. I had a chance to sit in it this last weekend. It definately doubles as a lounge chair while waiting for the
wind to blow
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Great bug! Looks like something out of Mad Maxx!
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