My bush buggy

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My bush buggy

#1 Post by Peleus21 » Tue May 17, 2016 8:09 pm

Hey guys I waited to start my thread as I wanted to make some progress on the first of my rovers. This is my hunting buggy. It is a 1959 series 2. (I also have another one 140 from this serial number) This is how I bought him. Had a snow plow on him. I should have taken a picture of the interior before I started pulling the junk out of it. //uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016051 ... a6418e.jpg



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Re: My bush buggy

#2 Post by Peleus21 » Tue May 17, 2016 8:10 pm

My first mod was to pull off the plow frame and build a bush bumper. //uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016051 ... 9a088c.jpg


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Re: My bush buggy

#3 Post by Peleus21 » Tue May 17, 2016 8:13 pm

I replaced the carb, the distributer, wires, plugs, fuel pump, mirrors, put new semi truck lights in the front and rear for marker lights 5 bucks or less a piece


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Re: My bush buggy

#4 Post by Peleus21 » Tue May 17, 2016 8:15 pm

My next job was re-skinning the rear bumper and making a bit of a bumper and put a receiver in it.//uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016051 ... 6d5a94.jpg//uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016051 ... 2ca79a.jpg


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Re: My bush buggy

#5 Post by Peleus21 » Tue May 17, 2016 8:21 pm

My next project was building my own rock sliders. By the way all the bumpers and sliders were built completely from scrap. //uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016051 ... 8522a8.jpg//uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016051 ... 0975d9.jpg
Ps the roof was already hacked into a pickup roof when I got it. I do have a proper one and the canopy roof but for a hunting truck it will do.


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Re: My bush buggy

#6 Post by Peleus21 » Tue May 17, 2016 8:31 pm

I put seats out of a 08 Hyundai Elantra in it but the base is too tall so I may get some smart car seats. Another seat I seen that will work is a jaguar xks 1977. Seen them at pick and pull. I also put a stereo in it, a tach, modified the gauges a bit, sirius radio, phone booster, and put an interior light in it. //uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016051 ... a27bf5.jpg

The stereo is in the large gauge hole on the left. It is made for a boat. The speakers are for an atv. They come with an amp that puts 600 watts to them. Stereo, speakers, and the amp were 300 bucks at www.crutchfield.com


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My bush buggy

#7 Post by Peleus21 » Tue May 17, 2016 8:35 pm

Now for my next project. Air shocks. I picked some up at pick and pull and will be making a full independent air suspension system. All said and done I should have the whole thing installed for under 300 bucks


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Re: My bush buggy

#8 Post by Peleus21 » Tue May 17, 2016 8:38 pm

I also wired in a whole new fuse system //uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016051 ... 56190d.jpg//uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016051 ... 5c6a40.jpg


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Re: My bush buggy

#9 Post by John S. » Sun Oct 02, 2016 6:13 pm

That's an amazing job!Very inspiring,just pick up my S2A a few weeks ago and it's in about the same shape as yours when you started.Hope to see it out and about.
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Re: My bush buggy

#10 Post by terayon » Tue Oct 04, 2016 9:16 am

Great stuff. Love all the pictures!

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