Building a Dune Buggy - The Essential Manual: Everything you need to know to build any VW-based Dune Buggy yourself!
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| Rating | : | 4.58 (857 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1904788734 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-02-13 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
There has been a huge resurgence of interest in Dune Buggies (Beach Buggies) - kit cars based on the chassis and running gear of fatally corroded VW Beetles. Here is the complete step-by-step practical guide to the equipment and building techniques needed to build a Buggy, as well as sound guidance on the choice of donor car and new components. With this manual in your workshop, you can build any VW-based Dune Buggy avoiding all the common pitfalls and money-sapping mistakes, and end up with a superb, roadw
Who knows, you might be able to build a buggy as good as the one gracing our cover!"Detailed and insightful" - Auto Express. With a stylish layout and 144 information packed pages, this really is The Essential Manual, as the subtitle says: a book that will give you the confidence to build your very own buggy. Volks World magazine, March 2007, UKVeloce Publishing is proud to announce the publication of this superb new title, Building A Dune Buggy, giving really down-to-earth advice on every aspect of building a VW-based Buggy
Since the mid eighties, Paul has taught full and part time in Illustration and Graphic Design in the UK, with guest lectureships in the USA and Sweden. This was followed with a job at a company who specialised in preparing Chrysler cars and engines for rally, race, and speed hill climbs. Paul initially trained as an aircraft technician with The British Aircraft Corporation. This led to successful study for a Masters degree at the Royal College of Art, London, England. He then retra
"Interesting book with thoughtful approach. The illustrations and procedures" according to Michael F.. Interesting book with thoughtful approach. The illustrations and procedures were well presented. A somewhat different approach that stimulated thought!. Building a Dune Buggy: The Essential Manual Somes chapters of book aren`t focused in specifics dune buggy matters, but general car matters, like tools, safety and brakes. The best part is the chapter chassis shortening methods, very detailed; I felt a lack of information about the dune buggy body, like a shell plan or a path to build it, but if you don`t known anything about buggy building, this book can be a good start.. "Too Euro-centered" according to Trauma. This would be a fine book for building a traditional Buggy in Europe, a large part of the book is concerned with sourcing parts in England. Here in the Northwest USA, building a traditional 70's style buggy is still within the reach of the average Joe. Parts can be scrounged, swapped, or made if you're building like Bruce Meyers did. And the more advanced 21st century buggies made to run hard and race offroad are barely mentioned.