750 virago buggy

[Bugpac]

Originally Posted by fl250driver

have u ever rolled it?
i am thinking of building a buggy but do not want to have to buy a bender and a nocher.
does the rectangular tubing hold up well?

contact Rick S the piranha buggies are mostly square and seem to be very simple to build, there is two pieces of tubing i believe that are bent, he could likely supply them 2 pieces for you, and a whole lot of the other parts that are simpler to laser/waterjet etc, If i was gonna build a first buggy, it would surely be the piranha, very good machine to hone your skills on i believe...

[daaboots]

Thats awesome man! Thanks for the pictures. Now you'll have to get some videos of it running!

Any idea of the overall weight of the buggy?

[pvanheck]

706lbs. 66% rear and 33% front.

[Jos_19]

what the name of your local hardware store?

And what the compagnie who make does bushing???

Thank

[pvanheck]

Ace hardware and I have no idea who makes them.

[voodoochikin04]

ok those are the same bushings i used for the ends of my rear hub brackets. i got mine from bomgaars and they were $2.75 each. ace-tractor supply- bomgaars. almost any hardware shop will carry a variety of them.

[pvanheck]

Updated rear suspension, the coil over shocks just didn't have enough travel or ajustment in them. I thought about going with Fox air shocks but just don't have the money at the time to buy them. I went to the autoparts store and bought a set of Gabriel hi-jackers for a Ford Ranger with the idea that if they didn't work I would use them on my pickup. I was pleasently supprised to find out when I aired them up that they have 8.75 inches of travel and are adjustable to 200lbs. of presure. I also learned that you have to mount them with individual air circuits or you have a very nasty tendancy to transfer all the load to one wheel in a cornering situation. (one goes up the other goes down) I found that 85lbs gives me 11" of ride hieght loaded and is soft enough not to require a kedney belt. Best part $75.00 complete kit.

[nutz4sand]

Pvanheck if you find you want to change the effect the air in the shock has you can alter it some. (Tough to do a lot due to the small feed hole in the shock but still effects it) Put a air reservoir for each shock somewhere. The more volume the softer it will act as it has more air to compress. You can expierment with a couple sizes to see if it effect the way it rides to you liking. Once you know if one is to your liking you can fab up a pretty one or a hidden unit.

[nutnbolt2002]

pvanheck, would you happen to have the part # for those shocks?

[pvanheck]

I got them at Autozone, they are Gabriel Hi-jackers #49223