Build Your Own Off-Road Buggy for as Little as £100

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Item # MB-06423  ISBN: 1859606423




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This book is a step-by-step guide to building a single-seater off-road buggy. Using standard tools, basic skills and low-cost materials, it shows how to make the frame, and advises how to modify and use cheap but serviceable mechanical components from a donor motorcycle. The result is both a low-cost, entertaining buggy and a learning experience in engineering and design.

This all-color book includes instructions on:

• The tools and materials required
• What to salvage from your donor motorcycle and where to find what else is needed
• How to make the strong tubular-steel buggy frame, the axles and steering components, and the controls
• How to choose a suitable engine and gearbox
• Alternative ways of making some of the components
• How to carry out finishing and final assembly
• Where to use your buggy and how to drive it safely

Table of Contents

Dedication | Acknowledgements | Introduction | Skills required | Tools, equipment and workshop safety | Sourcing what you need | Making the frame | Front axle and steering | The engine and gearbox | Drivetrain and brake | Controls and starting devices | Finishing and final build | Using your buggy | Templates for fish-mouthing tubes | Useful contacts

About the Author

After building a simple kart for his son, Ron Champion became interested in motorcycle-engined buggies when he was involved in youth and community work, and came up with a basic design similar to the one in this book.

Build Your Own Off-Road Buggy for as Little as £100