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by **Epimetheus** » 24 Sat May, 2008 12:48 am

I've been planning a Manxter buggy ever since I saw Olli's in Kit Car magazine. As I'm sure a lot of y'all know though, planning and actually doing are two completely separate things. Well last weekend I picked up my first part, a Porsche 915 transaxle. The first part really brings the project into reality.

A quick rundown of what I've got in mind:

Chassis - David Barrett chassis (Will be in my garage on Sunday)

Engine - Subaru 2.0L or 2.5L tubro, JDM, not sure on the source yet

Transaxle - Porsche 915/61 out of a 1979 911SC

Body - Meyers Manxter with side pods

Beyond that I haven't really nailed anything down. I'm got some really crazy ideas, especially electrical, but that's for another post. I get some pictures of the transaxle posted later. In the meantime I've started a Flickr collection covering my progress:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/25828814@N07/collections/72157605219671742/

by **Vee Dub Nut** » 24 Sat May, 2008 11:50 pm

Sounds like a neat build... I'm sure others will chime in soon. Everyone is still at the buggy blast this weekend

by **CoryN** » 25 Sun May, 2008 5:32 pm

Great! glad to see another build starting.

Are you the one that bought one of Dave's pans this weekend? I saw he sold one to someone starting a buggy.

Cory

by **Aquabuggy** » 25 Sun May, 2008 7:22 pm

Looking forward to seeing your build pics.
I think I saw your chassis on Davids trailer, Looked like a great start.

by **Texasbuggys** » 25 Sun May, 2008 8:28 pm

Can't wait to see the build come together! Post'm up!

by **Epimetheus** » 27 Tue May, 2008 5:35 pm

My chassis was on his trailer. Quite an awesome chassis too. I am very impressed with the quality. I'll get some pictures of it and the Porsche tranny posted soon.

Adam

by **blackthree4me** » 30 Fri May, 2008 2:22 pm

sweet,
I want to come by and fondel your car!
where at in Houston?
Pat and Lori are building a Manxter down on the south side
blackthree4me

by **Epimetheus** » 03 Tue Jun, 2008 12:40 am

Mounting this transaxle is going to be fun...

by **Vee Dub Nut** » 03 Tue Jun, 2008 6:58 am

looks nice!

by **Aquabuggy** » 05 Thu Jun, 2008 6:45 pm

That's a great starting point, beats the heck out of dealing with a 40 year old rusty pan.

by **Epimetheus** » 05 Thu Jun, 2008 7:26 pm

That was exactly my goal in getting the custom chassis. My family has worked on several project cars in the last few years and learned a few things. We built a '67 Shelby Cobra replica based on a tubular chassis. We partially restored a '74 Mercury Comet. I know you're asking yourself "Who restores a Comet?" It was my mom's first car so there was some sentimental attachment. We eventually sold it half finished and bought an '06 Mustang GT. We also restored a '76 CJ5 Jeep for a friend. The Cobra taught me the advantage of working with everything new. You just have the tear down and clean up phase. You get to jump right into assembly.

by **Patrick** » 24 Wed Feb, 2010 8:02 pm

DELETE

by **Texasbuggys** » 24 Wed Feb, 2010 8:25 pm

Patrick ya have any good pictures of the cage from you car you can post?

by **tx_1987_gta** » 25 Thu Feb, 2010 11:12 pm

Looking Great... I just like looking at all the details in the chassis...

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