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Project Fun Buggy Blueprints

Project Fun Buggy Axle Model
These are what the drawings begin to resemble, almost blocklike parts with all major characteristics there. However, the program also allows some of the parts to be manipulated-such as the axles, which can be turned to show the steering, thus assuring that the tires will clear the chassis.
Project Fun Buggy Engine Model
Project Fun Buggy Driver Model
Here is the drawing of me driving the buggy, don't I look good in green? This is used to determine proper pedal location as well as rollcage headroom clearance
Project Fun Buggy Warn 8274 50 Winch Model
Burroughs even did a drawing of the Warn 8274-50 winch since its tall offset design makes it a bit more challenging to fit into a chassis.
Project Fun Buggy Chassis Model
Our chassis design started out with a slanted front end to give it a unique, almost desert race-buggy look. It couldn't have a Jeep front clip or the body of any other vehicle, as if I wanted a Jeep, Toyota, or whatever, I would have started with one. Plus buggies are designed to reduce body damage, so why go and put a body on the outside of it just to see it get smashed up?
Project Fun Buggy Design 1
One of the original goals was to make the buggy a three-seater, but this proved too difficult. In order to keep the buggy low yet still have enough uptravel for jumping at the dunes, the rear axle was wanting to occupy the bottom of the third seat at full compression, and I didn't want to make the wheelbase any longer since we already had it stretched to the 108-inch max.
Project Fun Buggy Design 2 Project Fun Buggy Design 3
Project Fun Buggy Design 4

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