Buggy from Denmark

Niels-Erik · Post by **Niels-Erik** » Sun Oct 01, 2006 2:39 pm

Iam new here, and my english is bad- but i have made a byggy mrk 3!
Do you like it?
http://vwnettet.dk/pictures/4/5/754/DSC ... 1149551632
Niels Erik

WD-40 · Post by **WD-40** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 8:41 pm

Your buggy looks great!! Do you have any more photos?

- David

Niels-Erik · Post by **Niels-Erik** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 8:37 am

Yes but only the ones in vw-nettet-There is a link under my name!
There you can se how i made my buggy, the tekst is in Danich,but there is a lot of pictures.
Niels Erik

mightymanx · Post by **mightymanx** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 10:00 am

NICE !!!!

Niels-Erik · Post by **Niels-Erik** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 2:24 pm

Thanks. iam not so fast as you,only got 1914cc and 115 hp-but iam working on a 2332 cc for my buggy.
I dont have a rollcage, so i only drive 1/8 mile drag -best time - 9,2 and 120 kmh (75 mph)
I drive in my buggy every day,all year, so i use a hard top in the vinter.
Niels Erik

Dominicv · Post by **Dominicv** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 4:44 pm

Good evening,

Your buggy looks great.

I checked your site to see what you did.

Did you use polystyrene foam, and epoxy resin over fiberglass, also why did you use brwn packaging tape.

Dom

Niels-Erik · Post by **Niels-Erik** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 8:35 am

I use polystyren foam, glued in place with polyueratahn foam, from a spray can ( i cant spell these words), Then i sanded everything, and cowered the foam with plastic packaketape.
I use polyester, it cant go trough the tape, and after it hardned, it is easy to remove the foam and tape, from the fiber.
I hope that i make some sense- sorry for my english.
Iam as you now from denmark!!
Niels Erik

Dominicv · Post by **Dominicv** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 4:49 pm

Niels-Erik,

That is VERY smart, I never would have thought of that.

Let me see if I understand this right, you applied fiberglass cloth with polyester resin over brown packaging tape, and once the fiberglass cured you were able to seperate it from the tape.

What kind of tape, or what is it made of, regular cellulose?

Dom

Niels-Erik · Post by **Niels-Erik** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 8:17 pm

The brown packaging tape, is a normal type- the sort all companies use, somtimes it comes in different collors with company add on. it is a plastic tape, i dont now hwat it is made off, but once the fiberglass cured is is verry easy to seperate.
You can make a test - put some packaging tape on a polistyren pice-then lay a few layer of fiber with polyester , and led it cure.
If you use the right tape, the polystyren will not melt, and it is easy to seperate after the hole is cured. And best off all- it is cheap and easy to work with polystyren and packaging tape.
Niels Erik

Dominicv · Post by **Dominicv** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 3:49 pm

The tape didn't melt, that is wild, I must remember that.

That was very smart of you to think about that.

Maybe I can add some body work to my trike.

Dom

Niels-Erik · Post by **Niels-Erik** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 4:57 am

Dominicv wrote:The tape didn't melt, that is wild, I must remember that.

That was very smart of you to think about that.

Maybe I can add some body work to my trike.

Dom

I used the metod on other things before, and nothing has ever melted.So you go ahad, and make your trike-And lay some photos of the jop!
Niels Erik