Manx Club

You can drive from Randsburg to Barstow without ever touching pavement if you are so inclined. I have done this several times, most recently earlier this year: http://dsb.yuku.com/topic/2337/t/Trona- ... -2009.html There's enough out there to keep you busy for years!

Mel, Did you see the whole story? http://dsb.yuku.com/topic/2449

Here's one for ya!

Valvoline 20W-50 with half a bottle of STP Oil Treatment (the Four Cylinder stuff in the red bottle). Stock engine, no filter or additional oil cooler. I run this year round, Southern California. The coldest it gets here in the winter is usually in the forties, and I don't drive the buggy much when ...

The best lift kits are made by Andy Felix. His lift kits are/were known as "Up Yer Bug!": Andy's Automotive Specialists 1069 S. Santa Fe, Vista, CA 92083 760-726-0130

Gene, I doubt it. The suit was brought on because the BLM included routes in the West Mojave Plan which had been illegally created after 1980. The eco groups don't want those routes to be included unless an environmental study is done on them first. Yeah, there's plenty of money for that! I don't th...

"...enjoy "the wild", nature...not man made sounds." You got it, Rick! The only "stereo" in my Manx is the sound of the engine purring along. Driving the buggy solo through the desert, every aspect of the buggy's condition deserves your full attention. After all the exp...

Buggy's looking good!

The big boys get stuck too! Bill's trick with the starter in reverse got this rail unstuck in seconds. Thanks, Bill!!!

The pan in stock form should be more than enough for light street use. I cracked the trans horns on my rail buggy by accidentally jumping it a few feet into the air. The tell-tale *CRACK!!!* sound when I landed let me know I broke something again. It sounds like you will be fine with what you have.

Justie, Sounds like a pretty typical adventure when I'm driving! Good story!

Right on, Pedro! Everyone should also take notice of the tubing going from the body lift to the rear torsion housing at both ends in his photos. Super strong!

About the only other way to brace the horns from above would be to make sure the engine cage is tied to the buggy's roll cage, then make braces that go between the engine cage and the ends of the trans horns. This is basically what I did with the rail buggy. I couldn't figure out an easy way to do t...

I cracked the frame horns on my rail buggy several times before someone told me to brace them. Take the engine and trans out and have a good shop weld and straighten the horns, and install the brace in Manx David's post. You should be fine after that.

The Sombrero is presently the only bimini top I would consider. I had one made by an upholstery shop, and it would snap in the wind no matter what I tried. From what I have read, the Sombrero does not have this problem. The other option is to build a roof rack with an aluminum roof and never have to...