Manx Club

The carpet used in power boats is good stuff, looks great, waterproof and takes a pounding. You can buy this from most good trim suppliers, along with the edge binding. Then you buy your wife a sewing machine for christmas :D Thats what i did years ago :eek: good job it was too heavy for her to thro...

Fond memories of Jack who sadly passed away last week. Originally from USA, then moved to Scotland. Jack had racing and buggies in his blood. He raced from 57 to 66 as the JJJ racing team in the mid west. Jack purchased his Meyers Manx way back in 66, which he was rebuilding, until he fell ill. Jack...

NO, but i like it too :rock:

Acetone is best, I work with fibreglass, and have used it to mop up gel coat off our leather armchairs :eek: also it to get resin off my jeans etc etc, Just try some where it wont show first, like under the seats. There is a resin remover for cleaning your hands (non solvent based) you can get this ...

Yes the ears of the hardtop should be on the outside :eek: but Pete, the guy that built this Manx up, chose to tuck em inside the tub,, not my idea. Funny thing is, this was the actual Manx (mock up) that I did the test with, but the ears were on the outside,, on the 85 mph test. Also there were no ...

I made all the authentic Meyers Manx kits for the UK market, from 99 to 03. I found that the screen and hardtops need to be locked together. The screens available today are not as tough as they were back in the 60s. I did some tests, and found that it was possible, for flexing, and strong winds comb...

Im only about 10 miles from Robs place. It really needs to be done before you bolt the body down, you could DIY easy enough, if its too far to travel, I could run through it with ya on the phone. :hello:

Viper, all the buggy moulds I have made were designed to have clearance for IRS. All Robs stuff should be the same. Give me a call if you get stuck, sure we can sort it 4 ya :2cents:

Too much drink, repeating myself again Dave . Thought you may have changed the venue to Baja, only one month away. :drinking: Buggy Pete finally has a Sidewinder (a painter), we did a swap last week with an old sand rail, but I bet Pete has sold the kit already

All the way to Atlanta for buggy shops? Does the wife know the purpose of this vacation Have a good n mate, see ya at bug freeze i hope.

All the way to Atlanta for buggy shops? Does the wife know about this??? Now dont forget your ol Wizz beach buddy. Have a good en Dave. see ya at bug freeze I hope.

Have you tried polyester spray on filler (bondo i think you call it) you can put this stuff on with a roller, in UK its called,, Reface ,,made by Upol. This will fill 40 grit scratches without sinkage, in bondo. Good stuff when working with GRP, it is even possible to use this in place of gel coat, ...

I have done it with primer, works well with sponge rollers, I have also put gel coat onto moulds with the same type rollers, that works fine also. As with all car paintwork, its 90% prep work, a good paint sprayer is not worth as much as a good prep guy, put a guide coat on the primer, flat it down ...

Viper, it depends on what buggy have, if its a UK Classic Manx, it should clear, many of the old 70s UK buggy models suffered this problem when going IRS, but its easy sorted. you want GRP stuff to do it? if so phone me. :hello: 01945 430604

If you really love the low life, you can drop the body shell down. Leave the thing bolted down to the chassis, and cut the body off a few inches above the flange, turn the shell upside down, and remove a few inches from the tub, then fix 4 timber batons (for a temporary fix) to each corner of the bo...