Manxter #160 Build - Gunmetal

The Manxter 2+2 & Dual Sport. Created as an answer to the limitations of the classic Meyers Manx.
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Operation Corn Head Grease was a success!
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Progress for this week…I blew off a car show so I could work on my front beam assembly, that and it was literally 100º with no wind and it sounded like a better idea to be in a shaded garage. I saw pictures and it looked like everyone had a great time and there were lots of nice rides.

Airkewld Front Beam is still sexy, but like any fine lady can be a little temperamental! LOL As I started installing the torsion leaves and thinking this through (probably the bulk of my problem) it appears that I’m only getting lift out of the beam instead of a drop. With my drop spindles, that isn’t really a problem though so it seems like everything is going to work out in that regard. It has me scratching my head a little, but if nothing else will help me out on the beach!

With Brian’s help (Thanks Boo!) we were able to test fit the beam into place and it literally fits like a glove! It’s like the David Barrett Chassis was made around this beam. Now this is only a test fit and things still need to be greased and the control arms touched up from pressing in the ball joints, but so far so good! Enough yappin, and I’m surprised if you’re still reading this LOL
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I’m not so sure about the body lift anymore after looking at where its sits now. I think I’m going to drop the floor pans under the seats a little instead because there is already more wheel well gap than I was wanting. With a body lift, the chassis would be dragging the ground to take up enough wheel well gap space. As it is, I may just need to step up the front tire size a little. But that’s so far down the road and still need to see what it looks like settled with a full tank of fuel. As it sits, the front beam is just over 6.5” off the ground if I remember correctly but that value is subject to change.

This is likely the stopping point for any major construction for a while until I 100% decide what rear torsion I’m using and get the SubaruGears engine/transmission mounts in my hands. This will buy me enough time to think it through and change my mind 14,000 times only to probably do what I was going to in the first place. A budget has a funny way of doing that LOL

EDIT: Why do some pictures look more purple? I have 2" think Styrofoam insulation on my garage door that is Pepto-Bismol pink :shock:
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End of year update...well I'm still a looooooong way away from any actual "build" progress. I did get the SubaruGears reverse transmission kit with everything needed to make that happen and now just need to start the assembly process of that. Tiling the kitchen floor has gotten in the way of anything happening with that as well as the holiday season. Once I get Christmas tucked away and reclaim the garage I hope to get the transmission complete. There's a few people within a couple hundred miles that have also purchased the kit and I'm trying to get a build party going LOL.

Hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas and I wish nothing but good health, fortune and buggy weather for the new year!
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And I thought my post was a bit behind!
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Really nice so far. I to am a slow builder. Its just great to have something to work on when time allows. Yours will be one to be proud of fot sure.
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So Full Disclosure... :oops: ever since getting on the facebook MC page I pretty much never make it to the forum anymore. The buggy has been completed, broken and repaired a few times and then broken again. This time requires a large disassembly with the body coming off. I wanted to redo some of the wiring anyway after finding a better from doing it the first time. I'm also looking at a major shock upgrade in the process. I will try to do better about posting here more often and especially during the repairs. Until then I will see what I can do to post some pics of previous adventures!
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TSFR wrote:My Coast to Coast Adventure has finally come to its conclusion. Like David said, I flew out Wednesday evening, took delivery Thursday morning with the help of friends new and old! We all went out to lunch where I had to have a drink calming my nerves in case the buggy didn’t fit in the trailer. YES, it was THAT close LOL. Luckily, it did drop into place like it was meant to be. However my credit card company (gotta love points) wasn’t feeling it and declined my transaction for fear of fraud… Yep, panic mode about set in on that one too, but nothing an hour on the phone answering security questions wouldn’t handle. I’m glad they were looking out for me, just not quite so much at that point 
Anyway, enough yappin and on with the show!
Hi Jeff, I'm starting the research into doing a Manxter, and the only thing left to figure out is getting the body and chassis home. Some questions for you...
Is that trailer you brought yours home in a 6x12?
If yes, do you think I could fit the Meyers chassis and body with all the parts in it?

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Michael

Love your metalflake gunmetal grey Manxter!
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Pajero wrote: Hi Jeff, I'm starting the research into doing a Manxter, and the only thing left to figure out is getting the body and chassis home. Some questions for you...
Is that trailer you brought yours home in a 6x12?
If yes, do you think I could fit the Meyers chassis and body with all the parts in it?

Thanks
Michael

Love your metalflake gunmetal grey Manxter!
Sorry for the delay, I never get email notifications on this for some reason. YES, it was a 6x12 enclosed trailer and it BARELY fit! Blankets would barely fit in-between the body and the walls and the body had to go in on an angle to fit through the door. I would "GUESS" that you could Tetris everything in if you did it a piece at a time and had LOTS of padding available. Now that I'm re-reading the questions, if its a rolling chassis I would guess NO it would not fit only because a rolling chassis will have a hard time fitting through the door. Measure 5 times ;) I really hope this bit of information helps!
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