salamander beach buggy build
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Re: salamander beach buggy build
To be sure, left side, yours touches on the passenger side, and mine on the driver side.....or do you mean left looking from the front.....
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Re: salamander beach buggy build
snoeckie wrote:If you are standing in front lookin at the car it's on the right hand side
Mmmm.... Not the same side as mine. Could it be that the chassis has a twist? If it was the same side, I would say a design problem, but it is opposite.
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Re: salamander beach buggy build
Not trying to be pedantic, but just for those that do not know...snoeckie wrote:If you are standing in front lookin at the car it's on the right hand side
All forms of transport, even bikes, are looked at as from the back.
So when looked from the back, our passenger side is always on the left
And our driver side is always on the right,
Ergo, we have RHD cars, and the guys in Europe have LHD
This applys all over the world, even spare shops use this terminology.
So that means that the head light on the driver side is the RIGHT Hand head light
Hope this helps
Herman
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1968 Fastback 2Lt.type4
1972 Low Light Bay Panel Van 2Lt type 4
1975 Fleetline Panel Van 1914cc
2020 MeFusco Beetle Truck 2Lt type 4
1972 FT Hahn SP 1776 cc
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Re: salamander beach buggy build
Sure, I think we understood each other, we where just making double sure that there is no confusion. The question remains though, does anybody have experience with shock towers touching the beach buggy body's in the front, left or right, and any solutions?
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Re: salamander beach buggy build
colignym wrote:
Mmmm.... Not the same side as mine. Could it be that the chassis has a twist? If it was the same side, I would say a design problem, but it is opposite.






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Re: salamander beach buggy build
Have you tried these guys in Amanzimtoti?snoeckie wrote:had a look at their site, looks exactly like what i wanna do looks like i may have co courior them to jhb what did they charge you to widen them if i may ask?
http://www.gumtree.co.za/cp-automotive- ... -479177548
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Re: salamander beach buggy build
Eish, frustrating living in KZN. I worked many years in JHB, and it is sooo much easier to get things done.........
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Re: salamander beach buggy build
snoeckie wrote:Yeah I'm originally from cape town things operate much better there









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Re: salamander beach buggy build
I was asking around yesterday about the same thing. Got the same answer. Consider doing a black chrome spray job. I am planning to do it, and will let you know how it came out. I will start a new thread, so that we do not hijack this one.