Your videos are incredibly cool! I love the way you provide detailed insights into your work. It would be fantastic if you could not only share more tips and tricks, but also take us through the step-by-step process of how you accomplish different tasks, like bending and welding pipes. Your hands-on approach makes your content both informative and engaging!
You might want to think about adding a roll bar to protect your head and neck, just in case you flip it. It looks super fun, so its definitely a possibility.
With almost 650000 subs you must have a pretty good nest egg for a bigger shop. Fill us in on your plans for the channel Chris. You have so many dedicated fans that would love to know what your plans are.
I've always appreciated how he does it. Almost anyone can do this in a nice big shop with setup tables and other conveniences. I would like to see him not welding in a wood shed, though. Lol
He literally has been making videos for year's explaining what his plans are .. This isn't grind hard plumbing this guy is alone building cool shit out of his head using what he has to do so that's the whole point of this channel.
@@Joe_GervasioI do wish he would take some of their ideas and such to help with his builds. Things he struggles on possibly may be helped or ideas off of their builds
There have been a couple properties I have tried to buy over the years but for one reason or another things don’t work out and someone buys it before me. Also it doesn’t help that the price of homes has more than doubled in the last couple of years
@@ratherBweldingChris I've said it on a different video, but if you do manage to find a property or at least build a bigger shed, I'm sure we'd all LOVE to watch you build it the way you want it. A nice workspace would be a huge improvement to your quality of life!
Looks great, i just hope you have plans to strip and clean out that engine before you start it. All that fiberglass and grinding dust will do a number on the internals. When mocking up engines it might pay to cover the intake/s with duct tape or alike to prevent crap getting in. I thought with the frame around the engine and the body off it looks like a micro trophy truck lol. great work Keep it up.... Cheers.
It's looking great.The engine cage looks solid,and anyone building a full size 'Baja' would build as solid as they could too. IF you built the front suspension to pivot from the Front,like VW's did,then you'd have pedal and foot room.Plus the shocks would be moved out a bit too. Just throwing it out for thoughts.
Use stingers for the exhaust. Much louder but won't have to run the oversized muffler. There is a Ton of aftermarket parts support for these old tripples.
It’s looking great. Just keep in mind that the top side of the belt drive opens up when In use. I think you are going to have to cut more of the fiber glass body.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder! I like it! As to the muffler problem, you may consider consulting with a 2 stroke engine builder. There may be options other than the "stock" muffler that came with the engine.
This buggy is so cool I can't wait until it's completely done and painted and I would love to see this go against some power wheels from grindhard plumbing.
Hey man. If you want less mess when cutting glass. Use a diamond grit blade on an oscillating saw (buz saw). Kicks up way less dust. Also. Don’t forget to leave room to get the belt off past the clutches/frame If you don’t you’ll regret it the first time a belt blows.
Hell yeah it looks ridiculous...and we all f#@&ing love it! Look at it this way, you're building a gokart with a snowmobile engine and a toy VW Beetle body. You committed to ridiculous about 8 episodes ago. It's fantastic, kiddo! Keep up the good work.
It is looking amazing so far. Keep up,the amazing fabrication. One stupid question though. Is there any reason you could not cut the fibreglass body and extend it to cover up more of the engine portion? A little late I know but just a question.
Looking good. Don't use that muffler. You have the skills to make the back frame much more sleek and removable.... Curvered cage for CVT. Maybe part of a trailer fender under bottom.
Why not turn the engine around so the block gets closer to the seat and the lighter parts like exhaust goes further back? I think the car would look more balanced like that
This Beatle got back, I ain't gonna lie it's got a big butt. I hope the rapper or YT doesn't come after me. for copyright infringement of that song LOL. with the challenges of using this body. it even makes me more impatient to see how this build is going to turn out? it's still an AWESOME build so far. I'm guessing you will probably have to add weight to the front of this build? there's a trick we used to do add to the stock cars. when I was a crew member for the two race teams I was with. we used to get old wheel weights from the tire shops, for balancing wheels. and we used take 4"x 4" square steel tubing and cap off one end. add melt down the lead and fill the tubing with molten lead. and let it harden, that way we could weld to the tubing to mount it securely in the race car's. some time's we would have to add up to 300 LBS to certain places in the car's? to get the weight displacement of the race car's right. as close to 50-50% as possible. otherwise the race car's just won't handle on the race track. that is an option you might be able to use on this project. I figured I would throw that out there for you?
Man I love the look of this thing even without the fibreglass body on. The frame looks insane. It will be interesting to see if it tries to mono up with the weight in the rear.
she'll be a screamer and a ripper for sure, man i cant wait to see you rippin' this one around, she should be a blast, and i don't think it looks goofy at all, it looks like an old school baja bug, and absolutely sweet
You should use hand controls on the steering wheel, because it’s gonna be so tight in the chassis I would personally choose hand controls when the time comes to address controls. This build is sick! Can’t wait to see it ripping
Honestly I don’t think it looks nearly as bad as you think it does. I’ve seen quite a few buggies over the years that guys threw together and yours is one of the better looking projects. Especially considering yours is the compact version. It’s a lot harder to make everything fit.
Id use clear lexi to plate the rear rather than aluminium Chris, Show it off dont hide it. Id also loose the super heavy silencer too, They must make lighter replacements or build a light weight one yourself.
Hey, greetings from Germany 🇩🇪👍🏻 It was mentioned before, but do you plan to build sth like roll cage to protect your head ? Your head will be ripped right off your shoulders if you roll over 😅
Really cool design man! Make sure you protect your head/neck from roll overs. You roll that thing with only your head poking out.... not good things will happen.
So make a gantry crane! I-beam or post which rotates at top connected to another pole with sling internal for length. Mount hoist to end. Put head loop behind helmet if doing wheelies.
Don't fool yourself, it looks awesome! I just wish the whole thing was 1.5 it's size so that you fit in properly and you don't have to wear a Shriner Fez to make it look right...
Get a nice stainless muffler for what snowmobile that engine came out of. You obviously will have to modify it to make it work but It’ll be much much smaller and lighter and sound better!!
You should definitely add tubing on the side of the "cabin" to prevent it from flexing and to further support the rear shock mounts. Currently it just looks like an empty box
Just do a front mount radiator like an old banshee. You'll still get the baja bug look but you'll actually get real airflow and you can make a radiator guard look like the hood of the original bug.
Honestly, the rear end looks fitting for it. Doing a really good job!
Yeah looks like a Hot Wheels
Looks like a mini Baja bug to me, I don't think that back end looks weird or goofy at all. Keep up the good work looks fun af so far.
This is a legit scaled down Baja bug. Even the way the motor sits off the rear...
Your videos are incredibly cool! I love the way you provide detailed insights into your work. It would be fantastic if you could not only share more tips and tricks, but also take us through the step-by-step process of how you accomplish different tasks, like bending and welding pipes. Your hands-on approach makes your content both informative and engaging!
The rear end doesn't look ridiculous at all, looks amazing and tough!! 💪
You might want to think about adding a roll bar to protect your head and neck, just in case you flip it. It looks super fun, so its definitely a possibility.
Good call. No one has commented that yet. On every video. And Chris hasn't already addressed that. Awesome.
Man, I think about that throughout every video. I keep saying to myself, "ok, now he is going to talk about the head & neck roll bar plan".
That's enough of this safety talk , we don't need no stinking roll bar that protects our noggin 😅
I love how the back end looks. Kinda MadMax style
With almost 650000 subs you must have a pretty good nest egg for a bigger shop. Fill us in on your plans for the channel Chris. You have so many dedicated fans that would love to know what your plans are.
I've always appreciated how he does it. Almost anyone can do this in a nice big shop with setup tables and other conveniences. I would like to see him not welding in a wood shed, though. Lol
He literally has been making videos for year's explaining what his plans are .. This isn't grind hard plumbing this guy is alone building cool shit out of his head using what he has to do so that's the whole point of this channel.
@@Joe_GervasioI do wish he would take some of their ideas and such to help with his builds. Things he struggles on possibly may be helped or ideas off of their builds
There have been a couple properties I have tried to buy over the years but for one reason or another things don’t work out and someone buys it before me. Also it doesn’t help that the price of homes has more than doubled in the last couple of years
@@ratherBweldingChris I've said it on a different video, but if you do manage to find a property or at least build a bigger shed, I'm sure we'd all LOVE to watch you build it the way you want it. A nice workspace would be a huge improvement to your quality of life!
Looks great, i just hope you have plans to strip and clean out that engine before you start it. All that fiberglass and grinding dust will do a number on the internals. When mocking up engines it might pay to cover the intake/s with duct tape or alike to prevent crap getting in. I thought with the frame around the engine and the body off it looks like a micro trophy truck lol. great work Keep it up.... Cheers.
It actually looks pretty good! The lines complement each other well, and you needed the extra protection for the engine.
It's looking great.The engine cage looks solid,and anyone building a full size 'Baja' would build as solid as they could too. IF you built the front suspension to pivot from the Front,like VW's did,then you'd have pedal and foot room.Plus the shocks would be moved out a bit too. Just throwing it out for thoughts.
Use stingers for the exhaust. Much louder but won't have to run the oversized muffler. There is a Ton of aftermarket parts support for these old tripples.
It’s looking great. Just keep in mind that the top side of the belt drive opens up when In use. I think you are going to have to cut more of the fiber glass body.
I think the rear looks great and I like the tubing personally.
Don't forget to cross brace the sides of the frame behind the body.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder! I like it! As to the muffler problem, you may consider consulting with a 2 stroke engine builder. There may be options other than the "stock" muffler that came with the engine.
Consider designing a roof rack. Just to protect your head. It would suit the design of the vehicle too.
Brilliant! I was worried about that too. Totally spec for a Baja Bug.
This buggy is so cool I can't wait until it's completely done and painted and I would love to see this go against some power wheels from grindhard plumbing.
There's no way it could even come close to Colonel Sender's. no offense to Chris but there's nothing on YT that can come close to Colonel Sender's.
It looks awesome and even better with the body off
Secondary clutch gets wider as you accelerate, better trim more off the body.
He said he will in the last video
some sort of sheet metal paneling bolted onto tabs on the tubing might be good around the cvt next to the wheel
Yup, and in front of it. If that belt snaps and gets him in the shoulder it would be terrible
Looooookkkkkkkssssss good .... One question...... When are u go kart builders coming together again.... Loved the overlanding video
Hey man. If you want less mess when cutting glass. Use a diamond grit blade on an oscillating saw (buz saw). Kicks up way less dust. Also. Don’t forget to leave room to get the belt off past the clutches/frame If you don’t you’ll regret it the first time a belt blows.
This unit is turning out so good I love the way it looks
The segment of video where you make the cross bracing shows better, how much time is really taken, making these things! Nice camera work!
Always great to see your builds progress
Hell yeah it looks ridiculous...and we all f#@&ing love it! Look at it this way, you're building a gokart with a snowmobile engine and a toy VW Beetle body. You committed to ridiculous about 8 episodes ago. It's fantastic, kiddo! Keep up the good work.
It is looking amazing so far. Keep up,the amazing fabrication. One stupid question though. Is there any reason you could not cut the fibreglass body and extend it to cover up more of the engine portion? A little late I know but just a question.
Stick a cool spoiler on the back to balance the "big rear"
I think esthetics come secondary to keeping the machine together
I love how this looks!
Good job on the lower bars. Looks good and safer
Looking good. Don't use that muffler. You have the skills to make the back frame much more sleek and removable.... Curvered cage for CVT. Maybe part of a trailer fender under bottom.
Why not turn the engine around so the block gets closer to the seat and the lighter parts like exhaust goes further back? I think the car would look more balanced like that
Im loving this build, chris
Thanks man!!
This Beatle got back, I ain't gonna lie it's got a big butt. I hope the rapper or YT doesn't come after me. for copyright infringement of that song LOL. with the challenges of using this body. it even makes me more impatient to see how this build is going to turn out? it's still an AWESOME build so far. I'm guessing you will probably have to add weight to the front of this build? there's a trick we used to do add to the stock cars. when I was a crew member for the two race teams I was with. we used to get old wheel weights from the tire shops, for balancing wheels. and we used take 4"x 4" square steel tubing and cap off one end. add melt down the lead and fill the tubing with molten lead. and let it harden, that way we could weld to the tubing to mount it securely in the race car's. some time's we would have to add up to 300 LBS to certain places in the car's? to get the weight displacement of the race car's right. as close to 50-50% as possible. otherwise the race car's just won't handle on the race track. that is an option you might be able to use on this project. I figured I would throw that out there for you?
Man I love the look of this thing even without the fibreglass body on. The frame looks insane. It will be interesting to see if it tries to mono up with the weight in the rear.
That’s just like all the dune buggies engine cradles look like.👍🏼 I’m digging this build 💯
I think your concerns about an exhaust expansion chamber being some sort of tuned exhaust are overblown - probably be fine with a dent or restriction.
she'll be a screamer and a ripper for sure, man i cant wait to see you rippin' this one around, she should be a blast, and i don't think it looks goofy at all, it looks like an old school baja bug, and absolutely sweet
You should use hand controls on the steering wheel, because it’s gonna be so tight in the chassis I would personally choose hand controls when the time comes to address controls. This build is sick! Can’t wait to see it ripping
glad to hear the rooster back on the channel! love the build! keep them coming and dont let anyone get in your way!
Honestly I don’t think it looks nearly as bad as you think it does. I’ve seen quite a few buggies over the years that guys threw together and yours is one of the better looking projects. Especially considering yours is the compact version. It’s a lot harder to make everything fit.
I don't know but it doesn't look goofy to me. That thing looks badass!
Awesome job, man! The proportions are perfect--how could they not be? Big engines are... big!
You worked hard on this car I think it looks awesome 👍
Your killing it love this build
I think it looks good - I've seen builds before where the engine cage looks kind of like a basket so it doesn't look weird to me! 👍
The x-bracing is a very wise thing to do Chris. Well done. 😁👍🏼
That is going to be a wild ride! Can't wait to see it run
Can wait to see this thing in action.
Looking good bud can’t wait to see it runing
Who doesn't like a big rear end tho? 🤷😆 I think it will look great when you get used to it. Side note, it looks cool even without the body 👍
I think it looks better without the body on bc your tube work is awesome it looks great without it.
DUDE even without the body it looks like a VW - super gnarly still. Awesome build!!
You only need the expansion chamber for it to run proper. You could get a small dirt bike muffler to use on it. Would be much smaller and lighter.
Id use clear lexi to plate the rear rather than aluminium Chris, Show it off dont hide it. Id also loose the super heavy silencer too, They must make lighter replacements or build a light weight one yourself.
The rear tubing looks fine to me. Functionality is more important than looking good, or at least it usually is.
Hey, greetings from Germany 🇩🇪👍🏻
It was mentioned before, but do you plan to build sth like roll cage to protect your head ?
Your head will be ripped right off your shoulders if you roll over 😅
Really cool design man! Make sure you protect your head/neck from roll overs. You roll that thing with only your head poking out.... not good things will happen.
I wish these videos are longer please make your target around 45 minutes minumum great work keep it up!!!
CVT/case guard looks fine bro
A lot of sand rails and buggies alike have rather big engine cages/pans. I think it'll look super cool afterwards
With roll bars and cages there is a priority check list , and the exhaust is almost at the bottom of that list
Looks great, can't wait to see it rip
I think it looks cool. Keep it up we all love it!
I think the rear looks great looks just like the swapped dune beetles
You one off the best build man out there 💪💯
ALL GOOD rather B welding 💪
Good job Chris- looking pro
Awesome job keep it up i love seeing your creations come to life!
Nothing goofy at all that is sick asf bud. Great job. Wish I could take it for a ride
Nice job I see it's going to take a lot of jussets to stiff it up looks good
I like this project, would like it more totally enclosed with windows etc.. protected from weather but still I like it
So make a gantry crane! I-beam or post which rotates at top connected to another pole with sling internal for length. Mount hoist to end. Put head loop behind helmet if doing wheelies.
those back belly bars look fyne bro
Loving the looks of this VW dunebuggy.
Well thats absolutely nuts
Don't fool yourself, it looks awesome! I just wish the whole thing was 1.5 it's size so that you fit in properly and you don't have to wear a Shriner Fez to make it look right...
It looks jus fine, strong and sturdy. GR8 project!
Get a nice stainless muffler for what snowmobile that engine came out of. You obviously will have to modify it to make it work but It’ll be much much smaller and lighter and sound better!!
You should definitely add tubing on the side of the "cabin" to prevent it from flexing and to further support the rear shock mounts. Currently it just looks like an empty box
You should dock those out side corners more on the bottom rails. They won't look as bad
Be good to see once the insides finished 👌
Just do a front mount radiator like an old banshee. You'll still get the baja bug look but you'll actually get real airflow and you can make a radiator guard look like the hood of the original bug.
Love all the great work u do!!
This thing is gonna be insane! full on Wheelie Machine!
Finally it looks like a baja bug.
My favourite build so far 👍🏼
It actually looks pretty cool without the body.
For the muffler you should put a stinger going up like the baja bug
Looking CooL 😎 just one thing I can't get out of my thoughts, if you rollover there's nothing protecting your neck from breaking 😅
For the muffler, could you use cherry bomb style ones as the exhaust tips pointing steaight back to match the baja bug theme?
All that power on a one wheel drive. I see you adding a spool
Maybe worth making your own exhaust silencer the engine came with would look perfect if you were making the Baja bug look steampunk
Don't be so hard on yourself, I think it looks great Chris.
Keep the muffler on there but block it off and turn it into a micro BBQ. A vw stealth BBQ! Good job man!
I'm really surprised you don't have more sponsors by now
Keep it up, certainly not my favorite of your builds but i still wanna see it function! Lets hear that 2 stroke scream and throw dirt!
Yah it's looking good . Nothing out of place .,
Great job keep on working hard and I wonder what you can do with VW ENGINE?