My new Predator buggy for rebuild.

Started by Louksy1970, September 07, 2022, 09:46:08 PM

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Louksy1970

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Evenimg all.

I am rubbish at this posting,  sorry its been a few months.

Over the summer I have finished the painting, painted and installed the roll cage, the seatbelts are in and  I have almost finished the wiring.





The skateboard deck dashboard is coming along, I am pleased with how it has turned out.



A big thanks to Chad, his wiring kit is excellent, i have all the wires laid out and just a few bits of termination to do behind the dash.
This is the under bonnet harness with the fuse blocks and relays.



I fitted the tyres to the wheels and fitted them for a bit of a test , primarily to check the offsets are okay.





This is where I am at now, I hope to finish the dash wiring this week then its onto installing the fuel tank and fit the bonnet so I can mount the headlights.

Cheers
Steve
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Looking good. Not sure I'm liking the column mount though. Usually the standard mount is cut off and either moved lower down so all that bracket and mount is hidden behind the dash or a U clamp type mount is used. It looks like you have a mount tube there already  :-\  Just my opinion, ignore it and no offence meant.

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Tidy and that colour is really 'fresh'.

Keep adding your personal taste and touches, and let's see if out on the road soon.
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Quote from: Chris M on October 19, 2025, 09:34:37 PMLooking good. Not sure I'm liking the column mount though. Usually the standard mount is cut off and either moved lower down so all that bracket and mount is hidden behind the dash or a U clamp type mount is used. It looks like you have a mount tube there already  :-\  Just my opinion, ignore it and no offence meant.
Hi.
I agree its not the best but this is where it was welded when I bought the buggy.
I have access to 3D printers at work, maybe a cowl needs to be designed to cover it up and blend in a bit.
I do lke your idea about putting the mount behind the dash, I will log this and look into it in the future.

Cheers
Steve
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Louksy1970

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Evening all.

Unfortunately its been over 5 months since my last post, the main reason being we moved house. We bought a doer-upper that needs a full renovation, to achieve this I put my Predator in storage.
We have made good progress over the last 4+ months, fully rewired and a new heating system installed.

Fast forward to now and I hope to go retreive the buggy before the end of the month. I have spent this week replacing the roof on the garage so its watertight and structually sound.
My plan is to crack on and get it completed before this summer.  (Fingers crosssed) its gone on way too long and I need to drive it.

Hope to see you all at a show or buggy meet sometime soon.

Cheers
Steve




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House needs to be first but progress on the buggy has been made.

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