There may be a thread from years ago but Anette wants to get back into the buggy scene so many years of standing unloved on a drive it has now arrived here for recommissioning.
Last seen pre covid where the hole in front of the pedals where water had collected was the worst now looking like a body off job with a rewire and safety check over.

Well it is already looking better than how I recall seeing it with you pre Covid...

I still think 'recommissioning' is an understatement of what you face yet we will all watch and admire as you progress through the challenges.

Body nearly ready to lift off due to random bolts and rust, 2 new pan half's required as the minimum pan repair the water and condensation have killed everything, Annette will be back on the road a bit later than hoped.

I am sure snoopy can fix it like he recently did mine 😂

When you scrape laters of paint off underneath the job goes from pan half's to include a frame head assy.

That does look dangerously crumbly.

It seems you haven't yet got right to the end of making a shopping list. I hope the engine is better preserved after a few years sitting ...

Dave came over today to see the extent of the rust and spend some time working on the buggy to see how it is assembled then lift the body off then make noise with the disc cutter to remove the pans as it has had two lots before one but wekded to the tunnel lio the other plug welded on top of the lip.

 
By failing light pans were off and front beam removed and stripped for overhaul, Dave set off home with a car full of parts for shot blasting and coating/ painting.

Credit to who put the previous new pans on if they were cleanly re moveable. Tunnel looks solid enough but I guess all the brake pipes need re doing so you are yet at the start of the rebuild.

After no play on a wet friday Graham is sorted awaiting parts to be refurbished and other brought.  Other parts have gone vacj to Wales for refurb.

Nice work Snoopy 

Warmer today so started on the massive holes in the dash then the aluminium plate can go in the bin. Fibreglassed up then filler on the front  just awaiting delivery iof a new sander as mine cannot be found but it may have failed many years ago and been binned.

It`s one of those "things" snoopy....... Probably the number 1 mashed up sections of a beach buggy a dashboard is. Holes everywhere and then covered up with wood, aluminium and more holes.

Quote from: Paul1953 on November 24, 2025, 08:16:18 AMIt`s one of those "things" snoopy....... Probably the number 1 mashed up sections of a beach buggy a dashboard is. Holes everywhere and then covered up with wood, aluminium and more holes.

Or often just replaced with a sheet of steel that'd make a really good guillotine in the event of a crash     

Been out today collecting parts due to excessive corrosion  and the cost of the best floor pan halves and other bits needed I had an offer I could not refuse this one needs a few tweaks and converting to RHD but it is solid and factory fresh 20 odd years ago, strange a late injection pan has a pre 72 gearbox mounts.  Zero rust to treat is a bonus and this buggy is a keeper that the owner wants to get a lot of use out of it.

Who'd not want an almost new set up like this given the choice. Great you have such useful contacts for buggy parts.