As it sits awaiting castor nuts and an inlet manifold

Missing suspension parts arrived so all back together and body bolted down onto a rubber seal not a open sponge type that was found on strip down causing the rot.
Dave turned up with  a cage from a lwb rat buggy but the upright front hoop needs some bends and angling to match the screen but a good buy for the money it is just dropped in to save storing it..

Great stuff. The body on starts to give out the buggy personality.

Certainly that roll cage looks suited to tall occupants who wear top hats !

Well the Christmas period is over so got a few hours in, bonnet has been glassed and filled for the new petrol tank and filler along with the w/s/w jet hole as the wiper motor mount kept pushing the original out just needs smoothing off fully.
the reworked dash is in and wiring looms are in place the GPS boat/quad speedo has multiple input wires and shows a speed sender unit for the tacho but the paperwork is like a hand drawn unit with no info, only the word sender and an arrow pointing to it so thinking connecting it to the CB terminal of the coil may kill the unit.

Looks like it has an Oojamaflip high irritant air horn system. Does that need a compressor or leisure battery ?!

nice work Snoopy 

Well Graham took a lot longer than anticipated but it is now back together and useable so it will be going home to get some more jobs done like trimming and a back box/seat fitted. The rear of the brought roll frame fits but some Welsh company with a pipe bender needs to rework the front so it is near the screen.
The split axle boots one worked the other leaked from the box end but cleaning and resetting it 4 times it may be ok but use will tell a first as they normally seal ok.
Heated mx5 seats are in and wired. Should be good for a fair few years with nearly everything new on the brakes and suspension once the body is prepped and painted in the better weather he should be seen at a few meets.

That looks a delightfully clean, tidy and honest functional buggy.

Yet another buggy rolls out of the Snoopy factory.

Quote from: Hugh on January 12, 2026, 05:04:24 PMThat looks a delightfully clean, tidy and honest functional buggy.

Yet another buggy rolls out of the Snoopy factory.

We got to keep them on the road Hugh and Dave is looking at events to attend so depending on dogs n puppies Anette will return to the buggy crew.

Keith you are a force of nature when it comes to keeping Buggys on the road !

But Dave and Annette can surely get to the kit car show in Malvern, then Ashbourne, Dubs in the Valley and no doubt other concert car shows in the West Midlands.

Keith Keep the buggies coming.

Are you any good at fixing age related issues with vintage knees ?        Am struggling with my left knee in particular at the moment. Have days when all ok. Others, out of the blue, when i can barely hobble. ( Have been quoted a 6 year waiting list for replacement via the NHs    )

Cannot help with knees Paul but would suggest moving to a warmer climate in a country that accepts buggies.
A 6 year wait is a joke that must be in your area I know folks down this way have had them done a lot quicker without paying privately.
As we get older the body degradation becomes more noticeable but you have to just carry on.

Tough one Paul.

There are buggys with doors in them...