welcome buddy hope you find all you need on here  if not ask ;-)

Quote from: Steve on September 27, 2013, 07:11:21 AM
Welcome matey 

pretty good shot  .....how many takes 

How long have you been playing ?
make sure you get the build photos up when you make a start...we like photos 

Thank's for the reply, ive been doing wheelchair Basketball for a few years and enjoyed it ever since i started and the shots were at a tournement so i got fouled and just always found it easier to shoot backwards from the free throw its just one of the quirks about me which is something im hoping to show with my buggy's.

Thank you all for the replys to my thread the response have been fantastic and its great to feel welcome im just gonna say a bit about myself im not fully wheelchair bound but do rely on it for long distances i have recently turned 17 and want to have a beach buggy as my first car due to my disability im going to have to drive an automatic and if any one has a fully automatic gearbox for sale possibly from a bay window camper or T3 or knows someone that does i would be very interested.

Quote from: Manxdavid on September 27, 2013, 02:42:27 PM
Hello and welcome!

They must be the moulds that my last buggy shell came out of, as you say the old shape Jas moulds. Nice shape for a LWB. Did you buy them off a guy called Cliff?

I think the only thing they were missing was the dash mould but Fibretech on here's got a Jas dash mould if you need one doing.

Here's the one I built recently...

We got the moulds from Clayton in Aylesbury, and they are for the main body, bonnet and dash, however i will eventually want to create my own style of dash.

We will be creating sidepods eventually which we will be making a mould of, and also a roof, and these will be the basis of my initial business.

Long term i want to adapt the Buggy to not only suit me but also address the design so it can become more of a daily vehicle without losing the initial fun aspects of the vehicle.


Conner

Conner 

Its good to have you in the forum, just a thought, you could put a post up
in the 'wanted' section regarding the auto gearbox... As, you never know! 

Peter

I remember a good few years ago there was a mag feature on one of the blokes having an auto box on his buggy as he had lost a leg,
I cant remember who it was though,
All I can remember was, it was a red buggy, and he had a matching van.

Quote from: Steve on September 29, 2013, 12:15:52 PM
I remember a good few years ago there was a mag feature on one of the blokes having an auto box on his buggy as he had lost a leg,
I cant remember who it was though,
All I can remember was, it was a red buggy, and he had a matching van.

Sounds like our good friend Ollie? He's not on here but a regular at Swanage, Volksworld etc. based in Dorset (near Terry "Flags")

Ollie's yer man.....@ Beetle Magic.

A one legg'ed wonder....(not that you'd know it)

I don't think the word "disabled" is in his vocabulary 

He's runnin a 2ltr+ buggy with an auto box that goes like stink     

They are in Moreton near Dorchester and their number is 01305 852338

Really looking forward to seeing what you get up too...  

Cheers H

AH! ok 

welcome this should be interesting, you have quite a collection of stuff already.

Hi Conner.

Yep Ollie at Beetlemagic is the man o speak too. He has a fantastic reputation of adapting vintage vw's for different types of disability. He lost a leg a few years back in a camper accident and since then has adapted his buggy to run with an autobox from a rover / jag or something like. He has also do fully hand controlled type 2 campers etc.

Chad

Any more progress on this bug mate

Sorry for the lack of update, ive been busy with my schoolwork and have an upcomming operation in the new year, but i will hopefully be able to post a build with pics soon just need to get the final piece, which is a type 3 automatic gearbox which is incredibly hard to find in the uk but my dad has been researching about import from america, and if any one has one for sale or knows someone from the uk who is selling one please let me know ill be very appreciative.

A bit late but Merry Christmas to everyone and have a great new year.

Merry christmas and hope all goes well in new year   

Quote from: ballerzbugs on December 30, 2013, 12:26:41 PM
Sorry for the lack of update, ive been busy with my schoolwork and have an upcomming operation in the new year, but i will hopefully be able to post a build with pics soon just need to get the final piece, which is a type 3 automatic gearbox which is incredibly hard to find in the uk but my dad has been researching about import from america, and if any one has one for sale or knows someone from the uk who is selling one please let me know ill be very appreciative.

A bit late but Merry Christmas to everyone and have a great new year.

There is a low milage auto gearbox on ebay only done 20,000 miles, being sold with the engine but they might split!!

Item number 191018988483

Rob