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<blockquote data-quote="TacomaJD" data-source="post: 687593" data-attributes="member: 1780"><p><strong>Re:</strong></p><p></p><p>If I were dead set on building one, I'd collect parts and go drop it all off with a fab guy that I trusted, like Angry Fab George, and say "here, build me a buggy around all these parts. I want it ____ belly height, ____ wheelbase, plenty wiggle room for my 6'1" crippled leg ass, and plenty room for a beer cooler in the back..."</p><p></p><p>But, the best advice I can give is find one in the classifieds that already works, proven to be reliable, for under $20k. With that price range you should be able to find one with v8, tons, possibly stickies, and most the basic necessary goodies that makes a buggy work and reliable. This may be a highly modified Jeep buggy, full tube buggy, or even a Toyota based rig of sorts, etc. Buy it ready to go, wheel it for a while and see how you like wheeling (and maintaining) a full size rig. Usually a lot more goes into maintaining and fixing a full size rig than a side by side. Speaking from experience, as I have had 2 full size rigs and 1 sxs. Cost way more to maintain full size rig. Parts are higher when something fails or breaks, etc. But to me, there was no replacement for driving a full size rig over a sxs. I never enjoyed the sxs like I did wheeling either of my prior Toyota crawlers. </p><p></p><p>Going back to the $20k budget, that is usually a safe range for maintaining resale value on a well built crawl rig. Lot more folks looking to buy in the sub $20k range for a clean built, non junked up trail rig, than the $30k-$40k+ bouncer rigs.</p><p></p><p>If $20k sounds high, stop now, because you won't build a bouncer for that. Parts probably cost that much before a chassis is built.</p><p></p><p>Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TacomaJD, post: 687593, member: 1780"] [b]Re:[/b] If I were dead set on building one, I'd collect parts and go drop it all off with a fab guy that I trusted, like Angry Fab George, and say "here, build me a buggy around all these parts. I want it ____ belly height, ____ wheelbase, plenty wiggle room for my 6'1" crippled leg ass, and plenty room for a beer cooler in the back..." But, the best advice I can give is find one in the classifieds that already works, proven to be reliable, for under $20k. With that price range you should be able to find one with v8, tons, possibly stickies, and most the basic necessary goodies that makes a buggy work and reliable. This may be a highly modified Jeep buggy, full tube buggy, or even a Toyota based rig of sorts, etc. Buy it ready to go, wheel it for a while and see how you like wheeling (and maintaining) a full size rig. Usually a lot more goes into maintaining and fixing a full size rig than a side by side. Speaking from experience, as I have had 2 full size rigs and 1 sxs. Cost way more to maintain full size rig. Parts are higher when something fails or breaks, etc. But to me, there was no replacement for driving a full size rig over a sxs. I never enjoyed the sxs like I did wheeling either of my prior Toyota crawlers. Going back to the $20k budget, that is usually a safe range for maintaining resale value on a well built crawl rig. Lot more folks looking to buy in the sub $20k range for a clean built, non junked up trail rig, than the $30k-$40k+ bouncer rigs. If $20k sounds high, stop now, because you won't build a bouncer for that. Parts probably cost that much before a chassis is built. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk [/QUOTE]
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