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M4wdFab

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kid buggy?
« on: June 12, 2024, 09:47:04 PM »
Nick and I have been throwing around building his girls a kid buggy.

Samauri based axles/tcase with powered by shaft drive 4wheel motor/trans.

I have (4) 8" fox 2.0 air shocks, 35" sticky SCRs, RIT Baja car Mechanical steering rack/Cobalt electric inline power assist  (no hydro pump), JT control arms to use at links, a steering wheel, 1.5" 120 DOM tube for chasis in the parts pile so far.

looking to grab a samauri shell for cheap to harvest axles and divorced transfer case.  then some kind of shaft drive quad motor with auto shift trans, reverse, low range, electric start and also pull start provision to sling an alternator pulley and or hydro pump off of.  corbeau kid bench seat to fit two kids or stuff an adult in to move it.   

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Re: kid buggy?
« Reply #1 on: June 12, 2024, 09:51:46 PM »
https://nc4x4.com/forum/threads/lil-smoke-kid-mini-buggy-rock-crawler.170658/

fun read, guy literally did 80% of my ideas i had in my head years ago haha, nice.  has some nice work nice ideas. 

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Re: kid buggy?
« Reply #3 on: June 12, 2024, 10:46:05 PM »
Just saw a yellow kid buggy on FB today
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Re: kid buggy?
« Reply #4 on: June 13, 2024, 08:13:23 PM »
Back when I was building the J truck I was following a guy building a Honda power kid buggy for his girl.  I remember watching vids of her flog it!  edit: found it.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGqJC2TQVxU

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Re: kid buggy?
« Reply #5 on: June 13, 2024, 09:33:01 PM »
Just saw a yellow kid buggy on FB today

ya little out of budget

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Re: kid buggy?
« Reply #6 on: June 13, 2024, 10:08:23 PM »
I followed a build by that same title on Pirate way back when.
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Re: kid buggy?
« Reply #7 on: June 18, 2024, 10:33:58 AM »
Nate Gilbert built one for his son a few years ago. Honda ATV drivetrain, Sami axles and case, electric hydraulic steering pump from a Volvo or something. Kills the battery after an hour or so, needs an alternator. 32" sxs BFG stickies. Works pretty well and is a riot to watch out on the trails.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaN-6PDqE-o




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Re: kid buggy?
« Reply #8 on: June 18, 2024, 02:42:18 PM »
cool.  ya i was reading up about some people have put power steering pumps and alternators off the pull start mech

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