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Back when I was 14 my brother and I built a VW based dune buggy. It was 5'11" from axle to axle so short. We had a pair of rims welded up to have dual rear tires and it was all welded up pipe frame and thin sheet metal screwed onto the pipe. We never weighed it, but I could pick up the front end by myself. It was very crude, but so light it could go across gooey mud by not sinking in. We ran like 2 PSI of air in the fronts, and once when we ripped open a sidewall we could still drive home.
We had lots of fun driving off road and that is where I learned to drive. I know how to drive in slick conditions, but I have had my fill of that and never want to do it again. BTDT, got the t-shirt, I am over it.
It is back to clear skies and highs of mid 50s today so no worry about slick conditions. I like it!
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Glen
49 Year member of the Porsche Club of America
1985 911 Carrera; 2017 Macan
1986 El Camino with Fuel Injected 350 Crate Engine
My Motto: I will never be too old to have a happy childhood!
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