Manx Dune Buggy / Body and Paint

[@Streetfox5.0]

Wow That's beautiful and sounds good! That's a pretty color. I think tach is nice on the hump. Very Good Video!

[@howiemook7701]

Visited my aunt and uncle a few times in the 70,s, they lived in Sequim Washington . Gods country , beautiful . Take care M👀k

[@DesertRatFabrication]

Yes Howie, blessed to have beautiful country around here, we will start going to Eastern Washington soon, hope you come along then, thanks MOOK

[@OldCarGarageUSA]

Sweet ride, awesome color!

[@DesertRatFabrication]

Yeah Rick, really love the Buggy, super happy with the paint, not bad for painting it in the garage, thanks for stopping by

[@bwsgarage]

That Dune Buggy is killer Mike, also, the white Baja bug caught my eye! Thanks for sharing 👍

[@bwsgarage]

Good spot for the tach also ✌️

[@DesertRatFabrication]

Thank you very much BW, i appreciate the compliment, she is a sweet car, also thanks for chiming in on the tack location, the hump it is,lol, talk to you soon BW

[@IronHorseGarage]

Awesome Mike!! Sorry I'm late.

[@DesertRatFabrication]

That’s to be expected,with you guy’s being world travelers and all, ha ha

[@aliasmari]

Great job, I am Ali from Saudi Arabia, I have a French made clone of MM it’s name is Sovra LM1 I think it was made back in the early 70s , I repainted it and made a lot of work on it but I still have to do a lot more, I love it so much , i and sons and grand children enjoy riding on the beach on weekends ,

[@DesertRatFabrication]

Hey Ali, yes everyone loves a Dune Buggy, keep up the good work, i will look up your Buggy, i have more videos with the Buggy, (more smiles per mile), thats what Bruce Myhre the inventer of the Buggy use to say, lol, thanks for subscribing, i looked up your Buggy, very nice

[@donshotrodgarage1717]

That's a sweet Dune Buggy Mike! I really like the color on it. Your Buddy nailed it on the paint job! I think most of us are waiting on warmer weather! Talk to you later buddy!✌️

[@DesertRatFabrication]

Thank you Don, I love driving the buggy when the weather gets a little nicer, and I am really happy with the paint, looks like the odds on favorite is the tack on the hump, talk to you soon buddy

[@EdgeofEternityBillCameron]

Hi Mike, Great video! I love the color you choose. That picture with the ocean in the background with the sideview of the car is spectacular! Thanks buddy!!

[@DesertRatFabrication]

Thank you Bill, glad you liked it, you will have to fill me in on the weekend, raising the roof, where are the best videos

[@EdgeofEternityBillCameron]

@@DesertRatFabrication Hi Mike, I just uploaded in my SNSG with some pictures and videos of the event. If you go to Luis Lee's PlayingNTraffic KZbin channel you should be able to find the best of the best. God bless you brother!!!

[@EdgeofEternityBillCameron]

@@DesertRatFabrication Mike, here is one short video, but the rest will be on this same channel. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIfEgKZmlJ13bck

[@DesertRatFabrication]

@@EdgeofEternityBillCameron cool Bill, see you in Church

[@EdgeofEternityBillCameron]

@@DesertRatFabrication Amen brother!!!

[@IronheadGarage]

Hey Mike such a cool old buggy. I bet it's a blast to drive have a great weekend👍

[@DesertRatFabrication]

Yeah buddy, you know it’s fun to drive, have a great weekend too Chris

[@fastdude2002]

Nice buggy, makes me miss mine. I have owned two, one was a buggy made by fiber jet out of Sacramento, Ca and the other was an actual Manx. I owned them in the 80s, 90s, never should have sold the Manx. I currently have a nicely built desert rail buggy I run here in California. V.W.s make great off road vehicles.

[@DesertRatFabrication]

That is very awesome, I will never get rid of the Buggy, I have had a few Baja’s that I really liked too, but the Buggy is just different, thank you for stopping by

[@TheEZGZ]

Really like the car. Thought about having the fold down windshield myself. You do awesome work!

[@DesertRatFabrication]

Thank you very much my friend appreciate you stopping by 😆

[@bccoatheshop1716]

Hey Mike. Very nice 👌 👍. (SPEEDBUGGY)

[@DesertRatFabrication]

Hey hey buddy, just a little stroll through memory lane with the (SPEEDBUGGY) oh yeah brother, catch you soon

[@CCAutoWorks]

You definitely don't see these everyday nice work on the paint and body good spot for the tach

[@DesertRatFabrication]

Hey Chris, thanks for stopping by, yeah the buggy is a really cool car , the tack came out of the 55 truck , I think it will be really cool on the hump, catch you later buddy

[@davidryan573]

Sweet Buggy, awesome paint, I think the tunnel is a good place for the tach, easy to hide the wires too, it’s not like you’re looking at it all the time.

[@DesertRatFabrication]

Hi David, thanks for the comment, you are right, the hump it is, stop by again sometime

[@EnglishCharlie]

Nice fabricated bracket on the hump, maybe a cupholder too!! Nice video!

[@DesertRatFabrication]

Thanks a bunch EC, talk to you soon

[@MidnightRoadGarage]

That is a sweet dune buggy! Makes me wonder why I'm VW-less right now. Gonna have to rectify that this year.. Great video!

[@DesertRatFabrication]

Thank you Jim, it’s been awhile, I’m going to have to get a little caught up with you

[@DesertRatFabrication]

If you have a sticker to put on the truck board get ahold of me on my about, thanks buddy

[@MidnightRoadGarage]

@@DesertRatFabrication no I still haven't made any yet but when I do I will definitely send one your way!

[@MidnightRoadGarage]

@@DesertRatFabrication it's all good! My videos are all over the place with new cars, old cars and everything in-between. Like I tell everyone else just watch what looks good to you and don't worry about the rest lol. I think I did a pretty decent job on the latest "update" video so you might enjoy that one :)

[@DesertRatFabrication]

@@MidnightRoadGarage I will watch it in the morning looking forward to it 😀

[@VWJawbreaker]

What a beautiful buggy, you’ve done an outstanding job with it. Like the placement of the tach, I like the cleaner dashes on the buggy’s personally.

[@DesertRatFabrication]

Thank you Gary, yeah i really love the buggy, once the weather gets warmer i will drive it a lot, looks like the tack gos on the hump, thanks for your input, catch you later Gary

[@BadHombreGarage]

Fun video Mike. I got a VW powered sand rail when I was 13, and I bombed that thing all over the desert until I graduated high school and had to sell it when I left for college. Thanks for sharing! Oh, and I think the tach down low might be hard to see, but it's about the best option if there isn't room anywhere else.

[@DesertRatFabrication]

Yes Joe, best option, I think I will really like it there, can’t wait for the weather to get nicer love driving the buddy around, talk to you soon Joe

[@ChipsAndSparksGarage]

That’s a nice, buggy, Mike. You guys did a great job on the paint. I think you found a good spot for that tach, on the shift tunnel. Shouldn’t be in the way, there.👍

[@DesertRatFabrication]

Hey Tony, hope you are having a good 2022, I liked the faded Yuma yellow a lot it was a tough decision to change the color, but the burnt orange does look good, yes the tack looks good on the tunnel, seems fitting that the buggy borrows the tack from the 55 truck, talk to you soon my friend

[@EYE_SPIDER]

Love the dune buggy brotha!!!

[@DesertRatFabrication]

Thank you Bryce, I love the buddy so much, thanks for your support, i will check you later

[@EYE_SPIDER]

@@DesertRatFabrication 🤜🏼🤛🏼

[@nickpanhead7209]

I think you chose a perfect color when you painted that, looks great different parts of the day. Good job also on fiberglass repair, also Mike. I think the guage looks good down there.

[@DesertRatFabrication]

Yeah Nick, the old yellow brings back a lot of good memories, it was just so old school with the sun bleached Yuma yellow, but I really love the burnt orange, probably the best part like you said is the way it changes colors with the day, just like the trucks the buggy is very special to our vintage car and truck history, thanks for your support Nick, talk to you soon

[@DesertRatFabrication]

And yes the tack down on the hump is a good spot

[@kelberutagori2578]

Excellent work! your buggy turned out really nice. I'm from Brazil I have a buggy Cobra. Look google this model. Here in Brazil the buggies models are very different from the USA.

[@DesertRatFabrication]

I definitely will look up that make, thanks for sharing

[@DesertRatFabrication]

I looked it up, very cool

[@DiablitoSpeedz]

Good stuff man !

[@DesertRatFabrication]

Thank you Eric, thanks for stopping by, still have room for one of your stickers, later buddy

[@madmarious2619]

So i called myself a desert rat yesterday now this giu is on my feed

[@DesertRatFabrication]

That sounds great I think, lol