Bucking Bronco
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Questions on Converting Street Legal Dune Buggy into Crawler
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ID Bronco
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- Idaho Falls, ID
no ideas on laws but hideous comes to mind
metalry101
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- Sandy, UT
If your crawler chassis doesn't pass safety because of lift laws then I don't see how a new body is going to help. If it's legal, and all the lights, wipers, and other required safety items still work on the buggy body, I don't see why it wouldn't pass.
On thing to keep in mind...I doubt that body is going to cover the tires...you might need to rig some flares and/or mudflaps to get it to pass.
On thing to keep in mind...I doubt that body is going to cover the tires...you might need to rig some flares and/or mudflaps to get it to pass.
rholbrook
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- Kaysville, Ut
Steve, this brings back some great memories. We had one of these in a blue metallic that we built. It had 50's on the back and a hopped up motor. We bought the kit from Welch's Fun Cars off 5th or 6th south and about main if I remember. It was a riot to drive but would never wanted to get in a crash in one.
Hell yeah! I've seen some licensed manx's that don't get hassled for rockin' around town on 35's. :greg:
To get away with it you probably wouldn't wanna push it any bigger than 35", and you would want to keep it on the lower side. But I think it could totally be done, register it with the body, as the Manx and have one bad ride.
A quick google search pulled up a couple cool ones:
To get away with it you probably wouldn't wanna push it any bigger than 35", and you would want to keep it on the lower side. But I think it could totally be done, register it with the body, as the Manx and have one bad ride.
A quick google search pulled up a couple cool ones:
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BCGPER
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- Sunny Arizona
So far, I've yet to see anything here that would be "street legal" in this state. Yeah, it could be done, but not easily. All the problems we have now with tire coverage and bumper widths would apply to a buggy as well.
Bucking Bronco
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The picture of the one I posted is street legal. I see them regularly. They don't have bumpers that are 4.5" wide and the fenders don't cover the tires.
Do they get away with it because they are old? (most in the 60s)
I don't see a difference in the one I put up and one with 35s as long as the frame height was not over legal limit.
BCGPER
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The guys I know with those don't drive them on the road anymore, mainly because the bumper issue won't pass safety. I won't say you can't get it passed, but you'll be going through all the motions anyone of us here have to do.
The tire issue wouldn't come into play untill you lift it, which obviously you will have to. Although, technicaly it should make all of these pictured illegal because the larger tires are considered a lift. (cost me $40 to discover this little tid bit)
The tire issue wouldn't come into play untill you lift it, which obviously you will have to. Although, technicaly it should make all of these pictured illegal because the larger tires are considered a lift. (cost me $40 to discover this little tid bit)
I think you have the right idea.
The ones you see on the road are most likely grandfathered from when they were allowed on the road like that. Not that they were built in the '60s, but because in, say the '80s some guy converted his bug to a buggy, and the title hasn't changed hands since.