got one? lets see it! im looking for peeps still running cars like mine (avatar pic) so........ lets see em!

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But not totaly old school. 10" wider with 2"x 4" longer arms and coilovers.

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<<< My driver is a beam car
Father has his beam car parked in the yard.
I have 2 project beam car builders and one cut up on the back shelf for spare tubing.

Old School Till I build a longer travel driver someday.

old enough??

Still rock one myself.Bought this as a bare chasis new then tabbed and assemebled myself.Learned alot along the way and have made some minor changes since(does keep me busy and give me something to do at times).About the only thing i didnt do was the trans.

I remember those

Great times were had by all and you got hassled very little if at all back then.

How about a Manx

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Chenowth 4LWD with Nissan SR20DET power. 230whp.

Doest it have to be running..?..

Have a beam car that the build has stalled a bit.

My beam car

That the nicest beam car I have seen. What motor are you running??

THanks, 3800 V6 supercharged

X2!

WOW Ranman!!! X3! Very nice car.

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Just got done "rockin" it at St. Anthony's Dunes for a few days, then at Coral pink for a few (dunes & desert). Car was bulletproof, reliable, comfortable, and fast.

this was heading back....



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But I must admit, I'm going to the "dark side." Starting to build my A-arm car next month. This Explorer chassis will be for sale soon.



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What you guys consider "old school" is funny. There are only a couple old school cars in this thread. Just because it has a beam doesn't make it old school. Mine is in my signature.

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I really like that thing.. It amazes me everytime I see it.. The design is so cool..

To me real old school is pre VW days when you had big blocks up front and duel paddles in the back.

I built one up, but it was not wide enough for the family. Sold it to another board member. Been struggling to build another ever since, really miss it.

Not "Old School", but a Honda powered beam car with a bus box trans anyway.

Here are some pic's...

I was building an 09 A-Arm car from buggy works when I stumbled across this one.

Since I didn't have the cash to finish the A-Arm car, I picked up the white one and spent a little money on it.

Took it out during the Presidents day holiday of 2010 and had a great time.

It's a 2 seat with adjustable front & rear torsions, 2.2 subi and 002 trans.

My buddy's with the v8's blow me away on the big bowls but at least they wait up for me during refreshment breaks.

I plan to pretty it up over the summer and sell it in the fall.

long live the beam !

I love old school VW rails. IMHO they are alot more fun then the big LT V8 cars simply because you have to get technical with the 4 banger on how to conquer certain dunes versus the v8....just power righ up it. Not as challenging. My dad's rail in the pic. He build it in 1986...still rocking it with the original motor....no overhaul what so ever.

heres mine kind of old school till recently.. just got done swaping in a 2.3l turbo ford engine..

my buddy rico with a old car i built 2 years ago for him and he loves it and its funny watching him try to keep up with us

I need to go get some pics of my sand sprite 3 beam car. started building it in 03 and finished it about 2 years ago, never even took it to the sand. but I'll get it out there here in a few weeks.

mine was a beam but decided to cut the front of the car off and go long travel

should have left it as a beam car, that way you could have won the most bad as# beam car award.

X2

95 SandSprite IV with a Buick 215
Just did a bunch of work to it, heading out to Pismo!

My wife's beam car.


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I have not had the opportunity to own anything but a beam car, here's my current beam car.

Well since everyone else is posting pics of non "old school" beam cars, heres mine... long live the beam!
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My sons first buggy.

I guess I'm stuck on the beam!!

Going from an old Sand Toys 2+2 swing axle car to a 4 seat mid travel car. Why change a good thing?

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Prowler/Hijumper Sandsprite VW 2180
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does your dog really ride with you? i've thought about seeing if mine would ride but i think she'd be too scared.

oh yeah he loves it,even has his own goggles. Picture this,you know how much dogs like sticking their heads out the window? Now take away the window!

that's awesome!

Just hook the seat harness through a walking harness or something? That's what we do to our dogs for car rides...

Trying to have it ready by october lol.
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1968 Baja, Nissan 300zx V6 3.0

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The prior, 091 1.8 Turbo Subaru.

Dont need to he fits very well. I just buckle him in real tight,sitting up hes actually really tall!Ill also take the extra belt length and tie them together.

Hehe

Not old school, but a beam car!!!