That VW gearbox fact blew my mind.

You missed your calling can anyone imagine how this type of auto shop teaching would have allowed the students to create their dreams before their minds were filled with all that limiting safety and practically stuff that limits ones dreams, you are inspiring keep up

This is hilarious and takes me way back to early 80's. So far your channel has taken me back to my youth three times, the COOT, the red jeep and now the FROGGER, keep up the great work. P.S. My wife told me to stop watching your channel because I go straight to Facebook Market place and start looking for projects :)

I know I’m waaaaaay late on this one, but good going! I like your attitude. After all... you are out in the middle of the desert! Do stuff we could never do in town. Yeah!

You're amazing, my friend! You can get anything up and running with a little bailing wire and imagination. I am enjoying each of your videos. Thanks for letting us tag along on your mechanized adventures!

How did I miss this video??? Amazing how versatile those old bugs are. Watching all these different builds on KZfaq is really making me wish I didn't live in the rust belt. If I made a video on one of these old vehicles it would be a week long just removing rust.

This is probably one of my favorite builds on KZfaq - no lie. Reminds me of an old tunnel buggy.

The V-space between W was conveniently spaced to a V pattern/w comfort space for a bigger foot -Foot. Lol. I like this channel 👍

Dear Mr Lowbuck, me thinks if you were so inclined, a few of those Froggy desert vehicles would sell quite well. I certainly would think about saying, " Mmmm, that looks quite interesting". Of course a bit of finesse on the engineering side would need to be required but all in all, "Mmmmm, that does look interesting."

This is no good, this is no good, this is no good, this is no good, and this is no good, so let's drive it. You never fail to edutain me. Good one!

Be careful...😏you know how fast they got those 917s with this crazy building design😉😝

Such a fun little project, kinda reminds me of something you might see on Junkyard Wars. You’d be great on that show, if it still existed.

Those headlights are awesome

Loving your projects.

For a poorly made low budget production, crikey!, you're entertaining. "5psi so never lose oil pressure" cracked me up, but a "tacho stuck at 8,000 so you know she'll rev", I truly lost it.

Sound like it’s hitting on 3 cylinders. Cool project!

Such a great non-nonsens channel 🙌🏿

Cool project! Good video and funny narration.

Holy hell man, why have I never seen this video? This is amazing!

That thing is a death trap. I wanna drive it.

That's a sweet little dirt road romper

Just a suggestion, instead of flipping the ring gear. You should have just turned the transmission upside down. That’s how the car was originally designed. And it will correct the negative rear camber at the same time. Most formula-V’s are designed that way. Because it also lowers the center of gravity at the same time. Of course you need to plum or move the breather vent . But you can do it no problem

Looks like they tighten that bolt with a pair of chopsticks

Some buddies of mine used to race a Hi Jumper sand Sprite frame with a mid-engine configuration at the local mud bogs here in Orlando back in the 80s. Long story short they were beating v8-powered buggies with very little money and as a result the officials kept changing the rules. Eventually the buggy got parted out and the frame was converted into a regular rear engine buggy which I still have.

This thing is RAD!

I've come to the conclusion you are a genius! God has Blessed You. Yee Haw!

I like your style!

Really enjoyed. Wish I found your channel earlier.

fun project , With some mods and fixing should be a great toy ! ENJOYED ..

Nice Build! :)

It makes me think of the speed buggy cartoons from the 70’s!😊

@21:31 The most important thing to work on is brakes, so I've got a tachometer!!! 🤣🤣🤣

Brace magically painted green in a flash! :-)

Sooooo AWSOME.

Thanks for a Sunday morning laugh. I enjoyed the shit outta that!

L-BG, You are a hoot ,best entertainment I can get for cheep .just be safe , I like watching you. thanks for the laughs . also the learning opertuneity ( I cant spell ).

Amazing, he’s the American version of Red Green, except his creations work

Man i love ypur humor and im the same way im cheap and like to just make something work even if its wrong

love your videos. G.L.

Safety first...or not!

"We got leaks, but that's OK with me." Sounds JUST LIKE ME! LOL!

The answer to your brake problem is clear... Bolt a section of 'Fence' to the front of Frogger, and you'll come to a safe gradual stop every time - foolproof engineering there, I think.

WOW! I'm surprised to see that the axle nut was so loose. Had to do brakes on mine, and it still 11:13 required a 5' cheater pipe and alot of jumping and cussing.

i've built a few v-dub sand rails over the years, the first couple i thought were a "tad" sketchy, but they were factree compared to the sketchiness of this...car?...go buggy?...vehicle?...clusterf*ck? but it does look like more fun to drive than a sharp stick in the eye. lol! on the other hand, i will absolutely agree with you on the "sit in your project fairly soon in the build to make sure there's a handy place for everything, and everything works in it's place" statement. saves a metric crap ton of stress and do-overs, lemme tell ya. been there, done that, don't wanna do it again.

4:20 ... now thats something everyone can enjoy👍

Try using a lever with a spring for the throttle and clutch might work better the reason sometimes vw don't go in 2cd gear is a shifter bow adjustment

Side note: I love that you're working on greasy stuff without those stupid latex gloves everybody wears nowadays! Real men do not wear latex gloves. 😎 Edit: cool build, new sub right here.

I love the safety check.....right out of calvin and hobbes

That thing would be cool lifted and made road worthy.

Fortunate enough to have driven pre and post Panoz tracks

Landscape looks remarkably like southern New Mexico.

I wish this guy was my dad.

Snapped off and rusted solid.

that take me back . grew up in AZ. in early 65 . learn how to drive in the desert. first car was a 62 rambler 3 speed on column with OD. G. L.

It looks like it would rattle my fillings out, but I like it

I bought a buggy in the eighties that someone built. It was basically a bug with no body and the rear seat section was remove and welded back together. I had a top quality beanbag chair seat and the gas tank was a 15lb LP tank with a filler neck added. The only problem, which was big, was I didn't live in the desert and the gearing was way too high for the woods. I could only drive in first and there was no practical way to gear it down. Unimog style hubs? The suspension was awesome on the bumps. Unfortunately, I ended up burning out the clutch. 😭 That was such a blast to drive, though.

Have you ever thought about putting the throttle on the steering wheel and just have a break and a clutch pedal might be easier for you to actuate with those sailing ships as feet that you have on your legs but that's one way around it without having to terribly redesign the control system for it

For a moment or two, I thought I was watching the old movie "Road Warrior"! Maybe they'll do a remake so your masterpiece can be included......

I would use something like this for a daily driver.

Cut a hole in the floor board and go Fred Flintstone style for the brakes.

If it's fun, it makes sense.

It looks to me more like a mantis Shrimp think it needs a name change😂😂

Mario! 👨‍🔧

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How is it possible to know all this stuff? How did you know you could turn the differential around like that? Great channel!💪

You had me laughing so many times lol thanks

looks like the body was in pretty good condition

A poorly made low budget production says it all. I especially liked the first to third gear shifts. and the noticeable change in sound when the header pipe let loose. yeah there's nothing like a job well done. the satisfaction is confidence boosting.

lol project frogger silly so funny man i know go carts that would run circle around that its needs some power

Well! You wasted money on a rev counter. will self regulate at 3000 flat out. A big orange indicator light on the pressure switch would be better as it will flicker spectacularly when oil is boiling hot!. Oh and a box on the back to put all the bits that fall off!

Leak Frog

Since im new to this channel, i wonder if you ever get that sparkplug miss fixed.

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You need someone there to help you !

For you covered wagon project I know you used an old Jeep pickup truck but what would be awesome you use a unimog 404 chassis on the covered wagon then you shouldn't get stuck at least not easily

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Are there any updates coming on old Frogger? Been mothballed a while now!

Need details on how you made the shifter work. That's the most complicated part....

😂 A fun way to put yourself in the hospital for 3 weeks

Praying Mantis might be a better name

So did i hear you right...mexico was still building beetles in 1994?

That kind of sketchy work well get my subscription

ya that'll do. flawless projects breed overconfidence and that's unsafe.

Just be glad of the "lubricated" brakes. You don't have the cloud of asbestos dust to breathe-in and give you mesothelioma a few decades later.

Looks like a auto dynamics mark1 or 2?

Mate

Get ride of the Herman Munster shoes. Lower the seat.

If the old girl ran on all cylinders she be a little bit more fun. Does the speedo you installed work and if so, what was your top speed? Like your videos 👍✌️🇺🇸

Im wondering which one of us is older. Im 39

At the risk of sounding critical? You can do so much better and you know. Anyway it's a cool buggy.

Everything is leaking except the driver and the battery

You skipping second gear, does it have second gear?

It has no power at all, isn't it running on three cylinders?

Maybe I should get you to help with a 4x4 van project,,,,,,,,,,, is your r/v a 4wd?

You’re only running on three cylinders