How to Build a Dune Buggy

Rating:
Summary: Good but lacking information
Review: As the title says "build an dune buggy" are lacking the words "without build the chassis". This book describes the
process on building an dune buggy only conecting the parts.
There are lacking details about build the chassis.
Overall this is a good book. The chapter about the engine
is very good and teaches you how to overhaul the VW air-cooled
engine. There is a good section about brakes. As a reference
book I recommend but this book isn't it for build an dune
buggy from scratch.

Rating:
Summary: Good but lacking information
Review: As the title says "build an dune buggy" are lacking the words "without build the chassis". This book describes the
process on building an dune buggy only conecting the parts.
There are lacking details about build the chassis.
Overall this is a good book. The chapter about the engine
is very good and teaches you how to overhaul the VW air-cooled
engine. There is a good section about brakes. As a reference
book I recommend but this book isn't it for build an dune
buggy from scratch.

Rating:
Summary: Far too basic to warrant a whole book!
Review: Baja Bugs and buggies is the bible of building a dune buggy.
This book is less use than the haynes manual.
There is no detail or any usefull tips unless you count pictures showing which way round the gearbox is installed.
It does however show that it is possible to build a dune buggy with all stock VW parts and no welding ability, although it is the ugliest dune buggy I have ever seen.

Rating:
Summary: Good book
Review: I am from Mexico and i has dont reading that book buit these look so great!!!!

Rating:
Summary: Competent, fairly thorough.
Review: Overall, it is a good book. It reads easily, ample pictures to illustrate points to those who may not be too familiar with this hobby. It's focus is more towards building a buggy from a kit, or at least, buying a commercial frame and customizing the rest to your needs. Those who are looking for principles behind the design of custom built buggies will not find a whole lot of help. General information and suggestions might be pulled from its pages, but a reference for custom builds it isn't.

A few minor layout and editing goofs were the only thing that mars an otherwise good book. A few paragraphs had lost their ends and there was one major skip that i feel should have definately been caught by the proofers.

Rating:
Summary: It's worth for some
Review: The book is great, it has covered all the aspectes of putting together a buggy from parts, to service it and maintain it. But for poeple who want to biuld from scratch tha buggy with there own design, it wont be that much of help. But if you want to but a buggy together this is what you have to buy, but other wise it's good as a general knowlage to have it.

Rating:
Summary: Great for the beginner dune buggy enthusiast.
Review: This book covers the buildup of a dunebuggy from frame selection to final assembly in considerable detail. For the novice, it is a great help. For people more experienced, the information is probably a repeat of past experiences.

There are a few details which I do not agree with in the author's choice of assembly but this is a personal opinion and does not necessarily mean that either of us are wrong.

As a companion to the Idiot's Guide to VWs and Hibbards' Baja Bug book, this volume would be very useful to many a buggy builder.

Rating:
Summary: the best book
Review: this book is great it tells you everything you need to know about how to build dune buggies

Rating:
Summary: Great book for someone trying to build a dirt cheap buggy.
Review: This book is perfect for someone that wants to build a buggy and spend the least amount of cash possible. It covers most all the basics.

If you are planning on building a full on sand/race machine, you may just want this as a hand reference. The case buggy they build is designed for street use and some mild offroading, not exactly what serious offroaders are looking for. The book is based more around building a buggy for price rather than performance.

If you are wanting to upgrade you machine to a true racer, this is not the book. While the section on engines is good, there not a section covering increasing suspension travel or upgrading a transmission. He mentions the different types of frames, but doesn't cover the + and - of each. If anyone knows of a book that covers these topics, please email me: [e-mail]

Rating:
Summary: Great Book!
Review: This book points out the basics and is very easy to understand.I built a dune buggy and customized it with this book.I give props to Earl Duty for his great enthusiastic book.The best of it's kind.I'd wish he'd send me his next book if he makes one.