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The all new Doon buggy has many new features
associated with the need to modernise and improve on the classic Beach Buggy
design. Please click on any of the pictures below to view a more detailed
image of some of the key features associated with the Doon Buggy design.
Picture shows rain lip around cockpit area, design lines in body styling to add strength and rigidity and sunken recess for headlight bowls to remove the problems associated with the cracking of more traditional raised stalks. Picture shows dashboard designed to utilise standard VW beetle clocks and switch gear if required. Cutaway in dash allows for a front roll hoop to fit flush against window frame. The aluminium windscreen frame slots into a purpose made recess to stop water leaking underneath and strengthen the frame fixing ponit. Bonnet is designed to open using custom supplied hinges. Allows access to petrol tank for filling (no need to cut out hole in bonnet), wiring and battery. Picture also shows recesses to take standard Beetle wiper motor. Picture shows the complex under bonnet panel which houses the battery, fuseboards and remote brake fluid reservoir. Panel also stops draughts and rain reaching occupants legs, normally a problem with more traditional buggy designs. Panel also locks into place and adds strength to the front area, helping reduce body shake. Standard beetle petrol tank can be modified to allow for filling under the bonnet, whilst bonnet is held in place by the standard VW Beetle bonnet locking mechanism. Picture shows that the rear end design of the Doon allows for wider more modern wheels to fit beneath the bodyshell legally. Also illustrates that Twin carbs fit snuggly under the rear without the need to cut away the bodyshell as required by many other buggy designs. The shape of the rear moulding also helps protect the coil, distributor and alternator/dynamo from water where possible. One of the key features of the Doon design is the finished return lip around the whole of the main body shell and the edge of the bonnet panel. This both adds a neat and tidy finished look to the car whilst providing additonal strength without adding weight. To help protect the electrical system, provide a tidy installation and add strength to the area of the car where passengers and drivers climb in and out of the cockpit area, weatherproof wiring conduits are built into the design along both sides and the rear of the main tub. Conduits both side of the car allows for the wiring for engine elctrics and stereo systems to be seperated if required, to ensure inteference free installation. Picture also shows additional strengthening fillet to help stiffen the front of the shell and reduce the vibration often seen on older buggy designs.
Picture shows rain lip around cockpit area, design lines in body styling to add strength and rigidity and sunken recess for headlight bowls to remove the problems associated with the cracking of more traditional raised stalks.
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