Rorty in Peachester, Queensland, Australia | Recreational Vehicle Dealership

Rorty

Locality: Peachester, Queensland, Australia

Phone: +61 403 363 011

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25.01.2022 The 5 on 205 stud pattern hubs and the 4 on 130 stud pattern hubs are ready to go. These suit the r11, r16 and r21 buggies using Rorty spindles as detailed in the build manuals and new Wilwood brake packages. https://rorty.net/rorty-5205-combo-hub-cap-pair https://rorty.net/rorty-4130-combo-hub-cap-pair

24.01.2022 "Can I use a car engine and transmission in the R16?" That's a pretty common question and the answer is yes, but... Car engines are powerful and cheap, but as with most things in life, there's no such thing as a free lunch! Whilst the engines are strong, it's the transmission that will usually cause you grief. They are simply not designed to cope with the shock loads that come through a buggy driveline due to variable traction, jumps and big tyres. This is why quality off-...road transaxles cost 10's of thousands of dollars and are big and heavy. Front wheel drive engine-transmission packages don't usual work as they place the engine in the E-W layout and the diff is not central to the buggy. You end up with short drive shafts which limit wheel travel. Even built up VW transaxles are often not able to cope. Our solution has been to stick with as light weight components as possible (including wheels and tyres), keeping tyres sizes down (<30") and using a simple and strong chain driven, no differential, driveline by RPM gearboxes. In this set up the weakest link is usually the chain, which in the scheme of things is quick, cheap and easy to replace. If you're set on car power or need it to meet class rules, be prepared to invest in a quality transmission. Some options are highlighted in the pictures. The blue buggy uses a Weddle transaxle behind a GM Ecotec engine. The grey framed buggy uses a CVT into an RPM box behind the same engine. The blue buggy originally used a VW transmission but repeatedly broke first gear. The other buggy had some belt cooling issues, addressed by air ducting. Feel free to add to the conversation or drop me any questions. There's a lot to consider!

20.01.2022 Check this video out! Great shots of the suspension at work. Think about all the energy needed just to move that rear axle up and down and control it, then you have to move it forward as well...

20.01.2022 Some Rorty bling! Not fully assembled yet but they look pretty good. Wheels for the R21 (4x130 stud pattern) and the R16 and and R11 (5x205 stud pattern) all 15". Three piece wheels so offsets can be changed and parts replaced if required. Contact me if you're interested in a set.

15.01.2022 It's been a while! It's been a busy time with work projects and not a lot of time for fun stuff like buggies. If you're trying to get in touch via email and haven't heard, drop me a FB message. I get tons of spam and sometimes the good messages get lost in the trash. The VW V8 Beetle plans are popular as ever with lots of US based builds. These guys have to customise a little to match the donor cars they have available. The Corvette suspension seems to be a popular option...! Some nice R16 builds also underway, mostly in the US too. Looking forward to building an aussie R16 variant and also a single seat R21. Some mods to the plans in the pipeline to make the a little sleeker! Check out what we're currently building! The one in the pic is not mine, that's in about 1000's pieces... Happy Building!

14.01.2022 Some nice aluminium machining turned up today - Wheel centres, ding rings, modified hubs and caps for the R16! I will be checking the hubs for fit and then they're ready to go!

10.01.2022 Manufacturing partner wanted! Are you an established manufacturer and have a related product line and you’re looking to expand? We are looking for a manufacturing partner to licence designs and construct demonstrator vehicles. Australian or overseas manufacturers invited. All options open including complete purchase of designs and parts stock. Other business has prevented us from setting up for manufacture. We have a stock of parts for 2 demonstrators and no time to construct them! If you have capability and capacity, please contact me via messenger.

09.01.2022 Shows you how hard your suspension is working and how little traction the tyres have!

08.01.2022 Hubs are ready to roll!

06.01.2022 25% OFF R16 Laser Cut Plate Kits. Team it with a Manual for 50% off the manual too!! USA only, free shipping, 2 only!!

04.01.2022 Stuck At Home? Ease the boredom with 25% OFF all plans and manuals! Head to www.rorty.net, select the plans you want and use coupon code 25OFF at the checkout. Got questions - send me a message, I'm home too! Stay healthy and happy building.

01.01.2022 What does it cost to build one of your buggies? The million dollar question, or hopefully not! This is a tough one to answer with any certainty because, whilst we provide detailed plans for you to construct a race winning off-road machine, there are many details that are left for you to customise.... Going through the big ticket items (aussie dollars): - Engine $2-25k - Shocks/springs - $1-3k - Wheels and tyres - $1-4k - Reverse/final drive and drive shafts - $3-5k - Brakes - $1-3k - Cockpit and instruments - $1-4K - Rorty laser cut and machined component kits $1k - Chassis and suspension (self fab) $2.5-3k It's pretty clear the costs can add up quickly and a minimum budget of about $15k is required if you're good at fabricating and sourcing cheap used parts. If you want top level performance and off the shelf convenience, you'll need to budget upwards of $35k. Why are they so expensive? These are race cars not toys! There are many plans for building go-karts with plastic seats and balloon tyres, we don't design those. Our buggies are fully capable off-road race cars that can take you to the highest levels of competition, if that's your thing, or you can simply build a high performance buggy for thrashing your mates in their SxS' and not blow out the mortgage. In the scheme of things, the build manual is a very minor investment and will save you hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars. I speak from personal experience when I say trying to develop your own 'best of' buggy or car is a very labour intensive thing and more often than not a road to nowhere. Buy a fully detailed build manual at https://rorty.net/buggys where all the hard work is done for you! All you need to do is follow the instructions and you're a long way down the track to getting your own racing machine. Customise along the way and you'll have something like no one else, you can't get that in a polaris! I'm always at the end of the keyboard if you're not sure of something, so drop me an email or facebook message. Happy Building!