Body paneling for spiderbox
 

So im new o the forum so i hope im in the right place. Im looking for someone that has done body paneling on their buggy. Preferably a YD spiderbox. Any tipps are welcome. But im really hoping someome has some plans for me as im rather clueless. I could only find a handful of pics online none of which really helped. As for material im planning in going with sheat metal. But since i cant weld and dont know anyone who can my options are rather limited

if you're can't weld mount tabs in, then don't go with sheetmetal unless you like using a lot of hose clamps. zip ties and any other plastic fasteners will eventually cut/break. not recommended to run sheetmetal screws into your tubing either. \
You're better off going with sheet pvc and using zip ties. you can go outside the tubes with large pieces of spend a lot of time trimming to fit pieces to fit in the segments between the tubes. Look up user metalstudman, he had a couple spiderboxes that he paneled, as did others, but the info is in the main build/modification threads for the most part.

I sort of did... I made a 'hood' for mine to cover some electricals for a dash I made. I used 1/8" thick plastic sheets and first step was make a cardboard cutout and take measurements, then I held the cardboard up to the plastic and marked the plastic then cut. 1/8" plastic is just thin enough where you can cut it with plastic scissors, but it still is quite rigid and strong.

As far as making paneling I assume that this would work the same all across the buggy... Bandit1100 and ACBlind both made panels (bandit was metal, ac was plastic) and both look good... PM them on buggynews I'm sure they can help

Thx guys. Could you post a link for the thread u mentioned

No thread... Just go ahead and go to buggynews and search the usernames

Thxxx

there are more on here, search users T3beatz, soapbox, ckau, or even just generic search spiderbox and look at the general user threads of the last 3 to 4 years about their rides ...

Okay so ive gathered some info on how to do what i want but im still cant find some of the key info i need. Like whats the best thickness plastic to use? Too thick and and it'll look too chunky. Too thin and it will flutter in the wind badly. Also what would be the best way to secure it. Ive seen rivets and bolts but i dont wanna drill any holes in the tubing. Sorry for all the questions. Pls help

If you want to use metal you really SHOULD weld/bolt it... My plastic paneling I made was secured with zipties and worked just fine. It was 1/8" thick.

Pics? Looking for some ideas. If possible a close up pic of how u fastened the panels

1/32" sheet metal secured with self drilling screws.

http://buggymasters.com/forum/showth...?t=2601&page=2