JC Fiberglass Registry
JC Fiberglass was based in California and made the California Clipper.
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The Califonia Clipper is a classic style body. It was built by JC Fiberglass in California. They were one of the production facilities for the EMPI Imp kits. The body has two raised sections on the hood to facilitate the installation of later wipers. It also has a badge location in the center of these that carried the company logo sticker. The tail was a flip up spoiler design. This is the Id Trait thats separates this body from a very similar SandWinder body. The SandWinder had a standard style Manx Tail.
Clark's Clipper
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| Body | The body is a California Clipper, from the information I've gathered from this site, however I don't see a registry for California Clipper bodies. The body is a classic Manx design. The hood has two raised "scoops" with a raised emblem location. The dashboard is attached as one piece with a rough black coating. The rear has a spoiler like raised portion with a flat panel for tail lights and a cut out over the air cleaner on the engine. |
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| Frame | Shortened 1965 convertible swing axle. |
| Engine | Slightly modified 1966 1300cc. |
| Status | Has not been on the road for close to 20 years. Is in need of restoring many running components, like brakes, lines, floor pans, etc. Has always been in a closed garage, so is in pretty good overall condition. |
| Owner | I built this Dune Buggy while in high school in the early 1970's. David Clark Rochester, NY |
| Front Tires/Wheels | Front: painted Chevy wheels. |
| Rear Tires/Wheels | Rears: Chrome Reverse. |
| Transaxle | Swing Axle |
| Location | Rochester, NY |
| Contact | David Clark vwvette@aol.com |
| Clubs | Finger Lakes Region Volkswagen Club |
| Previous Owner | None |
California Clipper
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| Body | California Clipper |
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| Frame | Two in. square tubing custom made frame with VW front and rear axles. |
| Engine | 1600cc |
| Status | A work in progress. This picture was taken on 4/8/06, the day it was delivered to us. This buggy should be done by summer 2008. |
| Owner | Rob and Debbie |
| Front Tires/Wheels | VW 5 lug standard rims. |
| Rear Tires/Wheels | VW 5 lug widened rims. |
| Location | Eastpointe, MI |
| Story | We bought this from a guy up in Port Huron, MI for $700. That included the tub, the chasis, an extra trans, the headlights, windshield, and extra parts for the brakes. We found this on Dunebuggy.com by accident, we weren't really in the market to buy one, we were just looking at pictures of dune buggys and Rob clicked on the classified section and looked up Michigan. That was when we saw the ad for this buggy. We talked to each other about it, and decided to get in contact with the guy. We drove up there to take a look and bought it. He was nice enough to deliver it to us the next day since it was not a running vehicle. We bought quite a few parts from Don's Sport Vehicle, Parts Place Inc., Detroit Speed Shops and Ebay. |
SHAWN'S CALIFORNIA CLIPPER
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| Body | California clipper. The back was broken & I had to trim the rear off even all the way around. |
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| Frame | Vw pan with box tubing & an 8 point cage. Berg solid mounts with Wheelie bars that I made. Hurst line lock for great smokey burnouts. |
| Engine | 2442cc type 1 turbo charged with Nitrous oxide fogger injection. DPR 88MM crank with wedgemated flyweel, Carillo 5.7 rods porsche jer., Venolia pistons & total seal rings, JC cut to length barrels in 94MM, CB Perf. street eliminator heads with 44 X 37.5 stainless valves & dual springs, custom turbo set up with a 650 CFM Demon 4 barel and a T-61 turbo, MSD digital 6 plus ignition with a MSD boost timing master, Aeromotive return style fuel system with 1/2" fuel lines & -10 braided lines. |
| Status | Just rebuilt the whole car from the pan up. 7/7/08 finish date. |
| Owner | Shawn Proffitt manxracer1@yahoo.com |
| Front Tires/Wheels | Erco 0 offset 3 1/2" wide 15 inch aluminum rims. Continental 175/55R15 front tires with 400 ware, AA traction & A Temp rating. They rub a little if turning hard. |
| Rear Tires/Wheels | Douglas 10" X 15" min. offset alminum rims with Mickey Thompson sportsman pro tires that are 10.5" wide & 26" tall for the sreet. Centerline 7" X 15" min. offset rims with Mickey Thompson ET Drag slicks 8.5" wide & 26" tall for the track (with occasional night time street usage). |
| Link | http://s263.photobucket.com/albums/ii131/manxracer1/ |
| Transaxle | Early swing axle. 4.12 R&P Super bettle Mainshaft with a timkin bearing machined in to support the mainshaft, a strait cut .56 third gear & a 1.21 fourth gear. Henrey's axles, Crown screwside superdiff, 4 ten tooth german spider gears, steel shift forks & a alum. side cover. |
| Location | Escondido, Calif. |
| Contact | Shear Speed 1075 Industrial ave. Escondido, CA 92025 (760) 871- 1087 eandjwireworks.com Eric did the wireing. |
| Story | I got this car from my buddy Scot 28 years ago. I have been racing it for 26 years. Eric @ E&J wire works rewired my whole car. www.eandjwireworks.com Along with wireing in all my electronic goodies he wired in a pig tail in the front for towing. I now have a connection from the buggy to the truck that works all my brake lights & turn siglals in the rear of the buggy. It also charges the battery while I'm towing the car! There's pictures in the link above. |
| Clubs | Light em' up street club in Vista Calif. |
| Previous Owner | Scot Thompson |
California Clipper
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| Body | California Clipper |
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| Frame | 1962 Beetle pan shortened |
| Engine | Stock 1974 1641 |
| Status | Just Drive It ! |
| Owner | Vince McCliment |
| Front Tires/Wheels | BF Goodrich P205/70/R14 on AWC 14" Wheels with Ford 5 Lug Pattern |
| Rear Tires/Wheels | BF Goodrich 275/60/R15 on AWC 15" Wheels with Ford 5 Lug Pattern |
| Link | http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/group.php?gid=114348498606375 |
| Transaxle | Swing |
| Location | Detroit MI |
| Contact | elevfxr@hotmail.com |
| Clubs | Downriver Buggy Club |
SoCal Clipper
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| Body | Standard "California Clipper" |
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| Frame | 1960 VW Beetle floorpan cut down. Later model tranny mount welded in. |
| Engine | 2110cc Full-flowed with doghouse cooler, mild 041's with porting/polishing and matched manifolds. Dual Dellorto 40mm carbs. Single quiet pack exhaust. |
| Status | Recently streetable after a 17 year storage. |
| Front Tires/Wheels | on road wheels and tires are 195/65/15 on after market 914 alloys off road wheels and tires are 205/75/15 on vintage 7" Jackman Alumistar 4 lug |
| Rear Tires/Wheels | on road wheels and tires are 205/60/15 on after market 914 alloys off road wheels and tires are 235/75/15 on vintage 10" Jackman Alumistar 4 lug |
| Transaxle | SuperStreet Plus with 4.12 Klingelnberg R/P, 3.78 (Super Beetle) 1st gear, chromoly pinion retainer |
| Location | SoCal |
| Contact | Don W. yonausti@yahoo.com |
| Story | I was talking to my nextdoor neighbor about the buggies my dad used to have when I was a kid and he told me he had one sitting in his son's garage. It hadn't been driven since 1993. We worked out a deal and brought it to my home. Have replaced most everything since I started the project and finally got it on the road 01/10. Still working some bugs out but it should be ready for the spring. |
| Clubs | Dual Sport Buggies & www.Inlandbajas.com |
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