PSD Motorsports - Chomoly Tube Chassis - Four-Seat Buggy - Transmission

Psd Motorsports Chromoly Tube Chassis Four Seat Buggy Front View

Psd Motorsports Chromoly Tube Chassis Four Seat Buggy Interior

It would be easy to focus on the Mastercraft Pro-4 seats or the Lowrance GPS or the Momo steering wheel or the Auto Meter gauges. While those are all high-quality parts worthy of a build like this, it's the clean way everything is laid out and assembled that makes the final difference. Kurt called on Ben Gibbens of Ben's Wireworks when the time came to get the electricity flowing.

It would be easy to focus on the Mastercraft Pro-4 seats or the Lowrance GPS or the Momo s

As it sits now, there are 22 inches of travel at every corner, and over 400 horses at the rear wheels. These numbers translate into speed through the rough, and they're impressive: 135 mph in fifth gear at 6,000 rpm. There's more on tap, as the engine revs all the way to 7,500 rpm before hitting the redline

Is there anything left to do? Yes, but only a little bit. Scherbaum plans to add Fox 2.5-inch bumpstops to the rear trailing arms, and add extra plating to the front control arms and rear trailing arms. With those mechanical tasks completed, the buggy will be stripped down to a bare chassis, completely powdercoated, and then re-assembled. While it's hard to call such a process "a little bit," it's not such a crazy amount of work when compared to the effort it took to get the project to the point you see on these pages.

Psd Motorsports Chromoly Tube Chassis Four Seat Buggy Mastercraft Seats

Two more Mastercraft Pro-4 seats are in the second row, and just behind them is a Ron Davis aluminum radiator with forced airflow coming from a pair of 14-inch Spal fans. There's a 22-gallon Fuel Safe fuel cell just below the radiator. Scherbaum uses a Wix fuel filter designed for a gas station fuel pump for no-nonsense fuel filtration.

Two more Mastercraft Pro-4 seats are in the second row, and just behind them is a Ron Davi

With a platter-full of OHV areas within close reach, Baja at his back door and a high-powered, long-travel buggy at his fingertips, there's no question that Kurt Scherbaum is one stoked San Diegan

Specs
Vehicle:
PSD Motorsports chromoly tube chassis four-seat buggy

Owner/Hometown:
Kurt Scherbaum/San Diego, CA

Engine:
Nissan Endurance V-8

Psd Motorsports Chromoly Tube Chassis Four Seat Buggy Right Side View

Induction:
EFI system designed by Extrudabody Performance Fuel Injection, built by Kurt

Transmission:
Mendeola S5S five-speed sequential transaxle

Suspension type and travel:
PSD front A-arms, PSD +2 buggy trailing arms, 22 inches of wheel travel per corner

Tires:
35-inch BFG Baja T/As

Wheels:
Pro Comp 15x7.5 with beadlocks

Passenger comfort:
Mastercraft Pro-4 seats, heated and with adjustable lumbar support

Patient, supportive family:
Wife Michelle, son Trevor

Late-night buggy builder's fuel:
Tuna sandwiches!

Up on top, there's room aplenty to stash your stuff. Kurt built the roof rack to be simple and sturdy.
Up on top, there's room aplenty to stash your stuff. Kurt built the roof rack to be simple
Ford vs. Chevy takes place elsewhere. Nissans rule this lot.
Thirty-five inch BFGoodrich Baja T/A's are proven shoes for the desert, and they're wrapped around beadlocked Pro Comp 15x7.5-inch wheels. It seems almost a shame to get such a beautiful machine dirty and sandblasted, but not using it for its intended purpose would be a bigger crime. One of the coolest aspects to removable sheet metal body panels is that they can quickly and easily be brought back to a powdercoating shop for a fresh coat.
Thirty-five inch BFGoodrich Baja T/A's are proven shoes for the desert, and they're wrappe