Bucking Buggy Attempt #1

[Bucking Bronco]

Well here it goes A feeble attempt at my first buggy

 

[AINT SKEERED]

Looks good! Very formula toyota.

 

[Bucking Bronco]

Good Call It was the most basic looking chassis I could find so here is my attempt at it.
Not the best looking chassis but I am trying to keep it simple

 

[Spork]

So far so good...

 

[Meat_]

 

[Bucking Bronco]

Ya I cant believe I let that picture get taken Let alone actually posting it

 

[Greg]

Nice, I'm sure it's much harder than it looks! What are the specs? Drivetrain, Tires, Wheelbase, etc? Good luck on the build & keep us posted as it progresses.

 

[AINT SKEERED]

Good Call It was the most basic looking chassis I could find so here is my attempt at it.
Not the best looking chassis but I am trying to keep it simple

It works for sure. Are you planning on setting it on a frame?

 

[Herzog]

I did the same thing when I started mine. Looks like a great start!

 

[RockMonkey]

Good start!

 

[Bucking Bronco]

Ford 302 V-8
Trans C-6
203-205 doubler
D60 spooled with 5.38
14B spooled with 5.38
Full hydraulic steering
Wheel base 112-115

I was going to use the my donor explorer and build it like a formula toy but decided just to tube the whole thing. The electrical has got me worried as the brain box has 104 wires comming out of it.

 

[notajeep]

I used a painless harness on mine (4.3) and it was a piece of cake. Definatly worth the $ IMO. Not sure if they make one for the ferd though...
Good start, BTW.
Dan

 

[spaggyroe]

Very cool!
I'll be watching.

 

[Bucking Bronco]

Todays Progress

 

[rockdog]

What year 302? On my 87 out of a Tbird, I cut the factory harness. They are pretty much a stand alone harness to start with. Don't know where your located, but your welcome to come look at my rig. I went to the Orem City library and got the hays book for my year car. They won't let you check em out, but you can copy pages. I copied all the wiring harness schematics. I also bought a couple of good books on Ford fuel injection. Laid it all out on the living room floor (on a blanket,no grease on carpet for wife) and started cutting out unneeded wires. If I can do it, then most others with a little research can.

 

[Bucking Bronco]

The EEC on the 87 is the EEC-IV with only 36 wires mine is the EEC-V with 104 wires Thanks for the offer though.

If I can find anyone who can re-program EEC's I can delete most of the sensors
I am going to check out some mustang forums and see what I can find out.

 

[Bart]

I used the stock motor harness with the 5.0 I had, and then did Painless with the rest. Not too bad. Ford's are not quite as easy and Chevs.

Looks good. Keep the pics coming.

 

[crzyjeep]

Sweet, I am thinking of building a buggy when i get all of my crap moved out to Louisiana. I am sure I will be contacting you for pointers...

 

[Bucking Bronco]

Buy Dont Build

 

[Bucking Bronco]

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