Buggy Build *Pics

[Kiel]

What does my wife have to do with your mom pimping you out to the cougars?

oops my bad, I thought we were still on your wife wearing the pants in your family

 

[waynehartwig]

oops my bad, I thought we were still on your wife wearing the pants in your family

I'd rather my wife than my mom I have no problems with being kept

 

[Kiel]

I'd rather my wife than my mom I have no problems with being kept

Well my mom let me off work to go work on the buggy today Nothing very exciting, just started the suspension brackets on the front axle and got these sweet u joint out of my axle. I think I might need new ones Here is a picture for Chris

 

[Crinco]

Thanks, your da man! Did you drag that axle off the bottom of the ocean???
It takes a while to put the suspension together and make sure it works right, hope you get yours closer than I got mine (I need a swaybar!). Tell your mom thanks!

 

[Bart]

Well my mom let me off work to go work on the buggy today Nothing very exciting, just started the suspension brackets on the front axle and got these sweet u joint out of my axle. I think I might need new ones Here is a picture for Chris

I dunno. Looks like you could fix that joint.

 

[GOAT]

Well my mom let me off work to go work on the buggy today Nothing very exciting, just started the suspension brackets on the front axle and got these sweet u joint out of my axle. I think I might need new ones Here is a picture for Chris

dear gawd, did you get those out with the plasma?

 

[Kiel]

dear gawd, did you get those out with the plasma?

Maybe

 

[GOAT]

 

[Crinco]

Looks like he oxy-ass'ed them out, either way their out now He's working so hard on the buggy, he only has time for one word responces! Nose to the grindstone there Kiel!
What are you working on now-a-days, did you finish up the tube?

 

[Kiel]

Started and pretty much finished the front truss for the front 4 link today. Susp. brackets for the upper links to make them adjustable are on the way also

 

[Bart]

Lookin good and beefy.

 

[Kiel]

Got the lowers on the front tacked on today and mocked up. So here is some pics plus the helper shop cat

 

[I Lean]

Tires clear the lower arms at full-lock steering with them mounted outboard the frame like that?

 

[Kiel]

It will be close, I took some measurements brefore I broke down the front axle. But I might have to bump them in we will see, I will be getting the front axle back together this next week.

 

[waynehartwig]

Tires clear the lower arms at full-lock steering with them mounted outboard the frame like that?

Mine are inside the frame and I rub hard on the road and even harder aired down.

 

[waynehartwig]

Got the lowers on the front tacked on today and mocked up. So here is some pics plus the helper shop cat

Can you get any further away? Get closer pics, it won't bite! lol

 

[Kiel]

I double checked and at least for know I moved them to the bottom of the frame. I wanted to make a crossmember under the torque converter to mount them to like in the rear. But I need to see where my drive line and exhaust manifold options are. T case should be here this week so we will see. Today I cut the front frame off so I could make it level, and moved those lowers, then seperated the front rotors from the hubs.

 

[Kiel]

Today I re fabbed the front frame section. I cut it off last week since I wanted to lenthen it a bit since I pushed the front axle foward. Plus this gets rid of the portion where the stock frame goes down in the front. I used some 2x4 box .120 just like the rest of the frame for the side portions, then 1/4 for the front, since I will run in to some stuff I'm sure. I then cut out some fish plates and to strengthen it up a bit which made a huge difference. I'm still waiting on my stak, just keep getting held up, but I knew that before I ordered so no surprise. I guess some time this week hopefully.

 

[Tacoma]

Were you drunk when you welded that fishplate???

 

[Kiel]

Were you drunk when you welded that fishplate???

You can't see squat in that picture, it looks pretty good in person. Where are your buildup pics bitch