The Budget Buggy - Take Two

[Coco]

Oh yeah. I did all the frame braces, and have been doing more and more. I agree, it definitely needed to be done, now I can make room for the coilovers, and make the rear look as good as the front hopefully

Goal for the weekend is to have the rear tube work done, and possibly have the coilovers hung. But that is a BIG stretch since I will be working saturday.

 

[Greg]

On FB we were talking about that turbo manifold not fitting and I've realized why. I'm not sure if you want to change your front shock hoops, but the way I had it setup, my shock hoops were leaning outward pretty good. I had my upper shock mounts inside the hoops, to protect them in case of a roll/flop. This also gave me additional room in the engine compartment and made it easier to tie into the tubework coming off the A pillar, going forward.

You probably don't want to make changes, if you're ready to weld it all up... but this may help you keep the turbo manifold, protect your coilovers and make it easier to tie all the tube work together.

Here's a pic -

 

[Coco]

True, I forgot about how yours were mounted. I still unfortunately have the issue of not being able to get the turbo to bolt to the manifold. I think it is just the way this particular turbo is. I think a log style manifold maybe my best option. That way I can tuck it up closer to the block, and a little further back.

The way I plan on running my hood, my tying in point, are going to come out a little further too.

 

[Greg]

True, I forgot about how yours were mounted. I still unfortunately have the issue of not being able to get the turbo to bolt to the manifold. I think it is just the way this particular turbo is. I think a log style manifold maybe my best option. That way I can tuck it up closer to the block, and a little further back.

The way I plan on running my hood, my tying in point, are going to come out a little further too.

That's right... do you know what flange is on the turbo? The flange on that manifold should be a T3, your turbo may have a T25 flange...?

If so, here's an adapter. - http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/350865650055?lpid=82

 

[skippy]

do a remote mount turbo it doesnt have to be right on the manifold

 

[N-Smooth]

^this is a good option IMO. I've seen J**p guys go from a normal exhaust manifold, loop under the oil pan and put the turbo up on that side. Pretty legit setup as long as you keep the turbo above the oil pan so your return line works well.

Edit: or put the turbo further back (STS style) and don't worry about needing an intercooler or muffler. It might be a pain to route the intake tubing though.

 

[Coco]

I have considered those options as well. It is a T3 style turbo, but I think the housing of the turbo itself maybe slightly different than what Greg had. That is an option as well, I do have a muffler, but wasnt sure on if I wanted to run it or not. Turbos are a good sounding muffler after all

 

[N-Smooth]

Turbos are the BEST sounding muffler

 

[skippy]

3 weeks and no updates.....come on man

 

[sixstringsteve]

is this going to be ready by WOTR?

 

[Coco]

yeah I have been slacking. Here are some pics I forgot to post up:




Cut out the old support, and put those in. Looks 1000x better.

It wont be done for WOTR, I am hoping EJS, but the ultimate goal is OSRC.

I'll be mounting up the tires and wheels tomorrow night, then on saturday I am going to attempt to get it into roller form.

 

[skippy]

yeah I have been slacking. Here are some pics I forgot to post up:




Cut out the old support, and put those in. Looks 1000x better.

It wont be done for WOTR, I am hoping EJS, but the ultimate goal is OSRC.

I'll be mounting up the tires and wheels tomorrow night, then on saturday I am going to attempt to get it into roller form.

I am going to beat you done and I just started my chassis 2 weeks ago.....Get to work

 

[N-Smooth]

Looks good, I have always liked ftoys. You still have 3 whole months before EJS. If you don't get it done by then, that's bordering never-getting-it-done land. It's not a happy place.

You should probably go save your ftoy homies in the OSRC threads. Now there will be 3 of you in that class

 

[Greg]

Looking good Colton, the change with the A-pillar supports is good.... the other setup was kinda janky.

... You should probably go save your ftoy homies in the OSRC threads. Now there will be 3 of you in that class

I don't know that it will qualify for the F-Toy class, being that it'll be linked up w/ CO's. I don't know about Craig's rules, but typical F-Toys competing against each other need to be leaf sprung, carb'd, no turbo, etc.

 

[N-Smooth]

You are correct. You may want to follow the threads anyways to see what class you'll be in.

 

[Bart]

That looks much better inside getting some love that outside, under the tarp in the cold.

 

[Coco]

haha your telling me Bart! Thanks guys

Skippy, if I had your cash flow, I could do a lot more

I am going to get the hammer down, but my tow rig needs some work done so that kinda halted purchasing of more stuff. I am still hoping to get some work done on it this weekend tho.

 

[Coco]

A pic from when I mounted up the wheels Friday night:

 

[skippy]

Looks good all the weight of the steel wheel is surely to break that Toyota front axle.......

 

[Coco]

Some more progress was made on the buggy late night. Starting to rebuild the back end of the buggy chassis:





Kringle is kind of a attention whore