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Mr.Chevy

Mr.Chevy

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Orem
Ok I couldn't Stand being a wimp any longer so i fired up the Dremel and went to work.

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BOWTIE

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Location
San Antonio, TX.
hi, my name is ric and i found this site through a link on the pirate site. looks like these things are popular almost everywhere you go. i see that alot of you are modifing them so i would like to show what i've done to mine.

pretty much the same mods:
cut tires.
removed springs and spring buckets from front shocks.
added the limiting strap to front axle, which stopped the over extending.
relocted all four shocks.
added the pen belt tentioners.
added the washers for weight and to give it the "beadlock" look.
repaint to personalize.
cut off webbing to high clearance the frame.
removed all glass, spare tire and plastic lights.
shaved diffs.
flipped control arms.
and that's about it..

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buggy flexed on the next project. oh and it will flex that much running. :D
 
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utahxjer

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BOWTIE said:
hi, my name is ric and i found this site through a link on the pirate site. looks like these things are popular almost everywhere you go. i see that alot of you are modifing them so i would like to show what i've done to mine.

pretty much the same mods:
cut tires.
removed springs and spring buckets from front shocks.
added the limiting strap to front axle, which stopped the over extending.
relocted all four shocks.
added the pen belt tentioners.
added the washers for weight and to give it the "beadlock" look.
repaint to personalize.
cut off webbing to high clearance the frame.
removed all glass, spare tire and plastic lights.
shaved diffs.
flipped control arms.
and that's about it..

Dsc03479.jpg

buggy flexed on the next project. oh and it will flex that much running. :D
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I like the buggy bro!
 
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BOWTIE

Registered User
Location
San Antonio, TX.
thanks.. that one has been through alot of changes just to figure out the suspension. i wanted to keep all four shocks, but still get the most that i could out of the travel. i think i figured it out.
 
BBowski82

BBowski82

What are you looking at?
Location
Haubstadt, In
BOWTIE said:
everyone thanks for the welcome!!
i tell you what this is probably the only rockcrawler i could ever afford.. :D

here's my link to some more random pics and vids.
http://www.texas4x4.org/gallery/album18

anyone ever figure out how to make the belts last??
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Where did you find the bigger tires? I have been trying to find another toy with taller tires with no luck, It kind of looks like you cut the sidewalls out and slid them on the stockers??
 
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BOWTIE

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Location
San Antonio, TX.
BBowski82 said:
Where did you find the bigger tires? I have been trying to find another toy with taller tires with no luck, It kind of looks like you cut the sidewalls out and slid them on the stockers??
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i had an old gravedigger that i bought at a garage sale. it's a toy that i haven't seen anywhere before, atleast a new one in the stores. the tires are just the right size to fit over the stock set. i didn't even have to cut them. the only problem is they're a bit stiff. i'm gonna try to soften them a bit by grooving them..
 
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