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poppycock · 08-18-2001, 09:08 PM

97" wheelbase <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">

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poppycock · 08-18-2001, 09:09 PM

fatkid · 08-19-2001, 02:32 AM

Looks good, now wheel that Biatch!!!!

scwafish · 08-19-2001, 07:23 AM

Dude! Did you sell your tires? I saw it yesterday with no rubber...what are you up to?

poppycock · 08-19-2001, 11:20 AM

sold the those tiny 35's. going to 38" sx's. decided it needed to be longer to run that tire. ditched the buggies in favor of the new drop bars too.

Rudezuk · 08-19-2001, 03:21 PM

Can you say axle wrap??

zuk88 · 08-19-2001, 05:00 PM

Poppy,......your INSANE!!! <IMG SRC="smilies/eek.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/eek.gif" border="0">

poppycock · 08-19-2001, 07:56 PM

no rude... i can say traction bar <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">

Rudezuk · 08-19-2001, 08:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by poppycock:
<STRONG>no rude... i can say traction bar <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0"></STRONG>

Lol poppy...Bought those tires from jake and im goign to pick them up next weekend....Keep sending pics of the project, ill post some while mine is going on!!
37" SSR's Full width D44's!!! I cant wait!!!

poppycock · 08-19-2001, 08:45 PM

sweeet! those 37" ssr are awesome tires. i definatly want to see pics of your prooject. i should have my tires by the end of the week if the guy at 4wpw wasn't yanking me. then the driveshafts come back in a week or so and it's go time.

fatkid · 08-19-2001, 09:47 PM

Hammers....Oct 13th and 14th

High5 · 08-20-2001, 12:11 AM

i bet you have to cut more off the rear to clear the tires. no? looks like with tires it's still gonna rub. might have to cut it out staight out the back. i don't know but it just looks like it to me.

High5 · 08-20-2001, 12:12 AM

oh and by the way it looks and sounds like it gonna be sweet!

poppycock · 08-20-2001, 09:47 AM

<IMG SRC="smilies/rolleyes.gif" border="0"> kinda like this? i have to finish cutting all of the wheel wells out still. and it looks like i'm going to have to cut my rear door pretty good as well.

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High5 · 08-21-2001, 01:01 AM

yeah i helped a buddy take his sami to a 97 1/4" wheel base and we were going to have to cut into the tail gate but he decided to just make it a flatbed so we cut the rear of the body off and just left the cab and the floor to the rear.

High5 · 08-21-2001, 01:14 AM

one more question. i'm just curious why you didn't move the springs under the frame? i seems to me that it would have been easier being you refabbed all your hangers. it also allows for more flex (not that you'll need it with those drop bars). just curious. you'll really like the added wheelbase. i two buddys running 97" wb and d44's with their sami's and they both love it.

poppycock · 08-21-2001, 09:22 AM

you hit the nail on the head with that... it will have more than enough flex. the drop bars are getting limiting straps so i can make them go from none to 9". to inboard the rears i would have had to redo my spring pads on the axle... and i just didn't feel like doing that again(just redid the front). i'm cutting the roof off when i do a cage... at that point i'll probably go flat bed. who knows...

TATZOOK · 08-26-2001, 07:01 PM

are yo going to remove the rear door, or will it work still with the new custom bodywork?? do you have pics of the rear? i will be doing similar body work to my hard top and would like to keep the rear door useable. Thanks. <IMG SRC="smilies/ghost.gif" border="0">

poppycock · 08-26-2001, 09:50 PM

until i do cage and can really start getting rid of the body i'm keeping the rear door. i just cut the hell out of it. as a matter of fact i have nothing holding the body to the frame from the seats back right now. <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0"> i'll take a pic of it tomorrow. might even have the 38's on it by then. <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">

TATZOOK · 08-28-2001, 09:29 AM

thanks....pictures will be cool. <IMG SRC="smilies/bounce.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/bounce.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/bounce.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/bounce.gif" border="0">

poppycock · 08-28-2001, 05:16 PM

here you go... i basically just cut the body even with the fram rails and cut out the whole fender. once the new wheel wells are in it will have enough support back there.

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poppycock · 08-28-2001, 05:21 PM

you also have to take out the gas tank. i'm just going to put a cell in the cab.

08-18-2001, 09:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
poppycock Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Member # 3621 Location: rohnert park, ca Posts: 1,809	hardtop lwb 97" wheelbase <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0"> <IMG width=400 height=300 SRC="http://www.pirate4x4.com/ubb/uploads/lwb1.jpg"> <IMG width=400 height=300 SRC="http://www.pirate4x4.com/ubb/uploads/lwb2.jpg">

08-19-2001, 02:32 AM	#3 (permalink)
fatkid Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Member # 4862 Location: Apple Valley, Ca Posts: 5,101	Looks good, now wheel that Biatch!!!! __________________ [url]http://www.myspace.com/jerrywsparks[/url]

08-19-2001, 07:23 AM	#4 (permalink)
scwafish Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Member # 977 Location: Ukiah CA Posts: 3,170	Dude! Did you sell your tires? I saw it yesterday with no rubber...what are you up to? __________________ eXtreme web-wheeler!

08-19-2001, 03:21 PM	#6 (permalink)
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08-19-2001, 05:00 PM	#7 (permalink)
zuk88 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Member # 3785 Location: Windsor, CA Posts: 838	Poppy,......your INSANE!!! <IMG SRC="smilies/eek.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/eek.gif" border="0"> __________________ [B]'88 ZUK[/B] Toy axles,4.30 r&p, spool rear, EZ front,4.16 t-case, 2" YJs, Sky Mfg hy-steer, 33" thorns, and fuzzy seat covers.

08-18-2001, 09:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
poppycock Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Member # 3621 Location: rohnert park, ca Posts: 1,809	<IMG width=400 height=300 SRC="http://www.pirate4x4.com/ubb/uploads/lwb3.jpg">

08-19-2001, 11:20 AM	#5 (permalink)
poppycock Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Member # 3621 Location: rohnert park, ca Posts: 1,809	sold the those tiny 35's. going to 38" sx's. decided it needed to be longer to run that tire. ditched the buggies in favor of the new drop bars too.

08-19-2001, 07:56 PM	#8 (permalink)
poppycock Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Member # 3621 Location: rohnert park, ca Posts: 1,809	no rude... i can say traction bar <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">

08-19-2001, 08:45 PM	#10 (permalink)
poppycock Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Member # 3621 Location: rohnert park, ca Posts: 1,809	sweeet! those 37" ssr are awesome tires. i definatly want to see pics of your prooject. i should have my tires by the end of the week if the guy at 4wpw wasn't yanking me. then the driveshafts come back in a week or so and it's go time.

08-19-2001, 09:47 PM	#11 (permalink)
fatkid Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Member # 4862 Location: Apple Valley, Ca Posts: 5,101	Hammers....Oct 13th and 14th __________________ [url]http://www.myspace.com/jerrywsparks[/url]

08-20-2001, 12:11 AM	#12 (permalink)
High5 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2000 Member # 1700 Location: TEXAS Posts: 4,308	i bet you have to cut more off the rear to clear the tires. no? looks like with tires it's still gonna rub. might have to cut it out staight out the back. i don't know but it just looks like it to me. __________________ High5 IT'S 1TON O' FUN!

08-20-2001, 12:12 AM	#13 (permalink)
High5 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2000 Member # 1700 Location: TEXAS Posts: 4,308	oh and by the way it looks and sounds like it gonna be sweet! __________________ High5 IT'S 1TON O' FUN!

08-20-2001, 09:47 AM	#14 (permalink)
poppycock Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Member # 3621 Location: rohnert park, ca Posts: 1,809	<IMG SRC="smilies/rolleyes.gif" border="0"> kinda like this? i have to finish cutting all of the wheel wells out still. and it looks like i'm going to have to cut my rear door pretty good as well. <IMG width=420 height=315 SRC="http://www.pirate4x4.com/ubb/uploads/jhgttrt.jpg">

08-21-2001, 01:01 AM	#15 (permalink)
High5 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2000 Member # 1700 Location: TEXAS Posts: 4,308	yeah i helped a buddy take his sami to a 97 1/4" wheel base and we were going to have to cut into the tail gate but he decided to just make it a flatbed so we cut the rear of the body off and just left the cab and the floor to the rear. __________________ High5 IT'S 1TON O' FUN!

08-21-2001, 01:14 AM	#16 (permalink)
High5 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2000 Member # 1700 Location: TEXAS Posts: 4,308	one more question. i'm just curious why you didn't move the springs under the frame? i seems to me that it would have been easier being you refabbed all your hangers. it also allows for more flex (not that you'll need it with those drop bars). just curious. you'll really like the added wheelbase. i two buddys running 97" wb and d44's with their sami's and they both love it. __________________ High5 IT'S 1TON O' FUN!

08-21-2001, 09:22 AM	#17 (permalink)
poppycock Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Member # 3621 Location: rohnert park, ca Posts: 1,809	you hit the nail on the head with that... it will have more than enough flex. the drop bars are getting limiting straps so i can make them go from none to 9". to inboard the rears i would have had to redo my spring pads on the axle... and i just didn't feel like doing that again(just redid the front). i'm cutting the roof off when i do a cage... at that point i'll probably go flat bed. who knows...

08-26-2001, 07:01 PM	#18 (permalink)
TATZOOK Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Member # 6719 Location: Muskegon, MI Posts: 5	are yo going to remove the rear door, or will it work still with the new custom bodywork?? do you have pics of the rear? i will be doing similar body work to my hard top and would like to keep the rear door useable. Thanks. <IMG SRC="smilies/ghost.gif" border="0">

08-26-2001, 09:50 PM	#19 (permalink)
poppycock Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Member # 3621 Location: rohnert park, ca Posts: 1,809	until i do cage and can really start getting rid of the body i'm keeping the rear door. i just cut the hell out of it. as a matter of fact i have nothing holding the body to the frame from the seats back right now. <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0"> i'll take a pic of it tomorrow. might even have the 38's on it by then. <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">

08-28-2001, 09:29 AM	#20 (permalink)
TATZOOK Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Member # 6719 Location: Muskegon, MI Posts: 5	thanks....pictures will be cool. <IMG SRC="smilies/bounce.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/bounce.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/bounce.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/bounce.gif" border="0">

08-28-2001, 05:16 PM	#21 (permalink)
poppycock Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Member # 3621 Location: rohnert park, ca Posts: 1,809	here you go... i basically just cut the body even with the fram rails and cut out the whole fender. once the new wheel wells are in it will have enough support back there. <IMG width=420 height=373 SRC="http://www.pirate4x4.com/ubb/uploads/fc1.jpg"> <IMG width=450 height=338 SRC="http://www.pirate4x4.com/ubb/uploads/fc2.jpg">

08-28-2001, 05:21 PM	#22 (permalink)
poppycock Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Member # 3621 Location: rohnert park, ca Posts: 1,809	you also have to take out the gas tank. i'm just going to put a cell in the cab.

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