The Wolf - 2008

By Bill "BillaVista" Ansell
Photography: Bill Ansell
Copyright 2007 - Bill Ansell
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The Wolf - 2008

A brief description and some of my favourite pics and vide clips of my rock buggy, the Wolf.

Current Specs:

Chassis: Chopped ½ ton Chevy truck frame and custom tube-work / sheet-metal

Drivetrain: 350 TBI SBC, SM465, Atlas-4SP,  High Angle Driveline driveshafts (1350 CV’s, 1410 yokes).

Front Axle: Chevy Dana 60, 4.10 Dana gears, Teraflex T-locker, Superior ChroMo shafts, CTM ChroMo U-joints, Crane knuckles, Poly Performance ChroMo drive slugs, ¾ ton disc brakes

Rear Axle: Shaved Chevy 14-bolt, 4.10 Yukon gears, ARB, ¾ ton disc brakes

Crawl ratio: 278:1

Front Suspension: 3-link with panhard, 16” 2.0 Fox remote reservoir coilovers, Eibach springs

Rear Suspension: double triangulated 4-link with 16” 2.0 Fox remote reservoir coilovers, Eibach springs

Wheels/Tires: 42 x 15 Super Swamper TSL on 16.5” Dean Read custom Hummer-style double beadlocks

Dimensions: Weight - 4500 lbs, Length - 145”, Width – 81” (front axle), Height – 6’3”, Wheelbase – 103”, 20* ramp – 1250, Anti-Squat – 65%.

Extras: Full hydro steering, hydroboost brakes, Warn 8274 with Amsteel Blue, 4-seats with 5-point harnesses, OBA, cutting brakes, full pneumatic locker control, 12 gallon JAZ fuel cell, 60” Hi-Lift, and cup holders!

Plans: Gen III/IV SBC, TH400, new suspension seats, on-board welder, rear-steer

History:  Originally built in the late 1990’s the Wolf has seen many different forms – from ¼ elliptic front and rear, to coil-sprung at all 4 corners, to Fox Airshocks, to the current 16” Fox Coil-overs on Eibach springs. Axles have grown from welded-diff stock to disc-braked, chromo shafted, air-lockered, trussed and linked custom pieces.

Pics:

Videos:

Runner River 2007

Buggies, Balls, & Breakage

OVO 2007

RRC 2007

Big Dogs 2007

PJF Parc Oct 2007

The Crack

Spring Fever 2007

Cliff fail - dry

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44y_U6b1f_U

Cliff fail - wet

 

 

 

 

 

 


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