My friend and I were asked to do a 4 link on a jeep. That quickly turned into a full tube chassis buggy. It will be used for crawling and some high speed play. We are both currently students, I am a mechanical engineering major and my roommate is a physics major.
We have set up a shop and have begun building/designing this buggy. We have never attempted a project this big so it will be interesting. I am starting this build thread mostly to get some constructive criticism from you guys that are much more experienced.
Specs:
500hp small block chevy
700R4
Atlas 2
39" tires
17" bead locks
Dana 44 front (much too small, i know, but it is built up with an ARB, gears, and chromo axles. a new front axle will be likely installed down the road)
Dana 60 rear with ARB locker
4.88 gears
Full hydro steering
20+ inches of travel front and rear.
116" wheel base
I realize out drivetrain is less than ideal. With a weak transmission and axles. But the cost of this project has already spiraled out of control and things can always be upgraded later.
I am very excited about this and look forward to learning a lot.
On to the pictures I guess.
Here is one of the first mockups of the chassis. It has come a long way since this picture.
Got a computer setup at the shop
We have a lathe and a mill to play with
We built this jig table and leveled it with a laser.
We have an old TIG welder that works pretty well. In this picture you can see the drivetrain fixtures I came up with.
This is what we started with
Currently we have the drivetrain mostly in place on the table. The front axle will be widened about 6 inches which will move the pinion farther out so we can gain much more clearance for the driveshaft.
This is the current chassis design we are working with. The center console will be totally changed
Please bring on the questions and criticism.
We have set up a shop and have begun building/designing this buggy. We have never attempted a project this big so it will be interesting. I am starting this build thread mostly to get some constructive criticism from you guys that are much more experienced.
Specs:
500hp small block chevy
700R4
Atlas 2
39" tires
17" bead locks
Dana 44 front (much too small, i know, but it is built up with an ARB, gears, and chromo axles. a new front axle will be likely installed down the road)
Dana 60 rear with ARB locker
4.88 gears
Full hydro steering
20+ inches of travel front and rear.
116" wheel base
I realize out drivetrain is less than ideal. With a weak transmission and axles. But the cost of this project has already spiraled out of control and things can always be upgraded later.
I am very excited about this and look forward to learning a lot.
On to the pictures I guess.
Here is one of the first mockups of the chassis. It has come a long way since this picture.
Got a computer setup at the shop
We have a lathe and a mill to play with
We built this jig table and leveled it with a laser.
We have an old TIG welder that works pretty well. In this picture you can see the drivetrain fixtures I came up with.
This is what we started with
Currently we have the drivetrain mostly in place on the table. The front axle will be widened about 6 inches which will move the pinion farther out so we can gain much more clearance for the driveshaft.
This is the current chassis design we are working with. The center console will be totally changed
Please bring on the questions and criticism.
