Nice...it looks like you are doing some damn good pre planning...
NEW Buggy Build
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Epic Polymer's Ultra4 Grand Cherokee WJ Buggy Build
well its time for a new buggy build. I want something thats going to be fast capable and have some real lockers.
LQ9 motor
TH400
atlas
9” or 14 bolt drop out rear (depending on what I get for my current rear axle) Straight axle.
2.5” triple bypass shocks, 2.5” remote res coilovers, 2” air bumps on all 4 corners
Front and Rear sway bar….YAA! finally
New chassis design
I’m going to start cutting tube tomorrow and pretending everything ASAP.
The way I see it. if I can get the chassis together in a month I’m better off building a new one then trying to get the motor in this current chassis. Let’s see if I’m right.
21” betty height, 74” roof line with a possible 8” of up travel on the shocks
28” belly width, 50” rocker width, 54” arm bar width, 51” roof width
105”-109” Wheel base
Drop our belly for tranny servicing
Bare bones design no fancy work just light and quick to build .
This is the idea:
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ok so progress from today...about 50% of the tubes precut
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the skid plate's cut and dimpled. remember this will have a drop out belly that will allow you to pull a tranny without undoing the links.
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and the lower suspension link mounts
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i'm gonna run a batch of random brackets on the plasma table tomorrow.
well its time for a new buggy build. I want something thats going to be fast capable and have some real lockers.
LQ9 motor
TH400
atlas
9” or 14 bolt drop out rear (depending on what I get for my current rear axle) Straight axle.
2.5” triple bypass shocks, 2.5” remote res coilovers, 2” air bumps on all 4 corners
Front and Rear sway bar….YAA! finally
New chassis design
I’m going to start cutting tube tomorrow and pretending everything ASAP.
The way I see it. if I can get the chassis together in a month I’m better off building a new one then trying to get the motor in this current chassis. Let’s see if I’m right.
21” betty height, 74” roof line with a possible 8” of up travel on the shocks
28” belly width, 50” rocker width, 54” arm bar width, 51” roof width
105”-109” Wheel base
Drop our belly for tranny servicing
Bare bones design no fancy work just light and quick to build .
This is the idea:
ok so progress from today...about 50% of the tubes precut
the skid plate's cut and dimpled. remember this will have a drop out belly that will allow you to pull a tranny without undoing the links.
and the lower suspension link mounts
i'm gonna run a batch of random brackets on the plasma table tomorrow.
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spent 2 hours tonight on it and got some progress tonight.
here is the work space...a bit of a down size from what i've built in before.
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I scotchbrighted the tubes before bending. got them bent, and notched the ends.
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i'm amazed how long shit takes to do when you are trying to be extremly accurate because i'm prebending and notching with no fitting. shit should go faster then i can start to assemble and have something to fit to.
here is the work space...a bit of a down size from what i've built in before.
I scotchbrighted the tubes before bending. got them bent, and notched the ends.
i'm amazed how long shit takes to do when you are trying to be extremly accurate because i'm prebending and notching with no fitting. shit should go faster then i can start to assemble and have something to fit to.
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got a couple of hours on it today...
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and where it sits now..
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i need to set the frame table up. i think after i eat dinner i'll get the mail frame rails and rockers in place.
and where it sits now..
i need to set the frame table up. i think after i eat dinner i'll get the mail frame rails and rockers in place.
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tommy came by and we got some moar shit done.
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through some fuck up i cut the rocers to short.....so they didn't get installed....and the tip in the welder fucked up so i gotta get some tomorrow.
through some fuck up i cut the rocers to short.....so they didn't get installed....and the tip in the welder fucked up so i gotta get some tomorrow.
Don't do the laptop on the tire thing. I learned the hard way. 
looking like it is gonna be a nice well thought out build!!
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