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Mr. Beefy's "not quite yet U4 buggy" build

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#1 · (Edited)
Alright fine, I'll make a new build thread :finger: :sonicjay:

Bought a MandM offroad chassis from PJ, super good dude to deal with and super nice. HIGHLY recommend. http://mandmfab.com/id68.html
This is chassis #20

Order placed on Monday 11-5 at about noon..

Got this on 11-6.




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#397 ·
Uppers at chassis side need to go higher :teehee: srsly, 1" higher :beer:
40 deg triangulation, -1deg roll axis, 26% AS at 7" bump, 79% AS at 7" down (assuming 50% up/down), 6" separation at chassis, 9.5" at axle, IC length of wheelbase+, Roll axis pointed slightly down, 40.9" upper length, 41" lower length.

Thoughts?
I would either bring the seperation on the chassis up to 7", or drop the seperation on the axle to 8".
having the link lengths the same is key for pinion rotation.

Other than that, stop sweating the numbers. They're good enough and they'll change a little once you start building the mounts and trying to package everything at full stuff.

Just keep making process, or you'll analyze the project to death, and eventual part out (we call that the Strangler Syndrome)
 
#401 ·
Ordered the rest of my rod ends for the front links :whiz:

Really hoping to get coilovers this weekend so I can start test fitting them in the rear once I figure out where my link placement ends up.

Work has been having me work open to close this week everyday, no time for buggy :whiz:. Pay isn't even any better then any other week :fish:.
 
#407 ·
Mounted my seats....ended up using my coilover tabs I bought :sonicjay:.




I also removed the clocking ring on the tcase, turns out in stock form it still clears my rails and the bottom of the belly. Now I just need to rework my crossmember a bit to clear the output, but it made the floor and seat mounts a whole lot easier to deal with.
 
#408 ·
Ordered up my steering column mount for my orbital from psc and my steering wheel from speedway motors. Was really hoping to get more done today but i think i am getting sick :whiz:. Thought it better to get a days rest instead. With an unemployed wife, if i dont work bills dont get paid.
 
#414 ·
Probably a good thing you didn't make it up to R&V. You probably would be putting a motor in the explorer if you did make it up. It was slick and had to use lots of wheel speed and momentum to climb the hills.
 
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