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My first build

302_buggy

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Well be slowly workin on a project and when i say slowly i mean couple hours here and there not work on it for a month or two then back at it a few days just hit and miss with a 1 year old to deal with its kinda hard to get **** done but hey its gettin there
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Thats how it set from last thanksgiving till first of june
 
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Started on front axle tear down welded everything up and just left it bare so i could pick it up by hand dont have much room in my lil bitty 20x24 shop
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Dont got any pics of front truss. Then staired at front end for days lookin at links and how dam long they were goin to be had a buddy come over to put more eyes on it within a few hrs the front was all tacked in ready to start rear


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Set all week with just front in it then finally got back out put rear in place then started the floor a month later
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Did that one weekend
 
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I knew i wanted the double b pillers so i tackled that and i have never ran a bender in my life till i started this thing so be easy on me
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Then came the dreaded roof i couldnt decide how i wanted it so i got painters tape out laid out some stuff and just went for it
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Quit workin on it for a few weeks then got out welded it up put it on a trailer do i could clean shop up
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Got shop cleaned up threw axles under it took it to neighbors shop that had a cherry picker put motor tranny tcase in started wiring and layin **** out brought it home for more work in this and that
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How it sets now got to finish wiring brake lines trans cooler lines plan on takin it to dads this weekend so friday night and saturday will be balls out
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I measured my toyota at 63" so i went with that tried to keep it skinny im no skinny guy by no means so i built it for my comfort i gotta have my arm room
 
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Its right hand drive if u wanna call it the wrong side thats up to u

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So what color should I paint this thing and I need ideas for a name got a buddy that calls it the meat magnet

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I think not I was thinkin bout paintin it green but I have been seein alot more lime green buggies so I want something off the wall

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Meat magnet would work if you we're a girl. But for a dude I would definitely pick a new name.
 

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