Buggy rebuild

[rock mafia]

Just got this one done, well my part anyway.

Got another on that should be out next week. Moved Greg's chassis in after the powdercoat had been burned off, man it looks like ass. Here's the vid of the destruction (staring about 2:22). You can't really see it, but you hear two loud bangs at the end. I think one is the the buggy hitting a rock, just between the shock hoops. Took out the hood, grill, radiator, trans cooler, bent the tube between the hoops, bent both frame rails, and ripped the tube on both shock hoops. The other sound (I think) is the left upper link letting go. It ripped a good size hole out of the top of the diff.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgpHUDwljxo

 

[Juan_Hong_Loe]

Moved Greg's chassis in after the powdercoat had been burned off,

What's really involved in this process? Seriously.

 

[rock mafia]

Started here.

Both hoops.

Frame

Little plasma cuttin.

 

[rock mafia]

What's really involved in this process? Seriously.

They put some kinda acid on it and crank up the oven, where the noramly bake the powder on.

 

[Cole]

Dang gregs buggy looks rough. I didn't realize he was tearing it all the way down.
The one you just finished up looks good. Those are some damn expensive tires on it though.

 

[rock mafia]

Dang gregs buggy looks rough. I didn't realize he was tearing it all the way down.
The one you just finished up looks good. Those are some damn expensive tires on it though.

That's what he brought me for "rollers"

He owns a shop that sells quite a bit to the big wheeled crowd, as well as alot of 4wd parts.

 

[rock mafia]

This has been bent a while, from a spot that has bent about half the club's door bars.

Used the bender ram to straighten it.

 

[InDaShop]

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[BamaTJ]

Glad you posted up Jim, I was hoping to see the re-do process. Greg has beat the **** out of that thing for several years, I think it is a good call to tear it all the way down and get it all straight. Gonna be like new again!

 

[Marty]

Do work SON!

 

[vanguard]

Holy smokes, I would have just sleeved it and welded it back together. I guess that's why I'm a driveway hack and you're Jim's Garage.

I look forward to the rest of the progress.

 

[rock mafia]

Holy smokes, I would have just sleeved it and welded it back together.

It needed other stuff fixed anyway, tubing is supposed to be round.

I'm about 1/2 way through cutting the whole subframe out. Plasma is the **** for removing welds.

 

[Marty]

is that hole in the top pick on that tab supposed to be egged out like that ???

 

[rock mafia]

is that hole in the top pick on that tab supposed to be egged out like that ???

No. Somebody did not drill the hole in the skidplate in the right spot.

 

[Marty]

Oh, I wish I could say I've never done that before :

 

[Cole]

updates?

 

[wngrog]

Why not start over on Greg's? Looks like a ton of work to do what you are doing.

 

[GStone]

Why not start over on Greg's? Looks like a ton of work to do what you are doing.

I really like what I had....it's just getting some updates. Suspension, motor, trans, etc....

 

[Cole]

I really like what I had....it's just getting some updates. Suspension, motor, trans, etc....

New motor? What you doing with the old motor? It seemed like it had plenty of power. ;D

 

[Marty]

Current motor is gettin beefed up is what I heard, but you know how that goes.