"Half an inch off" (budget) rockwell build

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The last time I took my jeep out. I followed 3 rockwell rigs around witc. All CSC buggies ( Jerod yankeys white one, poison ivy, and a blue one) and they all walked every obstacle. At the time I was on the fence about building a LP 60 or rocks. According to the all mighty Internet, rocks are too heavy junk. However, I watched them walk up obsticles that one tons where struggling on or breaking. So that's when I decided to try rocks.
Pros:
The gearing is perfect.
Brakes work awesome.
I mowhawked them for $50 each.
I have spare shafts. If I break them more than twice I'll do oversons. (Which cost about the same as 60 shafts)
Rear steer is stupid easy.
Driveshafts are protected

Cons:
Turning radius sucks
May may be heavier than a trussed 60. Not sure.
Hard to get low unless your building a tube chassis.

Overall I love them.

I'm not sure what the budget comment was in regards to. Up untl the tube rework I don't think you could build a "bouncer" any cheaper. Besides aproximitly $1300 in used coilovers and springs. Which was the cheapest I could do coilovers. I guess you could do regular springs and white shocks but I wanted coilovers. I don't see how to do it any cheaper.

Edit: I just noticed the ***le says "budget rockwell" not "budget bouncer" like I tought it said. But my comment still is valid. I believe
 
Wasn't calling you out or saying anything bad about it being budget. I was just looking at your list of parts and prices and really didn't know you could build something like this for the money. The rig has turned out great and flat out works. Again it looks great. Maybe I'll see you on the trails soon.

If I would have been thinking about 5 years ago, I would have started a buggy build and left my yj alone.
 
Traded my megacab in on new truck. I bought a enclosed trailer this summer for my business for a Very good price. I measured it and decided to see if the buggy fit. If I suck down the front and rear it fits in with less than 1 inch clearance through the door. I couldn't believe it. So now I need to find another trailer for work. :****:
 

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Thanks for the video Kel.

https://youtu.be/FKUzAMAELt8

It amazes me how everything looks so easy in videos.
 
Friday I put a new water pump on. Should take An hour. Ended up fighting air in the lines for 3 hours.I then loaded up trailer and had enough time to mount lights or a winch before I froze to death in my barn with no doors. I went with the winch.
I was going to do that mount where you can run the cable straight down to the axle, but after trying to blow through 1/2 plate with my 30 amp plasma, it turned into a drain hole for mud and water.
$299 SAMs 10000 pound winch for the cheapest bouncer in the world. With optional 3 year warranty!
 

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Tech: How to use a coat hanger to fix a broken 2.5 ton rockwell (kind of)

So I was at Stoney and hit two hills and noticed a clunk-ca-chunk sound from the front axle. My hubs are flipped in so there is only like 1/8 clearence on the bolts and studs. They were rubbing bad. The hub bearings had some slop in them. So we pull it apart and the bearings are in decent shape, but everything is pushed in toward the axle about 1/8 inch. So after knocking the race out of the hub, I decided the easiest "fix" was to shim the race. After finding a coat hanger in the truck and then losing it. I'm not even joking we lost the coat hanger and looked for it for 15mins. I found an old gallon paint can with a metal handle. We cut it and formed a circle so it had a little tension like a snap ring. Put it in behind the race as a spacer. Knocked the race in, Tightened bearings, and rode the rest of the day.
Sorry no pics. I'll take some pics if I ever pull it apart.
 
The headers that are on it will not work. I bought them early in the build on the 50% table at summit. I have a second set with center dumps on both sides. I will try to use those. I plan on mounting a muffler under the propane tanks. I don't know if I will run true duel or combine them into one to the rear. Either way It will be under driver side. My father wined about the open headers the whole day.
I personally have enough redneck in me that I could live with open headers but I will do an exaust to the rear eventually.
So to answer your question: nothing. skully
 
Haha! I'm not going to run open headers. I MIGHT have enough room for 2 pipes that run into an X and back out under the passenger seat. Other wise I will Y it into 1 at the oil pan area then I'm not sure. Maybe weld in something that baffles it a little bit.

I saw that coolant reservoir you picked up. Didn't find it myself while quickly browsing on ebay??? Was that vented? I used a powerade bottle on my firewall buggy, worked great but not going to do that on this one. ;D
 
http://m.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=Radiator+catch+can&isNewKw=1&mfs=GOCLK&acimp=0&_trksid=p2053742.m2428.l1313.TR2.TRC2.Xradiator+catch+can&sqp=radiator+catch+can

http://m.ebay.com/itm/2-X10-STAINLESS-SS-RADIATOR-OVERFLOW-TANK-S6081X-/351408286797?_trkparms=aid%253D222007%2526algo%253DSIC.MBE%2526ao%253D1%2526asc%253D20150519202348%2526meid%253D05dfed1c1ac647e79f11a0be47f6cf24%2526pid%253D100408%2526rk%253D3%2526rkt%253D16%2526sd%253D262156262753&_trksid=p2056116.c100408.m2460

I thought mine was black-horse racing. It has two tubes one is flush with bottom of can, the other goes about 3/4 the way up inside can. It has an Oring on cap. It's nice for the price.
I had an used fire extinguisher, I was going to use the bottom of it. I've seen a couple people use them they actually work well. However With it being right behind my head I like the sealed can with the vent tube.
I believe mine is 2x10 I would go bigger.
 
Getting ready for hardline ride. I went ahead and added about 80 more zip ties, just in case someone thinks they can out ghetto me.

Added some rear lighting and one mounted up high shining forward. Put them on their own circuit n
Added a second fire extinguisher.
Tried to change the pinion seal on front axle but could not get the pinion nut to loosen.
I started to grove the tires with the grinder/chainsaw of death. I did 1/4 of one tire in about a minute, but it was a mess and moved on to something else.
Also changed out my rear springs. I noticed I may have a shock leaking. So I may do a write up on rebuilding sway a way shocks.
 

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Had to repair my driveshaft. I popped the front end up on backside (choc) and never let out when the front came down hard. I believe that's when it twisted.
I almost got a 45 degree twist. :****:
 

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I have more. Know that. However you use yours for some pretty vital areas.
I'm quantity your more quality.
 
Just checked all your build pages turned out bad to the bone like jessee James , Rednecker the better thumb.gif
 
Only good pic I got from hardline ride.
I rode hard for two days (or at least what I thought was hard, I'm sure if someone got any videos it will look like I'm ***** footing it)never backed away from a trail without giving it a good bump or two. Had hardly any troubles. I lost a belt and some fluids but drove it back to the trailer.
 

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IDK if it's a good pic, but you, your buggy and that damn belt are on it ;D

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