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Low Budget rear engine, 37"s
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<blockquote data-quote="RustyC" data-source="post: 387120" data-attributes="member: 1997"><p>That is a tough answer to come up with Josh. Everything was going well with used and donated parts. Then the engine failed and new tires...</p><p>I will try to do some # crunching and report back.</p><p></p><p>EDIT: I never really set a budget from the start I just planned to build a simple little buggy with junkyard parts. Most of today's builds are using 5.3 or 6.0 engines, bling t-cases, axles,wheels and tires. etc. I knew I could not afford to build one like that or it would take years to build. The boys are growing so fast I needed to make something happen fast but I wanted a tough little buggy that could handle a bit of abuse. One that has lots of areas to upgrade. I built it using less desirable components like the 4.3,th350 and Dana 300 and 9" axles, well worn Iroks. All these have room to be beefed up even more than stock form. </p><p>I would have loved to have used fabricated housings, nodular dropouts and ARB's in the axles and 32 spline outputs in the D300. </p><p>I spend money in key areas like suspension and seats so I would at least be comfortable to ride in.</p><p>I figure all those weak point will show up and have to be addressed one day but till then at least it is out on the trails and not just an idea in my head.</p><p></p><p>I figured a rough ballpark estimate of about $7500 for it to hit the trail. The engine build and new tires pushed that # way on up.</p><p>I guess a lot of reading of build threads and whatnot have educated me on way to save some coin, oem adapters vs aftermarket helped a ton.</p><p></p><p>This is not bashing anyone who has a higher end build. Hell you earned the money and deserve to spend it however you please. <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies2/dblthumb2.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":dblthumb:" title="Dblthumb2 :dblthumb:" data-shortname=":dblthumb:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RustyC, post: 387120, member: 1997"] That is a tough answer to come up with Josh. Everything was going well with used and donated parts. Then the engine failed and new tires... I will try to do some # crunching and report back. EDIT: I never really set a budget from the start I just planned to build a simple little buggy with junkyard parts. Most of today's builds are using 5.3 or 6.0 engines, bling t-cases, axles,wheels and tires. etc. I knew I could not afford to build one like that or it would take years to build. The boys are growing so fast I needed to make something happen fast but I wanted a tough little buggy that could handle a bit of abuse. One that has lots of areas to upgrade. I built it using less desirable components like the 4.3,th350 and Dana 300 and 9" axles, well worn Iroks. All these have room to be beefed up even more than stock form. I would have loved to have used fabricated housings, nodular dropouts and ARB's in the axles and 32 spline outputs in the D300. I spend money in key areas like suspension and seats so I would at least be comfortable to ride in. I figure all those weak point will show up and have to be addressed one day but till then at least it is out on the trails and not just an idea in my head. I figured a rough ballpark estimate of about $7500 for it to hit the trail. The engine build and new tires pushed that # way on up. I guess a lot of reading of build threads and whatnot have educated me on way to save some coin, oem adapters vs aftermarket helped a ton. This is not bashing anyone who has a higher end build. Hell you earned the money and deserve to spend it however you please. :dblthumb: [/QUOTE]
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