M&M Offroad 4 seater

mpistolpj · Jan 8, 2011

I had a question from here the other day if we had built a 4 seater and thought i would post up the full roller we built for a Nc customer. Customer is doing a great job on the finish interior work, plumbing and wireing.
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5.3 with ls goodies,th350,atlas,60,14bolt

mpistolpj · Jan 8, 2011

bluzuk80 · Jan 8, 2011

love the chassis, might have to get yall do my next one

kmcminn · Jan 8, 2011

That thing is sweet

blacksheep10 · Jan 8, 2011

PJ, why did the shock hoops end up as tall as they did with short struts? did it start with c/o's and go to struts, and they're shorter?

mpistolpj · Jan 8, 2011

Multiple reasons for having upper mounts a little longer than just standard weld on mounts.. Yeah, some of it is that the 14" ori's are shorter overall than compressed coilovers. But also the tall hoops give you better angle to mount the strut right under the tube. (things get tight very fast with the way i pie cut the fj hoods. Also This is the strongest way to mount them. Right on the bottom of the tube, not hangin off the side. the other is that the rad was limiting uptravel a little so we had to add some length to the upper mounts to keep upper link mounts from contacting rad. We ran a large rad on this rig so he should have no cooling issues. The mounts are 1/4" thick and have a hole with dom tubing in them for supoort. Plus i like to see a little tube coming out of the hood... Thanks for the comments... PJ

CSMITH · Jan 8, 2011

that is a sweet looking rig...
really like the low stance

RKBJR · Jan 13, 2011

This is my buggy. PJ did a hell of a job on the chassis, suspension, and drivetrain! I'm finishing it up now. I'm in the middle of wiring it, and taking it to get plumbed this weekend.

If you're thinking about having a chassis built I would highly recommend M&M Offroad. PJ is doing some top notch fab work at great prices.

blacksheep10 · Jan 13, 2011

mpistolpj said:
Multiple reasons for having upper mounts a little longer than just standard weld on mounts.. Yeah, some of it is that the 14" ori's are shorter overall than compressed coilovers. But also the tall hoops give you better angle to mount the strut right under the tube. (things get tight very fast with the way i pie cut the fj hoods. Also This is the strongest way to mount them. Right on the bottom of the tube, not hangin off the side. the other is that the rad was limiting uptravel a little so we had to add some length to the upper mounts to keep upper link mounts from contacting rad. We ran a large rad on this rig so he should have no cooling issues. The mounts are 1/4" thick and have a hole with dom tubing in them for supoort. Plus i like to see a little tube coming out of the hood... Thanks for the comments... PJ

I agree completely on mounting the shock under the tube, I've done the same on the last 4 rigs. I fought and fought on the Fusion I'm working on now to keep the shock mounts under the hood and ended up getting it done by 1/4". The whole time Copperhead42 is looking at it and telling me I'm retarded and need to have that hoop through the hood, it looks better and faster laughing1
Looks good

COPPERHEAD42 · Jan 13, 2011

blacksheep10 said:
The whole time Copperhead42 is looking at it and telling me I'm retarded and need to have that hoop through the hood, it looks better and faster laughing1
Looks good

It does ;D Maybe when you have a race car like the rest of us you will see. O ya and hoops through the hood could save your hood in a roll

1TONZR2 · Jan 13, 2011

he has been racing with Wyatt, so I know he knows how to do it!

InDaShop · Jan 13, 2011

1TONZR2 said:
he has been racing with Wyatt, so I know he knows how to do it!

Yeah I went through a STACK of hoods. Only one grill, but a stack of hoods.

Bones · Jan 13, 2011

InDaShop said:
Yeah I went through a STACK of hoods. Only one grill, but a stack of hoods.

I think I had some fiberglass in my bike bags after the Attica trip and my bike ride around the SE.

My name is Wyatt and I drive by braille :flipoff1: