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Matt O's Ultra4 Buggy - EOR Racing #4462
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<blockquote data-quote="BamaTJ" data-source="post: 61342" data-attributes="member: 2"><p><strong>Re: Matt O's S&N Fab Buggy Updates & KOH Prep/Rebuild</strong></p><p></p><p>I was bored this weekend and didn't have much going on so I polished some aluminum and just messed around in general. I decided to polish my air shocks after seeing P's almost chrome shocks at KOTH. Thanks for the inspiration. ;D The Fox shocks have a brushed finish, so a fully smooth chrome like look is not really possible. Before I owned the buggy the rear tires rubbed the shocks on compression so it discolored the metal makin them hard to clean up also. I did my best with the little polishing kit I have. I also cleaned up my Warn slugs and put them on. Took them off the jeep for spares before I sold it and they have been the tool box since then.</p><p></p><p>I pulled my front shocks to polish them and also check the oil level. They only had about 350cc's in each, which is low based on others I have talked to. I am going to add oil front and rear this week. I am very glad I did this because I found two badly bent grade 8 botls holding them in place. Also when I hi-lifted the front end up I was able to inspect the upper links much better and found a BADLY bent heim. I need to mount these air bumps in a bad way, my poly bumps hitting the uppers are bending these $30 joints like pretzels.</p><p></p><p>Shocks before</p><p><img src="http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y262/moverton1284/TJ%20Buggy/SNFabBuggy075.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>One Down</p><p><img src="http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y262/moverton1284/TJ%20Buggy/SNFabBuggy079.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y262/moverton1284/TJ%20Buggy/SNFabBuggy080.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Found This</p><p><img src="http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y262/moverton1284/TJ%20Buggy/SNFabBuggy078.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Bling Slugs</p><p><img src="http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y262/moverton1284/TJ%20Buggy/SNFabBuggy081.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y262/moverton1284/TJ%20Buggy/SNFabBuggy082.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Thanks to Lou for the polishing tips a while back. I am sure it is not up to par for his level of detail, but I think it made a big difference in the looks department. I have been clean up a bunch of the neglected aluminum in the past few weeks and the buggy is looking better and better</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BamaTJ, post: 61342, member: 2"] [b]Re: Matt O's S&N Fab Buggy Updates & KOH Prep/Rebuild[/b] I was bored this weekend and didn't have much going on so I polished some aluminum and just messed around in general. I decided to polish my air shocks after seeing P's almost chrome shocks at KOTH. Thanks for the inspiration. ;D The Fox shocks have a brushed finish, so a fully smooth chrome like look is not really possible. Before I owned the buggy the rear tires rubbed the shocks on compression so it discolored the metal makin them hard to clean up also. I did my best with the little polishing kit I have. I also cleaned up my Warn slugs and put them on. Took them off the jeep for spares before I sold it and they have been the tool box since then. I pulled my front shocks to polish them and also check the oil level. They only had about 350cc's in each, which is low based on others I have talked to. I am going to add oil front and rear this week. I am very glad I did this because I found two badly bent grade 8 botls holding them in place. Also when I hi-lifted the front end up I was able to inspect the upper links much better and found a BADLY bent heim. I need to mount these air bumps in a bad way, my poly bumps hitting the uppers are bending these $30 joints like pretzels. Shocks before [IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y262/moverton1284/TJ%20Buggy/SNFabBuggy075.jpg[/IMG] One Down [IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y262/moverton1284/TJ%20Buggy/SNFabBuggy079.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y262/moverton1284/TJ%20Buggy/SNFabBuggy080.jpg[/IMG] Found This [IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y262/moverton1284/TJ%20Buggy/SNFabBuggy078.jpg[/IMG] Bling Slugs [IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y262/moverton1284/TJ%20Buggy/SNFabBuggy081.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y262/moverton1284/TJ%20Buggy/SNFabBuggy082.jpg[/IMG] Thanks to Lou for the polishing tips a while back. I am sure it is not up to par for his level of detail, but I think it made a big difference in the looks department. I have been clean up a bunch of the neglected aluminum in the past few weeks and the buggy is looking better and better [/QUOTE]
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