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Partially Committed Racing #006 another trail buggy build
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<blockquote data-quote="slravenel" data-source="post: 735632" data-attributes="member: 1068"><p>Figured it was time to start another build thread – try to get some good old fashioned tech back onto the boards! This will be build #006 and will be built as a full turn key.</p><p></p><p>We finished #004 for Todd about a year ago, and he has been riding it for a while – has it really dialed in and can drive that thing up pretty much anything he points it at. We were really happy with how these chassis have been performing, and its really cool to see them do so well in the rough rocks.</p><p></p><p>For those that didnt catch the last build thread....Todd's is a (slightly bigger) clone of my personal buggy. In any case here is the completed #004 turn key build:</p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/RMlxqHx.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Just for reference, here is my personal buggy</p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/NgGeqog.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>and here is the other full turn key that was built at the same time as mine - it is very close to the same as mine...just a lighter weight version, pretty much:</p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/PiWTiJq.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Had another guy in our group approach us about a new build that will be a little different than the last 3, but still retain the key design features that (in my opinion) make these buggies work so well. When combined with some proper shock tuning, these chassis wake up even more and our experience with that lead us to make a few slight changes on the suspension on this one – mainly the trailing arm setup in the rear, and the extra 5+" of uptravel both front and rear. Other than that, the suspension geometry is the same as the other 3 and that should play out well. Anyway, on to the build!</p><p></p><p>Some basic info:</p><p></p><p>-57" wide chassis, 2" DOM tube with a mix of 1.75" and 1.5" as fillers. Combination of .120 wall and .250 wall in the high impact areas, as well as some 7075 aluminum slugging in the rockers and the trailing arms. Rear radiator setup on this one to shoehorn a massive 35"x19" CBR radiator in there, coolant flowing through the chassis rails.</p><p>-14 bolt axles front and rear</p><p>-43" SX stickies</p><p>-416ci LS powerplant Holley tuned</p><p>-TH400</p><p>-Atlas 3.0</p><p>-2.5" Radflo coilovers</p><p>-2.0" Radflo coil carriers, 2.5" Radflo bypasses, 2.0" Radflo air bumps</p><p>-room for a family sized cooler</p><p></p><p>We started laying out tube in a simple jig which was nice to use and let us get things moving along pretty quickly. We ended up with a base chassis in in 2 work days, which was a little faster than before. </p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/6XIfy29.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/HItz14i.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/t3wMS0p.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/jjqtNWX.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Things started falling into place pretty quickly after that and parts started showing up. You can get an idea of radiator size compared to the 31"x15.5" that is a pretty popular trail buggy size radiator. The 35x19 is more in line with race car sized, but we didn't want to ever have to even consider cooling being an issue on this build.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/e1h6Lyk.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/moimESv.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/YaiUwNE.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slravenel, post: 735632, member: 1068"] Figured it was time to start another build thread – try to get some good old fashioned tech back onto the boards! This will be build #006 and will be built as a full turn key. We finished #004 for Todd about a year ago, and he has been riding it for a while – has it really dialed in and can drive that thing up pretty much anything he points it at. We were really happy with how these chassis have been performing, and its really cool to see them do so well in the rough rocks. For those that didnt catch the last build thread....Todd's is a (slightly bigger) clone of my personal buggy. In any case here is the completed #004 turn key build: [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/RMlxqHx.jpg[/IMG] Just for reference, here is my personal buggy [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/NgGeqog.jpg[/IMG] and here is the other full turn key that was built at the same time as mine - it is very close to the same as mine...just a lighter weight version, pretty much: [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/PiWTiJq.jpg[/IMG] Had another guy in our group approach us about a new build that will be a little different than the last 3, but still retain the key design features that (in my opinion) make these buggies work so well. When combined with some proper shock tuning, these chassis wake up even more and our experience with that lead us to make a few slight changes on the suspension on this one – mainly the trailing arm setup in the rear, and the extra 5+” of uptravel both front and rear. Other than that, the suspension geometry is the same as the other 3 and that should play out well. Anyway, on to the build! Some basic info: -57” wide chassis, 2” DOM tube with a mix of 1.75” and 1.5” as fillers. Combination of .120 wall and .250 wall in the high impact areas, as well as some 7075 aluminum slugging in the rockers and the trailing arms. Rear radiator setup on this one to shoehorn a massive 35”x19” CBR radiator in there, coolant flowing through the chassis rails. -14 bolt axles front and rear -43” SX stickies -416ci LS powerplant Holley tuned -TH400 -Atlas 3.0 -2.5” Radflo coilovers -2.0” Radflo coil carriers, 2.5” Radflo bypasses, 2.0” Radflo air bumps -room for a family sized cooler We started laying out tube in a simple jig which was nice to use and let us get things moving along pretty quickly. We ended up with a base chassis in in 2 work days, which was a little faster than before. [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/6XIfy29.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/HItz14i.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/t3wMS0p.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/jjqtNWX.jpg[/IMG] Things started falling into place pretty quickly after that and parts started showing up. You can get an idea of radiator size compared to the 31”x15.5” that is a pretty popular trail buggy size radiator. The 35x19 is more in line with race car sized, but we didn’t want to ever have to even consider cooling being an issue on this build. [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/e1h6Lyk.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/moimESv.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/YaiUwNE.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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