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What is building a buggy?
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<blockquote data-quote="mcutler" data-source="post: 680261" data-attributes="member: 1641"><p><strong>Re: Re: What is building a buggy?</strong></p><p></p><p>I'm with Kelly on this, although I built from a Jim's garage chassis a few years back which wasn't bad at all, Jim has done his homework. </p><p></p><p>With that said, I did start with the goatbuilt subframe this go round, but not without much deliberation and geometry number crunching. I spent weeks going over the subframe suspension dimensions from Drew, and my own requirements with relation to the Comanche wheelbase platform. I knew the numbers I wanted to achieve; suspension geometry, wheelbase, ride and belly height, up travel, and where the motor needed to be to achieve all this.</p><p></p><p> Lesson here: I started with the suspension, (confident in my understanding in how to build a good suspension due to extensive research over the years), the rest of the truck gets built from that point.... seriously, this sport is much more enjoyable with a well engineered suspension. </p><p></p><p>Definition of building varies to me. I'm not sure that many of us home builders do everything 100%; for instance, I can but despise setting up gears, I can but would rather have my driveshafts professionally built, I can but would rather buy than build a fuel cell, I can but would rather not build a motor or transmission...i prefer to spend these energies on doing the best fabrication I possibly can, not doing mechanic work. </p><p></p><p>My pride in building comes from actually creating a car with my hands, to whatever degree... and doing so with great forethought and understanding how step #47 affects step #3021- 7 months later. </p><p></p><p>I really don't give a damn what the tool at the pump defines 'builder' as.... as he's pumping $3.75 of fuel in his '97 f150 with 33" mud kings.</p><p></p><p>But to fellow wheelers, if you think you can create a justified opinion of a person's ability by whether they built the chassis or the entire truck, go for it, cause at the end of the day, it doesn't change my opinion of my own accomplishment. </p><p></p><p>Matt <img src="https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170926/e68d20153252f83ead1ad7764bbaa3a2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170926/2a265d30578c93cb89af76762a3c4ee8.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mcutler, post: 680261, member: 1641"] [b]Re: Re: What is building a buggy?[/b] I'm with Kelly on this, although I built from a Jim's garage chassis a few years back which wasn't bad at all, Jim has done his homework. With that said, I did start with the goatbuilt subframe this go round, but not without much deliberation and geometry number crunching. I spent weeks going over the subframe suspension dimensions from Drew, and my own requirements with relation to the Comanche wheelbase platform. I knew the numbers I wanted to achieve; suspension geometry, wheelbase, ride and belly height, up travel, and where the motor needed to be to achieve all this. Lesson here: I started with the suspension, (confident in my understanding in how to build a good suspension due to extensive research over the years), the rest of the truck gets built from that point.... seriously, this sport is much more enjoyable with a well engineered suspension. Definition of building varies to me. I'm not sure that many of us home builders do everything 100%; for instance, I can but despise setting up gears, I can but would rather have my driveshafts professionally built, I can but would rather buy than build a fuel cell, I can but would rather not build a motor or transmission...i prefer to spend these energies on doing the best fabrication I possibly can, not doing mechanic work. My pride in building comes from actually creating a car with my hands, to whatever degree... and doing so with great forethought and understanding how step #47 affects step #3021- 7 months later. I really don't give a damn what the tool at the pump defines 'builder' as.... as he's pumping $3.75 of fuel in his '97 f150 with 33" mud kings. But to fellow wheelers, if you think you can create a justified opinion of a person's ability by whether they built the chassis or the entire truck, go for it, cause at the end of the day, it doesn't change my opinion of my own accomplishment. Matt [IMG]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170926/e68d20153252f83ead1ad7764bbaa3a2.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170926/2a265d30578c93cb89af76762a3c4ee8.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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