Schoons Buggy Build

[spencevans]

Lookin saweet!!! Casey is doing an awesome job as usual!!

I saw this in person the other day and it looks great. I also caught Ben breaking a sweat helping Casey. It's good to see Ben feeling better these days.

 

[toyota rockhead]

That thing is going to be sick! Keep up the good work and keep the pictures coming!

 

[GOAT]

looks like you took it to the right place

 

[cjncustoms]

Where's the updates Chad? I know you got some new parts for your b-day!!

 

[chadschoon]

I brought the chassis home with me the other day so that now I can have my turn at the fun.

 

[skippy]

shut down the buggy build and build that sweet scooter in the back ground

 

[chadschoon]

The scoot is a dream! 150 cc's of pure fury

 

[benjy]

That's a clean garage Mr. Schoon I'm excited to see this build develop.

 

[Gravy]

I like the chassis

 

[chadschoon]

Finally got to do some work on this sweet machine this weekend. got the motor mounted and the sub chassis almost done. Should have it all done and the tranny and atlas mounted here in a bit. Next steep is to link it up

 

[Kiel]

Nice chad, keep plugging away

 

[Tacoma]

Is that mocked up at ride height? I like it! I've always had a soft spot for FJ40 buggies.

 

[chadschoon]

It may go up about an inch so that I can get my belly height where I want it. So it's basically ride height

 

[chadschoon]

ok so I need your thoughts and opinions. Since I have legs a mile long my seats sit back a little ways behind the B-pillar. What are your guys thoughts on tying the B-pillar into the tube behind the seat??? I cant just X it out because of my head so any ideas? Dont mind the paint roller stick

 

[Gravy]

I vote, double B pillar tube with dimple died sheet metal between the two!

...at least that's what I hear all the cool kids do. :guilty:

I just put two bends in the seat belt harness bar on mine

 

[chadschoon]

I can put 2 bends in the seat belt bar just fine. I'm more worried about triangulating the b pillar without hitting my head

 

[Herzog]

Chad - my other chassis seating was pretty similar. I kinda liked the b pillar next to me because I was very protected from rollovers. Instead of an X behind the seats I did a single diagonal from the lower c pillar to the upper b pillar. Worked very well.

Here's a photo that shows what I mean:

I also later ran another diagonal from the lower pass side c pillar across to the lower driver side b pillar to make a Z to absorb any force that the upper diagonal might have received.

 

[chadschoon]

That's what I was thinking Shane. Would there be any advantage to doing the same thing from the passenger side making an x? Or would that just make to much of a jungle gym

 

[BEACH]

She is looking real nice tarzan! Ill swing down to your house soon and show ya what i was planning! Let's not make her a jungle!!!!

 

[iamsparticus]

Looks really good im glad to see the FJ 40 clip and hood you dont see those very often, oh and are you 4 linking front and back or are you going to three link with a panhard up front?