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The Budget Buggy - Take Two

Coco

Coco

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Yeah I am going to take a good hard look at it tonight/tomorrow. I still think I might have the room to leave that at ride height (which I want) and I have thought about notching the frame, or possibly even cutting the whole front part of the frame off, and making it tube. I am not quite sure yet tho on which route I want to take.

Greg, I dont :(
 
Greg

Greg

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Going Up! said:
Yeah I am going to take a good hard look at it tonight/tomorrow. I still think I might have the room to leave that at ride height (which I want) and I have thought about notching the frame, or possibly even cutting the whole front part of the frame off, and making it tube. I am not quite sure yet tho on which route I want to take.

Greg, I dont :(
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Notching wouldn't be that hard IMO, don't make this thing more difficult than it has to be. ;)

No worries on the wheels, I find myself needing some cheap, stock 17's again. :rolleyes:
 
Coco

Coco

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Lehi, UT
Got more done over the weekend, I got the frame notched, built the shock hoops, and got the front coilovers hung. Everything is still just tacked together to make sure I got everything right before I fully weld it. Back to original plan! It is sitting at ride height, and has all the travel needed to make it work the way I want. The upper link I am going to need to move to one of the other holes, but everything should still work. That is the only thing I havent fully checked. But if anything, I can put a slight bend in the link to make it clear.








I threw the mock up rental tires/wheels up next to it, and threw the hood and grill up on it just to get an idea of where everything will be sitting :D



 
sixstringsteve

sixstringsteve

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UT
Looking really good coco. Putting the tires next to a rig always gets me excited and motivated. Building a rig yourself is some of the best education you can get. Nice work and props for not cutting any corners.
 
Coco

Coco

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Lehi, UT
Yeah the braced area has what is left of the reinforcement plate on it, and I do plan on adding some more tube to the area, and if needed, I can add an additional plate to the back part of the frame.
 
Herzog

Herzog

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Wyoming
Glad you are doing a little extra work here and there such as the framing notching. You will thank yourself later on! Looking good Colton.
 
Coco

Coco

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Lehi, UT
Thanks guys!

kungfu, the hoods and grills are made by Rawlin McGhie, goes by McGhie on here. Hit him up! They are sweet! I love mine, and it gives it a nice look.

Well I got a hair up my butt last night... You could say I got a little crazy... Haha.




Now to answer the question of "why?" the reasoning is because in the rear I would have needed to notch the frame to clear the coilovers anyway. The more I looked at the rear of the buggy, the more I didnt like it. So I finally made the decision to just cut what I didnt want out, and I wanted to tube out the back of it. So that is going to be the plan. I am going to tube out the back part, and tie it into the existing tube. Lots of grinding coming my way lol
 
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