Time for a Four Seater - Buggy Build
- Thread starter Herzog
- Start date
Thanks again everybody. I'm very excited to do this. It's been a long time since I've been able to just build and I'm having a blast. 
Hopefully it will go even faster now that I've pulled the engine out of my other buggy. I can't stand not having a rig to go out in. Stop by again anytime you want!
That's only 7" longer than the other one, plus this will have a back seat. Belly height will be slighly higher than the last as well, plus 40's instead of 38's.
Just enough. The kids will fit pretty well in the back for another 6 years or so. I want 112, but depending on how far that silly long 4.0L pushes the front axle forward. I want a lot more up-travel.
I expect it will be very different! It's going to be a lot heavier than I'm used to as well with those 60's. Should be fun, I'm going to shoot for pretty narrow again, but not as much.
Hopefully it will go even faster now that I've pulled the engine out of my other buggy. I can't stand not having a rig to go out in.
Stop by again anytime you want!That's only 7" longer than the other one, plus this will have a back seat. Belly height will be slighly higher than the last as well, plus 40's instead of 38's.
Just enough. The kids will fit pretty well in the back for another 6 years or so.
I want 112, but depending on how far that silly long 4.0L pushes the front axle forward. I want a lot more up-travel.Wasting no time... I can't wait to see you handle a 4 seater, what a difference it will be
I expect it will be very different! It's going to be a lot heavier than I'm used to as well with those 60's. Should be fun, I'm going to shoot for pretty narrow again, but not as much.
zukijames
Well-Known Member
- Location
- not moab anymore
you will like the wheel base i went from 99 to 113 and i would never go back.. i drag belly and link mounts on everything im only 16.5 inches to my skidplate on a good day. but its still worth it.. im just gona lift it 2 or so more inches and i think it will be perfect plus you are gona be running a 40. Im excited for this rig
rockreligious
NoEcoNaziAmmo
- Location
- Ephraim
'subscribed' very cool build.. I will add that Im running a same drivetrain with 40's and 4 seater and was able to pull of a 108" wheel base, four seaters are cool but they are hard to make everything fit where you want em.. kudo's
cannoncrawler
TWERNT THE MORMONS!!!!!!
- Location
- Idaho
very nice work! Hope you can sell the running chassis all together, but if you do part it out, I would be interested in the tires.
Small updates from the last two days.
Window bars & misc spreaders going in nicely
Decided to tuck the engine in a little further back on this build.
Front view. Seats mostly mounted. Engine, trans, t-case and radiator final position.
Looks like the kid will fit for a while. I'm going to kick those lower cross bars in just a little bit for better leg clearance. Those bars will also all be padded very well.
Window bars & misc spreaders going in nicely
Decided to tuck the engine in a little further back on this build.
Front view. Seats mostly mounted. Engine, trans, t-case and radiator final position.
Looks like the kid will fit for a while. I'm going to kick those lower cross bars in just a little bit for better leg clearance. Those bars will also all be padded very well.
zukijames
Well-Known Member
- Location
- not moab anymore
i wish i did half as good of work as you and half as fast!
jsudar
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Cedar Hills
Or is it doing crazy things makes people have kids?
looking great!
it's hard to imagine taking apart a buggy like yours, but kids make people do crazy things
Couple updates from the weekend.
After initially getting the engine/trans/tcase in place, I (and others) felt that the belly might actually be too tall making the chassis look kinda chubby. This weekend I decided to take some inches out of the belly and raised drivetrain up a few more inches. Now I'm not so worried about a low hanging belly pan.
Also got the hood cut down and the front is starting to take shape. That is a CJ5 hood that I cut the sides off. I like this better than having the rounded sides for this buggy.
Gas tank & rough placement. It will sit back a little further from the seat.
After initially getting the engine/trans/tcase in place, I (and others) felt that the belly might actually be too tall making the chassis look kinda chubby.
This weekend I decided to take some inches out of the belly and raised drivetrain up a few more inches. Now I'm not so worried about a low hanging belly pan. Also got the hood cut down and the front is starting to take shape. That is a CJ5 hood that I cut the sides off. I like this better than having the rounded sides for this buggy.
Gas tank & rough placement. It will sit back a little further from the seat.
GOAT
Back from the beyond
- Location
- Roanoke, VA
looking good buddy. Definitely a well thought out chassis with plenty of good triangulation on that cage, without overdoing it
i think i missed the shock thread. what did you go with?
i think i missed the shock thread. what did you go with?
Tacoma
Et incurventur ante non
- Location
- far enough away
looking good buddy. Definitely a well thought out chassis with plenty of good triangulation on that cage, without overdoing it
i think i missed the shock thread. what did you go with?
I think you missed this page, the shocks are like 3 posts north.
I am really liking this build as well. The first one is one of my all-time favorites, it seemed to work so well every time I got to see it in action, without drama or any crazy blingtastic gadgetry.
- Location
- The Land Northward (Bountiful), Utah
Tone ring on the rear 60? what was it out of? a Van? What Width are you planning?
Ballistic, Radflo, FOA coilovers?
That node on the top looks shweet
Ballistic, Radflo, FOA coilovers?
That node on the top looks shweet
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