3 week truggy build...

[draggbody]

i finally decided that i got every last drop of good out of the body of my blazer... so i justified the upgrade... full on truggy build, FAST... this is what it looked like after a few hours and this is where it was as far as progress goes 2 days ago...

 

[78Suburban]

that looks awsome, a truggy will be nice. I think that body was about used up

 

[BoondocK5]

Right on man! I love that 4-link rear. coils or 1/4 elliptical?

I'm insainly jealous,

 

[draggbody]

Right on man! I love that 4-link rear. coils or 1/4 elliptical?

I'm insainly jealous,

coils... w/ bilsteins... i used RE joints and 3/8 wall tubing on the lowers and RE/heims w/ .120 wall tubing for the uppers... will try to finish the sheet metal tomorrow so it can get the inside of the cab area sprayed w/ rhino on monday... i gotta wheel this next sunday at morris mtn. because we are headed to tellico the weekend after...

 

[draggbody]

update... i FINALLY got the sheetmetal finished in the cab and is will go to rhino tomorrow... i thought i would never get out from under that welding helmet... 4 strait hours, but man it was worth it...

 

[78Suburban]

update... i FINALLY got the sheetmetal finished in the cab and is will go to rhino tomorrow... i thought i would never get out from under that welding helmet... 4 strait hours, but man it was worth it...

Post up some pics...

Where is the rhino lining place in columbus? How do they charge? I thought about getting a few things lined myself...

 

[draggbody]

they are on bradley park... and they are reasonable... just call and ask for sammy...

 

[draggbody]

here are some pics from tellico last weekend... this thing works great w/ a 1600lb. diet... trail ready, 3980lbs... no passengers...

 

[70jimmy]

Great work!!

I'm afraid some day mine will end up being a truggy. But we still have lots of stuff to destroy before then!!

 

[stockk5]

wow awesome work! i usually hate buggies.. but since ur body was complete ****.. i guess it didnt matter! good time to go truggie, and great work too.

 

[trollporter]

What coils did you go with in the rear?

 

[jekbrown]

very nice... looks like you could have made the top quite a bit lower and still had plenty of headroom though...

j

 

[draggbody]

it does give that illusion, but i have about six inches above my head and i wanted to make sure that i didn't hit my head in the event of a rollover... my wife and i have also been in the saddle for 3 strait days so even w/ corbeau baja seats we had pounded our spines about 5 inches shorter it seems...

 

[draggbody]

the rear coils are from rustys offroad, and they are from a 2.5 lift from a TJ... they are really soft, but they work great for a 4k lb rig...

 

[draggbody]

i do still have plans for sheetmetal in the front... k5 fenders and a 4in cowl hood w/ a 1/8" bar "billet" grill that will protect the front engine compartment...