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Badk5buggy (Test with pics)

I thought of buying a panel, but It's way to cheap to build.
I purchased a Summit Racing starter switch ($7), carling toggle switches ($12), carling breakers ($15) and some rubber boots ($10). The cover is polished aluminum, I fabbed the box from 16 GA steel.

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I need one more toggle switch before installing..
 
I did some test driving at Wellsville over the weekend..I was very pleased.:D :D :D

I hit a couple nasty trails, like the Ugly Trail and some of the other offshoots found in the rock garden. After running up the Chinese Water fall, I went after the big flat rock down river.

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With the front tires on the rock, I grabbed the twinstick and disengaged the rear axle, then dried the front tires...by smoking them.:D
Now that my front tires were sticky, crawling was easy.

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My buddy Harry Flattened out the pics a bit..:doah:

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I've seen a couple rollovers here, it's easy to slide to your left...:eek1:
 
muddermilitia said:
awesome dude! :saweet:
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Thanks...

It's a good thing I didn't try to make badlands...
It took about 2 hours to work out the bugs I had..:doah:

Good Luck getting yours done by turkey day!!!:woot: :woot: :woot:
 
JK5 said:
Thanks...

It's a good thing I didn't try to make badlands...
It took about 2 hours to work out the bugs I had..:doah:

Good Luck getting yours done by turkey day!!!:woot: :woot: :woot:
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God I hope so! check out my update to my build thread:deal:
 
Big91RustyBucket said:
Only Issue we had was a broken 465 shifter that sheared while grabbing reverse.
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Not bad!!!:D :D :D A little pumped I'd say...??:D :D :D
How did you get around after that??:eek1:
 
JK5 said:
Not bad!!!:D :D :D A little pumped I'd say...??:D :D :D
How did you get around after that??:eek1:
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I pulled the shifter out for him after they got him outta the trees. Then I stuck a screwdriver in where the finger goes , and thought about where first was , and threw it in :) . The shop welded it up but said it would probley break . I think they coulda done a better job oh well.
 
Nice,
Are you gonna add a bulkhead behind the seats to keep mud and dirt off of you. What you gonna do for a hood?....
 
Big91RustyBucket said:
I pulled the shifter out for him after they got him outta the trees. Then I stuck a screwdriver in where the finger goes , and thought about where first was , and threw it in :) . The shop welded it up but said it would probley break . I think they coulda done a better job oh well.
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Those trail fixes are usually temperary...at least you got thru the ride..:wink1:
 
bigbird4wd said:
Nice,
Are you gonna add a bulkhead behind the seats to keep mud and dirt off of you. What you gonna do for a hood?....
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lol....winch...blah...blah...first!!!

I'm using a piece of ABS behind the seats...I'll make the hood.:wink1:
 
Craig Artzner said:
He's been wheeling it like a nutjob ever since he finished it. I've seen it in person and it's pretty awesome.
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Thanks Craig,
see if you can get wednesday off...Let's beat on it some more.:D

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The radiator is held in utilizing a factory bracket.
 
DavidB said:
Cool! How'd the cage handle that?
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I banna'd one of the tubes..pushed it out with a porta power.

I must have a blessed Holley Truck avenger carb..
it was running smooth upside down.:D
 
The buggy looks awesome! I have a few questions about the fuel system. Im lookin to do a similar setup and was wondering what type of system you used? Mechanical or eletric pump?
An line or twist tite fittings or something else I havent considered yet? Fuel regualtor? Return line? -6an or -8an line? Also whats is the purpose of the two fittings on the top of the cell? I know one is a rollover valve but whats the other a vent? did you just leave it open? Any pics of the plumbing and close up of the cell would be greatly appericiated...I just ordered a truck avenger I hope its runs that well...
 
JK5 said:
I must have a blessed Holley Truck avenger carb..
it was running smooth upside down.:D
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I know all about that. When i rolled my Blazer i tried turning the engine off but being upside down (i wasn't wearing a seatbelt so i was sitting on the headliner) i ended up tryin to restart it...:doah:

That was an experience
 
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