Jaydens 'Junior Buggy'... [Dug'y fresh.]

[TheBeast_88K5]

Jayden LOVES this:

He said: "this is great... Wait, no! What's better than great!?"

 

[TheBeast_88K5]

Also....
My brother-in-law said, I could pick through his quad-parts bin for buggy parts.
He upgrades all his stuff.
Lots of stock parts to be had.

Things should move along pretty quick, the next couple weeks.

 

[Deuling]

Also....
My brother-in-law said, I could pick through his quad-parts bin for buggy parts.
He upgrades all his stuff.
Lots of stock parts to be had.

Things should move along pretty quick, the next couple weeks.

Thats pretty bitchin mike!

 

[TheBeast_88K5]

Thats pretty bitchin mike!

It ain't no burrito-pad.... But, it's somethin'!

 

[TheBeast_88K5]

Soooo....

After riding my 450, for the first time in ~a year,
I've come to the conclusion that this buggy is gonna be FAST.

NorCal_Chris, and his dad, are taking out they're 'Rail;
I'm tagging along with my quad...

So, I prolly won't accomplish sh*t for the buggy today.
But, I did borrow a chop saw to make my life easier....

 

[TheBeast_88K5]

So, I'm thinking of doing full independent suspension.

Chris' dad brought to my attention that, as cool/easily accessible swing arms are...
Where the heck are you gonna stuff all that motor?

So, I stared at the pics, and stared some more....
Full Independent Suspension would allow me to place the motor behind the rear shocks.
Then, I could cut up a quad axle, and make it a CV.

Like a mini-rail.

 

[K5-CJ5]

So, I'm thinking of doing full independent suspension.

Chris' dad brought to my attention that, as cool/easily accessible swing arms are...
Where the heck are you gonna stuff all that motor?

So, I stared at the pics, and stared some more....
Full Independent Suspension would allow me to place the motor behind the rear shocks.
Then, I could cut up a quad axle, and make it a CV.

Like a mini-rail.

I had a friend do a mini rail/utv thing and use CV shaft parts from a Subaru for the ifs, worked pretty good, ill try and find some pics!

 

[TheBeast_88K5]

It's essentially how all the rear-mounted engine sand rails are.

 

[TheBeast_88K5]

- Tacked on supports for boat-sides.
- Started the cage.
- Started re-designing A-arms.

- Also, fixed a jenky spot in the frame....
*one of those: "No one would ever see it, but it would bug me"... Things.)
*took a freaking hour to smooth it out...

 

[TheBeast_88K5]

Had to take a "wife-mandated" break....
But, I got this far in a couple hours.

Boatside/step supports....

Spare tire area...

Fekkin' prerunnah!!!

 

[TheBeast_88K5]

Mo' progress...

 

[TheBeast_88K5]

Those tires are 21"x7"..... Thinking about 26" tires.

 

[TheBeast_88K5]

 

[TheBeast_88K5]

Touché, Larry Minor.... Touché.

I also like the stance on this....

 

[TheBeast_88K5]

After staring at that gawdawful monstrosity of a roof section,
I decided to go a different route.

I'll look a lot better.
Gonna get it done today.

 

[TheBeast_88K5]

Jayden is in love with this design....

I'm not the biggest fan of it, but he wants it this way.
I still need to add a bunch of gussets and stuff.
But, this is how she sits, for tonight.

Still needs an A-pillar, gussets/supports, spare tire mount, and roof rack.

 

[TheBeast_88K5]

No real progress.
Just welded a front skid on, and welded up the parts of the frame that are there.

Still needs a bunch of stuff.

 

[dremu]

That an exocage or a jungle gym for the kid to play on?

Oh, wait, is there a difference? (Says the fat guy who has to swing on his cage to switch from driver to passenger seat )

-- A

 

[TheBeast_88K5]

That's the idea...

 

[TheBeast_88K5]

Added a stinger, some tabs for overhead lights, and a front skid...