Annnnnnnd then???? Loland then....
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MNorby's Goat - Ibex build
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Front tube work completed. Finish mounting components and adjust wiring next.
With all the rework you've done to both the front and rear of this buggy...do you ever look back and wish you would have just built one yourself from scratch?
I definitely thought about trying to sell the chassis and starting over last fall but this remodel wasn't too bad yet. I might change some stuff on the dash maybe next winter then that will likely be it for upgrades on this chassis. I would have just built my own in hindsight but this was a good learning experience on my first tube buggy on things I like and don't like on it.
Even if you built your own chassis, and spent a ton of time planning it out, you know you still would have been making changes like these. A guy would have to wheel a bunch of different rigs back to back on a bunch of trails, and make notes about everything before he could build something that he wouldn’t want to change. That’s my opinion anyway. There’s always something.... lol
Finished up this winters work short of waiting for some warmer weather to paint. Front tube work done to fit a Twisted Customs Cadillac CTS-V hood. Next winters project might be re-doing the dash to better orient with the new hood but it will work for now. Hoping to get out and try it out this weekend.
Looks sharp!
love the lines of your buggy, one of my favorites. Are you going to paint the hood/grille or the skins to match the hood?
Dang that thing looks good!
Yeah, there is a body line on the hood that I lined up with the top of the side skins and will do some sort of stripe based off of that to break up the colors. Thinking go back to a black base color with a white stripe action. I like the white roof, keeps the inside so much cooler on a hot sunny day so try to tie that together.
Looks killer dude!
Have had the rig out a few times now trying out the new stuff. So far working good. Finally got the rest of the cosmetic stuff on as well for now.
Rig is working great. While the PBRs work good and way better in cold/snow, the BFGs can't be beat in the rocks.
wasted wages
1 ton status
That thing is SICK !!!
Rig is working great. While the PBRs work good and way better in cold/snow, the BFGs can't be beat in the rocks.
Sticky BFG vs a Radial PBR....well yeah, of course the sticky works better in the rocks
Rig is looking sick by the way
Made a handful of short day trips all summer with a few friends getting their rigs back up and running for testing then made it to Sand Hollow for a week. Everything worked really well and was fun to hit someplace new and anticipate going back again for sure. We ran TNT day and night, Nasty, Double Sammy day and night, Joint Effort, Chain Reaction, Triple 7s, Arrowhead, Dekleined, Chutes and Ladders, Front Range, The Fallen, Plan B, and The Maze. Not a ton of pictures but here's what I got.
Arrowhead:
Nasty half / 3 monkeys area:
Somewhere above Nasty Half/3monkeys:
Made a stop to scope out TNT since a few of us did it at night for the first time, made for a cool picture. Soemthing I did this year was add a dome light that could be turned on white or red and leaving it on red worked great to see your controls but not hurt your eyes.
Arrowhead:
Nasty half / 3 monkeys area:
Somewhere above Nasty Half/3monkeys:
Made a stop to scope out TNT since a few of us did it at night for the first time, made for a cool picture. Soemthing I did this year was add a dome light that could be turned on white or red and leaving it on red worked great to see your controls but not hurt your eyes.
Sweet pictures!
Did you get a copy of the one this person took?
Did you get a copy of the one this person took?
Few updates. Installed a gearpump with the load adapter from Scott's Custom Offroad. My 9 year old P pump is starting to moan after a good long day with rear steering and front water so figured was time to upgrade. Was able to re-use some of the GoatBuilt steering pump mounting plate and build a new front plate for the new pump. Seems to work good so far.
Also built front and rear push bumpers for snow wheeling. Our plan is all our rear bumpers are horizontal and roughly 36" off the ground and our fronts are all vertical. Tested them out last week and worked good. I'll see if i can post the video of a test.
Also used some lexan for a temporary front windshield and had a local upholstry shop make some vinyl side windows using my window net hardware. Worked great out snow wheeling as well.
Also built front and rear push bumpers for snow wheeling. Our plan is all our rear bumpers are horizontal and roughly 36" off the ground and our fronts are all vertical. Tested them out last week and worked good. I'll see if i can post the video of a test.
Also used some lexan for a temporary front windshield and had a local upholstry shop make some vinyl side windows using my window net hardware. Worked great out snow wheeling as well.
video of the push bumpers:
