muddyblzr
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sweet thanks broCK5
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Project (Not-So) Budget Buggy
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sweet thanks bro
dumb question... I prolly missed a post in the thread about this... but how are you going to do your b-pillar x-bracing? I assume the design has changed from the original solid works model in that respect? Looks like the seats are sitting where the X will go... also, are the members of the x going to be bent somehow and if not, how do you plan on getting them in there? cut the tacks?
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B-pillar x brace is undecided. I revised the seat mounts so that I sit farther forward. If I can keep it straight, I will, if not, it'll either be moved back or be bent.
If only the top two points sit behind the main hoop would you think that'd be detrimental to the strength? I could run gussets and stuff but I'm just too fuggin tall to make the seats sit completely forward of the hoop.
If only the top two points sit behind the main hoop would you think that'd be detrimental to the strength? I could run gussets and stuff but I'm just too fuggin tall to make the seats sit completely forward of the hoop.
I don't think it will be a problem having part of the b-hoop bracing be slightly behind the plane of the hoop itself. Just make sure those nodes can't be pushed back. Lots 'o' gussets / tube. Maybe its the perspective in the photos, but your seat position seems like its pretty far back on your frame. My b-pillar is in a similar location (close to the spring hanger) and yet there is at least 6-8" between the back of the seat and where the x-bracing will go. That 6-8" is at head level... the base of the seat is even further away. Is your drivetrain moved back or anything? Engine looks like it might be sitting further back than stock...
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man, I really need to start my own thread. lol! My digital cam going belly up has pretty much killed a full-photo-documented process plan. Oh well. I'll post some pics this weekend. What I have so far is stupid over-built. lol.
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Judging by the former driveshaft the drivetrain is 6-7" rearward of where it used to be.
If the motor were in the factory location I could push the firewall forward that far, move the seats forward, and the x-brace wouldn't be a problem. However, the weight distribution would bring the suck and I would have less room to lean the radiator back.
I sat in it a few times and moved stuff and the back of the seat now only sticks behind the hoop by 2" or so. I might be able to get away with a slightly bent brace, time will tell.
If the motor were in the factory location I could push the firewall forward that far, move the seats forward, and the x-brace wouldn't be a problem. However, the weight distribution would bring the suck and I would have less room to lean the radiator back.
I sat in it a few times and moved stuff and the back of the seat now only sticks behind the hoop by 2" or so. I might be able to get away with a slightly bent brace, time will tell.
yeah, christmas is a hella busy time for me and my wife at work... Ive been spent. Toss in helping my mom/dad with crap and fixing some stuff after the big wind storm and I ain't done crap lately. I am gonna work on the beast tomorow after work and 1 full day this weekend. Oughta be good. Does anyone else think that rockers need to be connected to the frame with 983572398723984724' worth of tube? I do. 
Frame flex? not for long.
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Frame flex? not for long.j
Alright, lots of stuff has happened since the last update but not much actual progress has gone down.
Turns out the cheapo aluminum toolbox for a Toyota pickup from the local auto parts store fits the buggy absolutely perfectly. Gonna cut a foot more of the frame off than originally planned. Got most of the x-brace in. Picked up an 18 gallon aluminum fuel cell for $40 sight unseen. Has a Ford sender but it's not baffled and doesn't have foam or a sump so I might end up selling it. Links are now going to use a super secret prototype joint that I can't say any more about. Sticking with an open element air filter just for simplicity...I think that's all.
Sorry that I didn't get more done over x-mas break. I'm just not motivated to work on it when it's ****in freezing and gets dark at 5:00.
I'll get pics tonight of the toolbox and part of the x-brace that's done.
Turns out the cheapo aluminum toolbox for a Toyota pickup from the local auto parts store fits the buggy absolutely perfectly. Gonna cut a foot more of the frame off than originally planned. Got most of the x-brace in. Picked up an 18 gallon aluminum fuel cell for $40 sight unseen. Has a Ford sender but it's not baffled and doesn't have foam or a sump so I might end up selling it. Links are now going to use a super secret prototype joint that I can't say any more about. Sticking with an open element air filter just for simplicity...I think that's all.
Sorry that I didn't get more done over x-mas break. I'm just not motivated to work on it when it's ****in freezing and gets dark at 5:00.
I'll get pics tonight of the toolbox and part of the x-brace that's done.
bigblazer87
1/2 ton status
Drey said:
Amen to that...
