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Offline ollllllo

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Re: CJ Buggy
« Reply #15 on: July 28, 2010, 05:48:46 PM »
as it sits today!
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Re: CJ Buggy
« Reply #16 on: July 28, 2010, 10:42:35 PM »
That\'s pretty slick, cant wait to see it in action..  

I\'ve got a feeling that hanging out with you guys is is going to coast me a ton of money.. :hook1:  

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Re: CJ Buggy
« Reply #17 on: July 29, 2010, 06:16:34 AM »
Consider it an investment...

Nice job, Erik!

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Re: CJ Buggy
« Reply #18 on: July 29, 2010, 08:21:30 AM »
The build looks awesome, eventually i\'ll be able to check it out on the trails. Maybe the next time you guys go down to north cumberland, I would really like to see it before they build it.

That ton of money issue has crossed my mind.

I\'m giving serious thought to not building my tj and starting on a buggy. It is looking like it would cost me less over the long run.  

I sense my wife is not going to be very happy about these thoughts. lol

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Re: CJ Buggy
« Reply #19 on: July 29, 2010, 09:25:49 AM »
Yes, it would definetly be more economical to build a buggy than a TJ, but then unless its a street legal buggy, you have to tow it everywhere. I do enjoy my other CJ7 that is street legal and fairly capable off road. Driving on a weekend, local wheeling, and maybe some fingerlakes scuba diving. But in the end...they are still both always gonna be CJ\'s.

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Re: CJ Buggy
« Reply #20 on: July 29, 2010, 01:14:25 PM »
Cage looks mean, I like it.
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Re: CJ Buggy
« Reply #21 on: July 31, 2010, 09:42:59 AM »
Take two.
This design allowed me to recline the seats for a more comfortable position.
Harness mounts are installed also.

I had a friend stop over and ask how come I hadn\'t used \"double shear\" tabs for my seats? He said its the norm in stock cars. Now I can understand why some racing organizations might require them on harness mounts, but seats too? Anyone ever hear of that?

This JEEP sees mostly trail riding and the occasional Rock Crawling competition, I didn\'t feel that Double Shear tabs were necessary at such slow speeds.
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Re: CJ Buggy
« Reply #22 on: July 31, 2010, 09:54:52 AM »
Cage is done (for now) and painted!

Probably going to add door bars in the near future.

Off to get the inside of the tub sprayed with bed liner...

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Re: CJ Buggy
« Reply #23 on: August 01, 2010, 04:35:18 PM »
looks good!
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Re: CJ Buggy
« Reply #24 on: August 01, 2010, 05:47:02 PM »
That\'s one killer project! Hopefully I\'ll get a chance to wheel with ya, when I finally have a motor back, haha.

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Re: CJ Buggy
« Reply #25 on: August 02, 2010, 07:23:36 AM »
what did you use for cage paint?  i rattle canned the buggy in a hurry and it looks like junk (like i new it would) after the race...
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Re: CJ Buggy
« Reply #26 on: August 02, 2010, 01:37:47 PM »
Nason by DUPONT 422-05 Chassis black

Prob got it from NU-Way at some point during one of my CJ rebuilds. 3 chassis & misc cage painting and I still have about 1/3 gallon left. Its amazing stuff. flows like water into every nook & cranny with a brush, yet dries like glass. looks like you sprayed it when your done. I painted by Buggy cage 3-4 years ago, and only now did it finally need another coat. and thats after trailing it open during the winter too. Salt sux!
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Re: CJ Buggy
« Reply #27 on: August 02, 2010, 08:42:26 PM »
Its got some real attitude now. Looks awesome

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Re: CJ Buggy
« Reply #28 on: August 02, 2010, 10:43:35 PM »
[color=009900]Thanks Guys! [/color]
Worked hard on the cage design.

Tonight was plumbing the new PSC Hydraulic steering system.

Replacing one of the electric fan blades, a fin broke off one last trip to rausch. (good thing its a twin blade setup, i just un-hooked the broken fan and wheeled the rest of the day with only minor cooling issues.

Another long overdue project... was to remove the Highsteer arms. I bought them last year right before Big Dogs Main Jambo Trip to WInchester, VA but (I believe it was Mindless that pointed it out) the bolt holes that attach them to the knuckle were not countersunk from the manufacturer. As Mindless explained, similar to a wheel lug, without the taper to the bolt hole and nut, there would be extreme lateral force applied to the studs. HUH! I never would have given it a thought. Thanks Mike.
 So without the proper size countersink at the time, I bolted them up and we went wheeling. Everything seems to have held up fine, but upon removal, I found that one stud was slightly misaligned with the holes in the arm. But it was easilly persuaded back in-line. A quick call to the Victor Fastenal store, and I now have nice counter-sunk holes!

Check out the size of that countersink!
3/4\" - 1-1/2\"

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Re: CJ Buggy
« Reply #29 on: August 02, 2010, 10:48:09 PM »
By the way...

Royal Purple Synthetic Power Steering Fluid comes in PINTS not Quarts.

Buy extra, I didnt!
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