I have no idea how i have missed out on this forum for so long, but im here now:) I was so stoked to see some more rails running boggers..
My Name is Cale, Im 24, from Maple ridge BC Canada, if you follow this link it will take you to my current thread on STF, lots of my pics are posted there.. you will get an idea of what i have going on.
http://www.shoptalkforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=111336
My car is not finished yet, but it should be in a month,
You can also find some pics of the front suspension in this thread..
http://www.shoptalkforums.com/viewtopic ... highlight=

I have been building this car for woods use, mud bogs. all that non desert kinda stuff. (not a whole lot of sand where i live)

Im gonna go read through some of your old posts and try and get up 2 date with whats going on around here. but if anyone has any questions or comments please post them.
i will talk to you all later. thanks for the read.

See ya
Cale

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Its not how big you build it, its how you build it big.

Cool bug there, I seen in on Shoptalk before. Good luck finishing it and getting to enjoy your work you have put in it.

The Wild Kids

Welcome to the site. Now that you are here woodsbuggy.com is International!
That is a very cool car you are building. Keep us posted.
Dean

Glad to be the first international member!
good to see ya wild kids, is there many from STF on this forum?

thanks for the comments also..

question, looking over allot of the pics posted on this site. everyone seems to cut the small lugs off the boggers, i had planned on using my car as a street legal off road machine when i bought my tires..but things have changed..its off road only now. do you think it would be a wise idea for me to cut off my small lugs also? it makes sence to me. tires wont plug up as much.. should get better grip on the rocks and such....

i have been thinking that my fresh rebuilt 002 tranny wont last very long running high traction tires like the boggers.. how do your trannys hold out?

i have a race tranny waiting for me (just need the cash) but i figured i would try to have some fun with what i have at the moment..

do you think the stock 002 can hold up at all? even a few days?

thanks
Cale

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I have been running a stock 002 for two years with "V" tread tires and it still works fine. I do not baby it either. I know of other guys running the 002 and most dont have any problem. Stay away from dumping the clutch and you should be fine.

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right on, i have 2 002 3 ribs and one 5 rib..so i have a few spares..thanks again
Cale

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Its not how big you build it, its how you build it big.

Cutting out the lugs will give more traction but better yet it makes the tires lighter which improves performance. The lighter your wheel and tire combination, the better your car will work.

One thing on the 002s is the ones with the mounting bos'es on the top of the bell housing are the strongest of the 3 ribs. I would put your 5 rib in it. It has a better ratio Ring and Pinion gear set up and is stronger than the 3 rib.

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Water cooled Dry Sumped Subaru Powered Turbo Charged Fuel Injected 2500CC Tank. Oh Rah! He who dies with the most Toys not only wins, He also wears them out!

Great looking baja project you got there! I wish I could say I will be done in a month. Kind of ran into a little stall with the money

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Jim

I hear ya Jim. When I built my car I stalled several times waiting on the funds to build back up. I went over budget by 5 grand when I did my build.

R

I wish i had made a budget when i started my car, im sure i would have been driving it a long time agao if that was the case..

ya my car has ran into major stalls along the way. my work has a habbit of sending me out of town and making me feel rich..then stickin me back home and making me realy poor .. its been going on for about 5 years off and on, soon to be ready though, most of the expensive stuff is done.

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