i have been working on my new buggy for about a year and a half. now that its almost done, i finally have the time to start a build thread. i started off with a new berrien stalker frame that was already primered before i bought it.


i purchased a 99 subaru legacy outback(thanks plumberbill) and a bellhousing adapter from smallcar.com


i ordered a 6" wider warrior beam and some fox shocks. then went to my dads machine shop to make some 1" wider by 4" longer front trailing arms








my first idea for front shock towers were a rounded hoop. but i didn't think it would look right with the angular design i had in mind for my rear shock mounts. so i kinda stole the design from pictures of DVS1s buggy(i hope he doesn't mind).








headers my dad made for me. he's a metal working genius


decided to do the wiring with alot of help from my dad and my girlfriend, who happens to be an extremely smart electrical engineer





all i wanted for christmas was to have my buggy done. so santa claus(aka my dad) put on his work clothes and lended a hand



eagle performance 3x3 trailing arms(thanks odyknuck)



more pics in random order














and my favorite part of the build so far. my dad and i designed and made our own front brakes. it uses an easily replaceable rotor off of the rear of a 2001 suzuki gsxr sportbike






i'm open to any and all opinions and feedback. thanks for looking

absolutely beautiful . You and your dad are genius's.

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If your clutch ain't slippin,, you probably got it adjusted right!!!!!

that is badass man! can't wait to ride with you this year, get that thing banged up a lil!

very very nice work!!! has santa started his new wish list?

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lets just ride

i love the fab work ... the buggy is pretty badass

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If your not God, then don't judge me

nice work and buggy and also a great shop

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Just Stand On It!!!!

Chris

Nice work! Its always great to see new and different fabricators work!

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Maybe you should chug on over to mamby pamby land....

thank you all very much. compliments mean alot from the people on this forum. i couldnt have built this thing without woodsbuggy.com. i'll try and post some more pictures later tonight after i finish up making the front brakes

thanks but i wouldnt say all that. i've made some design flaws that i plan on fixing next winter....

i cant wait to go ride with all of you too. im definitely looking forward to going to wellsville this year and beating the dog snot out of this thing!

Awsome job. As I allways say:
" Everything bolts on if you own a Hammer, welder and a machine shop".

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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!

Some nice work in this one

Out of interest as we're running the same dampers, if you don't mind revealing it - what valving are you running in your Foxes?

compliments mean alot to me from you guys. thanks. i ordered the shocks with 50 compression and 30 rebound. i'm thinking now that the compression might be too stiff in the front. there's probably gonna be some fine tuning in my future.

Thanks, I know it's not the same usage but it's nice to see what other people are running.

FWIW, I've just revalved the fronts of ours to 50 comp/50 rebound and it works pretty well.

Rear's are a bit different though, 2 pairs valved at the rough equivalent (weird shim stack) to 80/70 each.

is your dad lookin to adopt...haha

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Hey,can you hand me those zip ties and that roll of duct tape?!

Nice job! I like it alot!

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Turbocharged Ecotec,vanogon midshift,Berrien WoodsBuggy wagon.

man, thats one hell of a ride

i plan on going airborn as much as possible so maybe the valving wont be too bad. hell im thinking about taking it for a test ride on a motorcross track. if you dont mind me asking, what does your buggy weigh? im hovering right around 1900 lbs

Put on a little weight over winter and it's about the same - 1940lb

great job on your buggy ! you going to have it done for memorial day ?

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Theirs no replacement for displacement !

yeah. im hoping to have it done sometime in april so i can do some test weekends

Nice work!

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Mike
Got Honda?

Santa = genius , Girlfriend = keeper, Project = PRICELESS. EXCELLANT DISPLAY OF TALENT. Now I have to go wipe the tears from my eyes, and change my drawers. Love it.

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Don't sweat the petty stuff, pet the sweaty stuff.

Any updates on this build?

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When in doubt, Hit the Gas!!!!!!!

My build, http://www.woodsbuggy.com/index.php?opt ... =23&t=9147

My up date consists of a lot of fun, a lot bugs being worked out, quite a bit of carnage, and a lot more work. I cant wait to get this thing to be reliable. Right now I have to repair/improve something different everytime i take it to wellsville. I might be down for the rest of the season though unless i can come up with a 6 rib and some time to install it. I blew out my trans this past weekend on scooby but I was having a blast until i felt it pop