Here's basically what I am starting with It's a roller and I have stripped it down and wire wheel it down gonna start with the seat tabs belt tabs and putting in the x brace and roof bracing. Its gonna be slow going but hope to get it done by summertime.

good luck on the build. I am in the process of doing the same buggy. I will be posting pics soon

If ya cant tell it a 98 beeline packrat.

Looks like a great start. Pics and more pics please

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Bryan

Just got back from Jegs tonight picked up my seats, 5 point, and fuel cell. The seat covers they are shipping to me tomorrow.

i see two things wrong 1 is the light tabs on the back need to be turned to the inside.thay wont last long like that and 2 it looks like your planing on useing those junk ass boggers other then that i dig the pack rat frame!

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Actually the light tabs have been removed, in the process of relocating all the light and floor tabs. And the boggers just happened to come on the wheels with the frame. Im not sure which way im goin with tires yet, too many debates ive heard on here , may have to try both eventually.

Lookin good! If ya need any tabs or tubing bent give me a call I keep lots of them on hand. And those look like cut buckshots

ya they are cut buckshots. do you know a good place to get tubing? someone said it was about $2.00 a foot right now. I think most of the tubing will all be straight like the roof brace, x brace, tank mount, etc. I have the floor just gotta get it cut out. what do you guys use to mount the seats to? tabs or shoudl I use a peice of flat steel and enclose that whole portion of the floor? I've got about $700 left and lookin to get a 6 rib and all the tubing so I can get all this mocked up and done. Thanks for yalls help.

Did Willie say "JUNK ASS" and "BOGGER" in the same sentence

he didn't even need the a whole sentence, 3 words in a row

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Mike
Got Honda?

Nice frame, I started out with an old Champion frame and ran it for 1 year, then got me a new Packrat frame in 2005 and ran it for 2 years and then got my new Predator this past summer, the Packrat is a great frame....I liked mine, I just wanted to get into extreme hillclimbing and lighter rails and don't hardly ever got a passenger so I got me a new single seater. One thing that you will need to do to the frame is to put gussets on the 4 tubings that runs right into the torsion housing so you can beef up the connections that hold your housing in place, if not, the welds will crack in that area no matter how good it is welded, just a precaution so it will not get you in the long run. I am not saying they are problematic frames, just to be better safe than sorry. Good luck on the build and it will be a great one when finished

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Come on Willie, are just angry that a buggy WITH boggers outclimbed you at Curt's Hillclimb? Just kidding, just wanted to get you fired up.

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it would bee good to put a uper trans mont in

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What model Kirkey seat did you buy and what were the measurements? Thanks

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Bryan

Kirkey 15 1/2" Economy Drag seats

Here's the link to the kit I got, includes brackets, seats, 5 point.

http://www.jegs.com/p/G-FORCE/880689/10002/-1