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nitro_mudder
PostPosted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 2:19 am 
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Bump steer was horible, wish I knew of it when I made the GM box Mod.
So I decided to center the box and switch to heim joints.
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Had to make the tappered holes smaller to fit the 5/8 bolt on the heims.
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Much closer to the beam and in the center now. Should rmove most of my bump steer.
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Little rattle can magic !!!
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Lots of nice work. Nice buggy all around. Where did you get that switch panel?
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 10:01 am 
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lngtrvl2332 wrote:
Lots of nice work. Nice buggy all around. Where did you get that switch panel?


Either Speedway or Jegs. And Thanks.

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you made a lot of progress in a few hours :wink:

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PostPosted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 10:07 pm 
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My tie rods are an inch too long, fffffuuuuuuu!@#$#@!@##!!!!!
4" difference from front of tire to rear!
But I did get the steering shaft done today and painted.
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 10:13 pm 
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Rick wrote:
you made a lot of progress in a few hours :wink:


Well I was in the garage untill 2:30 last night then back in it at 10am this morning till 9pm. But I did watch alot of WWII in color too :roll:

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My tie rods are an inch too long, fffffuuuuuuu!@#$#@!@##!!!!!



Did you cut it an inch when you gave me the measurement?............... :lol:

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I wrote down 18-3/4, but not 100% certain that is what I told you. :roll: Chopped an inch off of one and it works.

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nitro_mudder wrote:
I wrote down 18-3/4, but not 100% certain that is what I told you. :roll: Chopped an inch off of one and it works.


19-3/4" is what you gave me, still have the note............ :mrgreen:

All good now?
Those babies ought to take a pretty good hit.......... 8)

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 12:45 pm 
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Yep I am good to go, easy fix. And I can't see those bending, lol.

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nitro_mudder wrote:
I can't see those bending, lol.


Knock on wood... quick...quick...

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A. Cole wrote:
nitro_mudder wrote:
I can't see those bending, lol.


Knock on wood... quick...quick...


1-1/8 or 1-1/4 solid alum with 3/4 heims. The chevy box is now the week link, lol.

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nitro_mudder wrote:
A. Cole wrote:
nitro_mudder wrote:
I can't see those bending, lol.


Knock on wood... quick...quick...


1-1/8 or 1-1/4 solid alum with 3/4 heims. The chevy box is now the week link, lol.

ill bet that caption morgan will bend them :lol:
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Hopefully someone will bring me some apple pie in a jar this weekend to give the new front end a good testing :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

Plumbed my new front breaks this afternoon. Took about 15 minutes for me to bleed them out with the power bleeder, gotta feeling they will need a bit more once I run it a bit. Tried it on the street real quick and it stopped on a dime, loved it.

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PostPosted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 12:03 am 
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Ok few mods. Added a dual res brake setup so if i loose a line i still have some brakes, and a new gas pedal. Hated the wheeled one.
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And I re-did my steering box mount. Snapped the other one off when i crossed a big ditch and got hung up.

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Bump for AndrewHA

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I put that same pedal in mine and the only thing I found I don't like is if a little piece of gravel or stick or anything gets under it while you got it down it won't let the pedal return and sticks the throttle.I was going to raise mine up off the floor a little bit with a spacer.just thought I'd tell you. Chad :mrgreen:

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Thanks Chad, good to know

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Well here was the latest hickup in the upgrade process.
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So i started building the new rear cage
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And man are tabs hard to weld for the skidplate with the engine in, lol.
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is that header empi?? :lol: :lol:

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Might want to put something in front of your pulley in case say someone has been in the jar all night and doesn't decide to stop when you stop and hits your motor,lol.just saying. Chad :mrgreen:

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Soooo what you are saying is I need to follow you? lol


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Might want to put something in front of your pulley in case say someone has been in the jar all night and doesn't decide to stop when you stop and hits your motor,lol.just saying. Chad :mrgreen:

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is that header empi?? :lol: :lol:


Lol, stock exhaust manifold, but might be an empi stinger :roll:

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lngtrvl2332 wrote:
Lots of nice work. Nice buggy all around. Where did you get that switch panel?


Thanks, the switch is an ARC8000 and I love it. I know a few other guys run them too. They make a 4, 8 and I think 12 switch panel.

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