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PostPosted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 11:53 pm 
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Finally made it back home and ready to get some work done on the buggy! I did pick up a new tool for the shop, now I just need MadMike to take a vacation and come camp out at my shop and show me how to do something with it! :lol:

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I had to blow the dust off this thing so I could work on it. :?

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I did bend up a couple of tubes to add to the lower engine cage. I'm glad I still remembered how to use the bender. :roll:

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PostPosted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 8:28 am 
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AH! Two axis CNC , nice. If you really do not know how to use it then I would gladly take it off your hands! :wink: :mrgreen:

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PostPosted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 1:23 pm 
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I have first dibbs on it. Even though I have zero experience with CNC machines, I would learn to use it if I owned one. Scott if you have questions you know my number, help is just a call away.

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PostPosted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 4:46 pm 
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Nice buggy... I wish I had all the hookups you guys have... :shock: Can you show me how you did the rear shock mount? I will be there in a weeks time...


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PostPosted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 10:56 pm 
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Odyknuck wrote:
AH! Two axis CNC , nice. If you really do not know how to use it then I would gladly take it off your hands! :wink: :mrgreen:


Thanks for the offer Odyknuck, but I have been trying to get this off my buddy for 3 years and he finally brought it out! :shock:

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I have first dibbs on it. Even though I have zero experience with CNC machines, I would learn to use it if I owned one. Scott if you have questions you know my number, help is just a call away.


Thanks again for the offer to help Mike, I will be calling you for sure! :lol:

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Nice buggy... I wish I had all the hookups you guys have... <img src="http://www.woodsbuggy.com/plugins/system/yvsmiley/phpbb/icon_eek.gif" alt="Shocked" class="yvSmiley"> Can you show me how you did the rear shock mount? I will be there in a weeks time...


Thanks, A lot of the hookups come from meeting the great people who are on this site and in this sport! Any info I can help you with just let me know, if you look back thru this build thread there should be pictures of everything I've done so far.

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PostPosted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 7:26 am 
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Thanks, I don't know how I missed them... if you don't mind I would like to try to do what you have done to set mine up as well... I wanted to incorporate some sort of plating as well to match my arms... you have a really nice buggy... I enjoy watching you guys build these... very inspirational...


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PostPosted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 12:20 am 
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Went over the buggy this weekend to figure out what I have left to do and how I want to go about it. I did tac the power steer reservoir and the K&n crank case vent. Also added another bar to the rear engine cage.

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PostPosted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 9:19 am 
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Any progress report on the build? I love this buggy.

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PostPosted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 3:11 pm 
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fortydegnorth wrote:
Any progress report on the build? I love this buggy.


What he said :lol:

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PostPosted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 11:45 pm 
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Haven't been on here much lately do to working so much, but I have been getting some stuff done. Its pulled apart working on getting all the welding done on the frame. I will try to get some pics up soon.

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 08, 2013 6:34 pm 
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Finally got to work on the buggy! Rail1914 and I worked the last 2 days on it.

Got the rear upper shock mounts done:

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Mounted the radiator reservoir

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Tight fit! radiator mounted and hard lines tacked in on the trailing arms, shifter linkage mounted

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Slave cylinder mounted, hard line mounts tacked, speedo pick up mounted and axle installed backwards! lol

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All steering componets mounted

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 08, 2013 6:53 pm 
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Can't wait to see this as buggy of the month and then some pics of it muddy,lol. Sweet ride for sure! Chad :mrgreen:

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PostPosted: Sat Aug 10, 2013 10:01 am 
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Nice looking ride!

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PostPosted: Sat Aug 17, 2013 1:10 am 
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Can't wait to see this as buggy of the month and then some pics of it muddy,lol. Sweet ride for sure! Chad <img src="http://www.woodsbuggy.com/plugins/system/yvsmiley/phpbb/icon_mrgreen.gif" alt="Mr. Green" class="yvSmiley">


I can't wait it get it muddy!!

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Nice looking ride!


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PostPosted: Sat Aug 17, 2013 1:33 am 
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Finally after 3 plus yrs :oops: we fired up the engine for the first time! :lol:

click the picture and the video will play, not sure why it does not have the play symbol"?!?!

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PostPosted: Sat Aug 17, 2013 9:27 am 
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Awesome ! But it didn't happen if we can't hear it ! Lol
I just want to hear it spool !!!! :wink:

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PostPosted: Sat Aug 17, 2013 7:28 pm 
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giveitagallon wrote:
Awesome ! But it didn't happen if we can't hear it ! Lol
I just want to hear it spool !!!! <img src="http://www.woodsbuggy.com/plugins/system/yvsmiley/phpbb/icon_e_wink.gif" alt="Wink" class="yvSmiley">


If u click on the picture it will take u to photo bucket and play the video :wink:

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PostPosted: Sat Aug 17, 2013 9:52 pm 
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that thing is sweeeeet

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PostPosted: Sun Sep 01, 2013 8:59 am 
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Making some progress!

Made a center mount for the cutter brakes and throttle cable

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Plumbed up the brakes

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Made some clap mounts to hold the fuel pump and filter

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Mounted the rear shocks and got it rolling on its own

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PostPosted: Sun Sep 01, 2013 10:01 pm 
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Great work ! Guess ya figures the machine out already ?

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PostPosted: Sun Sep 01, 2013 10:11 pm 
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giveitagallon wrote:
Great work ! Guess ya figures the machine out already ?


Thanks! I'm learning, lucky for me I have a friend who programs and runs cnc machines for a living and he has helped me a lot! :D

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 17, 2013 7:20 pm 
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That's sick - is that Subie cammed? Sounds and looks great.

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 23, 2013 9:18 pm 
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That's sick - is that Subie cammed? Sounds and looks great.

Shaun


Thanks! I bought the engine used and i'm not sure what has been done internally :shock:

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 23, 2013 9:43 pm 
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Well I finally got to take the buggy out for a shake down run last saturday and I am happy to say it is all I could ask for! Everything worked great, the suspension rides like a caddy and goes thru the rough stuff like a rock crawler. I know some people don't like 4 wheel brakes but after riding with it all day I should have done that to my old rail a long time ago. You can stop on the steepest hill at will and the front brakes never once locked up or caused the front not to steer. The power steering aloud me to drive thru the woods with 2 fingers on the wheel and no matter what the front wheels hit it never yanked the wheel out of my hand. And as far as the turbo suby engine I was wondering how it would do at low speed and how it would come up on the turbo when climbing, and it did great! It will idle thru the woods without touching the peddle and it will spool up as soon as you blip the throttle. We were at haspin acres all day and 2 problems come up, first one we got all the way to the back and I had missed a tach weld on my steer shaft and it broke. The power steering saved the day on that one as we clamped a pair of channel locks on the steering shaft and was able to drive it out. Took it off ran into town and had a local guy weld it up for 10 bucks. The second issue was the radiator spitting out fluid thru the overflow, got home and tested the cap and it would not even hold 1 psi of pressure. Replaced the cap and fixed that issue. I still have a lot todo to finish it up and then tear it apart and powder coat the frame and make it look pretty over the winter. but I wanted to get a few rides in to make sure that everything works the way I want it to and see if there is anything I want to change before I powder it.

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 23, 2013 9:57 pm 
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BigScott wrote:
giveitagallon wrote:
Great work ! Guess ya figures the machine out already ?


Thanks! I'm learning, lucky for me I have a friend who programs and runs cnc machines for a living and he has helped me a lot! :D


Damn, I was looking forward to "camping out" in your barn.

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