It is currently Sun May 03, 2026 12:17 pm

Board index » General » Pictures and Videos

All times are UTC - 5 hours [ DST ]




Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 28 posts ]  Go to page 1, 2  Next
Author Message
 Post subject: First Build Thread
PostPosted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 3:49 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Wed Apr 18, 2007 9:54 am
Posts: 298
Location: Louisville, KY
I love watching build threads, so I decided to finally start one for myself. I might not be able to update it amazingly often, but I'll try to keep pictures coming as I make progress.

This is a Berrien Warrior frame.
The plan as of this posting is to put a Camaro 3.4L V6 engine in it, mated with a side-shift vanagon tranny.
So far I have the basic frame welded up, the seat mounts made and tacked in, the balljoint beam mounted (frame was made for KP) and the pedal assembly put together (needs to be cleaned up).

Image
Trying to design a new type of steering bearing using electrical tape.

Image
Your standard warrior frame. Soon to be semi-heavily reinforced.

Image
Powerplant. Plan on getting Dean's 3x5 arms to hold this bad boy up. (Love AC, but don't have the money. I'm not a hater either way!) I love the sound of a V6.

Image
Another angle. You get the idea. (don't pay any attention to my lack of space, I've learned to live with it, hah)

As I go through this, please feel free to point things out and give me constructive criticism. This is my first build and I've only ridden in one buggy in my life! Everything I've learned is pretty much from this site and people in it. (special thanks to Larry - kybuggy1, Tony - CrazyBone, Dave - DVS1, Curt, and Dean).

Thanks a lot guys!
Pat

_________________
Get me that hammer, pronto!


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 3:56 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Sun Jul 22, 2007 9:43 am
Posts: 132
Location: North Georgia Mountains
Looking good. I like your power plant ! & I have just as much space as you do, it's a pain ,but better than being outside.
Bruce


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 4:02 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Wed Apr 18, 2007 9:54 am
Posts: 298
Location: Louisville, KY
Thanks Bruce. Yes, that's exactly how you have to think: at least I'm not outside in the freezing wind!

Also, I want to add that at this point it's most likely to be on the road more often than on the trails, but I'd like it be able to do either with maybe a change of wheels/tires. (I've found a pair of 33x21x15 street tires that I'd love to put on it! :lol: ) Anybody know what width rims you need for those?

_________________
Get me that hammer, pronto!


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 6:26 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Sun Jul 22, 2007 9:43 am
Posts: 132
Location: North Georgia Mountains
That would be a cool street tire . I know a guy that runs a tire that size on a street buggy & I think he runs a 12" or 15" wheel. Street buggies are cool too.
Bruce


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 6:26 pm 
Offline

Joined: Mon Sep 10, 2007 10:05 pm
Posts: 590
Location: chewton pa 16157
must be nice my dad has a 30 by 36 garage and i get up there maybe once or twice over the winter to do what i need to do othr than that me my overalls and mother nature enjoying each other :x


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 6:00 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Wed Apr 18, 2007 9:54 am
Posts: 298
Location: Louisville, KY
Should be getting the tubing for the bracing this week, hopefully a mid-shift tranny next week, and I'm in negotiations with Dean for 3x5 trailing arms. Should be getting my air shocks this week too. Ready to spend some money! I'm excited though. I need to keep from getting burnt out!

Question: I'm going to be running two pairs of shocks, one regular pair and one pair of air shocks that will be taking the brunt of the weight. SO my question is, what is involved in mounting them? Does it consist of just getting a grade 8 bolt to attach them to the arms? What is normally done to mount them to the frame? Anyone have any pics for reference?

Thanks and sorry for my ignorance!

_________________
Get me that hammer, pronto!


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 10:35 am 
Offline
BOTM Winner
User avatar

Joined: Mon Apr 30, 2007 3:35 pm
Posts: 3097
Location: Rome Ohio
One thing I might point out about running that heavy of and engine and HP with the short wheel base is your front end will tend to be off the ground a lot. The longer rear trailing arms will help I just dont know how much.

_________________
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!


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 11:36 am 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Wed Apr 18, 2007 9:54 am
Posts: 298
Location: Louisville, KY
Hah, yeah, that would be a major design consideration. I assure you something like that has not been overlooked.

I talked to a couple people about that and the concensus is that it should be able to wheelie on command, but it should stay on the ground if I want it to. Plus, it's not being built to be a climber, otherwise I'd go VW or Subaru (or maybe even chaindrive). It will mainly be for the road and probably some trails.

And Curt, I can see how the arm mounts could be made double shear pretty easily, but what would be a good way to make the top mounts double shear? Any pics?

Thanks!

_________________
Get me that hammer, pronto!


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 12:20 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Wed Apr 18, 2007 9:54 am
Posts: 298
Location: Louisville, KY
Got my mid-shift tranny in today! The shipping weight was listed as 99lbs! I didn't know that transmission was that heavy. It's gonna be a bear to fool with. :eek:
I'm looking forward to designing my own shift linkage for it though, I have some different (hopefully simpler) ideas for it. :?
Hopefully I'll have some more pics soon.

_________________
Get me that hammer, pronto!


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 7:22 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Wed Apr 18, 2007 9:54 am
Posts: 298
Location: Louisville, KY
Not a huge amount of progress, but I have started mounting the tranny and I put one of my new 3x5's on and it's looking like a 21" axle will be too long. A bus axle looks almost right for some reason. I need to put my bearings and rear stubs in the arms and bolt it up and check.

Meanwhile, here's a crappy picture of one of my tires I just got next to the buggy.
Image

_________________
Get me that hammer, pronto!


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 4:58 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Wed Apr 18, 2007 9:54 am
Posts: 298
Location: Louisville, KY
Here's a drawing of the frame with all of the bracing I'm planning on adding.
Any suggestions?

Image
Also, I think that may be somewhat the angle it will be sitting at with the 38's on the back. :twisted:

_________________
Get me that hammer, pronto!


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 6:23 pm 
Offline

Joined: Mon Jul 23, 2007 10:38 am
Posts: 183
Location: TRAFFORD ALABAMA
COOL START CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT IN THE WOODS IT 'S GONNA BE FAST

_________________
(LIVE EVERY DAY LIKE IT IS YOUR LAST) AND AS I TELL MY 10 YEAR OLD BOY ANYTHING BROKEN CAN BE FIXED


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 5:03 pm 
Offline
BOTM Winner
User avatar

Joined: Mon Apr 09, 2007 11:39 pm
Posts: 891
Location: LOUISVILLE, KY
38's??? thats huge!! :eek:

_________________
JeffClay wrote:
you guys are all gay. Let's have fun in our damn buggies and quit bitching.

-Dakotah/koko
keep on keepin' on!!


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 2:20 am 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Wed Apr 18, 2007 9:54 am
Posts: 298
Location: Louisville, KY
Hah, yeah, they're pretty big. Not as big as most of the chaindrives, but plenty big for me at the moment!
I can't wait!

_________________
Get me that hammer, pronto!


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 11:53 am 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Wed Apr 18, 2007 9:54 am
Posts: 298
Location: Louisville, KY
I have one of my 3x5 trailing arms on and got the stub and bearings in it.

I bolted up a bus axle (from 3-rib bus) and it seems to be the right length.

Can this be possible?

The bellhousing of the transmission is about 1/4-1/2 inch behind where a 3-rib would be.

_________________
Get me that hammer, pronto!


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject: looks great
PostPosted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:10 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Mon Jan 28, 2008 8:23 pm
Posts: 15
Location: loganville, GA
dont forget to build some tree kickers on the sides of i they help out alot :)

_________________
if its not broke dont fix it!!


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:21 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Mon Oct 22, 2007 10:39 am
Posts: 937
Location: medina, ohio -- wellsville a/c chapter
tree bars are a must i the woods. dont wanna rip a wheel off. it sucks lol


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 9:36 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Wed Apr 18, 2007 9:54 am
Posts: 298
Location: Louisville, KY
Yup, definitely gonna have tree bars!

_________________
Get me that hammer, pronto!


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 9:56 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Mon Mar 05, 2007 9:06 pm
Posts: 408
Location: worst hillclimbing state in the country IL
[quote='RailHomie']I have one of my 3x5 trailing arms on and got the stub and bearings in it.

I bolted up a bus axle (from 3-rib bus) and it seems to be the right length.

Can this be possible?

The bellhousing of the transmission is about 1/4-1/2 inch behind where a 3-rib would be.[/quote]
It shouldn`t work?Those are 3 wider and 5 longer?you should need 19 1/4 length axles for 3x3 and those should be the same for 3x5.

aaron


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 11:24 pm 
Offline
Hill Climber

Joined: Fri Apr 11, 2008 3:06 pm
Posts: 1859
Location: Republic of Texas
A bus axle seems to work in a 3x2 or a 3x3. But I don't think you could pull it off with 3x5. They may bolt up but I don't think they would last long.

Dean

_________________
It's amazing what you can accomplish when you don't care who gets the credit.-
Harry S. Truman


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 11:36 pm 
Offline
WoodsBuggy Addict
User avatar

Joined: Thu Aug 16, 2007 6:26 pm
Posts: 3010
Location: GEORGIA ON MY MIND
Dean you just use the axle stretcher


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 12:11 am 
Offline
Hill Climber

Joined: Fri Apr 11, 2008 3:06 pm
Posts: 1859
Location: Republic of Texas
Can I borrow yours?

_________________
It's amazing what you can accomplish when you don't care who gets the credit.-
Harry S. Truman


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 12:42 am 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Mon Mar 05, 2007 9:06 pm
Posts: 408
Location: worst hillclimbing state in the country IL
Dean your avatar is awesome 8) 8) I have an axle stretcher I made last year for my 2x4`s if anybody wants to borrow it? :eek:


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 7:09 am 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Sun Apr 15, 2007 8:22 am
Posts: 352
Location: Zeeland MI
UUUHHHMMM??? What??? :eek: And I thought I had seen it all in the sand. You guys are crazy :lol:

_________________
RAJAY + SAND = FUN!!! Can we put a turbo on that??*** Hey look in here for more junk.*** http://s119.photobucket.com/albums/o157 ... ndoffroad/


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 2:12 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Wed Apr 18, 2007 9:54 am
Posts: 298
Location: Louisville, KY
Haha, alright, so I actually measured this time and when I raised the arm level with the tranny it was about 19-3/4" from bottom of cup to bottom of cup.

What size axles do you recommend and what can I get them from? (Anyone wanna sell some?)

_________________
Get me that hammer, pronto!


Top
 Profile  
 
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 28 posts ]  Go to page 1, 2  Next

Board index » General » Pictures and Videos

All times are UTC - 5 hours [ DST ]


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 1 guest


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Search for:
Jump to:  
Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group