Firebug's babychains as of 2-23-08

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

how much extra travel and ground clearence are you gaining bug---looks good

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harleys and vws----ac all the way

I love my country, But i fear my government

Whats the overall lenth of the arms? stub to pivit.

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"YOU CAN MAKE THINGS HAPPEN, WATCH THINGS HAPPEN OR WONDER WHAT THE F$$K HAPPEND...WE'RE MAKING THINGS HAPPEN" The strong words of Captain Phil! Rest in peice!

I gained 4 inches of ground clearance with about 15 inches of usable travel and the arms are 30 inches long from pivot to stub,,,I think that is about 11 or 12 longer that stock?

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

WOW

Looks good! I always wondered if anyone put the drive axle from the transmission to somewhere in the middle of the trailing arm. I have considered how I could modify in the future to be a chaindrive and this would be a good answer. With some type 4 or 930 cv's being that close to the pivot point of the trailing arm you could get some serious travel if you wanted. When is the a-arm front coming? Now you'll want more on the front side to match the back. It's always something!!

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"Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal." -Henry Ford

It looks good Bug. Can't wait for a trail report.

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

Hey forty, recongize that 6 rib?, the a-arms are in the future but not too near.I'm fairly nervous about the trail trial. I will probably baby it for a while. Or maybe not

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

I'm just glad it made it to a good home. Maybe it will get some real use now!

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"Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal." -Henry Ford

i like it nice and neat

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i dont always ride my buggy but when i do im glad it has a bad ass bow tie makin the horsepower

Jesus loves me, but everyone else thinks im an asshole.

Our Lady of Blessed Acceleration, don't fail us now!

Good start you have there firebug. Will you have to recalculate your shock mounting point or leave it where it is? Can't wait to see it when your done.

The Wild Kids

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I refuse to grow up therefore I will never grow old, and I will never die.

I'm gonna try to leave the top shock mount alone and hope the limiting strap dictates the bottom mount. Depends then if the shock dont compress too much at full compression. The bags serve as a bump stop and limit at full compression.

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

Nice work! Where did you buy your chain and sprockets? Are you adjusting the chains with an idler?

Sprockets came from online,,,Service (correction Surplus ) Center,,,the trailing sprocket is mounted on a sliding carrier for adjustment...
Remember this is a prototype and WILL have issues. The next set will have many improvements,,including being built from Chromoly.

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

That is some very neat craftmanship!! Keep up with the good work! Hope everything works out good. Well anyways, I guess I will still just stick to my old setup I have now, maybe later I will try building something like it

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"Loud pipes saves lives"

Its looking good firebug are the front & rear sprockets the same size.

Hi firebug,

Nice idea, thats nice and simple but clever. I tried to Google Service Center, but no luck in finding sprockets. I need help with the search. Is there something else that I need to google besides Service Center ?

Thanks for your help,
Al

I never use google service, cannot find as much on google, I use Yahoo, it's easier and finds more for you.

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"Loud pipes saves lives"

I don't know about quality but try the local Tractor Supply. They seem to carry a lot of chains and sprockets. Also try www.mcmastercarr.com they have tons of sprockets and chains.

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"Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal." -Henry Ford

Today I got the bags on...wasn't as easy as I thought it would be.

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

Toradi, the front sprocket has 16 teeth and the rear 19 teeth, this puts my 6 rib to about 542.




OOps,,,I lied,,,its Surplus Center,,,try this
http://www.surpluscenter.com/powerTrans ... powerTrans

Here is a site for sprocket dimensions etc.
http://www.ablproducts.com/sprockets.htm

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

Looks good Bug. My nephew Cyle and I put bags on his buggy today. They turned out great. Might be the way to go. Certianly cheaper than my coilovers.

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

looks good

Firebug, thanks for the information. It is going to be a big help. Good luck with your build. Nice looking work.

Thank you again,
Al

FIRESLUG,looks cool when you gonna start testing

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