Even with my new layback seat I only have 8 inches between the nosecone & the seat so I came up with my own design for a shifter since I dont have the room for U-joints. Ill post pics in a couple days. I outdid myself on this one & I only spent 40 bucks on it.

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Ah the suspense,,,lookin forward to seeing your fabbing

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

I hope my work is up to everyones standards....LOL

BTW....I dont want to hijack this thread with my build, I just wanted to explain why I cant use the U-joint linkage. I also want to help future builders who run into this problem & are searching the forum for help like me. I keep referencing this build for ideas because I like it & have never built a single before.

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Well, we worked on it all day and made a bunch of progress. Mounted the oil cooler, finished the dry sump tank and mounted it, made the battery tray, finished up all the steering, dash, finished mounting the seat and making the support for the back of it, and started on the rear trailing arms and shock mounts. All that's left before powder coating is shock mounts and put the sheet metal on the belly pan.
Didn't get any pics cause it's all pretty small stuff that you wouldn't really be able to see in the pictures! If y'all want pics of any of the individual parts or anything let me know and I'll post em asap. Should see the frame in it's final color in a couple weeks or so!

-Dakotah/koko

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keep on keepin' on!!

ya, lets see some pics of the dry sump tank if ya made it and the arms if you made them to what size arms did you go with you can honestly saY ( BUILT NOT BOUGHT ) huh , your doin a great job on your built keep up the good work , jason

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Theirs no replacement for displacement !

I got a few pics of the dry sump tank. It was designed by Chuck, but we built it, here they are. I resized em, I have no idea why they're still huge like that, it's the most annoying thing ever.





Here's the filter that goes in the bottom of the tank, just for extra insurance on the motor.


Here's how it mounts in the buggy. On the back side of the bar behind the seat, sitting straight up.


Here's the arms, it's not built,tacked the metal on it. It'll be the exact shape of the metal. They'll be 2x3s.


Let me know if ya need anything else.

-Dakotah/koko

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-Dakotah/koko
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nice work!!! when your building your rear arms could you possibly take some pics during the build ! would like to see were you make your cutting points and how they go back together thanks jason

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Theirs no replacement for displacement !

Got some more done yesterday. Cleaned up my spindles to make new caliper brackets, mocked up a couple of things, but spent most of the day working on these rotors Chuck made for me.
Here are the before and after pics of the rotors:

This is the front side of one, before cross-drilling.


The back side before drilling:


Front side after drilling what seemed like 5 million holes in it.


The back side:


I'm gonna lighten em up some more by cuttin down the thickness a little more, and drilling holes in between the bolt pattern, then powder coat em.

-Dakotah/koko

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-Dakotah/koko
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Hey Koko, pops told me what color your car is gonna be and everything. Down to the last bolt. Cut me some tires for free or Im posting everything.

MUWAHAHHAHAHHAAAHHAHAAHAHAHHAAH! hA!

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Boyd Jordan
~< Rob Herring Pit Crew Chief >~
Memphis TN - - - http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=840280415

Good try Boyd, I know that's some BS cause Dad don't even know all of that! He just knows the color! I'll give ya an A for effort on trying to get tires cut for free though! haha.

-Dakotah/koko

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-Dakotah/koko
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Damn... What does a A get me? A apple sticker or something? Smiley face sticker? Something?

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Boyd Jordan
~< Rob Herring Pit Crew Chief >~
Memphis TN - - - http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=840280415

Yulp, and a check. And to get smacked around!

-Dakotah/koko

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Ohhhhh smacked around huh? Hmm your pops must be telling you false tales of this camel and its rider. As he himself knows can not pass this camel for it's force is too strong.

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Boyd Jordan
~< Rob Herring Pit Crew Chief >~
Memphis TN - - - http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=840280415

More like....cant pass it cuz its gonna be wider than my buggy is long. I'll just have to drive over it, and smash your little hair dryer.

what kind of motor are you puttin on it

HHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHA LMAO! Are you calling my camel fat? Does she need side marker lamps. And once again Larry or Kokamo your not driving over nothing. You will break my flag and whip off!

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Boyd Jordan
~< Rob Herring Pit Crew Chief >~
Memphis TN - - - http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=840280415

I'll guarantee that either one of our billy goat buggies will drive right over top of that camel! Bring it to our turf and we'll put it to the test!

-Dakotah/koko

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Sorry, didn't see your post with ol flatlander arguing! It'll be an AIRCOOLED VW. 2387 stroker. Hopefully before too long I'll build me a 2500.

-Dakotah/koko

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-Dakotah/koko
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My roof sits to high for any of you to get on top of me. I cant ride dk anyways. It will bust my floor out. Tell pops to show you a picture of my tree bars.

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Boyd Jordan
~< Rob Herring Pit Crew Chief >~
Memphis TN - - - http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=840280415

Hey y'all, Boyd sent us a picture of him with his big bad new buggy he's building. I thought I'd give everybody a sneak preview of it!



Thank ya, thank ya very much.
-Dakotah/koko

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-Dakotah/koko
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Pretty aint it!

Dont get mad cause Ill ride past you on the back legs....

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Boyd Jordan
~< Rob Herring Pit Crew Chief >~
Memphis TN - - - http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=840280415

damn Boyd you need to shave.... and take that coat off the new buggy so we can see it better !

Made progress today with my new powder coating system I got for Christmas. Finished the rotors up and powder coated the dry sump tank. Cleaned up some other parts, and one of the trailing arms is finished. The frame's just about ready for color, all that's left is to finish the top shock mounts. We'll probably finish them tomorrow.

Here's the rotors. They're PUUUURDY!


Both of em hangin up:


Any input, comments, anything is helpful and appreciated. Lay em on me!

-Dakotah/koko

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Are you giving us a little hint of what the color will be?

Nah, I was just seeing if powder will stick to them rotors. The color's still top secret!

-Dakotah/koko

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