CRaSHnBuRN
05-02-2003, 09:22 PM
Okay, tommorow I begin to strip my yota down to begin the buggy, or as eight would term it "stage 3" :D So far this I what I have.
1. Build tube buggy using existing frame and other goodies not destroyed in roll
2. Relocate items such as battery, gas tank, radiator, and shocks
3. OBA out of my old ac compressor (won't be needing it anymore)
4. Perhaps modify air intake to run off the back of the engine, like Chris Gieger did (cleaner looking, easier to build snorkel)
5. rebuild front axle, repair hysteer, and any other damage
So far, my plans are for a buggy that looks similar to gieger's in the cab area, with a more slanted and tube intensive rear. As for the front, I'm still trying to come up with a clean looking design.
At this time, my biggest concern is the firewall. Simply put, I want to lose the stock one. It would be easier to keep it, but that would require me keeping the stock floorboard to retain the body mounts, which I think will make the truck look more hacked than it already is. So I wonder how hard it will be to simply hang everything off a peice of tubing? Seems like it shouldn't be to hard. Pedals, thier related parts, and the steering wheel are all I really have to worry about right? Then I would just build a new cleaner looking firewall out of aluminum or plexi that follows the buggy's lines better. Scott how did you do yours?
1. Build tube buggy using existing frame and other goodies not destroyed in roll
2. Relocate items such as battery, gas tank, radiator, and shocks
3. OBA out of my old ac compressor (won't be needing it anymore)
4. Perhaps modify air intake to run off the back of the engine, like Chris Gieger did (cleaner looking, easier to build snorkel)
5. rebuild front axle, repair hysteer, and any other damage
So far, my plans are for a buggy that looks similar to gieger's in the cab area, with a more slanted and tube intensive rear. As for the front, I'm still trying to come up with a clean looking design.
At this time, my biggest concern is the firewall. Simply put, I want to lose the stock one. It would be easier to keep it, but that would require me keeping the stock floorboard to retain the body mounts, which I think will make the truck look more hacked than it already is. So I wonder how hard it will be to simply hang everything off a peice of tubing? Seems like it shouldn't be to hard. Pedals, thier related parts, and the steering wheel are all I really have to worry about right? Then I would just build a new cleaner looking firewall out of aluminum or plexi that follows the buggy's lines better. Scott how did you do yours?