Finally "My Buggy"

offroadr1 · Nov 19, 2013

That the same chassis you bought from me? Looks bigger now!

wont work · Nov 19, 2013

offroadr1 said:
That the same chassis you bought from me? Looks bigger now!

Thats it.
It got wider in the back and lots of redoing to make the big block fit and back seat. Only thing I kept was basically the a and b pillar and stinger.

wont work · Nov 22, 2013

It cranks and runs. Havent driven it yet but maybe Saturday

86tank · Nov 22, 2013

Best news I've heard in a while. Glad it's finally getting close!

wont work · Nov 28, 2013

Looks like we will make RBD

CheapJ7 · Dec 1, 2013

made it to RBD!

wont work · Dec 1, 2013

CheapJ7 said:
made it to RBD

With guns blazing.

Washed it today and it's looking like new gauges, very few wire repair, shifter cable, fuel lines, and master switch is all that's wrong. I'm shure i will find more but I thought it was gone. It is definitely fixable and maybe it won't happen again. If not for all the help around and extra fire extinguishers it would have been scrap. Mine died it down long enough for me to get unbuckled and get out.

ontherun · Dec 1, 2013

Wow that sucks.........

xjkrawler · Dec 2, 2013

Wow scary! What was the cause?

wont work · Dec 3, 2013

xjkrawler said:
Wow scary! What was the cause?

I believe it was the fuel line on the motor.

$614 later I may have all the parts to fix it. Doubt it but that is the bulk of it.

B.DRAKE · Dec 4, 2013

Damn that sucks!! How did it perform before the fire? Nice work!

wont work · Dec 4, 2013

B.DRAKE said:
Damn that sucks!! How did it perform before the fire? Nice work!

Im very pleased with it. Had a little problem with the tranny on Copperhead but it corrected itself. Think it was just an air bubble.
If anyone was thinking about going with Struts, I say do it and dont look back. It feels very stable and has way more whompow than needed.
Ended up with 26" belly with 5" of up travel with 115" wheel base. Still dont know the weight but will weigh it when I get it back running.