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The Barn 4x4's first buggy

Thanks alot guys. That means a lot comming from the caliber of rigs here.

I bought a lot of parts for it yesterday so I could continue on with the build.

I picked up:
2 Bilstein 7100 remote reservoir shocks 14" travel
2 sets of 5 point cam lock harnesses
8 7/8" chromoly heim joints 46,000 lbs
8 3/4" chromoly heim joints 32,000 lbs
quick release steering wheel

My 14" Fox 2.0's will be here this week, along with 2 more sticks of 1 3/4" tubbing, and 1 stick of 1 3/4" 6061 T6 hex for my links.

I hope to have axles under it in 2 weeks, I am picking up the drive train on Monday.

All I need now is rims and the hydraulic steering stuff.
 
I got the drivers side fit up to match the passenger side. I wasn't sure of the look at first but once the other side was in it really came together. No parts today. :(


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Harnesses showed up.

I had a surprise waiting on me at work today........ got my lower link material. Glad I went with the 7/8" rod ends over the 3/4" ones...I machined the left had sides today. When we get ready to swing that axles under it Friday I will do the other side to the proper length.

I don't think I will be able to hurt these.

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Stayed after work today and machined the misalignment spacers for the 7/8" heims. Swinging the axles under it tomorrow.

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Here is todays progress. It was weird working on my buggy when I was supposed to be working but they have cut our hours to 32 a week and Friday and Monday is my turn to skip.

We did manage to get the motor, tranny, 1st t-case in. I got half of the rear t-case mount in. My dumb but forgot about the front driveshaft so I have to notch out my transmission mount to clear it. I was kinda bummed, and Joe just sat there laughing at me.......


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Ok, some advice on the air shock placement. Does this look semi close to where they need to be to work good?


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Here are the 4 link numbers as it sits. I will be able to adjust the squat numbers 20% in either direction.

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Some brackets, the axle lower link mounts, the sub frame for the lower links, and to make air shock tunning easier I made an adjustable sub frame for the upper air shock mounts.

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looks like your bolts might need to go in thru the other side ;D i had to cut some out of mine at the shock mounts cause i did the same thing laughing1 looks good!

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Found a good deal local on some rollers for the toyota, so I pulled the 40's so I can get this thing standing on its own. Now that I see it I might go for a 113" wb.
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I laid my hand open real bad Tuesday at work, and my entire family has been battling the stomach virus and strep so things have been slow. I managed to slink downstairs and get a little bit of work done. I'm sure a few of the hard core Toyota guys will cringe when they see what I have done to this mint condition '85 front housing.......

I plugged the stock drain plug and removed the factory brace so I could get the lower link brackets tacked in and start measuring for the upper link mount/truss.

I ordered a plasma cutter today, I should have waited on it to get the truss off....

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