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Old 03-11-2004, 08:28 AM
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The rigs gettin a face lift
Finally, no rigs in my shop, time to have a lil fun with it



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Old 03-11-2004, 08:30 AM
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Ops, it fell off


Look at that, damn dirty frame, time to paint it..
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new and improved invisable paint



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More parts falling off



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The new wheelbase (107-108)

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Time to start getting creative





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For the last 3 years, I have had body armor so to speak, and it has work EXTREEMLY well. Trips to the con, and local nutty stuff. And its basically 2x3 welded to the cab at the rockers.. So, to mount the cab FIRMLY to the frame, I ran stringers.







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More cab lost to the evil sawzall, whoops



Back cab support (just to keep the sheetmetal from flapping around)

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Another WHOOPS



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The new rear end (old one for sale)



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Now the REAL fun begins





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And here is the back half roughed in...
Am currently working on the rear coil-over mounts








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Looks like it's going to be a sweet ride. Ready to see the final product.
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What kind of rear axle is that?
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looks like a dynatrac 60
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That's going rock. I just had a dream last night about redoing a 81 from the ground up, but that puts it to shame.Can't wait for more pics.
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Dayum you do sweet work!
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I thought I was watching an episode of "Monster Garage" Yhat will be a sweet rig
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Geez, why didn't you start from scratch and make a buggy? There's only about 10% of the truck left.

On a serious note, will you be adding some triangulation to the cage?
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The cage is NO where near done, I ran outa tube (dom). Plus, I am still figuring out where I want what, so that will effect what goes where, crap, I confused myself,lol...

As for buildin a whole new rig, well, I have owned the rig since 91, and if you ask me, a buggy has no character, this does... Plus, I am trying new things that I haven't seen done yet...

Yes, that is a pro-rock 60, with the links/coilovers, I was afraid I would break the toy rear again, so, I fixed that.....
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VERY NICE!

Those are some real purty welds you got there. (Deliverance theme plays in the background.)

Nice work, man.
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What kind of tube bender are you using?

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thats quite possibly the most amazing thing i have seen. all the fabrication and such. after i built my rear bumper, although crappy, it made me appreciate it more.

anyway, how long has that taken you to get that far...or did i completely miss something?
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