NEW Cruiser buggy - Sunray Engineering

woody · 11-03-04, 01:30 PM

unfortunately, not me...

first sneak photo of a new UROC competition buggy for the 2005 season...

Man Jerk · 11-03-04, 01:54 PM

Who....................

Mace · 11-03-04, 02:28 PM

SG I assume..

LukeZero · 11-03-04, 03:20 PM

Mikes gonna' drive a folding table? Just kidding, can't tell much yet- keep us posted. Luke

wngrog · 11-03-04, 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by woody

unfortunately, not me...

first sneak photo of a new UROC competition buggy for the 2005 season...

Hmmmm.......I know that shop

woody · 11-03-04, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by wngrog

Hmmmm.......I know that shop

thot ya might

workin on all the spy photos of the buildup...connections are good to have

Radd Cruisers · 11-04-04, 12:24 AM

I like the fixture table, makes things much easier and a good way to tack and hold things in place while welding complete to reduce distoration.

Are the bent peice purchased that way or custom bent by the builder himsel???

woody · 11-04-04, 07:00 AM

all custom....fab shop is in TX....I have a handful of pics of their projects, and have wheeled with the owner...they do VERY nice work, on a variety of rigs.

wngrog · 11-04-04, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by woody

wheeled with the owner....

Now THAT is funny.

The shop is the same one that built my axles and installed my LT-1.

Sunrayengineering.com

This is their first full out tube buggy. They have built numerous custom frame rigs, but all have been with a square tube frame and a body.

Tom, the owner is a Mechanical Engineer and everything in this rig has been engineered and fully drawn out.

It is cool to see the drawings from every angle.........

Keep the pictures coming Woody! We have to get Jim out of the "Big Red Heep"!!

woody · 11-04-04, 08:58 AM

Lance sent me a handful of pics of other projects....damn...nice lookin stuff...makes me wish I wasn't 1400miles away!

cruzer · 11-04-04, 09:13 AM

hehehe....new buggy's are always fun...what are the specs/class/sanctioning body it will be run in.

if it's the person i am thinking of did he sell his old buggy complete or is he parting it out?

Stew

woody · 11-04-04, 09:25 AM

new competitor, no current buggy to part or sell...believe the plans will revolve around UROC's rules for the full-awn classes....

I don't know much more...will post up more pics as they come available, and any specs I can whore out too

lowtideride · 11-04-04, 11:42 AM

So who is going to be wheeling that AIR BOAT?

wngrog · 11-04-04, 12:06 PM

Specs:

LS1
4L60E
Atlas 3.8
9" axles F/R
39.5 Krawler
2 seater

Est. 2500# +/-

It is going to be mega sweet. Cruiser skins

orangefj45 · 11-04-04, 12:20 PM

i've seen a bunch of sunray's work over the last couple of years and the quality is not just good, it's also very consistant.
keep the pics coming, really looking forward to watching this one evolve!

woody · 11-04-04, 12:35 PM

...outta make a call to the pitbull gang and see about sponsorship....

and, he'll need a little 'MUD sponsorship too....SpaceGhost has be covered for one class, Jim can cover the other one!

woody · 11-04-04, 01:44 PM

progress, day 2

Mace · 11-04-04, 02:21 PM

Just curious, are the tubes going to be butt welded???

wngrog · 11-04-04, 02:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mace

Just curious, are the tubes going to be butt welded???

Sleved and welded.

DAMN look at the compound bends on that tube

woody · 11-04-04, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wngrog

9" axles F/R

that's the definition of understatement....

wngrog · 11-04-04, 03:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by woody

that's the definition of understatement....

Fact.

72cruiser · 11-05-04, 11:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LukeZero

Mikes gonna' drive a folding table? Just kidding, can't tell much yet- keep us posted. Luke

i was pullin for the big floor fan....

malphrus

fj40charles · 11-05-04, 03:42 PM

Will Jim A. be competing next year? What is he going to do with his TJ. Must be nice to have money...

woody · 11-05-04, 03:45 PM

TJ: my guess is, repair his busted front Detroit...again...hehehe

planning to compete in 05, he rode shotgun with me in Clayton, he's pretty pumped

wngrog · 11-05-04, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by woody

TJ: my guess is, repair his busted front Detroit...again...hehehe

planning to compete in 05, he rode shotgun with me in Clayton, he's pretty pumped

The front is fixed, it was a ring gear. The front axle has been bent 2-3 times after it was REALLY bent once and the 3rd member flexed somehow....

Anyway, they gussetted and trussed the housing...I dont think that will EVER happen again. Looks like a Dozer blade !!!

Just heard from he and Lance, they are in Las Cruces hitting the trails. Barry Franklin, one of our buddies, got bitten on the hand by a rattlesnake so they were off to the hospital.

Barry is so tough, he got bitten, he sucked the blood out and finished the trail. It had bbeen 5 hours since the bite and they were just then headed to the hospital

woody · 11-08-04, 02:12 PM

two more, Friday's progress....

woody · 11-08-04, 04:16 PM

nice to see they did sumthin today too....

rear axle pics...tig'd moly housing, 9" chunk...LOW LOW weight and lots of bling!

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woody Admin Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Appleton, WI TLCA# 1548 Posts: 7,687 Blog Entries: 2	all custom....fab shop is in TX....I have a handful of pics of their projects, and have wheeled with the owner...they do VERY nice work, on a variety of rigs. __________________ Brian 'woody' Swearingen 1974 FJ40 'The Raisin' - Pitbull Rockers, 30-spline Longfields, SOA - 1/4 ellip 1996 FZJ80 'Gretchen' - MetalTech, ARB, OME, IPOR, 4x4Labs 2003 2500HD Duramax - Edge/Juice/Attitude, 285 Nitto Terra Grapplers, 4" exhaust Forum Questions? Click Here! 'America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.' Abraham Lincoln

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woody Admin Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Appleton, WI TLCA# 1548 Posts: 7,687 Blog Entries: 2	Lance sent me a handful of pics of other projects....damn...nice lookin stuff...makes me wish I wasn't 1400miles away! __________________ Brian 'woody' Swearingen 1974 FJ40 'The Raisin' - Pitbull Rockers, 30-spline Longfields, SOA - 1/4 ellip 1996 FZJ80 'Gretchen' - MetalTech, ARB, OME, IPOR, 4x4Labs 2003 2500HD Duramax - Edge/Juice/Attitude, 285 Nitto Terra Grapplers, 4" exhaust Forum Questions? Click Here! 'America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.' Abraham Lincoln

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cruzer IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 582	hehehe....new buggy's are always fun...what are the specs/class/sanctioning body it will be run in. if it's the person i am thinking of did he sell his old buggy complete or is he parting it out? Stew

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woody Admin Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Appleton, WI TLCA# 1548 Posts: 7,687 Blog Entries: 2	new competitor, no current buggy to part or sell...believe the plans will revolve around UROC's rules for the full-awn classes.... I don't know much more...will post up more pics as they come available, and any specs I can whore out too __________________ Brian 'woody' Swearingen 1974 FJ40 'The Raisin' - Pitbull Rockers, 30-spline Longfields, SOA - 1/4 ellip 1996 FZJ80 'Gretchen' - MetalTech, ARB, OME, IPOR, 4x4Labs 2003 2500HD Duramax - Edge/Juice/Attitude, 285 Nitto Terra Grapplers, 4" exhaust Forum Questions? Click Here! 'America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.' Abraham Lincoln

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orangefj45 IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: on thin ice Posts: 5,671	i've seen a bunch of sunray's work over the last couple of years and the quality is not just good, it's also very consistant. keep the pics coming, really looking forward to watching this one evolve!

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woody Admin Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Appleton, WI TLCA# 1548 Posts: 7,687 Blog Entries: 2	...outta make a call to the pitbull gang and see about sponsorship.... and, he'll need a little 'MUD sponsorship too....SpaceGhost has be covered for one class, Jim can cover the other one! __________________ Brian 'woody' Swearingen 1974 FJ40 'The Raisin' - Pitbull Rockers, 30-spline Longfields, SOA - 1/4 ellip 1996 FZJ80 'Gretchen' - MetalTech, ARB, OME, IPOR, 4x4Labs 2003 2500HD Duramax - Edge/Juice/Attitude, 285 Nitto Terra Grapplers, 4" exhaust Forum Questions? Click Here! 'America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.' Abraham Lincoln

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woody Admin Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Appleton, WI TLCA# 1548 Posts: 7,687 Blog Entries: 2	progress, day 2 Attached Images __________________ Brian 'woody' Swearingen 1974 FJ40 'The Raisin' - Pitbull Rockers, 30-spline Longfields, SOA - 1/4 ellip 1996 FZJ80 'Gretchen' - MetalTech, ARB, OME, IPOR, 4x4Labs 2003 2500HD Duramax - Edge/Juice/Attitude, 285 Nitto Terra Grapplers, 4" exhaust Forum Questions? Click Here! 'America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.' Abraham Lincoln

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Mace what he said Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 11,207	Just curious, are the tubes going to be butt welded??? __________________ I am kinda gay....... My Myspace http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...endid=75712409 "Mary Poppins: In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun. You find the fun and - SNAP - the job's a game."

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woody Admin Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Appleton, WI TLCA# 1548 Posts: 7,687 Blog Entries: 2	TJ: my guess is, repair his busted front Detroit...again...hehehe planning to compete in 05, he rode shotgun with me in Clayton, he's pretty pumped __________________ Brian 'woody' Swearingen 1974 FJ40 'The Raisin' - Pitbull Rockers, 30-spline Longfields, SOA - 1/4 ellip 1996 FZJ80 'Gretchen' - MetalTech, ARB, OME, IPOR, 4x4Labs 2003 2500HD Duramax - Edge/Juice/Attitude, 285 Nitto Terra Grapplers, 4" exhaust Forum Questions? Click Here! 'America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.' Abraham Lincoln

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woody Admin Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Appleton, WI TLCA# 1548 Posts: 7,687 Blog Entries: 2	two more, Friday's progress.... Attached Images __________________ Brian 'woody' Swearingen 1974 FJ40 'The Raisin' - Pitbull Rockers, 30-spline Longfields, SOA - 1/4 ellip 1996 FZJ80 'Gretchen' - MetalTech, ARB, OME, IPOR, 4x4Labs 2003 2500HD Duramax - Edge/Juice/Attitude, 285 Nitto Terra Grapplers, 4" exhaust Forum Questions? Click Here! 'America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.' Abraham Lincoln

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woody Admin Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Appleton, WI TLCA# 1548 Posts: 7,687 Blog Entries: 2	nice to see they did sumthin today too.... rear axle pics...tig'd moly housing, 9" chunk...LOW LOW weight and lots of bling! Attached Images __________________ Brian 'woody' Swearingen 1974 FJ40 'The Raisin' - Pitbull Rockers, 30-spline Longfields, SOA - 1/4 ellip 1996 FZJ80 'Gretchen' - MetalTech, ARB, OME, IPOR, 4x4Labs 2003 2500HD Duramax - Edge/Juice/Attitude, 285 Nitto Terra Grapplers, 4" exhaust Forum Questions? Click Here! 'America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.' Abraham Lincoln