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06-12-05, 11:08 PM
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Kate 6.0 Buildup Thread
My Buggy Buildup
That is all........
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06-13-05, 09:04 PM
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shouldn't this be a builddown thread? and version 5.8 sorta fits better 
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06-13-05, 09:05 PM
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Less body to bash............
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06-14-05, 04:35 AM
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Trimspa, baby.....
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06-14-05, 05:12 AM
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People don't understand the buggy deal, I realize that, but those people that don't understand it think a trail like Pritchett Canyon is a bad ass, mean MOFO of a trail.
The stuff we are doing out there these days is MEAN on a truck and even harder on sheetmetal.
I am literally designing this rig to roll without any damage. That is my #1 goal......
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06-14-05, 10:01 AM
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Originally Posted by wngrog
People don't understand the buggy deal, I realize that, but those people that don't understand it think a trail like Pritchett Canyon is a bad ass, mean MOFO of a trail.
The stuff we are doing out there these days is MEAN on a truck and even harder on sheetmetal.
I am literally designing this rig to roll without any damage. That is my #1 goal......
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I'm tired of being all off camber, and looking through my door at a rock that is gonna kick my ass if I flop. My Willys is getting buggy sides after the 4th. Then I will only be $80 from a new "body" at any given time 
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06-14-05, 03:16 PM
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Originally Posted by wngrog
People don't understand the buggy deal, I realize that, but those people that don't understand it think a trail like Pritchett Canyon is a bad ass, mean MOFO of a trail.
The stuff we are doing out there these days is MEAN on a truck and even harder on sheetmetal.
I am literally designing this rig to roll without any damage. That is my #1 goal......
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Too bad you didn't start by building a full tube chassis from the start. I'm sure you could have saved some serious coin.. Oh well, we all live and learn...
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06-14-05, 03:21 PM
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I don't know about that either. The tube chassis itself is about 10% of the work that goes into a buggy.
I seriously did the research on pulling all of my stuff and transfering over to a tube chassis and the cost was overwhelming.
By saving my dash, and that short section of frame with motor mounts and crossmembers, I am way ahead of the game.
This is basically all tube now. Nothing is bolted to the frame anymore that can flew or tear when I roll it. All solid as can be.
Like a tube frame with a section of rectangular in it.
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06-15-05, 06:21 AM
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