Not sure where to start, but I'm almost finished with my new buggy. I have been doing some test and tune at our farm and trying to see what needs addressed before tearing it down to finish weld and paint.
I started this buggy by cutting my old one apart in 2011. Worst decision of my life, maybe second to when I sold my '78 FJ40. I wanted a larger engine and and automatic, but things snowballed into nearly a seven year struggle to juggle life and affording my dream buggy. I was determined to see it through and ultimately I have. There were times where I really hated this monkey on my back, but here it is:
I used to be a Pirate guy and have been on Mud as a lurker for years. Pirate is dead to me, but Mud seems to still be like things used to be. I'm trying to get back into 4 wheeling and trail riding. The evolution of offload over the past 20 years I have been paying attention to it has come so far. However, I kinda loathe the rock bouncer domination the midwest sees. I also could care less about racing, because I am not a competitive person. So I built a trail truck.
Basic Specs:
Full custom buggy built by me
5.3/TH400/205/203
Chevy D60 Front
Shaved 14B Rear
Full Hydro steering
16" Sway A Way coil over w/ remote reservoirs Front
14" Fox Air shocks Rear
4" Fox Air bumps all four corners
20 gal cell
PRP seats
Other stuff.
I haven't posted on a forum for years now. I have bailed off Facebook, but still use Instagram, thrillkilld. Photobucket lost all of my old posts in the ether, so I will have to slowly upload build process photos to Mud. I have tons and tons of photos that I will try to choose the best of to show my years (lol) of progress.
Enjoy
Dave
I started this buggy by cutting my old one apart in 2011. Worst decision of my life, maybe second to when I sold my '78 FJ40. I wanted a larger engine and and automatic, but things snowballed into nearly a seven year struggle to juggle life and affording my dream buggy. I was determined to see it through and ultimately I have. There were times where I really hated this monkey on my back, but here it is:
I used to be a Pirate guy and have been on Mud as a lurker for years. Pirate is dead to me, but Mud seems to still be like things used to be. I'm trying to get back into 4 wheeling and trail riding. The evolution of offload over the past 20 years I have been paying attention to it has come so far. However, I kinda loathe the rock bouncer domination the midwest sees. I also could care less about racing, because I am not a competitive person. So I built a trail truck.
Basic Specs:
Full custom buggy built by me
5.3/TH400/205/203
Chevy D60 Front
Shaved 14B Rear
Full Hydro steering
16" Sway A Way coil over w/ remote reservoirs Front
14" Fox Air shocks Rear
4" Fox Air bumps all four corners
20 gal cell
PRP seats
Other stuff.
I haven't posted on a forum for years now. I have bailed off Facebook, but still use Instagram, thrillkilld. Photobucket lost all of my old posts in the ether, so I will have to slowly upload build process photos to Mud. I have tons and tons of photos that I will try to choose the best of to show my years (lol) of progress.
Enjoy
Dave
