The FSU trail buggy build

[Snowracer]

set the chassis at 12" belly height and rolled the diff under at what would be ride hight on the 39s so can see what full bump will be like.

pushed the diff out infront of the motor and have 1" of clearance between truss and crank pully



makes the steering truss out in front of the chassis



upper link clears the frame and motor, if i move the diff side of the link in anymore it will get to close to the oil filter





but front drive shaft and my exhaust look like they will be in the same spot right now. i can cut the header collector back and maybe even put a 45 or 90 on it. if i have to i will build a new header for the drive side. no issues with pass side

[Johnny5]

bolt them babies upside down and have a couple sick stacks blowin in ur face keepin ya warm

[Scoobienorth]

Someone needs to make u shaped glasspacks.

[Snowracer]

bolt them babies upside down and have a couple sick stacks blowin in ur face keepin ya warm

bbf headers dont work like that

once i have the links in and full bump set ill have a better idea of what im working with and can start figuring that out

[Snowracer]

welded some link mouts up and cut links to length and tacked everything so could get the front diff under the buggy. gained 1.5 inches of extra uptravel once links where in place, new limiting factor is now the p/s pump and link clearance. im already sitting at a 12 inch belly height at full bump so not going to try and get any more uptravel as that should make my links flat at ride height with 6-7 inchs of uptravel

weld washers seem to make everything look better





pump is not fully mounted so will go up a little but still this is getting close at full bump



no issues on pass side





shop helper kept trying to be in all the pictures



liking the look of it so far with the 39s on it

[Snowracer]

got the rear diff stripped and truss welded up, will just tack it to the diff till i get pinion angle set ect next weekend



also scored a very well used bladder fuel cell, was just going to use my aluminium one but this will pass tech if i ever want to go race. will have to build a mount and fix the cell can up a bit but is a good start

[Provience]

weld washers are proof you are building a race car and have made it in life

broke dick redneck wheelers can't afford the time to do it, so it helps set the quality apart

[Snowracer]

weld washers are proof you are building a race car and have made it in life

broke dick redneck wheelers can't afford the time to do it, so it helps set the quality apart

half ass race car as still mig welded not stacking dimes over here

[Provience]

mig welds hold the world together

I work on helicopters, so everything is tig welded because it's AL or Ni or Stainless and it's all thin nonsense. my new guy really only ever did stick welding before, so i make him tig everything.

had some BS cart thing come in and finally let him use the MIG welder, damn near blew his mind how quick and painless it was "yeah, that's why i don't normally let you use that thing"

[Scott Cee AKA 2drx4]

mig welds hold the world together

Yup, if you actually want the job done in a reasonable timeline use the MIG.

[Snowracer]

got the rear link mounts and links done this weekend so buggy has all 4 tires on it now, set the wheel base at 120 and 18" belly height for ride height.

have to shorten the upper links as pinion angle is out right now but thats an easy fix



i put the drivetrain in the chassis centered, the rear diff is not a center pinion as normally drive train is offset in the ford trucks. so drive shaft will not be straight in the buggy, no sure if i like this or should try and move the drivetrain over. looking at the room in the engine bay i can only move it over inch and half max so still might not line up with the pinion



lots of room with the 39s and chassis clearance, rolled the 44 up beside and little more of a tight fit so cant move diff foward anymore







then set it at ride height to get a real feel for the buggy, will be about a foot lower roof height then the truck was

[pointsnorth]

good progress this weekend. that obs grille is so bad ass

[Scott Cee AKA 2drx4]

I don't think that driveshaft offset will be enough to matter. People seem to make worse work, or similar but with shorter shafts.

[Snowracer]

good progress this weekend. that obs grille is so bad ass

thanks man, its really hard not to build mounts for the grille right now instead of clamping it on. need to build the little bumper deal and figure all that out as plan on having the winch behind the grille.

I don't think that driveshaft offset will be enough to matter. People seem to make worse work, or similar but with shorter shafts.

ya been thinking about it all day and just going to leave the drivetrain where it is and run the diff offset as the angle are not that bad so dont see it being an issue. im pretty sure the shaft wasnt straight in the truck as well and it ran smooth

[HillBilt]

Looking real good was the truggy at 120" WB also?