Back halfed and lowered the buggy! w/pix

[welchct]

Well "Off-Road FSJ Tech" has been slow so I will post a few pics of what I have been working on this week.

I put some 16" 2.0 air shocks up front (not shown in thies pictures) and rebuilt the back frame section to lower the rear.

http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/7720/img0077ji2.jpg

http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/4360/img0087et1.jpg

http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/6011/img0108lp3.jpg
air shocks on.
http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/5333/img0101ft6.jpg
I am 6 foot so you get an idea (50 inches of flex)
http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/3816/img0117ar5.jpg

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/9771/img0089qn9.jpg

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/9582/img0090oe3.jpg

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/341/img0095gz5.jpg

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/2733/img0099lb1.jpg


convers.

[Mahamotorworks]

I see you circled the mistake on the grille. J/K

MAHA

[Dmntxn77]

Your sig is titled, "FSJ buggy"... Which part is FSJ?

[welchct]

98" of the frame
brake booster and m/c
both petels
half the frond drive shaft.
Oh.. and the rear leaf springs.

is FSJ... LOL

[Dmntxn77]

98" of the frame
brake booster and m/c
both petels
and half th efrond drive shaft.

is FSJ... LOL
:lol:


I need to come over and get some welding tips!!

[Dmntxn77]

Oh, nevermind... You did live in Texas last year right?

[welchct]

Yes, and this buggy use to be that big green Fugly thing that I called a truggy. I know hard to beleve but when you weld and fab every day, you quickly hoan your skills.

:D

[AlsChopShop]

nice fab work, what is your wheelbase?

shame on you for putting a ford grille in front of a chevy powerplant. :p

Al

[welchct]

122" W/B

For all you Ford haters....;)

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/305/img0100pp0.jpg

[Mahamotorworks]

122" W/B

For all you Ford haters....;)

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/305/img0100pp0.jpg

Looks better all ready.

MAHA

[jeeping1974]

looks MUCH better :thumbsup:

[welchct]

Heading home at 6:30am to get a few hours of sleep! hopeing to have it done by monday! We will see

[Fiodh. Argus]

gnarly!

[jtkelsey]

Looks heavy

[rockjeep44]

122" with 42s? Your breakover angle brings the sucketh

[FSJ Guy]

<snip>I know hard to beleve but when you weld and fab every day, you quickly hoan your skills.

:D

But what about your spelling? J/K :D

[welchct]

122" with 42s? Your breakover angle brings the sucketh

Most of the trails here dont have sharp breakovers, but very very steep inclines. There are about 5 trails that actualy have section that are upwards of 85* and climb 40-50 feet at this deg.

[Dmntxn77]

Most of the trails here dont have sharp breakovers, but very very steep inclines. There are about 5 trails that actualy have section that are upwards of 85* and climb 40-50 feet at this deg.

I must not understand you correctly.. It looks like you are saying that you think that you can climb an 85* slope that is 40-50' long... :rolleyes2:

[welchct]

Iit is posable with a running start and lots of wheel speed.

here is one of bonus hill
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6Uw0WuErFE


http://www.rockstomper.com/images/video/ScottRockstomperB4.wmv

Cant find the vidio frome trail in the woods. that is the one that has the 40+ foot vertical wall. Along with Imposable warn hill and concrete hill, oh and free fall which has an under cut wall that you drive down.

Most are not quite that steep problable more like 60* and the ones that are near vertical are not quite as long.

[Stuka]

Yeah, thats not nearly 85*. 85* is essencially veritcal. Its steep though, and a longer wheel base would be handy there.

EDIT: refering to the first video

[Dmntxn77]

Iit is posable with a running start and lots of wheel speed.


PLEASE, I BEG YOU.... Post a vid of you taking "a running start" with "lots of wheel speed" into a 85* slope.. :eek:

[Dirtball]

There is a dang near vertical wall at Tellico that those crazy "A" buggy drivers go up... you wouldn't get me near it... and they use lots of speed and wheelspin... I'm not saying it's 85* or anything, but it's beyond STEEP...

I haven't been there in awhile... some of you Tellico regs know what I'm talking about?

[Mud Buzzard]

Yeah, I've seen those guys climb vertical faces. Those crazy Finns do it too (Formula Offroad in Finland). It takes a lot of power, a lot of tire, and a lot of balls (or just a lot of stupidity). They have crazy trucks though. Nothing you'd drive on the street and expect to avoid the DOT's hatred of paddle tires. LOL :D

[Casey]

There is a dang near vertical wall at Tellico that those crazy "A" buggy drivers go up... you wouldn't get me near it... and they use lots of speed and wheelspin... I'm not saying it's 85* or anything, but it's beyond STEEP...

I haven't been there in awhile... some of you Tellico regs know what I'm talking about?
orangecherokee does. :p :D

[rockjeep44]

There are about 5 trails that actualy have section that are upwards of 85* and climb 40-50 feet at this deg.

http://www.rebelrockrunners.org/gallery/d/15926-3/wth.jpg


I just found a new sig line

[Stuka]

I just found a new sig line

lmao

[AlsChopShop]

i'd call that bonus hill 50-60 degree's tops. i found a vid of a tacoma on like 32's making its way up, so its a little hard to believe 85 degrees. :rolleyes:

if you want steep, come out to oregon and play in the tillamook state forest. remember the old warn ad with the red cj winching over a real steep rock face? thats here at 7-up. warn does all of its testing here too.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=iu6z0nD5B-A
http://youtube.com/watch?v=VxaQaxLdCgM

Al

[Mud Buzzard]

My favorite videos: http://youtube.com/watch?v=i8LsW_7SdF0 http://youtube.com/watch?v=eNELnOvJFag http://youtube.com/watch?v=EetUh57PV_I

[welchct]

nice vids.

[Big-wagon87]

With these F1 Offroad jeeps vids it kind of looks like Andrew at harlan. crash and all was that climd 80% Andrew? I know cream puff (@ harlan KY) is really steep near the top.
Brother if you got the nads to tackle a slope like you mentioned Please film it we all got to see it. We have seen Andrew flip and loved every minute of his vids.
You ll get a lot of respect if you dont kill your self trying.:thumbsup:
Here your tip to th ehill climb stay on the skinny pedal:drivin:

[AlsChopShop]

i keep thinking he must mean 80% and not 80*. granted its only 72*, but not quite as close to vertical as 80*! ;)

Al

[Jason D.]

[quote=welchct]Iit is posable with a running start and lots of wheel speed.

here is one of bonus hill
Cant find the vidio frome trail in the woods. that is the one that has the 40+ foot vertical wall. Along with Imposable warn hill and concrete hill, oh and free fall which has an under cut wall that you drive down.

{quote]

Freefall is a fun trail, once you start down, you just start the slide and steer as best you can. Did it in a YJ with 31's and no lift. The concrete hill trail is a hard one, a girl did that one in an XJ on 31's with a 2" budget boost.

http://louisianajeepers.com/videos.html

Superlift ORV park is a fun place, our jeep group is going to try to get back there in March.

Jason

[BRUTUS]

Most of the trails here dont have sharp breakovers, but very very steep inclines. There are about 5 trails that actualy have section that are upwards of 85* and climb 40-50 feet at this deg.

I saw this video posted yesterday on CO4x4.org and then saw Andrew's sig line today and had to post this link...

This video shows an incident on an ACTUAL 85* slope... Look at all the comp guys that take huge running starts at it too... :rolleyes: :rolleyes2:

http://s4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/jefreywith1f/?action=view&current=media_4549de874f569119a_1200803587.flv

[orangecherokee]

orangecherokee does. :p :D

Hardy harr :D

That was a combination of things Not just the shear incline of 80* or more :rolleyes: . There was the wind, a carb, the sun was in my eyes, i had a nasty sandwich before I tried, my wife couldn't hold the camera still, etc. It was tramatic to say the least.

[motox-010]

Well 90* IS vertical. So 85* is 5* less than that. Just a SWAG, but I bet the rear window on a wag is around 85* to vertical.

[FSJ Guy]

I saw this video posted yesterday on CO4x4.org and then saw Andrew's sig line today and had to post this link...

This video shows an incident on an ACTUAL 85* slope... Look at all the comp guys that take huge running starts at it too... :rolleyes: :rolleyes2:

http://s4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/jefreywith1f/?action=view&current=media_4549de874f569119a_1200803587.flv

The commentary is a riot!! It's like watching a Fox "news" cast. :rolleyes:

[matt thompson]

The commentary is a riot!! It's like watching a Fox "news" cast. :rolleyes:

did you put news in quotation because it's the only real news station:) :flipoff: