TheSamba.com :: View topic - time to finish the a-armed baja

Fri Sep 05, 2008 2:45 pm

oneUPfabrication wrote: Quote:
i know your stuck on making these and it looks like your committed, but your going to end up with a heavy front end man.

ya i know i said i wanted a heaver front end to cominsate for the heaver rear end... i mean im not going to run a gas tank up front so theres a lot of weight lossed plus the stock bulk head and beam weigh 20+lbs not to mention the arms and spindles so i need to add a little weight up there so i dont launch nose high.. but dont get me wrong i do like to work with tube, if i wasnt doing the arms as long as they are id do tube i just think with all the lateral loads that the arms are going to see that the center of the arms would be a weak point. and mock ups ive done in the past just looked kinda funny with the super long tubes..and with boxed i have more of a flat surface for the bump stops to beat against

i guess you have never heard of the theory of un-sprung weight have you? trust me tubular arms that length would not be weak if built correctly.

Fri Sep 05, 2008 3:12 pm

ya i have but its not gonna weigh as much as you think... cant be as bad as having a big ford hanging off the rear end hahaha lol :) jokin

Fri Sep 05, 2008 3:59 pm

oneUPfabrication wrote: ya i have but its not gonna weigh as much as you think... cant be as bad as having a big ford hanging off the rear end hahaha lol :) jokin

yeah im pretty sure they are going to weight as much as i think

oneUPfabrication wrote: ya i know these arms arnt going to be light

Fri Sep 05, 2008 4:16 pm

I think the arms are sweet. The fabrication part of this sport is all about doing something difrent or out of the box (IMHO). You build those arms and matching trailing arms for the back and show us how well they work. I love it when people tell me I cant do this or that. i just do it anyway because I am the only one who pays the piper if it doesent work. I always listen to other peoples opinion and take there head But build what YOU want.

Cant wait to see them on powercoat. If they are to heavy for that then you will know how to build them for your truck or rail. Or you could put an LS in your Baja.

Fri Sep 05, 2008 4:22 pm

I like the LS idea...haha...but yeah...i say do what you want too....dont let people try to talk you out of it because they think they know everything about anything....

Fri Sep 05, 2008 5:09 pm

I'd have to wonder if they would crumple when hitting a rock. And yes, you will eventually.

Fri Sep 05, 2008 6:09 pm

jbrooking wrote: I think the arms are sweet. The fabrication part of this sport is all about doing something difrent or out of the box (IMHO). You build those arms and matching trailing arms for the back and show us how well they work. I love it when people tell me I cant do this or that. i just do it anyway because I am the only one who pays the piper if it doesent work. I always listen to other peoples opinion and take there head But build what YOU want.

Cant wait to see them on powercoat. If they are to heavy for that then you will know how to build them for your truck or rail. Or you could put an LS in your Baja.

yeah that would be a good idea, matching arms for the back, a large big block V-8 power plant with a mendi transmission, and a full tube chassis.
to bad thats not whats happening here.

Tue Sep 09, 2008 9:35 am

update: well the arms are taking longer than i thought they would but heres one of the uppers still needs some notches and plating but you get the idea

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Tue Sep 09, 2008 12:33 pm

oh and rlap this arm is 6 1/2lbs so far

Tue Sep 09, 2008 3:05 pm

See this car:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=662019
IMHO keep it simple.

Tue Sep 09, 2008 3:14 pm

hey man its looking good!

i saw the drawing of the rear end you did, is it going to be a truck kinda style?

Wed Sep 10, 2008 8:23 am

lol ya trucks is where my heart is haha thats why i ended up making a-arms and such... but ya i want this thig to carrie spare tires like a truck would and stuff like that... but i always keep changing things lol....i think to much while im at work haha

Wed Sep 10, 2008 8:26 am

riNR wrote: See this car:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=662019
IMHO keep it simple.

lol same thing just different design just as easy to make

Wed Sep 10, 2008 10:21 am

oneUPfabrication wrote: lol ya trucks is where my heart is haha thats why i ended up making a-arms and such... but ya i want this thig to carrie spare tires like a truck would and stuff like that... but i always keep changing things lol....i think to much while im at work haha

haha thats pretty awesome, its definitely unique!

Wed Sep 17, 2008 7:55 am

well heres a small update i got the upper and lower tacked together and now there ready to get tig welded... still need a lil bit more bracing in the lower and a tiny bit in the upper but i got to weld the joints first before i can add any more... (note the tubes will not stay there except the ones on the spindle end) but they will be getting boxed and fully trussed

Thu Sep 18, 2008 8:27 am

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