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Mon Mar 09, 2009 4:25 am

yeah am kind of attached to the paint job, thought about changing it a while ago, but couldn't do it. Is actually up for a new coat of paint in the coming months, think i will rehash the herbie job and race it up a little (sponser stickers on the quarter panels, checks on the fenders and bonnet) that kind of thing
Back to the build, mocked up the trans next, checed some clearances and travel (Can"t believe the stock fenders fit!)

decided to lay the redux back at 15 degrees in the hope to control some of the hop. actually managed to weld a 3 bolt flange like the original onto the cast housing of the redux,will see them if you look closely on some of the pictures. it really looks standard! and made some adapters to add some strength, am actually using unmodified sping plates

Wed Mar 11, 2009 3:48 am

so turning to the top shock mount (planning to run kombi shocks all round)
At the time i was very wieght consious and didn't like the idea of putting a cage in, not to mention all the trouble it would cause with the department of transport. decided to make "boxes" inside the fenders, stiffened toward each other and down to the frame horns.

where's that grinder?

Um. . . . . . .not enough :)

better :D

bent some basic frames to hang the shocks on

welded in some sheet and molded it all into the fenders, think it turned out well

Sat Mar 14, 2009 4:41 am

here are some quick pics of old shocks i mentioned earlier

I braced the new inner fenders to the frame horns to stiffen up the whole lot abit

added the new rear shocks to complete the rear

and relocated and replaced the tail lights

Tue Mar 17, 2009 3:27 am

right, front is reborn and the rear is . . . . .well alot heavier than what it was at the least. The new stance is cool, found out very quicky the the back jacks up alot everytime you hit the gas, even in forth and if you hit the botom stops it misbehaves very badly. Wind the rear back down a notch on the torsion bars. Looks a little funny at a stand still because of how the rear is lower, but sits level when i'm driving.

First day it was back together went on a night run with some friends in the forest, no photos unfortunatly. but i blew one of the gas shocks up (check your bumpstops people!) exploded all over the exhaust! stunk to high hell! spent the rest of the night on one shock and some funny noises, lucky was all slow going. the drive home was . . . . .. . interesting :?
pictures of the aftermarth - can see what i mean about the rear being low

Mon Mar 23, 2009 1:41 am

right! shocks sorted for sure this time - turns out the hopping of the redux broke the standard top out. I welded a strap between it and the bottom out catching the spring plate and strengthening it at the same time.
On the subject of hop, for those who have never had redux and wonder what they are like to drive? Mine are lay back, so i am told they hop less than upright. but, for rock climbing? not cool! everytime the wheel spins the suspention is forced to full joist, so you have to baby it and do everything very slowly. Instead of the old method of get a run up and hope for the best, that we al love 8) One the up side the ratios are soooo low you real can just idle it over most things, really unlikely it is possible to stall it.
I give it 2 stars :lol:
To the beach! going forward redux are great the extra force required jacks the rear right up and make for great clearance and if you do find yourself stuck, the jacking motion really does help you "jump" out of the bog. On the down side, reverse is a no go. soon as you try to reverse the back of your car is trasformed into a sand plow.

fun non the less!

Mon Mar 23, 2009 2:12 am

sounds like fabbing up a anti hop kit should be next on your list.

Tue Mar 24, 2009 3:37 am

yeah, had concidered that, but the unsprung wieght is already way out of control in my mind. So left it and changed my driving style alittle, besides its not all bad, the ground clearance and travel is cool. Getting maybe nine inchs front and rear. Was summer time so back to the beach! The 4x4 belongs to my friend kayla (or pinkie) she's a 5ft nothing blonde trucker :lol: and come off road more than any of the boys

if you want a laugh, try and read all the stickers on the back

Wed Mar 25, 2009 4:11 am

as autumn comes around the rain makes the beach weather a bit ho-hum, but with the rain comes. .. .. .. . mud!
On the open trails and mud, redux really become something cool. The ability to adjust the the spring rate on the fly is just sensational! is definatly a differnt car to drive out there the extra width plus having better shocks and setup. The gear ratios are lower and the top speed is about 55, But can carry that right thru corners - -----with some awesome oversteer to show off :twisted:

Tue Mar 31, 2009 4:47 am

This photo is from the last trip i did in that form, (i dropped the poor thing into a mud puddle just a little. . . . . . ok, alot too big) lost the whole rear end of the car in it. the motor was running although almost completely under. the rear wheels? who knows where they were. but as a result the engine sucked in too much mud this time and the bearings and valve guides, have now gone to a better place.
Wish i had thought to take a photo, back was a mad rush to try to get it out before i lost it intirely, there is a video on myspace i think one of the boys out on the day took. will try to chase it down.

Wed Apr 01, 2009 3:00 am

SO. . . . . . . . it comes to the end of an era, the era of roughly fixing things up and half the wieght of my car being mud. I was at first just going to rebuild the motor and keep running it, but there are so many little things bugging me on it (namely nobody is game to ride with me anymore)
Is going to be more up the alley that i know you boys love!

Basic brief?

- IRS
- 3x3 arms
- type 4 cvs (930's are just plan and simple too expensive here)
- front and rear coil overs
- full cage tieing everything front to rear
- center set the oval steering box (rack and pinion if i get carried away)
- 2 1/2 inch longer front arm (if i can get hold of them)
- keep my country buggy spindles
- attempt to put beetle front brakes onto kombi style spindles
- fix a WHOLE lot of rust

- anything i am missing?

Wed Apr 01, 2009 5:32 am

nilza wrote:
- anything i am missing? You gonna rebuild the existing motor or going bigger & better?

Wed Apr 01, 2009 12:54 pm

nothing too crazy, but useful none the less.

-1835
-engle100 cam
-mild heads
- full flow
- bolt rocker kit, swivel feet adjusters
- sand sealed front pulley (against water though :oops: )
- stainless exhaust
- will stick with my zenith carb that i have now, in the 5 years i have had it has not played up once

Probably 80 horses? think that is what i can roughly expect?

OH, and a one piece front end! been measuring and coil overs are not going to fit. My friend matt is working on a 4inch wider version of a cheetah style front (need to cover tyres here)
And a 6 over beam!

Wed Apr 01, 2009 1:36 pm

Maybe Engle 110 cam for a little more bottom end.

Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:20 pm

hmm. . . . .. . was under the impression that the 100 had more bottom end, will definatly keep that in mind though.

Started stripping the inside, and beginning on the cage, cutting out alot of rust and those stupid boxes that held onto the shocks.(was more work than putting them in in the first place)
Am using 1 3/4 tube (our laws state cages must be 45mm in dia) the tube is 44.57 and they let it slide. Using seamless for the main hoop, front doglegs and everything within the space you sit in, seamed for the rest 3.2mm for the car and 2.8 for the cages. add to that 1 1/2 tube for bracing, think the cage will be reasonibly beefy. Will probably have a bit less bracing that what you guys are used to but since i am using larger tube than what is normal should be fine.

Thu Apr 02, 2009 5:13 pm

Use a VZ 14 cam it will pull harder off idle than the 100 or 110. It is nice to see a Baja that gets used.

Thu Apr 02, 2009 5:31 pm

I'm still waiting for a picture of the five foot nothing blonde truck driver! :lol:

Fri Apr 03, 2009 12:13 am

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There you go eddie, got that out of the way :lol:
And speaking of baja's the get used - i swear this was a good idea at the time, was looking for that earlier but didn't find it till now

And back to the build, hoping to have it done around august.
Who makes the VZ 14? never heard of anything but engle cams around here.
Done the front doglegs and the floor bars/side bars, (not sure what you call them) both of which came with its problems -
our laws state that roll cages are not allowed to encroach on the entry?exit of the vehicle and while sittng in the seat, your head may not strike any of the bars (yet they still make you pad them, go figure :? )
I will fill in the sheet metal on the roof before i permanently weld anything,is all trial fitting at the moment. There is so many things to concider to get this thing road legal odds are the cage will be in and out 3 times. The dash will be welded around the tube after the cage is approved
The doglegs were a pain to keep so close to the body and out of the doorway, so I mocked them up out of pvc, so that "the guy" had a good visulisation of what i needed

The problem i ran into with the floor bars is that the accelerator pedal gets in the was (not sure if this is a problem for you guys, cause yours is on the wrong side of the car :lol: ) Answer? raid the scrap yard and use a hanging pedal, the cable will have to be custom and run though the underdash and into the tunnel from the front when it is done, don't ask me how will work it out later. For now the pedal fits and feels like a good placement

Fri Apr 03, 2009 1:54 am

a Morse cable would work for your throttle, you can run it from where ever you want and it will retain smooth action as long as its fastened tightly.

http://www.jegs.com/p/CSR/745775/10002/-1

Fri Apr 03, 2009 7:27 am

I see a problem......your steering wheel is on the wrong side :wink:

Sat Apr 04, 2009 11:28 pm

Straying away from the cage, I found the alot of the tubes in the rear will have to do with where the rear shocks are mounted and that has to do with where bottom mounts are and arms and and and and . . . .. .
So to the rear end,
started with the 3x3's, was going to go 3x2, but want to go the 930 route later. Now the first thing with 3x3's here is that they are not legal, so .. . . . . had to make these things to look stockish - the shock mount will give it away but if thats all i get picked up for, should be fine.
Made jigs to extended the OG arms, then reinforced them from inside with a piece of seamless tube

Had a look at alot of the photos of the avalible to buy arms for the shock mount position and think i have to bring mine in abit , because my wheels will have a smaller offset to bring the track in (am working on the same track as a kombi, argueing that by using kombi g'box, axels, cv's ect. it will be the same track as a kombi)
See any problems with this set up? made of 1/4 inch plate