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Sun Jul 12, 2009 12:17 pm

i have been building my baja for almost a year now so i thought i would start a thread becuase it is geeting closer to being completeted. i bought it in august last year and started collecting parts and started tearing it down around november. it a 68 bug converted to IRS. it had a bolt in cage, eight inch wider wright beam and bolt on bumpers. the front was extened about seven inches by welding a piece of 2x4" steel tubing directly to the frame head it was pretty scarry.

the cage: all chromoly tubing, mostly 1 3/4" .095

the front: 6" wider beam, fodrill combo spindles, kustom 1 4" longer front arms with 7/8" link pins, gear one two piston disc brakes, fox 2.0 remote resivor coil overs

the rear: 3x3, gear one four piston disk brakes, 14" fox remote resivor coil over, 16" fox double bypass

how it started

the scary front end extention

the bolt in cage

and then the real work started

lifting the body to weld the top of the cage

the cage

Sun Jul 12, 2009 12:23 pm

the front end started

seat belt bar and diagonal

front bumper

the front end finished up except for shock towers

the rear cage

Sun Jul 12, 2009 12:26 pm

started on the rear shock mounts

please point out any issues that you see and any criticism or suggestion would be very apprciated thanks for checking it out

Sun Jul 12, 2009 2:57 pm

awesome, keep us updated

Sun Jul 12, 2009 3:05 pm

those rear shock mounts are a work of art

Sun Jul 12, 2009 3:12 pm

WOW! Another Monster Baja Build. Keep up the good work. :D

Sun Jul 12, 2009 4:23 pm

:o wooooooooow
that is turning into a beast.
nice work

Sun Jul 12, 2009 5:51 pm

busk wrote:
please point out any issues that you see and any criticism or suggestion would be very apprciated thanks for checking it out

:lol: dude your good, i think you successfully did everything as right as you possibly can. car looks great.

Sun Jul 12, 2009 7:09 pm

Nice! Would you build me one just like it when you're done? :lol: :lol: :lol:

Sun Jul 12, 2009 7:17 pm

That thing looks like it would survive the Apocalypse! Nice.

Kyle

Sun Jul 12, 2009 9:24 pm

"buckshot", say no more.

Sun Jul 12, 2009 9:30 pm

thanks for all the compliments if anyone has any questions or anything please ask, i have learned a lot from this site and would be happy to help any one out in return

CBDZ_CBDZ wrote: "buckshot", say no more.

i work there and this is my night and weekend project

Sun Jul 12, 2009 10:02 pm

Good to see that your doors are still open. Too many of the big names have become victims of a poor economy.

Mon Jul 13, 2009 6:20 am

Looking awesome! You're doing a great job. =D> Keep us posted.

Mon Jul 13, 2009 8:58 pm

thanks for the compliments

i hope to have the car completed by mid august and then start testing it

the first race will be the MORE powder puff race in october my sister will be driving the car. for anyone not familar with the powder puff race it is an all female race(female driver and co-driver) and is a breast cancer research fundraiser. it is a great event and i encourage anyone who can make it out to the race to check it out

Sun Jul 19, 2009 10:51 pm

made a little bit more progress. all the plate work for the end of the beam is cut out and tached on. the rear shock mounts are almost ready to be welded on and i made the front skid plate. thanks for checking it out

Sun Aug 16, 2009 9:57 pm

been a while since i updated my build so i thought i would share some new pics

front end all finished up and painted

firewall

car on robby gordon wheels with 33" BFG all terrains

car on BTRs with 33" MT baja pros

thanks for checking it out hope to have it running and driving by the end of the month and then start testing and dialing it in[/img]

Sun Aug 16, 2009 11:37 pm

Not to be difficult, but I like the BFG's on the BTR's. Where you gonna test it out?

Mon Aug 17, 2009 10:44 am

Nice Job. I am currently gathering parts for my grandsons Baja. Anyway I could get your number and give you a call. Not alot of baja's in Wyoming. I am in need of some help and getting a game plan going.
Thanks
jay
307-358-0779

Mon Aug 17, 2009 11:55 am

Pretty cool work. I mis-read the top and thought you mean you were extending the front with the 2x4 lol.
I like the plating between the beam tubes, I hadn't thought of that.
Whats the reason for the angle at which the front beam is set? I was thinking something that has the effect of preloading the suspension.
The bigger tires center in the wheelwells better, I have wondered why no one has made a 1 pc front clip that is pushed fwd 3 in or so. It probably helps having the highest point of the fender above where the tire will be at full compression rather than normal ride.