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t3sters
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Location: Henderson, Texas
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 Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2015 7:57 pm Post subject: East Texas "Mud Buggy" |
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So after many postings and what not, I have finally started a build thread, Ill put a few pictures of when I received it and some from while currently attempting to Revive it. A lot of money and work so far but I'm achieving the look I want. A rough Mud Buggy that can take a beating and be used around the land I live on along with occasional drives around town. There has been a lot of criticism about the use of bedliner. I know the risk I took and I have accepted that. Worst comes to worst and I would have had to buy a new body but it has been almost a year now and it is still holding strong!
This is what the buggy looked like when it made it into my hands.
This is a short time down the road when I got it bedlinered.
This is when I got my new tires, I was rubbing badly.
This is after some torsion adjustment to raise rear end.
I was out and about playing around.
A few days ago i bought a 20" light bar and added it to roll cage! sure is bright!
And this is a picture I caught during a lightening storm right after it was bedlinered.
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t3sters
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| by the way, we dropped the torsion back down another notch, we started at 2 notches and that was obviously way to much. |
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heywebonya
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Looks good, I am not sure what you are missing. I think different tail lights may change the look. Also consider two lights on front bumper.
Great buggy and enjoy. (I like the bed liner, looks good and practical)
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t3sters
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I have a set of these rims laying around, problem is they are +5 offset, is that to much for a buggy front end?
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t3sters
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| Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2015 7:59 pm Post subject: |
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GS guy
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Wheel width and backspacing?
5mm is less than 1/4" - which shouldn't pose a problem? You'll want close to 4.5" of back spacing to clear the suspension. Of course, having to run a wheel adapter will add to the back spacing.
I like the overall look - rough and tumble! Looks perfect for running around the property off-road. Might want to look into some slightly larger rear torsion bars to keep those rears off the bodywork.
Jeff
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