EMPIImp69 |
Sun Oct 24, 2010 5:51 pm |
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Picked this rail up today. Anyone know what kind it is or home made? thanks
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yfz450 |
Sun Oct 24, 2010 7:05 pm |
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no idea but im guessing its home built and been sittin out a while. Its got potential though. Looks fun |
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EMPIImp69 |
Mon Oct 25, 2010 6:25 am |
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Yea its definitely been sitting for a while..my plan is too strip it down and repaint it. Redo the brakes, front kingpins ,new electrical, see if the trans is good and throw a motor in it. It came with the front and rear bumper pieces that I will eventually put on, along with some other extra parts. |
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eaterofdog |
Mon Oct 25, 2010 6:33 am |
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You must be really strong.
Did you get a sweet price? Looks like a lot of work. |
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EMPIImp69 |
Mon Oct 25, 2010 7:25 am |
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I've rebuilt a worse looking sandrail..Its mostly surface rust. I paid $400..not exactly sweet, but I don't consider it too bad either. |
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eaterofdog |
Mon Oct 25, 2010 7:52 am |
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4 aint bad at all. The frame doesn't look pitted. |
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EMPIImp69 |
Mon Oct 25, 2010 10:09 am |
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It has some name on the back cage what looks like FREE-Z-MOON USA..I can't find anything on it though. |
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turboblue |
Mon Oct 25, 2010 10:22 am |
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Looks like T-3 rear brakes by the drum laying in the floor.
Good as it gets for drums............ 8)
Lots of potential there with that buggy. |
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EMPIImp69 |
Mon Oct 25, 2010 3:29 pm |
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Thanks Gary for the info. They are 10.5". Do you know what year Type 3 would be safe to use to buy some new shoes, spring kits, and wheel cylinders?
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jbreddawg |
Mon Oct 25, 2010 5:47 pm |
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Looks like a great project !! Strip the frame and have it sandblasted , good as new ! |
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EMPIImp69 |
Mon Oct 25, 2010 6:20 pm |
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jbreddawg wrote: Looks like a great project !! Strip the frame and have it sandblasted , good as new ! Thanks I thought about having it blasted..what is a good going price for a blasting service for a rail? |
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Russ Wolfe |
Mon Oct 25, 2010 6:34 pm |
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EMPIImp69 wrote: Thanks Gary for the info. They are 10.5". Do you know what year Type 3 would be safe to use to buy some new shoes, spring kits, and wheel cylinders?
Type 3, 1966 and up thru 1973, use the same rear brake shoes. |
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jbreddawg |
Mon Oct 25, 2010 6:47 pm |
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EMPIImp69 wrote: jbreddawg wrote: Looks like a great project !! Strip the frame and have it sandblasted , good as new ! Thanks I thought about having it blasted..what is a good going price for a blasting service for a rail?
I got quoted 200 to completely sandblast my buggy chassis AND powdercoat it !
I say just call around cause one guy wanted 100 to powdercoat one pulley lol |
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EMPIImp69 |
Tue Oct 26, 2010 6:12 am |
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jbreddawg wrote: EMPIImp69 wrote: jbreddawg wrote: Looks like a great project !! Strip the frame and have it sandblasted , good as new ! Thanks I thought about having it blasted..what is a good going price for a blasting service for a rail?
I got quoted 200 to completely sandblast my buggy chassis AND powdercoat it !
I say just call around cause one guy wanted 100 to powdercoat one pulley lol Thanks Russ for the info and wow that is an awesome price Jbred. |
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EMPIImp69 |
Wed Oct 27, 2010 2:44 pm |
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Today I pretty much stripped it down to the frame. The bolts all came out not too bad. I only broke one. Its almost ready for a blasting.
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jbreddawg |
Wed Oct 27, 2010 6:25 pm |
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Looks better already :D |
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EMPIImp69 |
Fri Oct 29, 2010 5:29 pm |
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Thanks Jdawg, I did a little more stripping today. I called a few places to blast this thing but they were kinda pricy and they couldn't take it in right away..so I started to use sanding discs on the grinder. Its actually quicker than my sandblaster since my compressor can't keep up that well. I am going to use the discs for as much as possible then I will blast all the hard to reach spots.
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EMPIImp69 |
Wed Nov 03, 2010 4:45 pm |
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Almost fully blasted..
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perrib |
Wed Nov 03, 2010 9:51 pm |
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It looks well braced. Your moving right along on its ressurection. :) |
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05Duramax07 |
Wed Nov 03, 2010 11:01 pm |
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What type of front end is that? I'm new to rails and i like the dual stabilizers. |
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