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sloboatnova
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 Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2010 10:48 am Post subject: 3BT Baja |
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Just now gettin around to my own build page. Most of it if finished, but I'm gonna post it up in order.
3BT baja. "Built By Brent(3 B's) & Travis.
I picked it up with a wide eye baja kit already on it. The rear apron was still attached. Stock everything except the wheels.
First thing I did besides struggle to get it running was rebuild the front end with ball joints, tie rods and so on.
Then I bought the seats from my cousins 2004 RX8 for a $100. Very comfortable.
At this point, I was ready for my first trial run in a VW. It's was a mild run. Now I'm hooked.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDlnPdjSpwQ
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sloboatnova
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Next thing to do was get some rubber on it. I bought 2 BFG KO's 235/75 r15
Painted the wheels too.
I still managed to get my self stuck. The 1600 DP was already smokin, but after this outing and mud lake, it was done for. So I rebuilt it with a Scat Hillclimber cam. About that time, I cut the rear apron off and put on a used exhaust I found local. This pic was from later on.
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sloboatnova
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sloboatnova
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Now it's time for some bumpers. I didn't like the one's for sales. I wanted beter clearance and since I had buggy exhaust I didn't need bumpers stickin way out the back. So Travis and I made made one.
welded a giant nut into the tube for the rear mount.
We added a few more bars later.
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sloboatnova
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All the while, Travis and I have been practicing body work at the local tech school. Now it's almost time for paint.
Then we built a front bumper with some cheap lights and put the car back together.
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Borgdog
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Damn! That looks nice.
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adams77
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The aux lights up front are way cool, they make the bug look like Mater
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sloboatnova
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bomberbaja
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| you forgot to paint the fenders |
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sloboatnova
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locutisj
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| Nice work. I cheated. I looked at your other vid's and saw the newest one after all the work was done. Looked like a blast. |
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sloboatnova
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vdub411
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Awesome video and great driving skills. I hope to be that graceful/gentle when I get mine on the road. Keep up the good work and keep the videos coming.
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sloboatnova
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90xjlimited4x4
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thats only a bent wheel? you sure?
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sloboatnova
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| 90xjlimited4x4 wrote: |
| thats only a bent wheel? you sure? |
Pretty sure. I pulled it home 50 miles after we bent it back by ramming it with a quad and some hammer time. It had a little vibration to it, but it pulled ok. I'm gonna take the drum off to inspect closer this week.
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GhiaBateman
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| Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2010 6:42 pm Post subject: |
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yeah...
that sure looks like a bent spindle to me... I'd think if you bent the wheel itself like that, the welds would have popped...
your baja has come out real nice, I like the orange, which orange is that??
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baja72
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She really looks good! That right front tire reminds me of when I broke the steering arm on my Ghia spindals on my '72. I drove it for about a month like that before I put my thing spindals on.
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bdkw1
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| Nice choice on the CB! Those presedenty's modified will go a long way..... |
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