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beaudonahue Samba Member
Joined: March 31, 2012 Posts: 29 Location: littelock ca
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Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 5:54 pm Post subject: My Baja Build |
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Ok i started this about last summer i bought to bajas for $500. I decided to make on good one. i took the bodies for both and use the irs pan with the swing axle body. i have done alot to it these are the pictures i have taken.
wishbone support
plus 1 arms
front inside
Rear inside
My 1915 engine
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beaudonahue Samba Member
Joined: March 31, 2012 Posts: 29 Location: littelock ca
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Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:01 pm Post subject: |
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More resent pictures
cute the body for my shocks
My warrior Beam its a link pin and the pan is a ball joint so i have to tie it in to the cage
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larryvance66 Samba Member
Joined: January 27, 2009 Posts: 731 Location: Virginia
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Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 7:24 pm Post subject: |
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Nice build so far! Can't wait to see more! One question, How does the front of the body get supported by the new tube frame? _________________ I got a Volkswagen for my wife....Best trade I ever made! |
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beaudonahue Samba Member
Joined: March 31, 2012 Posts: 29 Location: littelock ca
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Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 9:05 am Post subject: |
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larryvance66 wrote: |
Nice build so far! Can't wait to see more! One question, How does the front of the body get supported by the new tube frame? |
i have the cage bolted to the pan right by the doors and the tube the run to the beam are welded to those tubes. I still have the bolts four bolts that hold the front of the body to the pan. i dont quiet understand what you mean but i hope that helps |
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larryvance66 Samba Member
Joined: January 27, 2009 Posts: 731 Location: Virginia
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Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 4:43 pm Post subject: |
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That's what I mean. The body is held up in the front by the cage's connection to the floor? Is that enough?
This is just one of those things I never fully understood. _________________ I got a Volkswagen for my wife....Best trade I ever made! |
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beaudonahue Samba Member
Joined: March 31, 2012 Posts: 29 Location: littelock ca
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Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2012 4:07 pm Post subject: |
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larryvance66 wrote: |
That's what I mean. The body is held up in the front by the cage's connection to the floor? Is that enough?
This is just one of those things I never fully understood. |
well my buddy used to have a baja and it was set up kinda the same and we jumped his and put it through hell and it held up so i dont see it being a problem |
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beaudonahue Samba Member
Joined: March 31, 2012 Posts: 29 Location: littelock ca
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Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2012 4:42 pm Post subject: |
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over the weekend i painted some on the cage and added rear shock mounts on the car i will post pictures soon |
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beaudonahue Samba Member
Joined: March 31, 2012 Posts: 29 Location: littelock ca
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Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2012 10:09 pm Post subject: |
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here are the pictures of what i did last weekend
The start to rear shock mount
mounting tap
side view
I painted my steering wheel
and Painted the front of the cage |
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beaudonahue Samba Member
Joined: March 31, 2012 Posts: 29 Location: littelock ca
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Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2012 10:20 pm Post subject: |
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this is what i got done today
got new tires on
put the engine on and wired it up didnt start it though i need to get an oil cooler gas tank and fuel pump all hooked up. if anyone has a nice external oil cooler the want to get rid of hit me up
I hooked up the steering and got it on the ground
heres my rear shocks i dont have fronts yet but soon i hope |
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beaudonahue Samba Member
Joined: March 31, 2012 Posts: 29 Location: littelock ca
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Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2012 10:24 pm Post subject: |
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i put the wrong picture up this is the one of it on the ground
and here is a closer one of the front end |
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dirtkeeper Samba Member
Joined: February 19, 2008 Posts: 3200 Location: Left of everywhere
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Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 10:53 am Post subject: |
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i'm jealous of the people who can get more done in a couple weeks than i get done in a couple years.
It is inspiring though. Looks good |
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beaudonahue Samba Member
Joined: March 31, 2012 Posts: 29 Location: littelock ca
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Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 9:43 pm Post subject: |
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dirtkeeper wrote: |
i'm jealous of the people who can get more done in a couple weeks than i get done in a couple years.
It is inspiring though. Looks good |
It was a slow process for awhile it just start to really start to come together like a mouth ago
i had been buy things here and there when i can so when i really got on it i had a lot of stuff to put on |
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beaudonahue Samba Member
Joined: March 31, 2012 Posts: 29 Location: littelock ca
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Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 9:45 pm Post subject: |
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dirtkeeper wrote: |
i'm jealous of the people who can get more done in a couple weeks than i get done in a couple years.
It is inspiring though. Looks good |
And thanks for the complement on it |
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beaudonahue Samba Member
Joined: March 31, 2012 Posts: 29 Location: littelock ca
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Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 9:55 pm Post subject: |
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so since my last post i have done some stuff to my baja. I painted some on the inside rear of the cage so i can mount my gas tank and fuel pump. i also got every thing wired up and working good i mounted the motor and am able to start it. tomorrow after work i am going to cut some gussets for my rear shock mount and some seat belt tables and get them welded in place and mount my oil cooler. If i still have time after that i may try and get my brake lines hooked up and bled |
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beaudonahue Samba Member
Joined: March 31, 2012 Posts: 29 Location: littelock ca
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Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 8:15 pm Post subject: |
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so i have been working on my baja some every day after work here is some pictures of what i got done
I put me seats in
gas tank is in place
electronic fuel pump not that great of a picture
my oil cooler
engine cage not completely mounted but that what looks like
one of my dash
my wiring is all done |
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beaudonahue Samba Member
Joined: March 31, 2012 Posts: 29 Location: littelock ca
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Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 8:21 pm Post subject: |
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i also have my front rims on i have a linkpin front beam and i got my rims before the beam so i went and got the ball joint conversion bearing that make it so i can put the ball joint drums on to the link pin spindles |
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beaudonahue Samba Member
Joined: March 31, 2012 Posts: 29 Location: littelock ca
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Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 3:02 pm Post subject: |
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i got my baja done enough to drive it i made it about a half a mile down the street and lost my brakes lol so i have to go out and buy new wheel cylinders
hope i can do it soon and maybe make it around the block atleast |
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KopfenJager Samba Member
Joined: December 09, 2011 Posts: 582
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Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 9:51 pm Post subject: |
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Nice! keep us posted. |
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beaudonahue Samba Member
Joined: March 31, 2012 Posts: 29 Location: littelock ca
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Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 7:13 pm Post subject: |
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so yesterday i worked on the brakes some they need to be adjusted. but i drive it down the street with the little brakes i do have and i started have a fuel problem and had to be toed home.
today when i got home from work i started looking and anything that had to do with the fuel and found out quick that it was my fuel pump. so i found one laying around the garage and put it in and fixed the problem. i was able to drive it around the block and make it home twice now i need to save money so i can buy front shock and put nitrogen in my rear shocks. |
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larryvance66 Samba Member
Joined: January 27, 2009 Posts: 731 Location: Virginia
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Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 8:07 pm Post subject: |
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Looking good man! You started with a cage about like I have now. Your motivating me to get out my welder and do a little adding on. I want to push the front out about 4-5 inches. Did you leave yours in the stock position? _________________ I got a Volkswagen for my wife....Best trade I ever made! |
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