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tanner_122
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please explain? 
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The Phil
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wojecire
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Desert Moose
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This is a great thread..... 
Not that there is a lot to see in these pic. but While I was building the Manx, I took my son's buggy (that here drives around the back yard) for a burn with the boys in the bush. This is what happend when we picked it up with a blow the engine... If looks could kill 
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KrAzY-BaJa
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| tanner_122 wrote: |
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so at sand mountain I hit a dune and was told by 4 guys and my buddy I was about 12-15' high and over 70 walking steps far (which blew the coilover sliders)
In the desert across from sand mountain I hit some off set woops/a wash out at about 60mph and ended up nailing a rock about the size of tire which made a gash big enough for my hand to go through in the side wall
brake lights I have no idea what happened they somehow broke and were flopping by the wires, could have been when I slammed the back end on a rock could have shocked em
shock bolts and spindle probably from one of the above
and the collapsed torsion bar that ended my trip a little early. tried another dune jump (wasnt going fast enough a coworker said so did it a 2nd time) going plenty fast landed nicely but the right rear never came back up at all the bar just twisted.
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The Phil
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how is that this thread died out? i thought more people would have stories.
i recently burned 80 bucks on blowing up my pertronix ignition. 
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bajacole
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I opted to try and skip the one rain rut on the local trail as apposed to slamming the brakes. 3 days later, and one trip to Kymco, I'm the proud new owner of two new lower ball joints
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earthquake
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I don't have any roll over picks but I have what I call my "Wall of Shame"
I have a sickness, I buy parts when I see them cheap. Now you might say whats wrong with that, well I'm unemployed right now and can not afford it. This is just part of my wall of shame [I should start selling some of it but then I wont have it any more]
theres 2 set of ICT's and a pair of Kadrons in the cabinet below all that.
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CopperBaja
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First trip. Stock car. No bumpstops or limit straps = broken balljoint.
Not a good thing when you're flat-towing to Rasor Road. Thanks to baja5, we found a place to DIY replace the balljoint in able to flat-tow back to San Diego.
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CopperBaja
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Found out that you shouldn't mount your coil on the shroud...
Same trip, my rear cage hit my oil filter and put a hairline crack to spew oil.
My view on the way back to camp:
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kbwakesk8
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I hit a rock on the way up the hill smashing my front break caliper lost breaks didn't now it got all most over the top missed a shift in to 1st. hit breaks to stop from rolling back wards Nothan started rolling back could not get it in first or reverse to use the clutch to stop.  then the next thing i know is we are upside down in the air toubling down a hill.
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CopperBaja
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KB...you need to put wheels on the roof!
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earthquake
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How about a round "Exoskeleton" roll bar mounted just behind the doors?
Casey
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joescoolcustoms
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How about a round "Exoskeleton" roll bar mounted just behind the doors?
Casey |
Geez, that thing would start rolling and never stop.
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The Phil
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How about a round "Exoskeleton" roll bar mounted just behind the doors?
Casey |
Geez, that thing would start rolling and never stop. |
it would be quite the spectacle
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poomwah
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Found out that you shouldn't mount your coil on the shroud...
Same trip, my rear cage hit my oil filter and put a hairline crack to spew oil.
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why shouldn't you mount the coil on the shroud? isnt the shroud the factory location? |
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alexvw
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Found out that you shouldn't mount your coil on the shroud...
Same trip, my rear cage hit my oil filter and put a hairline crack to spew oil.
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why shouldn't you mount the coil on the shroud? isnt the shroud the factory location? |
It is the factory location yes, but I am also wondering why.. 
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AZ-BUG
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| Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 4:02 pm Post subject: |
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| The coil is heavy, the shroud sheet metal is thin... jiggle it around enough off-road and the shroud cracks right around the coil mounts and your coil ends up hanging from the wires, or ends up on the trail. |
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allencoal1975
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| sorry I don't have any pics of the mistake ,but after putting about 3k into my car I decided to cut the top off ,and it all went down hill from there. |
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kbwakesk8
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| sorry I don't have any pics of the mistake ,but after putting about 3k into my car I decided to cut the top off ,and it all went down hill from there. |
that what happened to me lol |
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