This Years New Buggy Build.

[SandDragon]

Well getting farther along but still have a long way to go. Here are a few pictures and it is going to be a little bigger than my last one my buddy is 6.3 tall. it is 92" wide front and back and a 103" wheel base.

[Hammerworks]

Did you buy the frame or copy it?

I sure hope you built it.

[rklausbeasty42]

that frame is sick what type of motor is going in it ?

[trans man]

Looks good!

 How much wheel travel are you looking to have on it.

[SandDragon]

I built the frame from pictures off the web. I have a 2007 SC 3800 out of a Grand Prix going in it. The way I have it figured it will have 14" of up travel and 6" droop in the front. I'm still waiting on the rear shocks so not sure about the rear yet hope to have them next week.

[Reidy02]

looks good, how did ya work out the measurments?

[SandDragon]

I'm a mechinical designer I worked it our using AutoCad Inventor and Solidworks. Because my work lets me work at home I have a HP work station here with both programs so I get to play designing my own stuff here.

[Hammerworks]

"designing my own stuff here. "

Is it me,or does that frame resemble a certain store bought frame?

[SandDragon]

It might just be, you would be surprised how many ideas you can get off the web. Plus I really liked the design, and when you can't just go out and buy what you want some of us just build one as close to it as they can. I'm already planning next years buggy but this one is going to have a V8.

[SandDragon]

Just to let everybody know I couldn't have built these without the help of a lot of good friends and a special thanks to my best Bud Brian the one in the picture above.

[Voodoochikin04]

looks very "sinister"...

[rklausbeasty42]

idk but all i got to say is good work

[SandDragon]

Yes I'll admit, it does look very "Sinister" but that is all it does is look like it. No store bought frame, a-arms, or spindles on this build. It took a lot of time trying to figure out, my own way of making the suspension work and how I was going to make the V6 work instead of a Busa motor. My hat is off to anyone who builds there own ride. I just need a little inspiration to get started. Shoot before that I built custom cars for a hobby and I have a killer 68 camero project going in my shop out back. That how I got my idea's doing them I would see something I liked and change it up a little bit to suit me.

[Yummi]

Looks good to me. 

Can somebody explain to me in nice small words so I can process, how the angle of the a arm pick up would affect the front end?  Is it just that the joint has * of rotation at all axis so it works?  Guess it never caught my eye as much as it does on this design.  Seems like there are all sorts of forces going on there as opposed to just the typical planes? 

(Dang, did any of that make sense?)

Back to work for me now.  I am beginning to hate my job and the boss can kiss my ass.  I am thinking a new job would be cool.   

[fabr]

It's called rake. Some schools of thought are that rake makes easier for the tire to cross over obstacles and absorb whoops better. I agree on small ATV sized tires but see very little benefit on large OD tires such as used on full size buggies.