Carl's new Build

[dsrace]

just wondered cause the wheel was blue. what did that wheel cost ya?

[Carlriddle]

just wondered cause the wheel was blue. what did that wheel cost ya?

      About $30 shipped.
My inspiration;

[dsrace]

and if they are out of that do you go for shlitz!! 

[dsrace]

I do like the wheel though

[trans man]

You got to be desperate to drink Schlitz!

[Carlriddle]

I'd quit drinking, before the shlitz!    I'm prepared especially for the dunes.   

Did get some stuff done buggywise, but havnt found my camera yet.  So pic are from phone and not as good.  Had to get a piece of 1-1/2 tube for the dash bar.  So the clamp on steering shaft housing would work.  Steering all done, and that allowed me to finish bracing up the A-arm cradle in front.  Thinking another brace tube up there, still studying..... 
So moved on to the lower shock mounts.  Really wanted to mount shocks to outside or under the hood.  Outside causes the shock to go regressive, so  .  Under the hood with a small hoop for tower.
Also made up one of my rear carrier's.  P/u a plate from Livewire for intrepid hubs, wow that part was easy.  The rest was, printed cad drawing on paper and torch cut/grinder cut cleaned up to lines and welded.  4 heims on hub 5 heims on frame.  Just need to copy to other side.

[CrazyFastFab]

Nice build, keep the pictures coming.  I need to start a thread of my own.  Right now I am still collecting parts. 

What size hiems and tubing are you going to go with for the rear A Arms?

Thanks,

[Carlriddle]

5/8 chromo heims, 1-1/4 .120 tube for lower arms.  Upper arms and bracing 1-1/4 .095.  Also using some 1" .095 for bracing, but prob not in arms.

Since I have to move my front upper shock mounts to inside of frame.     And since I FULLY welded looks like I need to remake that lower arm.  Need to move lower mount outward to reduce ratio since shock will be leaned in.  30" wheel travel with the frame smacking the ground at 28" sounds painfull.

Tack Tack Tack.

[dsrace]

if you go inside the frame try setting the shock on top of the a-arms and see where that goes.

[Carlriddle]

Inside cause tooooo much travel because of shock angle.  To get it in far enough to not smack the frame on compression,  I was still in the 28-30 range.  Wish I'd gone with 10" strokers.  Thought I'd never say I had too much stroke.    Found camera, will get some more pics sat.  Will finish front end, seats, steering, and hopefully get rear tacked in.   

Man cant believe I'm missing spring sand. 

[fabr]

Inside cause tooooo much travel because of shock angle.  To get it in far enough to not smack the frame on compression,  I was still in the 28-30 range.  Wish I'd gone with 10" strokers.  Thought I'd never say I had too much stroke.    Found camera, will get some more pics sat.  Will finish front end, seats, steering, and hopefully get rear tacked in.   

Man cant believe I'm missing spring sand. 

DO IT NOW. If you don't you'll regret it later.

[fabr]

BTW,the sand will still be there in the fall.

[dsrace]

if you set the shock on top of the a-arm all the way down as close to the wheel as you can then stand it up out side of the chassis, what do you get at that point?

I saw on the LS wall page that someone had there polaris rzr stolen just recently!!   wow they are moving up to larger toys down there, hope they don't get caught by someone packing!!!!!

[fabr]

EFFIN thieves.

[dsrace]

had to go back and look, looks like oct 14th but he recently posted it.   ya effin theives is right!! but damn a rzr isn't exactly an easy thing to steal or push a way by 1 w/o a trailer imo.  must be a chop shop not too far away or something.