I have been encouraged to post my buggy project here. So here it is
It will have
400M, c6,203-205 triple stick
hp60 front, 60 rear
40-42 tires
air shocks
Awesome! we finally have a tech thread worth watching instead of the usual 'look at this ebay auction' thread and 'can these tires fit my F150' thread!
are you going to run this off of propane? EFI? carb?
are you going to build the C6 in any way? manual valve body or anything?
how are you planning the suspension? triangulated 4 link? 3 link wishbone?
what size tubing are you using? 1.75" x .120 DOM?
are you doing all the work yourself?
it looks great so far... are you going to base the body off of an existing model vehicle like a samarai (hence your username) or a jeep or bronco?
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I am interested in your shifter. HAve you some closer pics of the linkage, or of the t-case?
I am interested to see how you designed the linkage.
I recently used Morse cables to minimize the while linkage thing. They work alright I supose, and helped to keep the opening in the floor as small as possible.
Looks like a fun project.
Awesome! we finally have a tech thread worth watching instead of the usual 'look at this ebay auction' thread and 'can these tires fit my F150' thread!
are you going to run this off of propane? EFI? carb?
Leaning twards propane, but will see
are you going to build the C6 in any way? manual valve body or anything?
Trans will be rebuilt, any suggestions
how are you planning the suspension? triangulated 4 link? 3 link wishbone?
4 link rear
3 link front w/panhard
what size tubing are you using? 1.75" x .120 DOM?
1.625 .134 DOM
are you doing all the work yourself?
Yes, you can see the build up if you click on the link in original posting. the cage is 98% tig welded. Need to finish drive train mock up before, i can start the suspension mock up.
it looks great so far... are you going to base the body off of an existing model vehicle like a samarai (hence your username) or a jeep or bronco?
will fab up aluminum skin for frame. It would be cool if a front clip off of shoebox could be grafted to front.
Anyone have any basic measurements of a shoebox front clip? Outside width? Depth from front of grill to rear of front fenders?
I am interested in your shifter. HAve you some closer pics of the linkage, or of the t-case?
I am interested to see how you designed the linkage.
I recently used Morse cables to minimize the while linkage thing. They work alright I supose, and helped to keep the opening in the floor as small as possible.
Looks like a fun project.
The shifter is from off road design. I have yet to mock up the linkage. Once i get the tcase crossmembers in place i will mock up the linkage. The shifter came with a floor plate and boot assembly that i believe will go right over the stock hole in floor. It is nice. will get pics soon
I found your other pics, and was able to see what is was asking for, but thank you for your quick response.
I did not recognize the shifters, and though that you might have fabbed those.
I looked into this methind when I was in the process, and could not find enough real estate under the truck to fit everything.
I use a rather unorthidox transmssion, and it got pretty crowded under there, so I opted for cables. This was a decent solution for my application.
Your slooks real nice. I am now subscribed so I can track the progress.
Anyone running the off road design doubler? I need to fab up a crossmember for under the aluminum adapter. Any pics or suggestions? I was planning on using to poly mounts, one each side, but unable to come up with a good way to secure to them. Angle iron is just for a reference
Will have to snap some new pics, but I had to support the center and the rear of the 205 case. I use a Northwest Fab adapter, and I was concerned about snapping the entire case off of the adapter itself.
I was also concerned about the 205 trying to rotate under extreme loads.
Sort of looks like your transmission x-member might be a decent way of getting the adapter mounted. Amost looks as if that exact x-member might just bolt up under the adapter. Should look real clean that way, and you could also incorperate a skid plate or belly pan to protect the vulnerable components.
I also just noticed something, and I ran into this problem. This problem was that the drivehshaft for the front ran right into my crossmember.
Duh!, I did not realize this until way late into the build. Watch your angles, and make sure you get a decent idea of how much articulation you will have, and dont underestimate how far the driveshaft travels.
I too indexed the transfer case up to gain ground clearance, and this is where all sorts ofd problems started. This was also one of the reason to also use cables. Clearance was a big issue for me. Running linkages was not an option.
Gonna head over to the shop to wash the truck enough and try to get a couple of pics.
Yea, i have kept the drive shaft angle into account. I knew that would be an issue from the begining. I am considering using a two part drive shaft and having a carrier bearing just front of the tranny crossmember. That way i could have a flat belly pan .
With all of the great fab work you have already done I was sure that you have that covered already, but once in a while it does not hurt to be reminded.
I often forget the little stuff like this, and end up having to do stuff over again.
Not fun, and they say it is a learning experience, but I never seem to learn.
I tried to get some pics of my cables and crossmember for you, but there was so much mud under there that they were difficult to really make out. I will make a better attempt at this and put them in my photobucket.
Maybe it will promote an idea or two.
I was thinking of welding a crossmember directly under the 205 then using a poly mount and making a bracket that would utilize the bolts for the pto cover. Would still have to make a mount for the factory 205 mounting area. Then a removable poly mounted crossmember for under the doubler.
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