90's throw back.....Manche build

^^^Thas funnay shit!^^^
 
BUCKEYE PERFORMANCE INC. said:
Matt are you so dam ocd that you turn your paint cans backwards so you can read the color on the bar code ?

BUCKEYE PERFORMANCE INC.
828-779-2242
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Interesting to know that I'm not alone when I view other threads, intently scanning the background for interesting tid bits...

Matt
 
Damn I've got to get started on my mj


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More doing...

Interior tubing close to being done. Got the dash and windshield V installed and tied into the front clip. Still more diagonal bracing to fit. Few more shop days this week...hope to have the roof back on by end of the week.


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CAROLINA ROCKRUNNER said:
What are your plans for heat in the cab? It's going to be hot. By the way awesome fab work.
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Drive faster....[emoji41], if that don't work I'll take a break in the shade sitting on the tailgate with a cool beverage.


Don't think it will be any warmer than my buggy was. I've got a line on some great firewall insulation that @NC-V told me about. Typically I don't wheel much in the middle of summer, I'm a fall-winter- spring wheeler.

Matt
 
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justjeepin86 said:
I really think that would bother me to not have more foot room than that, but then again, it's not mine!:smokin: Killer work, this thing is a work of art.
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It would me too if I was going to drive cross country, [emoji12] . It's actually more foot well than I had in the buggy (left to right) but I did have more length in it, and the engine was even further back in the buggy relative to the front axle. It's actually quite a comfortable position in the manche. I repositioned the seat from original mount, lower on rear mount, and turned the seat about 10° towards the A pillar to point my legs at the pedal better. In the buggy, my legs sat cock-eyed to my torso, which could get uncomfortable on long tail rides.

Thanks jeepin

Matt


Edit; I had to remove the headrest to lower the back of the seat, I will add a roll bar mounted unit in its place.
 
NCJeeplover said:
Alot of Kevin Carroll's buggys at red dot engineering are built like this. Some of his look like more than 10 degrees though....
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Yea, just a guess on the angle. It certainly gives me more room with full doors, and allows me to see around the B-pillar better.

Matt
 
Had to get out of the interior today. Trying to sketch and imagine interior paneling and dash/ plumbing/ wiring layout has exhausted my brain power the last two evenings. Hung 6-7 more tubes today. As far as I can get under hood til radiator arrives.


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Just curious but what do you do when you need to do engine work on it? Looks like it's in there for good......
 
ghost said:
Just curious but what do you do when you need to do engine work on it? Looks like it's in there for good......
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Pull the front axle, exhaust, headers, driveshaft, drop it like it's hot.....onto this little stand I made, then roll it outta the way.

Matt
 
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