My neverending buggy build

[Hurdt299]

Here's my buggy that I've been building FOREVER. Started life as a Samurai. Has since undergone some improvements. The first pics are of it the way I bought it.

Here are the specs:
88 Samurai
97 4.3 Vortec
TH-350 trans
Samurai Case (Probably not the best idea, but I'm gonna try it)
Waggy 44s 5.89s spools
4 link rear 1/4 elliptical
Radius arm front with 14" Fox Air Shox
15 Gallon RCI Aluminum Fuel Cell
Allied Rockathon Steel Beadlocks
38X15.50-15 Nitto Mud Grapplers

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[Hurdt299]

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[Hurdt299]

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[Hurdt299]

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The dates on these pics are wrong

 

[rockcity]

pics are from 2003. got any updated pics???

or I'm guessing your camera's date is all screwed up...

 

[Hurdt299]

pics are from 2003. got any updated pics???
or I'm guessing your camera's date is all screwed up...

I let the batteries go dead in the camera and didn't realize it screwed up the dates til later. I have 3 recent pics I'm gonna post up in a minute as soon as they upload.

 

[Hurdt299]

 

[wheelNC94GC]

Lookin good man...only thing i see is that tracbar on the front. Looks a little steep but hey man if it works it works. Bad ass sammi though.

 

[Hurdt299]

Lookin good man...only thing i see is that tracbar on the front. Looks a little steep but hey man if it works it works. Bad ass sammi though.

Thanks. It's waaay steep. It was done when I bought it. Right now it's just holding the axle under the truck. It will be replaced with one at least a foot longer. It'll move sideways about 6 inches from full compression to full flex. Needs to be longer and more parallel to the axle.

 

[Hurdt299]

Can a mod please move this to truck gallery. I posted in the wrong gallery. Thanks.

 

[336wheeler]

Thats a nice sammi. Super clean. I'm liking it.

 

[Black Bear]

post moved.

What material did you use for the rear links?

 

[Hurdt299]

post moved.

What material did you use for the rear links?

Thank you. I'm not exactly sure. I haven't really paid that much attention to them. The links were there when I bought it. I know they are .250 wall thickness.

 

[Hurdt299]

Thats a nice sammi. Super clean. I'm liking it.

Thank you

 

[sharksanddanger]

That thing is pretty cool, the skins look good.

 

[Hurdt299]

That thing is pretty cool, the skins look good.

Thanks. Cut em out with a hand held milwaukee electric shear.

 

[Papa_Jon]

looks good i wheel the piss out of it

 

[TPS]

it will go up school bus much better than a 77 full size pick-up. get on with it so i can see some scratches on it. i should put pics of TSRs buggy in here that has been going on longer than yours.

 

[Hurdt299]

it will go up school bus much better than a 77 full size pick-up. get on with it so i can see some scratches on it. i should put pics of TSRs buggy in here that has been going on longer than yours.

Haha. I know that's right. It shouldn't be too much longer. I had it ready to start up and found out the guy I bought the motor from knocked a hole in the oil pan when he pulled it out.