Turbo66's 70' baja build

turbo66 · Post by **turbo66** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 8:32 am

i dont even know where he saw this thing. If he saw it locally those are prob for raisins since i live next to "the raisin capital of the world....." as the Selma city sign says anyway

turbo66 · Post by **turbo66** » Sun Sep 06, 2009 10:34 pm

Well I did some work today. Cage building has got to be one of the most time consuming things in building a baja. So I started bracing up the front cage to the beam. I will be extending bracing to the outer edge of the beam, so other than that what do you guys think? Should be strong enough or do you think i should add some more? any suggestions will be appreciated, Thanks

madmitch · Post by **madmitch** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 2:48 pm

looks good to me. One of the hardest things to do is not put bracing in the way of something else that needs to go there and you find that out later.

madmitch · Post by **madmitch** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 2:50 pm

Tubing looks a little heavy. I woud have used 1" .095

turbo66 · Post by **turbo66** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 7:34 pm

well its 1 1/2" .095, wanted to go the route of strong. weight im not to worried about, I dont want to go to heavy but i know its not going to be as light as most.

turbo66 · Post by **turbo66** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 6:25 pm

here is a small update from last weekend. got the radiator mounted on the bottom for now, waiting for some tabs to come in to mount the top. also what do you guys think as far as seats, im kinda leaning toward the bucket seats but the others sure are comfy. I threw in a top view of the front bracing, havnt got to adding a couple of 1" pieces in there yet

bajaherbie · Post by **bajaherbie** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 6:39 pm

the buckets look cool but aren't too comfortable on a bumpy ride......

i found a set of used beard seats for $75 or 80 and a few years later had the insert recovered.

Post by **david58** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 7:01 pm

bajaherbie wrote:the buckets look cool but aren't too comfortable on a bumpy ride......

i found a set of used beard seats for $75 or 80 and a few years later had the insert recovered.

And just what year was that?

Post by **Leatherneck** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 8:02 pm

It is all a matter of what is in your budget, if possible go with some nice beards or other proven off-road seat if all you can do for now is the buckets then go for it they are for sure a step up from the Poly seats, I know!

tikotiko · Post by **tikotiko** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 9:58 pm

this dude is getting down i like it

bajaherbie · Post by **bajaherbie** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 4:42 am

turbo66 · Post by **turbo66** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 3:02 pm

ive been thinking about this project all week let me tell ya. I started my family leave act monday and have not been able to go out there to work on it. next week i hope to be able to get out there, as long as i can find someone to watch my baby girl. Having a break on it gives me time to think of the details of the next steps ahead so i guess this isnt a bad thing me staying inside lol.

turbo66 · Post by **turbo66** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 9:07 am

got a little bit done yesterday. put the engine in so i could make sure my mounts for the trans weren't going to be in the way. Also finished up the steering shaft but didnt get any pictures of that.

turbo66 · Post by **turbo66** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 11:29 pm

well i got a suggestion of moving my trans back to be able to maximize my wheel travel. So any suggestions, hints, tips, tricks any of you have toward doing this task would help out. been trying to find subjects on this topic but havnt come across much. Thanks guys!

that is if i wont have to buy new axles

Post by **Leatherneck** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 4:54 am

Look at lil monsters build, he moved his back 4" I think. http://www.shoptalkforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=127099