Busk's baja

[Busk]

On a weekend your workin on the car hit me up i will come by hang out and help.

you saw that i said november right? i will be working every weekend and night till then if i want this thing done. i will give you a call

[Busk]

some progress from the last couple days, still have more to add to the floor, then i will start working my way up

[Leatherneck]

Jason, how did you tie the old front to the new tubes?

[Busk]

i cut everything off the old front end except the shock mounts. so i started with just the beam and shock mounts. the shock mounts will be changed down the road but they are useful for mock up right now

[motorbreath53]

Hey Busk,

Why 112"? Isn't class 5 110"? I know you run open buggy, but... well... why the extra 2"? (honest question, hope it doesnt' sound pompous or "you're doing that wrong-ish".)

[Busk]

class 5 open is 105" wheelbase limit and that was what my car was set up as before. 5 open also has to have a VW motor and since im never going down that road again i figured there is no reason to keep the short wheelbase. the added wheelbase will help in the rough. and don't worry didn't sound pompous

[Busk]

more progress

[Ol'fogasaurus]

Lookin' pretty good Busk!

Lee

[CentralWAbaja]

Way to make me look like the amateur that I am.

looking awesome...keep it up.

[Leatherneck]

Way to make me look like the amateur that I am.

looking awesome...keep it up.

Somebody is being very modest!.

Nice Job Busk! Still on track for November?

[motorbreath53]

I don't see any modesty Leather. CWA's stuff is like the EMPI of fabrication. (yes that was sarcasm. don't lock my thread.)

Busk, you've got the skills to widen a body. Why not give yourself 6 inches more elbow room while you've got the chassis this far apart? You don't even have to worry about windows being a racecar and all...

Its looking killer though.

[Busk]

thanks guys, im pretty happy with how its moving along but still a long road ahead

MB,
i do worry about windows, i like to cruse in style. my car has always had a windshield and functioning door windows and that is how i like it. its only a part time race car, i still use the car just as much as a play car and windows are nice. plus i still hang the license plate on the back of the car from time to time so windows have to stay. widening the body would just add a bunch more work and would definitely push me back past my november goal of getting the car done.

[TimS]

http://i883.photobucket.com/albums/ac32 ... MG0226.jpg

Mr. Busk,

I wanted to thank you for posting this picture. I've been wondering if this style cage is race legal with the one rail running from front-to-back along the roof line and interconnecting bars between to make the "hoops". You appear to know what you're doing, so I assume it is. I'm surprised that someone doesn't sell a pair of these front-to-back roll cage rails. Seems like you could assemble the rest without a bender if need be and get a pretty good fit to boot.

Lookin good, thanks again. -Tim

[CentralWAbaja]

Way to make me look like the amateur that I am.

looking awesome...keep it up.

Somebody is being very modest!.

Nice Job Busk! Still on track for November?

I don't see any modesty Leather. CWA's stuff is like the EMPI of fabrication. (yes that was sarcasm. don't lock my thread.)

MBFU

Leather, I just meant that I had to think about mine for 3 or 4 months before I ever bent a tube. No doubt this guy will be driving before me




So Jason.... Did you do up a design ahead of time or do you just kinda fly by the seat of your pants?

Do you guys have a CNC bender and cool notching tools and such at the shop?

You MIGing or TIGing? Hard to tell from the picks?

[DesertGuy]

You MIGing or TIGing? Hard to tell from the picks?

Hopefully MIG, if a November due date is planned...