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Hello all! I just joined so I figures I would post a quick build thread of my buggy. I finished it up a few weeks ago and i've had it out a couple of times to give it a bit of a shakedown. Well, thanks for looking and I hope you all have a great day!

This is how it looked when I towed it home at the end of September. It's a Corsair body on a '64 pan.



I put a LP front end on it with 2.5X1 arms. I also installed a Rhino case trans with close ratio welded gears, super diff and the long SAW axles. I also installed Jamar rear disc brakes.



After that I went a whole other direction. I ended up making the front end 6" wider and using through rods. I then installed front disc brakes, two stage master cylinder and cutting brakes. I put on Fox 2.0 coilovers with 150 over 225 springs. I then fabbed up the upper shock mounts that tied in to the new cage I bent up for it. Then I added a rack and pinion unit in it. I also built new front and rear bumpers as well. I had a couple of fiberglass bucket seats but for comfort I decided on a pair of racetrim seats. They were a little tight but they did fit. After checking out different wheels I decided on a set of BTR's with 235/75R15's up front and 31-10.5R15's in the rear.



Now for the fun part! A 2275 turbo with blow through 45 Dell's. This thing is almost scary fast! But it is a lot of fun.



It's a full flow engine running the stock doghouse oil cooler along with an external cooler with a thermostaticaly controlled fan.





Well that's about it for now. It's been a long few months but after taking it out it was well worth it! The real test will be in a few weeks out at Glamis. I'll update this when I get back! Have a great day!!!

Thats the shortest build thread I ever saw
Welcome, nice ride

Not bad for a few months work! That thing looks like a blast, any more specs on the engine?

Welcome, and thanks for sharing.

Lifetime membership dues can be paid in the form of video footage from Glamis in a few weeks

birddog1148 wrote:Thats the shortest build thread I ever saw
Welcome, nice ride

Thank you. I figured for my first post I would keep it short and sweet! (And I was to lazy to go through all the files to find all the pics!)

Looks very well thought out; congrats!

Lee

turbobaja wrote: Not bad for a few months work! That thing looks like a blast, any more specs on the engine?

Welcome, and thanks for sharing.

Lifetime membership dues can be paid in the form of video footage from Glamis in a few weeks

Thank you. The engine specs are: CB ultra wedge heads with 46X37 titanium valves, 94 mm Mahle forged pistons, 8.3 to 1 CR, AS41 dual relief case, FK8 cam, CB H beam rods, CB forged 82mm crank, T3/4 hybrid turbo set at 12 lbs of boost,(subject to change once the paddles get bolted on ), 45mm Dell's and a Stinger S4 ignition.

The GoPro mount is already on it so there will be plenty of video!

Ol'fogasaurus wrote:Looks vbery well thought out; congrats!

Lee

Thank you. There were a lot of late nights just staring at it trying to come up with ideas that would work and at the same time be safe.

Cool looking little buggy.

Welcome to the dirt pile

That is a nice buggy! Looks to be the shortened pan so it will get scary at speed.

anzan wrote:That is a nice buggy! Looks to be the shortened pan so it will get scary at speed.

Thank you. It is a shortened pan. Although I'm sure it can get scary at higher speeds, I'm a little more worried about keeping the front end on the ground once the paddles are on it !

CentralWAbaja wrote:Cool looking little buggy.

Welcome to the dirt pile

Thank you and i'm happy to be here.

What are those centercaps? They look great, fantastic ride man.

Hotrod100 wrote:"...Thank you... I'm a little more worried about keeping the front end on the ground once the paddles are on it ! ..."

I don’t think you will have to worry about that . I run both 1300+ paddles or Desert Tracs aired down to 7# and 5#s respectively and there is not a problem albeit I have a smaller engine than you are (1776). One of the guys I know has a 2332 and he doesn't have a problem with "lift"; it can get light in the front end though.

After trying a lot of different front tire combinations I run Razor Backs and I suspect that you will end up running them yourself if you spend much time on the sand. They steer quite well on the sand which translates to less use of the turning brake which is hard on the spiders even with a supper diff. I run spindle mounts which I see you moved away from... good idea assuming you do not have front brakes; front brakes have a tendency to dig into the sand when applied and have been known to rip the steering wheel out of your hand during a panic stop to avoid a person crossing over your track. On the sand you can run long distances with the wheels pointing away from the direction you are traveling in (until you notice the trough in the sand you are making in you rear view mirrors); the steering tires do fix that problem quite nicely!

By using hubs, it is easier to remove a wheel to access the master cylinder than to pull the hood or fight a tall tire mounted on a spindle mount wheel.

My fuel tank is in the rear now for several reasons mostly because the old one leaked when it was full and you were sitting in any direction other than nose up the hill when it was warm out and the fuel expanded.

Again, nice looking buggy.

Lee

Chris V wrote:What are those centercaps? They look great, fantastic ride man.

Thank you. The center caps are aluminum ones I got at Pacific Customs. They are similar to these, just not as deep.

Ol'fogasaurus wrote:Hotrod100 wrote:"...Thank you... I'm a little more worried about keeping the front end on the ground once the paddles are on it ! ..."

I don’t think you will have to worry about that . I run both 1300+ paddles or Desert Tracs aired down to 7# and 5#s respectively and there is not a problem albeit I have a smaller engine than you are (1776). One of the guys I know has a 2332 and he doesn't have a problem with "lift"; it can get light in the front end though.

After trying a lot of different front tire combinations I run Razor Backs and I suspect that you will end up running them yourself if you spend much time on the sand. They steer quite well on the sand which translates to less use of the turning brake which is hard on the spiders even with a supper diff. I run spindle mounts which I see you moved away from... good idea assuming you do not have front brakes; front brakes have a tendency to dig into the sand when applied and have been known to rip the steering wheel out of your hand during a panic stop to avoid a person crossing over your track. On the sand you can run long distances with the wheels pointing away from the direction you are traveling in (until you notice the trough in the sand you are making in you rear view mirrors); the steering tires do fix that problem quite nicely!

By using hubs, it is easier to remove a wheel to access the master cylinder than to pull the hood or fight a tall tire mounted on a spindle mount wheel.

My fuel tank is in the rear now for several reasons mostly because the old one leaked when it was full and you were sitting in any direction other than nose up the hill when it was warm out and the fuel expanded.

Again, nice looking buggy.

Lee

Thank you for the comments and suggestions. I do have front disc brakes but when I plumbed them in I also installed an adjustable proportioning valve so I can dial out almost all of the front brakes. I will be using Razorbacks as well. I had to move my tank to the rear because, when I installed the rack and all the tubing for the front suspension, it took up all the room.

Good eye on the center caps Chris, I didn't notice those, or even know they existed... They look a little cleaner than those stamped chromed china tins.

I can't imagine how it couldn't be an wheels-up walking machine with a powerplant like that , you build it?