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M4wdFab

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Re: new buggy build
« Reply #90 on: May 10, 2024, 07:47:41 PM »
last two days this thing is really coming together. 

roof done, winch mount done, started on side tins. harness tabs in.  more painted. 

new masters came in tonight so i have some cad work to do to get them adapted to the willwood mount.  looks promising. 

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Re: new buggy build
« Reply #91 on: Today at 05:24:06 PM »
I think this thing is done for a shake down run next weekend.

full chassis painted and should harden up nice with the day off tomorrow. 

just waiting on another pack of hardware for last side tin, and a hydro fitting i have to swap for clearance to winch mount at full bump. 


solid rip for another 10 minutes around the property, crawls like a goat on any of my concrete walls.  burned off the header wrap steam.




steering has a hint of cavitation noises
lots of power
lots of gearing
brakes are 40% improved with new MCs and it now has more brake than i can push, so improvement would require assist or petal geo change. 

in a sketch situation, grabing cutting brakes doubles stopping power 

really lack of braking reversing idle power down a wall is what prompted wanting more brakes but i think its tolerable now. 


only one or two final things on my list
need to add oil pressure sheild at turbo inlet.  could be major safty issue if one of the 5 china fittings failed with hot oil up there 12" from my head.