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M4wdFab
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Re: matts buggy build
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November 11, 2013, 12:55:42 PM »
not practical
have the Janitor for most things
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November 12, 2013, 09:10:03 AM »
Bah water temp and voltmeter didn't even turn on last night. Gotta return them. Lame
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November 13, 2013, 09:47:11 AM »
Front and rear suspension finished for trail testing minus longer link bolts. Rear droops out nicely, need to measure for limit straps and tie in bump stop mounts to the frame. Needs more tube in the rear somehow. Exhaust pulled last night to install O2 sensors, water temp sensor installed in block, 3 fans wired, front driveshaft changed for better angle, front and rear axles gone through and spider gears welded on the 60, rear 14b Detroit works great for being older than I am
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November 13, 2013, 12:00:06 PM »
Topsy turvy 3.2!!!!
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November 13, 2013, 12:21:23 PM »
Looking good. Is there any bracing on the bump cans?
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November 13, 2013, 12:38:16 PM »
Looking good man
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November 13, 2013, 03:02:31 PM »
Will be shopping for sway bars soon. Liquid Iron carries some nice stuff.
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November 13, 2013, 04:44:19 PM »
bump cans and some chassis tubes braces have been left out until rear suspention and sway bar is in
axles centered up and rear suspention full welded. soon as exhaust is back in, should be ready for rip around #3 at a good pace
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November 13, 2013, 09:50:22 PM »
My sway bar has been holding up pretty well. Cant vouch for HighSpeed Driving... my jeep tops out at maybe 35ish.
But lots of flex when crawling and lots of flop and roll action since installation.
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http://www.polyperformance.com/shop/Universal-Antirock-Sway-Bar-Kits-p-17993.html
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November 13, 2013, 11:39:07 PM »
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1288513
Good potential issue that got brought up in my pirate thread. Seems to have happened on a bunch Of rigs with fans blowing on fuel cells. Cell ends up acting as a heat sink and in turn boils fuel under vacuum at fuel pump inlet. Cavitation ruins pumps after awhile.
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November 14, 2013, 07:54:00 AM »
Run it and see if it is a problem. Probably won't be until the dead of summer. Or just make a heat shield now.
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November 14, 2013, 09:53:21 AM »
get of pirate and get back in the shop to finish this thing
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November 14, 2013, 09:53:58 AM »
Did you even read the thread
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November 14, 2013, 09:56:02 AM »
skimmed words, got a headace with pirate people taking about fuel and boiling vapor temp, saw no pictures to make my own assessment, moved on.
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November 14, 2013, 11:13:35 AM »
Chief of not learning from others' mistakes but getting lucky about things anyway.
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