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M4wdFab

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Re: new buggy build
« Reply #165 on: February 18, 2025, 07:01:16 PM »
spare 20s maybe some diy beadlocks
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Re: new buggy build
« Reply #166 on: February 19, 2025, 04:08:43 PM »
Bling bling
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Re: new buggy build
« Reply #167 on: February 24, 2025, 07:01:26 PM »
when i have my spare 4t45 apart to weld up i need to pay more attention, apparently there are sprokets that can be swapped out to change overall final drive ratio? 

http://www.gmtuners.com/images/FWD_trans_ratios.pdf 
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Re: new buggy build
« Reply #168 on: February 28, 2025, 03:59:17 PM »
42 just fits on my tire machine ha
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Re: new buggy build
« Reply #169 on: February 28, 2025, 05:44:38 PM »
thats cool

Quote from: M4wdFab on February 24, 2025, 07:01:26 PM
when i have my spare 4t45 apart to weld up i need to pay more attention, apparently there are sprokets that can be swapped out to change overall final drive ratio? 

http://www.gmtuners.com/images/FWD_trans_ratios.pdf
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Re: new buggy build
« Reply #170 on: March 25, 2025, 02:52:21 PM »
finished two rigs today on the lift so pulled this thing in, rear swapped over to 40 spline outers and branik slugs.  will do front tomorrow am.

started up eye balling left side chassis boat side.  looks like a lot of work  ::)
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Re: new buggy build
« Reply #171 on: March 25, 2025, 04:06:01 PM »
Nothing says you have to do both sides…
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Re: new buggy build
« Reply #172 on: March 25, 2025, 04:36:08 PM »
watching humble pie video of me on breakover rock begs to differ.  its my main hang up on the left side belly. 
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Re: new buggy build
« Reply #173 on: April 04, 2025, 03:55:11 PM »
picked up my 42 from Scott that was holed on Mammoth.  all better and back mounted. 
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Re: new buggy build
« Reply #174 on: April 04, 2025, 03:59:48 PM »
I'm impressed that he's still doing that work!
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Re: new buggy build
« Reply #175 on: April 04, 2025, 04:12:17 PM »
not sure if he is humping tires still, but he answers txts and coordinates.  he has a few guys working for him in the shop
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Re: new buggy build
« Reply #176 on: April 09, 2025, 07:48:45 PM »
4 or 5 material try for a gasket that does not swell, shrink, or degreade with NAE10 road fuel

this stuff i found on ebay and it smells like real deal viton not the stuff on amazon that i think is just silocone or natural rubber listed as fake viton or HNBR


new cap gasket made and good initial seal tested good.   prior trys did not last a weekend of wheeling before failure and leakage. 

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Re: new buggy build
« Reply #177 on: April 09, 2025, 07:54:08 PM »
I was just thinking,  Potters associates may be able to help you they do seals and gaskets orings

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Re: new buggy build
« Reply #178 on: May 19, 2025, 10:07:55 AM »
lost a fuel pump and or fuel regulator Saturday afternoon at FF.
fuel was hot soaked a bit but not horrible.  ran to camp and grabbed a new pump and filter, changed both and good. 


wasnt able to really confirm if reg was bad, but pump was def not pumping with cell pressurized with air, and outlet open. 

regulator made the same weird osculating noises that square body swap i did was doing when same reg failed dead heading. so i think that's what happened and then pump failed because of that.  I had used a few amazon corvette regulators but have switched to the much more expensive WIX ones now. 
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Re: new buggy build
« Reply #179 on: May 21, 2025, 03:10:46 PM »
washed, inspected.


trail fuel plumbing and electric fixes tiddy'd up

full grease job

needs fuel and ready to load back for weekend. 
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