Zach’s buggy build

bbtank45 · 09-12-2018, 02:51 PM

Looking good. Is the red salvaged CJ frame?....If so, id think about starting with fresh tube! Just my .02

Smiddy24 · 09-12-2018, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by bbtank45

Looking good. Is the red salvaged CJ frame?....If so, id think about starting with fresh tube! Just my .02

Nope! It's the new box frame we are making. The old CJ7 frame was cracked and rusting out.

bbtank45 · 09-13-2018, 08:57 AM

Good call, look forward to seeing progress

jeepmanjeff · 09-13-2018, 12:58 PM

Picked up ALL the steel today from Industrial Tube and Steel. highly recommend them. I called 2 other steel places and tubing is over $7 per foot for 1.75x120 wall. They sold it to me for $3.67!

Brody is bringing me I-Beams for a Jig I am going to build for frames and then we will be off to the races!

jeepmanjeff · 09-13-2018, 01:00 PM

There will be more tubing in the front section as well

93 Krawler · 09-13-2018, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by jeepmanjeff

Picked up ALL the steel today from Industrial Tube and Steel. highly recommend them. I called 2 other steel places and tubing is over $7 per foot for 1.75x120 wall. They sold it to me for $3.67!

That is a good price. Did you call Hirschberg Steel? It was $3.85 per foot with tax when I bought all that tube. A lot of places rip off the public.

WrenchMonkey · 09-13-2018, 04:20 PM

Nice! I like it...

Looking at the S-curves at the rear of the box frame, are those needed for clearance? Or to mount something? They might be simpler and stronger if you just bent one 45 and straight down to the crossmember...

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bbtank45 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ross, OH Posts: 200	Good call, look forward to seeing progress __________________ 1985 4runner "Redneck Gigalo"

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