yellowjacket buggy

yellowjacket · 07-06-2011, 01:25 PM

Painted buggy last weekend. Thought id throw pics up here of progress as I put it back together..ill try to keep adding pics as it should go together fairly quickly..

yellowjacket · 07-07-2011, 08:48 PM

Bedlined firewall tonite. Got cheap diy stuff from tsc.. not too bad I think:)

gothodgie · 07-07-2011, 09:51 PM

is it blue or is it just the light making it look that way? I like it either way... I guess it stuck to the lexan good then...

Did you sell the left over piece of material(don't remember the name) you used for your skid plate ?

yellowjacket · 07-07-2011, 10:38 PM

Firewall and floor are 16 gauge sheetmetal. I thought it had a blue sheen to it as well. Maybe it will dry black. Idk..
Yeah it is uhmw plastic. 7 times more abrasion resistant than steel. Gotta support it though...Still lookin to split a sheet w someone

oklahomawelder · 07-07-2011, 10:43 PM

Turned out good Rob....

gothodgie · 07-07-2011, 10:46 PM

So how much cash we talking about for it ?

jwend · 07-07-2011, 11:14 PM

Sweet color! I thought I already posted in this thread!?

tjjeepjeep · 07-08-2011, 08:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jwend

Sweet color!

x2 Looks great!

yellowjacket · 07-11-2011, 11:27 PM

Note to self... air bumps are a snug pinch fit into cans, so don't go heavy when painting cans. Wow they were tight to go in! Got a couple other things bolted in too...

yellowjacket · 07-11-2011, 11:29 PM

And here's a full bump side shot. Ride height has 20 inch belly, 8 inches of uptravel, 4 inch bumps in rear, 2 inch in front. Top of cage 6'2"... stay tuned for more

oklahomawelder · 07-12-2011, 12:05 AM

Its looking good Rob.... Wish I was at the same point....

dougg01 · 07-12-2011, 01:04 PM

that is looking real pretty. Like the arrangement of everything. It'll look good all scratched and chipped up too.

yellowjacket · 07-12-2011, 01:12 PM

Thanx. If it don't look all beat up after the first trip out I'm not trying hard enufd

yellowjacket · 07-17-2011, 08:11 PM

Seats and shifter.

Seats comin out one more time to slip in my rear firewall. I had one on the last buggy and loved it so I'm tryin to sneak one into this buggy too. It cuts noise from exhaust and rad fan, keeps mud and rain out from the back.

It be a two man operation w my back and trying to form it around seats so maybe Friday nite deal

Also got some kc daylighters on the front. Not wantin to hang uber expensive lights off the front, but I haven't had good success w cheapies either. Slap 10$ wall marts underneath as rocklights cause they ain't gonna last anyway.

Haddix505 · 07-17-2011, 08:51 PM

What u running for a motor?

yellowjacket · 07-17-2011, 09:15 PM

Standard. Same old. Boring.
Yup u guessed it... sbc. Stock bottom end, pepped up the top end a bit..

Sent from my LS670 using Tapatalk

pfreer3 · 07-17-2011, 09:26 PM

I've always had good luck with those style lights. They seem to take a beating though they look like they wouldn't.

yellowjacket · 07-17-2011, 09:36 PM

Yeah. Back in the day they were THE light to have....
They are still mounted well behind where front tire makes contact. Easily two feet behind.

Here's pic for referennce but not exact , as axle will be toward rear by six inches( front bumps will be in front of truss tube)

Sent from my LS670 using Tapatalk

oklahomawelder · 07-17-2011, 11:20 PM

Looking DAMN good Rob....

boomhauer · 07-17-2011, 11:36 PM

looks really good rob! only thing i see right off is maybe a lot of water (when it's raining) coming off the roof right onto the dash? maybe a small piece of channel might help with the runoff.

yellowjacket · 07-18-2011, 01:01 AM

Should miss the dash and go right onto me!:o

Yup this ain't gonna be the rig to take out in the gullywashers. My piggest peeve is when that cold harlan rain gets on ur neck, so I spent more detail on keeping that fron happining...

dougg01 · 07-18-2011, 01:25 PM

Nice progress.

Nothing wrong with a solid stock bottom end, good oiling, and some breathing. I'm still wondering why no one seems to have based a buggy on a duece looking thing (I mean 32 roadster). Naturally a highboy and it is plenty narrow. Throwing the front axle out in front is not only appealing, it's practically mandatory.

Keep up with the pictures.

pfreer3 · 07-18-2011, 08:39 PM

like this one.... I saw this one in Petersons and droolled over it several times.http://www.4wheeloffroad.com/feature...ggy/index.html

sorry for hi-jack...

carwash · 07-18-2011, 10:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dougg01

Nice progress.

Nothing wrong with a solid stock bottom end, good oiling, and some breathing. I'm still wondering why no one seems to have based a buggy on a duece looking thing (I mean 32 roadster). Naturally a highboy and it is plenty narrow. Throwing the front axle out in front is not only appealing, it's practically mandatory.

Keep up with the pictures.

how bout this one? competed against him in top truck last year...

dougg01 · 07-19-2011, 11:18 AM

Oh, I loved it and enjoy the unique sound it has too. We had the DVD on order so fast it wasn't funny. The room inside the chop looked okay, but visibility appeared to be limited.

A few years earlier there was a 60s ford truck too and there are a smattering of them here and there, but I have yet to see a duece-bodied crawler. The tudor bodies were very well represented in mud racing for years and most used a flimsy version that was super light. I'm just thinking the look might be right, you get some protection from flying and falling debris, and it would be something different from an exposed-tube buggy. One of the biggest reasons I despise the France Family Farce is the cookie-cutter crap (they claim an advantage is to help keep down costs too....whatever) and the Car of Tomorrow only makes it worse.

I'm a snob on this. I prefer vehicles that have character verses the lemming approach. Even the Yeti looked unique among all but a couple rigs at TTC. When I go to a car show or cruise in and see 10 cars with the same 20" wheels, regardless of how they fit the car or not, I generally avoid them because 'its what everyone has'.

Maybe I'll draw up a concept of what I am thinking. A stinger that looks and functions much like a headlight bar on a duece might be cool. Sprint car headers with a cap.....
Bobbed rear fenders....

A nose-less Willys might look good too. Dennis' mud truck is plain wicked. If he got into southern-style crawling he'd unseat Tim as the video download king. The John Force of off road....hitting the loud pedal until he sees Elvis.

Sorry for the hijack.

Please, keep us updated. LOVE IT.....

07-06-2011, 01:25 PM	#1
yellowjacket barely breathing Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: alexandria, ky Posts: 889	yellowjacket buggy Painted buggy last weekend. Thought id throw pics up here of progress as I put it back together..ill try to keep adding pics as it should go together fairly quickly.. __________________ my next rig will be on the trail before zuk 2.0 will

07-07-2011, 08:48 PM	#2
yellowjacket barely breathing Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: alexandria, ky Posts: 889	Bedlined firewall tonite. Got cheap diy stuff from tsc.. not too bad I think:) __________________ my next rig will be on the trail before zuk 2.0 will

07-07-2011, 09:51 PM	#3
gothodgie Join Date: May 2009 Location: loveland Posts: 843 Images: 49	is it blue or is it just the light making it look that way? I like it either way... I guess it stuck to the lexan good then... Did you sell the left over piece of material(don't remember the name) you used for your skid plate ? __________________ chris hodges 96 fzj80 3x locked, 4"lift, 37s, homebrew sliders and bumpers,a work in progress 71 fj55, SOA, locked...The jungle bus... retired

07-07-2011, 10:38 PM	#4
yellowjacket barely breathing Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: alexandria, ky Posts: 889	Firewall and floor are 16 gauge sheetmetal. I thought it had a blue sheen to it as well. Maybe it will dry black. Idk.. Yeah it is uhmw plastic. 7 times more abrasion resistant than steel. Gotta support it though...Still lookin to split a sheet w someone __________________ my next rig will be on the trail before zuk 2.0 will

07-07-2011, 10:46 PM	#6
gothodgie Join Date: May 2009 Location: loveland Posts: 843 Images: 49	So how much cash we talking about for it ? __________________ chris hodges 96 fzj80 3x locked, 4"lift, 37s, homebrew sliders and bumpers,a work in progress 71 fj55, SOA, locked...The jungle bus... retired

07-07-2011, 10:43 PM	#5
oklahomawelder Tradin' Fool Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 86	Turned out good Rob....

07-07-2011, 11:14 PM	#7
jwend Did I offend you? Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Independence, ky Posts: 544	Sweet color! I thought I already posted in this thread!? __________________ Dont look @ me in that tone of voice or I WILL PUNCH YOU IN THE SHIRT! :mad:

07-11-2011, 11:27 PM	#9
yellowjacket barely breathing Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: alexandria, ky Posts: 889	Note to self... air bumps are a snug pinch fit into cans, so don't go heavy when painting cans. Wow they were tight to go in! Got a couple other things bolted in too... __________________ my next rig will be on the trail before zuk 2.0 will Last edited by yellowjacket; 07-11-2011 at 11:35 PM.

07-11-2011, 11:29 PM	#10
yellowjacket barely breathing Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: alexandria, ky Posts: 889	And here's a full bump side shot. Ride height has 20 inch belly, 8 inches of uptravel, 4 inch bumps in rear, 2 inch in front. Top of cage 6'2"... stay tuned for more __________________ my next rig will be on the trail before zuk 2.0 will Last edited by yellowjacket; 07-11-2011 at 11:38 PM.

07-12-2011, 12:05 AM	#11
oklahomawelder Tradin' Fool Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 86	Its looking good Rob.... Wish I was at the same point....

07-12-2011, 01:04 PM	#12
dougg01 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: NE Scott County, KY Posts: 39	that is looking real pretty. Like the arrangement of everything. It'll look good all scratched and chipped up too.

07-12-2011, 01:12 PM	#13
yellowjacket barely breathing Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: alexandria, ky Posts: 889	Thanx. If it don't look all beat up after the first trip out I'm not trying hard enufd __________________ my next rig will be on the trail before zuk 2.0 will

07-17-2011, 08:11 PM	#14
yellowjacket barely breathing Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: alexandria, ky Posts: 889	Seats and shifter. Seats comin out one more time to slip in my rear firewall. I had one on the last buggy and loved it so I'm tryin to sneak one into this buggy too. It cuts noise from exhaust and rad fan, keeps mud and rain out from the back. It be a two man operation w my back and trying to form it around seats so maybe Friday nite deal Also got some kc daylighters on the front. Not wantin to hang uber expensive lights off the front, but I haven't had good success w cheapies either. Slap 10$ wall marts underneath as rocklights cause they ain't gonna last anyway. __________________ my next rig will be on the trail before zuk 2.0 will Last edited by yellowjacket; 07-17-2011 at 08:23 PM.

07-17-2011, 08:51 PM	#15
Haddix505 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Bethel,oh Posts: 134	What u running for a motor? __________________ Jeeps are cute. Barbe drives one.

07-17-2011, 09:15 PM	#16
yellowjacket barely breathing Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: alexandria, ky Posts: 889	Standard. Same old. Boring. Yup u guessed it... sbc. Stock bottom end, pepped up the top end a bit.. Sent from my LS670 using Tapatalk __________________ my next rig will be on the trail before zuk 2.0 will

07-17-2011, 09:26 PM	#17
pfreer3 Old Newb Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Independence Posts: 49	I've always had good luck with those style lights. They seem to take a beating though they look like they wouldn't.

07-17-2011, 09:36 PM	#18
yellowjacket barely breathing Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: alexandria, ky Posts: 889	Yeah. Back in the day they were THE light to have.... They are still mounted well behind where front tire makes contact. Easily two feet behind. Here's pic for referennce but not exact , as axle will be toward rear by six inches( front bumps will be in front of truss tube) Sent from my LS670 using Tapatalk __________________ my next rig will be on the trail before zuk 2.0 will

07-17-2011, 11:20 PM	#19
oklahomawelder Tradin' Fool Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 86	Looking DAMN good Rob....

07-17-2011, 11:36 PM	#20
boomhauer Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 188	looks really good rob! only thing i see right off is maybe a lot of water (when it's raining) coming off the roof right onto the dash? maybe a small piece of channel might help with the runoff. __________________ 95 yj, fresh fuel injected 302, c-6, twin sticked 205, 3 linked high pinion d60 front, double trianulated 4 linked 14 bolt rear (all aluminum links) locked both ends, 4:56 gears, full hydro steering, high steer, 4 wheel discs, 16" 2.5 fox air shocks, 39.5" irok's. just finishing a full frame-up redo thanks to a great friend and one knowledgable(sp?) s.o.b casey cravens for without him this could not have been done in such a short time and done right! LOOK OUT "WHITEY" HERE I COME!!!

07-18-2011, 01:01 AM	#21
yellowjacket barely breathing Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: alexandria, ky Posts: 889	Should miss the dash and go right onto me!:o Yup this ain't gonna be the rig to take out in the gullywashers. My piggest peeve is when that cold harlan rain gets on ur neck, so I spent more detail on keeping that fron happining... __________________ my next rig will be on the trail before zuk 2.0 will

07-18-2011, 01:25 PM	#22
dougg01 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: NE Scott County, KY Posts: 39	Nice progress. Nothing wrong with a solid stock bottom end, good oiling, and some breathing. I'm still wondering why no one seems to have based a buggy on a duece looking thing (I mean 32 roadster). Naturally a highboy and it is plenty narrow. Throwing the front axle out in front is not only appealing, it's practically mandatory. Keep up with the pictures.

07-18-2011, 08:39 PM	#23
pfreer3 Old Newb Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Independence Posts: 49	like this one.... I saw this one in Petersons and droolled over it several times.http://www.4wheeloffroad.com/feature...ggy/index.html sorry for hi-jack...

07-19-2011, 11:18 AM	#25
dougg01 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: NE Scott County, KY Posts: 39	Oh, I loved it and enjoy the unique sound it has too. We had the DVD on order so fast it wasn't funny. The room inside the chop looked okay, but visibility appeared to be limited. A few years earlier there was a 60s ford truck too and there are a smattering of them here and there, but I have yet to see a duece-bodied crawler. The tudor bodies were very well represented in mud racing for years and most used a flimsy version that was super light. I'm just thinking the look might be right, you get some protection from flying and falling debris, and it would be something different from an exposed-tube buggy. One of the biggest reasons I despise the France Family Farce is the cookie-cutter crap (they claim an advantage is to help keep down costs too....whatever) and the Car of Tomorrow only makes it worse. I'm a snob on this. I prefer vehicles that have character verses the lemming approach. Even the Yeti looked unique among all but a couple rigs at TTC. When I go to a car show or cruise in and see 10 cars with the same 20" wheels, regardless of how they fit the car or not, I generally avoid them because 'its what everyone has'. Maybe I'll draw up a concept of what I am thinking. A stinger that looks and functions much like a headlight bar on a duece might be cool. Sprint car headers with a cap..... Bobbed rear fenders.... A nose-less Willys might look good too. Dennis' mud truck is plain wicked. If he got into southern-style crawling he'd unseat Tim as the video download king. The John Force of off road....hitting the loud pedal until he sees Elvis. Sorry for the hijack. Please, keep us updated. LOVE IT.....