dimlight65 Posted June 25, 2015 Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 ... you know what as a adult i can say this statement made me not only throw up a little in my mouth but also burned a image in my head that will make me uhhhh Glad to be of service! Hope you can get to sleep tonight... so you can dream of me in a pair of Daisy Dukes! Muwahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted June 25, 2015 Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 Ok, this is NOT me admitting defeat. This is also not me saying I am definitely abandoning my design... but I did go back to Smiley's at lunch and bought a pair of 8" rods so I can investigate the possibility of maybe thinking about considering the factory setup. 3 Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted June 26, 2015 Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 Ok, I think I might have finally fingered it out. When I saw a Volkswagen Beetle today it hit me... I have always wanted a Baja Bug! What I want to build is not necessarily a Rally Car 1200, but a Baja 1200. 3 Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted June 26, 2015 Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 Yes, along those lines. 1 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted June 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 I got some orange paint... Just saying... 7 Quote Link to comment
Kirden Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 :w00t:That looks really fun Quote Link to comment
dukerollo Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 Yes! Do it. If you are going to be playing in the dirt I would recommend a 3 link with panhard bar for max articulation. Use the stock lower arm mounts and make a 3rd upper parallel bar offset to the right side of the axle. Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 Yes! Do it. If you are going to be playing in the dirt I would recommend a 3 link with panhard bar for max articulation. Use the stock lower arm mounts and make a 3rd upper parallel bar offset to the right side of the axle. I took a measurement of articulation with my design and, while not "Rock-Crawleresque," I'm sure it will suffice. John probably remembers the actual number but I have a bit over 2" in my head. With the full axle's bump being just another inch or two, and the fact that it is honestly going to be street driven 99.8% of the time therefore mainly for show, I'm confident my setup is going to work. Hell. worst thing that'll happen is it breaks and I die. Something's going to kill me someday anyway, might as well be something I love. 2 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted June 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 Something's going to kill me someday anyway, might as well be something I love. :thumbup: 1 Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted June 30, 2015 Report Share Posted June 30, 2015 We replaced the factory... 13mm? shanked bolt thingies in the front hangers with proper 1/2" bolts and hunkered the hell out of them. The only side to side movement now is slop in the Heim joints... or perhaps where the rods aren't jam nutted. Now that I think about it, the lack of jam nutting seems a more likely culprit. But I digress. There might be 1/16" inch of side to side play so I will not be running a Panhard bar or Watts link. I'm having a hard time NOT saying "Nanny nanny boo boo!" to John about this but he promised to not say it to me if we DID need a PB or WL so I'll try to keep my mouth shut. My typing fingers however... 1 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted June 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2015 We replaced the factory... 13mm? shanked bolt thingies in the front hangers with proper 1/2" bolts and hunkered the hell out of them. 3 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted July 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 Because rally car... 7 Quote Link to comment
Mattndew76 Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 weeeeeeeeeee 2 Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted August 5, 2015 Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 We had a quick grok of the car after work today. I've been waffling about whether to go high or low... AKA "Baja" vs "Pavement-Scraper," so we had a bit of a "Come to Jesus" about it. Unless I want to admit defeat on the modified ladder-bar arrangement, and I'm way too damned stubborn for that to happen, the easiest and quickest route to back-on-the-roadedness is to stay the course with the Baja theme. I said all of that so I could say this... we think we might have sussed out the shock situation in the rear. I just have to modify the axle's shock mount a wee bit and I think we can hit the frame's shock pickup point pretty easily. John will have pictures once we actually do anything about it I'm sure. Keep calm and carry one... or two. 2 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted August 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 And there's no going back now... B) 2 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted August 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 Tires on... Test fit... Thinking this will be pretty close to the static ride height, maybe an inch or so higher for more articulation. 3 Quote Link to comment
DaBlist Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 Lots of gravel back roads to play on? Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted August 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 Lots of gravel back roads to play on? I wouldn't say lots, but they're around. Plenty of dirt to play in though... ^_^ Real problem is that most of our gravel roads in this county have been paved in the last 10-15 years. If you travel a bit, there is fun to be had. :thumbup: 1 Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 Lots of gravel back roads to play on? To be perfectly honest, it will be more of an affectation than an actual Baja/Rally car. 99.82765% (or thereabouts) of its time will be spent on pavement... and I am secure enough in my... "Whateverness?" to be OK with that. 3 Quote Link to comment
Lockleaf Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 To be perfectly honest, it will be more of an affectation than an actual Baja/Rally car. 99.82765% (or thereabouts) of its time will be spent on pavement... and I am secure enough in my... "Whateverness?" to be OK with that. We always called this kind of lift/build mall rated, as opposed to trail rated. I'm glad your whateverness is secure, because regardless of dirt time, this build is sweet. Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted August 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Raised the back up 2" to see how it would look, then decided to chuck up a fender and a front wheel for the lolz... 6 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted August 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Heck, maybe we just leave the doors off... Sort of a Datto/Jeep hybrid... :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: 1 Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Heck, maybe we just leave the doors off... Sort of a Datto/Jeep hybrid... :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: Hmm, I hadn't thought of that. Let me see... NO. 3 Quote Link to comment
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