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I keep running into situations where the regular standby pipe jacks are difficult to use to adjust buggy height. The adjuster spins in axis with the support leg, so you need to make sure you have clearance, but the legs spread out so much at the bottom putting two next to each other in the width...

Some of them are older Light Racing dies, I can't recall where I purchased from. Likely PolyPerformance. A couple others are Karteks house brand.

I was out on vacation the last few weeks, but I did manage to make some progress just prior. I finished mounting the fuel cell, the only part left is the cooler rack over the top to come in future. I took a piece of 1-1/2" .095w box and cut/coped it to fit and burned it in to act as a secondary...

I needed to mount the fuel cell and while a couple straps or pieces of angle and some threaded would suffice, I couldn't get myself to do it. I wanted to integrate as much in the way of common mounting points to unitize the rear and add some cohesiveness. I took measurements and drew up a...

Bypasses are just going on the axle. 2.5 coilovers (which I had) means I can't really tune a motion ratio well at this kind of weight/use because of springs. Just a 2" flap wheel on a 1/4" die grinder. Just had to knock off any high spots, took maybe a minute per can. If I was doing this...

John, I cannot take most of the credit. Up until the last few steps I was just the monkey following directions and welding what was predesigned and built. I clearly lost my focus the last few months in fact, but I think I have regained some clarity. For welding gas, when I was cranking along...

Since it has been 7 months, maybe I should update this? Life got in the way, had to gut and remodel a bathroom, do some major changes to the Dodge, holidays, vacation, work, etc. I've been stabbing at this when I can and am finally starting to get back on a roll. The current project(s) is to...

I must get 3-4 hummingbirds flying in a year. They come in through the big opening, but then they see the skylights and they cannot be deterred from thinking it's the only way out. At one point I went on the roof and covered the skylights with towels and that convinced them to leave. My new go...

A friend has also since recommended those style stripping discs. I've only ever used them before with paint, but it sounds like they are the ticket. Yea, this was me trying not to have my buddy load 2 material thicknesses on his plasma table for, me not so much a design benefit. Next time, the...

Lots of things in the works, but not a whole lot of things happening currently. I modeled up the rear (incorrectly, inside to inside and outside to outside are different :rolleyes: ) and had Jason @ECAutoandIronFabrication shoot out some upper shock mounts and a gas tank mount. The plate he...

Progressing on multiple fronts the last month. The fuel tank was a dilemma. The tank Goatbuilt makes is 18 gallons, which is a good amount but light for a long trip with a heavy buggy and healthy 6.0L and I hate carrying extra fuel cans. The space between the two vertical bars is right at 22.5"...

These diffs are getting setup using the Carl Jantz theory for offroad gearset longevity. Tight BL to account for carrier and pinion (not so much in a 14 bolt) deflection with 42" tires being pushed by an 81:1 crawl ratio and 500ft/lbs. He actually suggest .002, which I might do on the front end...

I was one more setup away on the pinion preload. It's tight, right at 35in/lbs, so break in will have to be slow. Backlash is tight as well, on purpose, at .004" so it all works together I guess. A couple neighborhood rides when it all runs with dino oil before putting some 250wt synthetic in...

They're both buried in my garage build thread. Links to the posts that they start at below: https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/big-little-garage-30x34-attached.277895/post-6243915 https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/big-little-garage-30x34-attached.277895/page-13#post-8813589...

I only know how to do it one way:ROFLMAO:

Some minor progress the last couple months. I did build the doubler. I incorrectly added the input shaft seal and retainer, it's not needed on this later revision Magnum. It was removed before I married the two. I am waiting for NWF to finish prototyping their new titan shorty output for the...

I would imagine it is quite stable. I built one for my saw that raised it to a more appropriate working height and did not increase the width beyond what it looks like he has there and it is very solid.

It as a pretty healthy fillet and a chamfer, combined with the pinion angle up at 7°, it shouldn't be major issue as is. Thanks! This weekend I started working on the transfer case. The patient is a Ford NP205 of 1977 vintage. It belonged to a friend that has since passed, he was going to...

I have a couple, and have access to a 3rd. The first one that is at work is a Bosch cheapy: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GJ40TOM/?tag=atomicindus08-20 It works well enough, but the red laser is hard to see in a lot situations. Good in a room, not quite so good in a shop with any big doors...