Ok. I think I may be bringing home the chassis and the tubing bender back from the farm finally this weekend. Simple since I can chuck it in the back of the pick-up.
With the help of some odds and ends (and a gearbox) from member Nelly, I've got a jump start on assembling this thing from scratch rather than cannibalizing one of my other buggies. The biggest help was a giant bag of misc FL350R nuts and bolts. Huuuuuuge help for a bare-frame-up project.
I know this build thread is a crazy mess of tangents and what not, but it's time to get to this buggy already.
Most of it has been accumulated already. I've been waiting to sell my '88 Zilla to make some room, but it just ins't happening. And my house has been for sale, so I couldn't destroy my garage. Aaaaand been waiting to get my new compressor up and running, and old one sold. Well, Zilla can roll in/out and can fit in my truck when someone wants to see the house; buggy can be covered with a sheet; compressors are running / sold respectively; wife can be overcome with a fall anniversary trip someplace warm and sandy. lol
It is time.
Most recent plans...lol...1. Stock frame with a couple hoops / braces for front LT and alternative rear; fresh paint; spare tire rack; tree bars; maybe stretched 4-5" in front.
2. LT front with used Fox Air 2.0's (from a Drakart), custom tube a-arms; heims; LT500R brake calipers/discs.
3. Stock rear arms/towers already powder coated, new bearings in, and waiting; stock pilot rear shocks.
4. Stock gearbox (from Nelly). Will open it up, replace input shaft bearing, inspect everything, and close it up.
5. Rotax 467 L/C with E/S. Basic inspection & light overhaul, plus conversion to single carb intake.
6. Honda Civic Racing radiator & fan; overflow bottle from sled
7. Fuel tank...right now it's look like it will be a modified stocker -OR- a spun universal.
8. Seat will be stock unless I get a line on one that will fit right.
9. Tires are brand new Mud Lites 22x11-10 rears and 21-7-10 fronts
10. Rear brake will be same single-rotor, but will try to fit the sportbike caliper I've got; pressure splitter/adjuster.
11. Body panel kit similar to my current buggy
12. Sled gages + EGT + Voltage and maybe a Vapor (again) on a stationary mount (not another steering wheel pod).
13. Custom front bumper
14. Custom electrical harness with stock battery box
15. LED headlamps and rear red running light
16. Front winch
17. Farr pipe (but not sure since I won't be using their
Engine mount).
And who knows...maybe when I'm done with this, I'll build one of those SnowZilla machines out of my parts stash. ;)