Recent content by vogelj

Double post!

I don't have an LTG but I have friends that are building buggies with them and a lot has to do with how they are set up. What converter, gearing, axle ratio, portals? I think the LTG Ecotec has around 250 HP and I would be willing to bet my junkyard 5.3 is close to that!

It should be a roller very soon.

lol, I strongly considered building a Hulse chassis! I am definitely building the Ironman car. I have several friends building Hulse cars right now though.

This is the info that is given for the Hulse Cars.

I have no idea what that graph means! I think you might be overthinking it though. When I bought my portals from Jesse he gave me the advice listed below. I would start there and adjust it to fit your chassis. - Typically 8° combined Caster and Pinion Angle -Front: 6° Caster, 2°...

You have made good progress, but those bars at the B pillar look like you are just asking to knock yourself out. I would look at those again.

Yes, those are awesome! I ordered his original with the easy entry doors.

I have an Ironman chassis on order. It should be here by June.

That ended up fitting pretty well. Nice work.

Yes, I do not want to cut the front frame to fit the portals. I figured I could sell the chassis now. I was afraid that I would cut it up and then not be happy with it, and the chassis would be junk at that point. I put a deposit on a chassis built for portals, so I will start a new thread...

Looks like a great build! Im in for the 3.9 700R4 tech. Did you do anything to refresh the engine?

A few portal buggies are using this chassis. Paul raised the frame rail around 3" or so for most of them. I planned on using my old axles, so I didn't bother having him change anything.

@woody, I agree! The way this is set up is also pretty close to the skid place. I can add some angle to the engine to raise it some, but I believe it's around 4 degree's already.

Mine does look a little lower! If you have a measurement, that would be great. How many inches is your transmission pan off the skid plate?