SteerAndStuff
Spotter Required
Time to start getting back onto the the forums more. Here is my build thread on the new buggy after selling my old GoatBuilt Ibex that I had cut in half twice and remodeled to make more inline with what I was doing. I first built it with the idea of doing a little of the local racing but after racing twice I decided racing just isn't my thing and retired out with a 100% win ratio. So then making a larger chassis do more rock crawler things was the thing with adding a back seat that rarely got used, redoing the front end for better visibility and aesthetics, and adding rear steer.
So after seeing the other JHF builds I really liked the style of the chassis and with only a one car garage building a chassis at home didn't sound appealing. So got the chassis and axles ordered from JHF and started the parts gathering. Here is a rundown of the parts list so far:
*I should preface the name. Years ago in Moab on Escalator a friend got jammed in and couldn't move. He asked for a spot and at that point I told him to just "steer and stuff" since he was stuck. After that it became a colloquial term and now I'm just running with it. I'll see if I can add a clip of the video sometime.
So after seeing the other JHF builds I really liked the style of the chassis and with only a one car garage building a chassis at home didn't sound appealing. So got the chassis and axles ordered from JHF and started the parts gathering. Here is a rundown of the parts list so far:
- Chassis: JHF Trail chassis
- Engine: GM 3.9L LGD from 2009 Impala
- 250 Llamathrusts of power
- Transmission: 700R4 (60° bellhousing from 1984 2.8 S10)
- TCI Full manual reverse valve body w/ braking along with other pump and internal modifications
- Transfer case: Dana 300 (27spline input, 32 spline rear output)
- Midnight Metalwork Rock Box housing
- Axles: JHF portal axles using Toyota 8" 3rds
- 4.88 gears. Yukon Grizzly locker front/Yukon zip locker rear
*I should preface the name. Years ago in Moab on Escalator a friend got jammed in and couldn't move. He asked for a spot and at that point I told him to just "steer and stuff" since he was stuck. After that it became a colloquial term and now I'm just running with it. I'll see if I can add a clip of the video sometime.
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