My chenowth 4lwd upgrades *Now Honda swap*
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My chenowth 4lwd upgrades *Now Honda swap*
Hey guys I don't post much here, I was more of a lurker. It seems though there are more hardcore "do it yourself er's" here so I'll be attending the fun more often.
I've had this buggy for a couple years now and just started to have some time to really tear into it. I will be building all my suspension parts from scratch. Here are the plans I have for the buggy.
-New chromoly 6" beam with tube towers for a 2.0x10 coilover and 2.0x10 bypass.
-chromoly 4" front trailing arms
-3x5 chromoly microstub arms
-2.0x14 coilover and 2.5x16 bypass for the rear
-full fiberglass body
-2.5 turbo subaru
-some misc frame changes
I've had this buggy for a couple years now and just started to have some time to really tear into it. I will be building all my suspension parts from scratch. Here are the plans I have for the buggy.
-New chromoly 6" beam with tube towers for a 2.0x10 coilover and 2.0x10 bypass.
-chromoly 4" front trailing arms
-3x5 chromoly microstub arms
-2.0x14 coilover and 2.5x16 bypass for the rear
-full fiberglass body
-2.5 turbo subaru
-some misc frame changes
Last edited by fordfreak on Mon Oct 21, 2019 9:40 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: My chenowth 4lwd upgrades
Welcome friend. Some call it the dirt pile I call it the garage and shop pile ill let u decide
I just wanna drive it that's it.
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Re: My chenowth 4lwd upgrades
C'mon...... where is the welding porn?
I happen to know that there are more pics of this little project floating around
I happen to know that there are more pics of this little project floating around
It is not Mickey Moused.....It's Desert Engineered!
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Re: My chenowth 4lwd upgrades
Good to see you over here Fordfreak.
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Re: My chenowth 4lwd upgrades
Yeah, I had to PM him on TOS! I think we smell!
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Whats up sumguy! I just saw your PM getr. I sent a reply. Ok on with the pics...
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Here are the 3x5 arms and fixture I made...
I used 4130 for everything on the arm except for the bearing flange. All the plate is .100". I cut all the parts on the band saw. Only the spring plate and bearing flange was laser'd.
I used 4130 for everything on the arm except for the bearing flange. All the plate is .100". I cut all the parts on the band saw. Only the spring plate and bearing flange was laser'd.
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Re: My chenowth 4lwd upgrades
That's a pretty slick fixture for the trailing arms!
Nice work!
Nice work!
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"If everything seems under control, you're just not
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Here's a breather/catch can I made...
The cap was made from solid and the can from tube. The lid and body meet with a matching taper and is air tight!
I filled the can with these plastic scours for my needed surface area...
The cap was made from solid and the can from tube. The lid and body meet with a matching taper and is air tight!
I filled the can with these plastic scours for my needed surface area...
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Re: My chenowth 4lwd upgrades
Sweet! Nice jigs, welds and machine work!
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Re: My chenowth 4lwd upgrades
Are they held together with just the taper, or did you use those set screws?fordfreak wrote:The cap was made from solid and the can from tube. The lid and body meet with a matching taper and is air tight!
Devastator's Build Thread
Sandrail
2.4 liter, supercharged Chevy Ecotec
"If everything seems under control, you're just not
going fast enough."
Mario Andretti
Sandrail
2.4 liter, supercharged Chevy Ecotec
"If everything seems under control, you're just not
going fast enough."
Mario Andretti
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Re: My chenowth 4lwd upgrades
Thanks for the compliments guys! I love doing this stuff... too bad you cant make any real money doing it. ha no offense to the guys with shops.
The taper actually held really tight if you gave it a little tap, but I didnt want to rely on that so I put the set screws in. They just dig lightly into the can.
The taper actually held really tight if you gave it a little tap, but I didnt want to rely on that so I put the set screws in. They just dig lightly into the can.
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Re: My chenowth 4lwd upgrades
Looking good! Hows the front arms coming?
It is not Mickey Moused.....It's Desert Engineered!
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Re: My chenowth 4lwd upgrades
Nice, real nice! Yea buddy you do belong here. This is the best online off-road shop on the net. Pretty open here. Post some more of that welding porn will ya?