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Old July 10th, 2008, 08:32 PM   #26 (Link to post)
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No problem, dood. :thumbsup:It looks much better there than on my workbench. (where mine is)
The only problem is that the bourbon is gone now.

Let me know how it works once you get that far.

Buggy looks great, btw.
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Old July 10th, 2008, 08:40 PM   #27 (Link to post)
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So where are you taking it wheeling first?
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Old July 10th, 2008, 10:03 PM   #28 (Link to post)
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There's a guy that has some property that's only a couple hours from my home town. Might take it there, might go west a few hours and test it at another local area. Neither one of them are big or exciting, but I just want a short day trip that will provide a couple of hill climbs, articulation tests, and side hills.

After it's broken in and the kinks are discovered and worked out...it's going to Gilbert to try to run a trail that nobody has run without winching.
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That cooler is in severe danger in the event of a rollover...I want to see a triangulated rollcage...for the cooler
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Old July 11th, 2008, 04:17 PM   #30 (Link to post)
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Progress:

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radiator protection (will be screened with expanded steel):


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profile (tire is in about the correct spot in relation to the chassis for ride height):
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