My Buggy Build

[Salt-Man]

its based on the 78 bronco frame. I put in a D60 rear end with a trac-loc. A 460. C6. 203 range box . Np205. Coil over shocks on all 4 corners. Dual front shocks n a fuel cell. The doubler I put together myself using the stock coupler. It would be better in a long wheel base. My rear shaft is only around 13" lol. And the buggy will have a aluminum skinned tube body
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[buffs 78 ford]

Pics would be nice ...:D:D

[Salt-Man]

Yes they would ! Do you have any ? Lol sorry Buffy the Tramp Slayer. Ill get some up soon. Its a pain to do with just the phone. But I will make it happen Capt-in. Its not much to look at right now and hard to get a good pic of but I may be pushin it out to clean the shop anyways. Oh! Im made some uprights n race mufflers too

[Blue79]

Yes they would ! Do you have any ? Lol sorry Buffy the Tramp Slayer.
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[buffs 78 ford]

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[Salt-Man]

admit it ! You know you'v missed me??? Ill get some pic's up soon

[Salt-Man]

i tried to post some pictures but couldnt get into my photobucket and Im not downloadin shit to my phone. But Ill figure somethin out for ya Buff-Man

[littlezell]

ya better...sounds like it is nice...

[Johnny]

Yep... same old Rick...

[Salt-Man]

ya didnt think I was off at Etiquite School this whole time did ya ? Its really hard to get a good picture off it to where it gives justice to what it is. I mean its not all painted up pretty or nothin. And the bodys not on it. I brought the body up to the shop and was goin to push it out n snap some pics but its rainin today. I dont know if they will let me upload pics at the library or not??

[Ranger429]

What did you do with the Bronco you were building?

[Salt-Man]

:dummy well ????? This is it ??? My wants n desires changed as they always do ? So when we decided to move out to the property were at I needed something more suited to the task it will be performing. So long story short I pulled the body n traded that for some other parts I needed ?? I still wanted to keep the bases of the 78 Bronco. But the body would have been too heavy for my needs. So I sent it off to a good home with a mechanic at a local Ford dealership

[Salt-Man]

ok.. I got the power steering pump mounted n plumbed in and mounted the super charger. Its gettin close. I think I should push it out n hang the tube body from the chainfall now before the snow comes ??

[Johnny]

A picture tells a thousand words... you just type them...

[redmt79]

Okay, I am curious about this supercharger, how does it mount? I am confused with the whole spacer deal.

[Salt-Man]

it mounts like any accessary. Its a mcCulloch which is who paxton bought out. So its a early generation paxton. It came on the desoto. Its a vs57 look it up. They didnt put out a ton of pressure but this has been modded somewheres along its path. So I wont know what it puts out till I gauge it after its running

[Salt-Man]

A picture tells a thousand words... you just type them...

I cant post any yet. I have no home computer. Well I have one but no land line. I have them on my phone but cant load them to the site. Set up the site so I can upload them n I will. You can do them like that on facebook???

[redmt79]

Pressuring the manifold below the carb aint gonna work. That 'charger is made to blow through a carb. You would also need a carb setup for this.

[redmt79]

I cant post any yet. I have no home computer. Well I have one but no land line. I have them on my phone but cant load them to the site. Set up the site so I can upload them n I will. You can do them like that on facebook???

You need a picture hosting site like photobucket or supermotors, etc. Then you can link the photos here.

[Salt-Man]

I know how to post them. I couldnt access it last time I tried. And your lodgic makes no sence to me. Its not a high pressure blower for one. And if it can come thru the carb why not below it. Im goin to give it a shot. Thats the whole idea for me. People said I couldnt build a doubler by hand too and I did it. Im goin to make a nozzle so it dont blow up ? But I appreciate your input. Thats why I come here. But I have to atlest try. I can always remove shit.....

[Salt-Man]

oh and this blower was modified by someone. It no longer needs the solinoid to work. And to do a blow thru edelbrock why cant you just run the vent tubes outside the hat. That way your not pressurizing your bowls?

[redmt79]

If you pressure below the carb without drawing through it, you will not get any fuel out of the venturies. A standard carb operates by having vacuum below it, not pressure. You are basically doing the same thing as adding a hugh vacuum leak below the carb. Even if you get it to run, I highly doubt you could jet the carb fat enough to work.

[Salt-Man]

Ok. Kinda makes sence and I will give it some thought. Thanks

[Salt-Man]

ok. I talked to my Dad about this. He said he ran it just like that on his small block 400 chevy and it ran great.

[Gilligan]

ok. I talked to my Dad about this. He said he ran it just like that on his small block 400 chevy and it ran great.

You have to be thoroughly confused about what it was exactly that your "Dad did" that worked. Think carefully about what it is you are saying here; in a nutshell you said: "I'm gonna pressurize the intake and not expect the air to flow backwards striaght up right outa the carb and air cleaner. Where I'm gonna get fuel while air is flowing backwards outa the carb..not sure yet".:D

You certainly cannot pressurize just the intake directly, bypassing the carb, and you cannot blow through the carb unless you place the entire carb in a plenum box and blow through that.

I've done several of the 'blow through carb' turbo setups. Heck, there was a 534 cubic inch V8 marine engine around for many years that came factory with big turbos and a Holley 4-barrel in a blow-through plenum box. Some are still around; a buddy has a pair in a '62 Hatteras sportfish.

And then, of course, there is the most common option..the carb is mounted on the suction/air-intake side of the blower. :p

[Gilligan]

From the installation manual for the VS-57 we find this little nugget:

The Model VS-57 supercharger has been designed for installation before the carburetor
in the overall carburetion system. Under no circumstances should the supercharger
be installed between the carburetor and the intake manifold

>M<:>M<:

Anywho, like nearly all other turbos and centrifugal superchargers, the VS-57 is designed to "blow through" the carburetor with the carburetor mounted in a plenum box.

Yr Welcome.<*&

[Salt-Man]

well I already started doin it damn it ??? Oh well... All I can do is fail and start all over. But thank you

[Salt-Man]

but I will get started on figuring out how to build a plenum box. I mounted the pipe down low just in case it didnt work cause Id have to shorten the thing anyhow. Its all good little buddy. Its like buildin a radio out of coconuts... Ya gotta atleast try?????

[Salt-Man]

ok I know Im beating a dead horse here but my mind wont let it go and its too cold to go back out. Anyways. I dont doubt what you say as bein true. I will have no problem sayin your right n Im wrong. But I still want to try this. Even tho Im just tryin to reinvent the wheel. So with all that said.... If a motor is just a big suction pump. Why wont it still suck in with the S.C in the mix. Its not goin to blow any faster then the motor turns over??. As I said before " I gotta try. Oh and I kinda like the idea of putting the carb before the suction end of the blower?? That seems doable too with the same setup. Just split it in two n pipe the carb to the blower intake??

[Blue79]

Because...... Ah screw it, try it. :)
A few of us here have had blower cars and its really easy to screw up a setup and scatter parts over the yard or blow the intake over the neighbors house. Trust me get online and read about some forced induction setups before you try something strange. Even the carbs will be modded for a blower.

[Salt-Man]

Because...... Ah screw it, try it. :)
A few of us here have had blower cars and its really easy to screw up a setup and scatter parts over the yard or blow the intake over the neighbors house..

Now thats what Im talkin about !!! Im doin it damn it !!! Im not goin to do anything stupid... If it dont work this way Im building a plenum box!????!

[Gilligan]

All I can do is fail and start all over. But thank you

But..why the fawk would anyone do that on purpose?? Why do you even bother to ask anything?
Why do exactly...friggin exactly what the tech manual for that specific blower says very specifically NOT to do??

Be about like me insisting on building an airplane from left-over lead wheel weights.?>:<?

[Blue79]

Lmao. Some peoples kids.

[Johnny]

Just do us ALL a favor and get video of the first start up... We love carnage....

[Gilligan]

Just do us ALL a favor and get video of the first start up... We love carnage....

Fortunately for our buddy Salt..it will never fire with the hokey scheme he is attempting, so all will be safe. Hell..he might as well hook that blower up to the tailpipe and run it with a ShopVac.:D

[Salt-Man]

ok ok ! You talked me into it ! Im goin to stop being hardheaded and listen to you. I dont need the head aches anyways. Ill do the blower at a later date. I did realize what I said after it was too late about running it like they said not too....I just like to try crazy shit from time to time and color outside the lines ???? I know. Im a dumbass.....

[Gilligan]

ok ok ! You talked me into it ! Im goin to stop being hardheaded and listen to you. I dont need the head aches anyways. Ill do the blower at a later date. I did realize what I said after it was too late about running it like they said not too....I just like to try crazy shit from time to time and color outside the lines ???? I know. Im a dumbass.....

Well hang on a sec..lets not be too hasty. You have a blower in yr possession, yes? Thus..it must be installed on something to blow on. Lets get this crate movin on here..:D

[Salt-Man]

I would like to ask a different question and I promise Ill listen and not argue !!! Why does the entire carb need to be incased and not just run the vent tubes outside the hat ???

[Blue79]

Because the blower you have is like a old paxton setup and charges the surrounding atmosphere for the carb to have access to when you ask it. Its a volume thing not a psi thing you need some air that's ready to be sucked in. Google a paxton S/C setup and look at the workings.

[Gilligan]

I would like to ask a different question and I promise Ill listen and not argue !!! Why does the entire carb need to be incased and not just run the vent tubes outside the hat ???

Same reason you cannot simply pressurize the intake manifold..zee carb, she only suck zee fuel when zee engine vacuum cries out for it from underneath.

The blow-through setup does require a fuel regulator that uses the plenum pressure as the reference side (as opposed to atmospheric pressure)....

[Blue79]

Want for me to take some pics of my TURBO beetle for ya? Patty has it spooled up right now on rt64 west at 90 while I'm posting here lol.

[Salt-Man]

so can I just build a plenum box for the carb ? Or is it just useless to even try n use it ? And its not going to be simple any which way I look at it ?

[Blue79]

Simple no doable hell yeah. Seriously read up some and get specs for plenum box size and make it work. It won't be any harder to tune then a normal car after the first session.

[Salt-Man]

Well hang on a sec..lets not be too hasty. You have a blower in yr possession, yes? Thus..it must be installed on something to blow on. Lets get this crate movin on here..:D
I didnt see this post? What are you sayin?

And sure BooBoo. Id like to see that

[Salt-Man]

so a plenum box is all I really need to do ? I was thinking plexyglass ?

[Blue79]

Tig welded aluminum dude. How you gonna glue plexiglass to hold 15lbs per sq in and in a mud truck enviroment?

[Salt-Man]

hmn??? Very true! Hadnt thought of that! Was just thinking it would be nice to see thru it. Oh well. Anyways. So is that a yes then ? Thats all I really need then ? Ill pick back up on the super charger later if so and will make a box when I can

[Salt-Man]

ok I got my plenum box mocked up. Im goin to see if my buddy can make one up outta aluminum. I dont have a tig. If he cant Ill do one outta sheet metal

[Gilligan]

ok I got my plenum box mocked up. Im goin to see if my buddy can make one up outta aluminum. I dont have a tig. If he cant Ill do one outta sheet metal

Either will be fine.

IT's a simple shoebox after all...big enough to set the carb in..holes cutout in bottom to mount between carb and intake, and a 'lid' with enough screws in it to make a tight seal to the lower box and a 2.5 or 3" hose nipple on top (whatever the blower dia is..).

Word of advice..make sure the blower connection nipple is NOT blowing straight in to the top of any of the carb venturis. Mount the nipple so its blowing in to the plenum box across the top of the carb or along side it.

[Salt-Man]

Thats is great news little buddy. Cause that is exactly what I mocked up. I dont know why I had it set in my head that I was doing it the other way no matter what ? I guess I just hate to be told I cant do something ? Well I know thats it ?hahaha? Thanks for setting me straight and not giving up on my hardhead!!!

[Salt-Man]

well I hope I dont ever crack my transmission case now that someone packed off with my spares ?!?! Caulk suckers !!!

[Salt-Man]

ok I cut down that tall ass spacer . Now its only as tall as it needs to be to bolt it. I also made a hard wood carb spacer cause I need to hold the carb up off the bottom of the plenum box. Do you know of any reasons it wont work ?

[Gilligan]

ok I cut down that tall ass spacer . Now its only as tall as it needs to be to bolt it. I also made a hard wood carb spacer cause I need to hold the carb up off the bottom of the plenum box. Do you know of any reasons it wont work ?

I ran a carb adapter made outa plywood on my '63 Caddy for years. ;)

[Salt-Man]

so it should be fine then. Cool. I have one I bought that looks like it was made outta wood then imperfferated with sealant. So I soaked this one in oil for awhile. I got the box started n all bent up out of one piece. Now. I just have to make up the reinforcing frame work. I got the bright idea to leave room for a heater core I have. Thinking of making it a intercooler ??? Maybe make a cool can to fill with ice ??? N pump coolant thru it with a fuel pump ?? Its coming along good tho. Thanks again for straightening me out on this. Im liking this much better

[Salt-Man]

I know that most intercoolers work by air flowing thru them and then bein cooled by the air thats bein pushed by when the car is running down the road. But in this case that would not be feasible. So thats why Im thinking of its own little coolant system

[Salt-Man]

oh I forgot. Tell me what ya think bout this set up. I put a pcv in the front. Middle of the left valve cover. A breather in the back middle of the right side valve cover and the fill cap in the front right cover. Should breath well now dont ya think ?

[buffs 78 ford]

I have thought about installing a evap core from the ac system into the air box before to see what would happen. That should cool the air good...

[Salt-Man]

you mean what Im doin ?

[buffs 78 ford]

Yep add an evap core, plumb it up and 28 to 35 degree temps on the inlet side.. On another note looks like $15 to $25 to ship that saw

[Salt-Man]

well thats not bad. I find out what its goin to take to ship the rad then

[Salt-Man]

I'll take the rad into town with me tomorrow and see what'll cost to come to ya ? If its the same. You pay the saw's n I'll pay the rad's trips to each other. . Sound good buffy man ?

[buffs 78 ford]

Sounds good to me. I can add a can of foam if ya like

[Salt-Man]

I can always use it on someones tailpipe :)

[Blue79]

Buff, for the love of all things good, tape the can on the bottom of the chain and sent it from post office. Hahahahahahahahaaa

[Salt-Man]

ew yum ! I can see it now ?? Should I fill the rad tanks with expandable foam too?? Just for safe shipping of course :)

[redmt79]

I ran a carb adapter made outa plywood on my '63 Caddy for years. ;)

The new Edelbrock spacers are made from laminated wood. You should be talking to them about some royalty checks...:cash

[Salt-Man]

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[buffs 78 ford]

You did say to ship the saw out C.O.D right. Keep it up Ed

[Salt-Man]

I dont seem to recall that ??? Hmn ??? I plan on sending the rad to you friday by ups. Can you do the same ? I had wrote this before your post but it came out undefined ??

[Salt-Man]

Q? On this plenum box ? What are your thoughts on building it out of WOOD ???? The more I build it out of metal the heavier it gets ? I think I can make one out of wood and be lighter atleast until I can have one made out of aluminum ?? Thoughts ????

[buffs 78 ford]

PM me your full address here my phone lost it

[Raleigh]

What about fiberglass? It is light and you can make it any shape you want...

[Salt-Man]

would work but this is easier and I have it already. Its only temporary. Just until I can have an aluminum one made. Maybe diamond plate ? But the more I think about doing it in wood the more I like it

[Raleigh]

Will wood hold 10-15 PSI? I am not too sure, I know that the wood itself will but how will the seams be sealed to hold the pressure and not leak?

[Salt-Man]

I plan on sealing them. If it dont hold up Im not out much. But I think it would hold up long enough for me to get on made out of aluminum. I dont think I'll be beating on it just running it. I may coat it with resin ? Its just going to be more of a working prototype

[Salt-Man]

does anyone have a boost gauge they'd like to donate to the cause ....:) hint hint wink wink..... The one that hooks to a vacume looking port. Small like a carb's

[Raleigh]

Damn I had one that I tossed about a month ago!
My RX7 got totaled last year and I striped a bunch of parts off, but I had to clean the storage unit out.

[Salt-Man]

thats usally how it works isnt it

[buffs 78 ford]

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[buffs 78 ford]

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[Salt-Man]

that big tall spacer is gone now. It was just trial n error :(

[buffs 78 ford]

Post pics later

[buffs 78 ford]

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[Salt-Man]

Thanks Boss. I appreciate you ! Thats the plenum box I made up as a working prototype until I can make one out of aluminum. Its made out hardwood. Screwed. Glued. Sealed with enamel paint then sheet rubber then I fauk painted aluminum lol. I have no doubt it will work. Im just afraid it wont hold up to the vibration ?

[Johnny]

This is starting to get interesting...

[buffs 78 ford]

Just waiting to here. Honey hold my Beer..

[Salt-Man]

I cleaned up some of my crap posts. What do you think of the box ? Think it will work ?

[Salt-Man]

its been super cold here so I havent done shet on this buggy. But I should be back at it soon

[Raleigh]

What about linkage going through the box?

I don't see why it wouldn't work, as long as the pressure is not too high it should be fine.

[Salt-Man]

I found a linkage peice that will work perfect for this and I dont think the pressuse will be a problem. Im more worried about vibration etc but I think Ill just brace it up good. I need to get back at this soon because Im getting those winter blues. Man its been dead here too

[buffs 78 ford]

Do you have a running chain saw yet

[Salt-Man]

havent messed with it since that day. But I'll get it no worries. Hey can you get your hands on all the different length trans to transfer couplers for the c-6. I know they must come in different lengthes cause I got 4x4 trannys out here with different length out-put shafts ? Id like to build another doubler set-up but lack those n the shifters

[buffs 78 ford]

I will look

[Salt-Man]

I only ask cause you said you had access to a junkyard. Its not a big deal. Iv already started lookin for another Bronk anyways. I need a street legal. Family tank for winter drivin ya know

[Salt-Man]

ok. I guess I'll have to get back on this real soon. I just dropped 100 bucks on gear oil. 5gal pal n pump :)

[mrw]

Family tank for winter drivin ya know

Ain't you just a wee bit late for that? ?>:<? Or are you planning ahead for next year?

[Salt-Man]

Ain't you just a wee bit late for that? ?>:<? Or are you planning ahead for next year?

Yes ! That is exactly what I am doin.

[Salt-Man]

we have a wicked cold snap comin for a few days then its supposed to warm a bit? So hopefully I'll have some updates comin soon

[Raleigh]

Updates? I wanna hear this thing running!

[Salt-Man]

I almost got the body done up enough to start wiring it all up. Then I have some finish welds n a ton of small things. But Im getting there even tho bein broke as a joke ? Plus Im not movin to good yet from the cold weather. My body's a train wreck lol but I am workin on it :)

[Salt-Man]

oh ! Thanks for asking !!! :)

[Salt-Man]

Iv got soo much to do I recruited my buddy into takin my headers into his work n tig welding them up for me :) luv my buds

[buffs 78 ford]

Send me some more pics and I will post em up

[Salt-Man]

ok

[Salt-Man]

sent ! I am so close yet so far away. I think Im goin to pull the super charger n just focus on getting it all goin for now n add the extras horsepower stuff later. Its all this little shet that kills me. This is when I wish I could get someone else to finish it for me. But I will leap this hurdle ......n Thanks Buff

[Salt-Man]

got alot done today. Its almost ready to rumble. We will see what tomorrow brings . :) Buff was goin to post some pics for me but I think he said his computer went down ? He'll get'em up soon Im sure

[Raleigh]

Send that supercharger my way, my resto would be bad ass with it!

[Salt-Man]

hahaha cant do that. Its got sentimental value to me. Plus it will be goin on at a later date. Im just tryin to get it goin now. Then I'll get back to the big horse power stuff

[buffs 78 ford]

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[Salt-Man]

crappy pics I know. I was doin alot of mock up. Seats wernt mounted n that bumper n hi lift was just sittin there. I was playin with ideas

[Salt-Man]

ok Im havin no luck with electrical lately ? I got my holley annillater msd box hooked up. But have no power coming out to the coil ? It worked when it went into storage ? Wtf ? Iv checked the wiring numerous times. I dont remember how the wires on my morroso dist go. It has green brown n red ? Any help ? I mean if I delete the msd box ? If that dont work Ill try the hei dist

[Salt-Man]

ok I think I found what I needed

[redmt79]

It's parked too close to the Chevulay.

[Salt-Man]

undefined.. I dont know why this undefined crap keeps happening ? Anyways I said thank you. I needed a good laugh today when I read that... I disconnected the msd n got spark but no fire ? So I called on replacement parts n found out how much they are n pulled the thing out n dropped in my hei. Just need to hook up the hotwire. We'll see what happens

[Salt-Man]

I just fired it up for the first time ! I am stoked ! I put in my gm hei conversion dist for a 302 that I converted to fit the 460 after I found out what replacement parts cost for the mallory dist. Got spark. Added gas n she popped. Kept messin with it until I found the sweet spot. Added gas again. Hit the start button n it roured to life... Yes ! Now to go weld up the headers. This is just the kickstart I was needing

[Raleigh]

Keep momentum going!

I wanna see that thing stuck in the mud...

[Salt-Man]

thanks buddy you too. I just finished dinner. Gotta feed the dogs n go back out. I am actually goin to finish this project. Its been a long time comin n long hard battle. .....

[79Ford]

:) Good stuff!

[Salt-Man]

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[Salt-Man]

got alot done today. Finished welding up one header n bolted it n the muffler on. Started welding the other side. Got almost half done n ran out of sheild gas. So I mounted my gauge cluster n tach. I have 50 lbs of oil pressure just turning it over. Might have to wait till after the first of the month to finish it? I got alot of welding to do. But I can finish some other little things. Its almost ready to roll out

[79Ford]

It's parked too close to the Chevulay.

>M<:

[Salt-Man]

that old chevy has gone thru hell n back ! I put it thru some shet n it just kept goin. So I luv that truck ! I dont believe in brand loyalty. I luv em all if their 4x4 n run good n do the job. Yes ford is my favorite but not my only......

[buffs 78 ford]

Women are like Chevys anyhows, In a few years there bodys fall apart, when its cold out ya just cant seem to get them going and they cost you money in the long run

[Salt-Man]

hahahaha that sounds like me ! No wonder I luv'em both ! Im goin to turn that ol chevy into my next wheelin project now that this one is almost done :)

[Salt-Man]

well I guess I am goin to have to pull the water pump and check the impeller ! I have no water flow at all. I thought maybe the electric pump motor was running too slow. Bachwards or I had the pipes crossed ? But I looked it all over and now am looking to the impeller. No big deal just sucks.

[Salt-Man]

good news. The pump wasnt bad at all. There was a water port plugged up with crap. But I did change the water pump anyways. The one on it had the round cast iron impeller and the othe one I had has the sheet metal one that looked like it would sling more water and work better. So I put that one on

[Salt-Man]

well I got good water flow now. Got the front brakes plumbed in n gravity bled. I made a cavas top for the cockpit. N Regrooved one tire with my router. Took about n hour. Just got to do the other 3 ? Lol it looks good to me tho. I sent buff some pics n hope he can post'em up 4 me. Now if life will stop getting in my way I'll get my weldin stuff I need to finish up tomorrow n be paintin this sucker by the weekend :)

[79Ford]

Nice.

[Salt-Man]

only had a little time to work on it today. But I bled the brakes out right. Cleaned out my fuel cell n swapped out electric fuel pumps. N even tho I only have one header n muffler on I stated it just for a moment to get all its juices flowin. Got mine goin too :) i still have not made it to the welding place to replenish vital materials yet. Hopefully...... Tomorrow ? and I did alittle bit of the regroove on the other tire. I dont think that small router will live through this ? But I have a bigger one in storage. Now.... Where ya at Buff-Man ??? You was gunna post me pics fur me ? :) Im sure your just busy... Later folks

[Salt-Man]

well I was afraid the welding supply shop would be closed for Good Friday but they closed at 1 today. So I made it in . So I got a great weekend of weldin planned out ahead of me !!! LET THE GAMES BEGIN !?!? >M<:

[Salt-Man]

well I dont think this cheap little trim router is goin to make it ? I just went out for a few moments to cut more grooves while its cool out and its gettin hot fast n takin longer n movin slower per groove. The bit is still nice n sharp tho. N wouldnt ya know I forgot to stop at my storage to get the other??? Sumbitch??? Lol

[Salt-Man]

I was right. It didnt make it. I got down to the last tread to cut n it bucked n slowed down n started smokin. I had to cut out that last groove with my pocket knife lol. But its done. So the router method does work n work well.! You just need a good. Big one

[Salt-Man]

ok. What Iv been up to ? Buggys almost done. Runs good. But lately Iv been collecting for my next project lol I didnt set out to but the stuff has been comin my way? I just picked up a freshly rebuilt set of heavy duty 3/4 ton 8 lug axles for my 79 chevy and a 10.000 lb winch all on trades lol woohoo lovin it

[79Ford]

What are stripping paint from?

[Salt-Man]

my prior tenant left a great set of wide 16.5" 8 lug rims behind. But they crusted with chipping paint.

[Salt-Man]

well. There may be a new plan at hand. Someone suggested on run dual wheels on the back of my chevy short bed n I absolutely love the idea. Im goin to try it n see what it looks like :c

[Salt-Man]

ok back to the buggy. Well it is basicly done. I moved it under its own power yesterday :) I just need to get some more trans fluid n rework the shifter. Then its just cosmetic from there. But I gotta say. It was a bit intimidateing n scary to put her in gear for the first time after working on it for soooooooooo looooooong I was scared that output shaft I made would break :( or something else would happen. I did notice I dont like the front brakes only thing I did

[79Ford]

Brakes are overrated anyway :p

[Salt-Man]

Wow is that thing scary ! I swear it pulled the front wheels off the ground ? Dont know for sure but it felt like it. I got some bugs to work out of the linkage. But this thing is a beast. I dont need nitrous or a blower !

[Salt-Man]

ok I got alittle issue with the range box poppin out of gear. I should have tried harder to get that shaft as true as possible. Ill bet thats whats causeing it. Hopefully nothing a shifter lock wont fix. And I bent one of my linkages :c cause I didnt make it strong enough :c

[Salt-Man]

if I make a video on my phone. Can someone post it if I text it to them ? Pm me your cell number. Thanks.... Salt-Man

[Raleigh]

Videos are usually too large to text...

[Salt-Man]

it would just be a short one ? Oh well. I may not be able to do it then. But it was an idea ? Ill try it with a buddy of mine. Thanks Bud :c... Salt-Man

[79Ford]

Send it to my email.

[Salt-Man]

I'll try to send one after the 19th. I just entered " Big Poppa Smurf " in a mud bog race. So I need to finish workin the bugs out of her. I changed the carb today n it runs much better. But it still has a vacuum leak I need to hunt down. I think its in that carb plate riser I made. So Im gunna pull it tomorrow. Update soon.