Tikos A-Arm baja

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Tikos A-Arm baja

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excuse the ugly primer job. hopefully sanded and painted this weekend. going to the pomona swapmeet sunday to get more stuff. bought all my lights front and back and a one piece fiberglass frontend that i will have on by saturday
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rear wheel is 15x7 using a 235/75/15 tire
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front wheel is 15x7 using a 205/75/15 tire
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stock pedals with a roller
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used stock seat mounts but modified them still not done welding
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got these seats at kragon for $200 a pair they recline and slide
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stock 1600/ breather is hooked up but mainly for looks. wires for lights hanging around till bumper is built.
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almost ready for aluminum dash
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picked up an optima battery from pepboys
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I would loose the pea shooters... never have cared for that style of exhaust. But hey! It's your car, not mine. Great thing about Baja bugs - none of them are alike. Make it the way YOU want and don't let anyone tell you different.
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Post by pafree »

looks like it is coming together. i heard the plastic oil fill cap have a rep of coming off. since your going to a swap meet, you might look for an aluminum one. and thought only texas rednecks painted their engine blocks but it looks good.
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Man that hurts, redneck from Texas, well my mother was born in Tyler.

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pafree wrote:looks like it is coming together. i heard the plastic oil fill cap have a rep of coming off. since your going to a swap meet, you might look for an aluminum one. and thought only ARKANSAS rednecks painted their engine blocks but it looks good.
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Post by kendel »

hey I am a redneck and i aint painting nothing that wont rust! :o :lol:
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Post by pafree »

truth be told, being from and living in texas, i paint the transaxle, at least for rail cars.
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but for my engine i go for the natural, earthy east texas red clay look.

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Post by tikotiko »

come on guys we're supposed to be talking about my car here lets get it together. i actually didnt know my rebuild guy "chichi" from san berdo was gonna paint it red but when i got it back i liked it and started to go with a black and red theme on the car. as for the oil cap thanks for the tip i'll get one this weekend. if any of you guys have ever head of the pomona swapmeet let me tell you it its a bug lovers paradise.
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Post by seabeebuggy »

I have the same cap, and after 70 miles of road I bet no one here would dare to go on. My cap has never come loose. By the way I will never go back on that trail. It was just not fun. Think of a gravel road. Now make all the rocks the size of cantaloupes. millions of them every where. No flat or smooth ground. You can't even imagine it unless you were there..
Point is. mine never gets loose. Save your cash until you know you have a issue.
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Post by bajaherbie »

my plastic cap has never loosened either.......


plus it weighs a bit less than an aluminum one. :lol:
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Post by MNAirHead »

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The under tin (under your crank pulley)..

Has anyone had this piece of tin create issues in an offroad? I've had a broken belt get hung up there - did some damage.

Or am I a lone freak
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Post by ChadRat »

I have the same plastic cap. No problems here.

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Post by CopperBaja »

Good start!

Keep the pics coming as the progress continues! :D
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i'd remove the tin under the pulley. it is not necessary.
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bajaherbie wrote:i'd remove the tin under the pulley. it is not necessary.
Why would you remove the pulley skidplate??? ;)
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