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71 Baja build
Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2020 5:08 pm
by blue1957
Started on this thing last weekend. Got the main cage done. Alot more to tie into it. Getting the front ready to be chopped off. Ste of 5X5's on standby and put in a good size order for the front end. Hope to be back on it shortly after the new year.
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Re: 71 Baja build
Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2020 7:09 pm
by chuckput
What are your plans for the front suspension?
Re: 71 Baja build
Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2020 2:50 pm
by blue1957
chuckput wrote: ↑Sun Dec 20, 2020 7:09 pm
What are your plans for the front suspension?
i have a 6 over beam and Tweeds trailing arms and combo spindles
Re: 71 Baja build
Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2020 2:53 pm
by chuckput
Are you going to tie the new beam into your roll cage, then?
Re: 71 Baja build
Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2020 11:16 pm
by blue1957
chuckput wrote: ↑Mon Dec 21, 2020 2:53 pm
Are you going to tie the new beam into your roll cage, then?
Yes. Will be making some type of a bulkhead and tying this into it. Cage bars will be welded into setup. Think shock towers may be getting removed and mounts be made into the cage. Its still up in the air. Just cut off some flanges and rewelded some spots that werent welded completely.
Re: 71 Baja build
Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2020 9:10 am
by chuckput
Looks like you have a great plan and a great start. Looking forward to watching your progress here on STF.
Re: 71 Baja build
Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2020 5:35 pm
by woodsbuggy1
Looking good, hope you plan to remove rack mout so it can be installed with minimum bump steer. I could never understand why front beams come with rack mount installed, no way to know where rack needs to be mounted until you cycle suspension and find the sweet spot.
Kenric
Re: 71 Baja build
Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2020 10:12 pm
by Skidmark
Did you lift the body to get 100% welds around your cage tubes?
Re: 71 Baja build
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2020 12:12 pm
by blue1957
Skidmark wrote: ↑Tue Dec 22, 2020 10:12 pm
Did you lift the body to get 100% welds around your cage tubes?
We drilled holes in the floor and dropped cage down before welding to mounting plates.
Re: 71 Baja build
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2020 2:18 pm
by Ol'fogasaurus
blue1957 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 23, 2020 12:12 pm
Skidmark wrote: ↑Tue Dec 22, 2020 10:12 pm
Did you lift the body to get 100% welds around your cage tubes?
We drilled holes in the floor and dropped cage down before welding to mounting plates.
Ah, the old "hot rod" way of doing it. It works and does make life easier as long as there isn't too much other stuff going on. Looks pretty nice!
Lee
Re: 71 Baja build
Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2020 7:30 pm
by blue1957
Ol'fogasaurus wrote: ↑Wed Dec 23, 2020 2:18 pm
blue1957 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 23, 2020 12:12 pm
Skidmark wrote: ↑Tue Dec 22, 2020 10:12 pm
Did you lift the body to get 100% welds around your cage tubes?
We drilled holes in the floor and dropped cage down before welding to mounting plates.
Ah, the old "hot rod" way of doing it. It works and does make life easier as long as there isn't too much other stuff going on. Looks pretty nice!
Lee
Yea, We did the same to a buddies car years ago. Works great.
Re: 71 Baja build
Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2021 11:32 pm
by blue1957
Got the front end on last weekend.
Re: 71 Baja build
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2021 10:10 am
by Skidmark
Your weld quality looks good!
Re: 71 Baja build
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2021 12:18 pm
by Ol'fogasaurus
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That is more or less what I am trying to come up with but I have more restrictions and am dealing with fiberglass.
Lee
After a lot of arguing with myself: you might want to look into adding a cross-piece where the uprights between the upper and lower tubes are just to be sure the upper tubes (they are long) don't want bend at the upper bend in the tube as it goes into the body in some potential load conditions.
Lee
Re: 71 Baja build
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2021 5:17 pm
by blue1957
Ol'fogasaurus wrote: ↑Mon Jan 25, 2021 12:18 pm
beam support copy.jpg
That is more or less what I am trying to come up with but I have more restrictions and am dealing with fiberglass.
Lee
After a lot of arguing with myself: you might want to look into adding a cross-piece where the uprights between the upper and lower tubes are just to be sure the upper tubes (they are long) don't want bend at the upper bend in the tube as it goes into the body in some potential load conditions.
Lee
Yea, it will be braced. Going to mount gas tank up there.