Chux's 2013 Beach Buggy Build

Been on the list for 6 years.. ✔️


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Did the RV levels linked from @Nimble9

 

Memorial weekend spent camping and beaching

 

Still need to put together an edit from Potts Mountain over Easter weekend..
@Wheelspinner @Mandrew @TNTMatt

 

Everything is looking good bro! Followed your tutorial on changing the shackle bushings today - much obliged. Turned a 3 day job onto a 3 hour job. I owe ya at least a sixer!

 

Awesome good stuff

 

Trans Flush ✔️ 113,000 miles

Great write up here
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/diy-full-flush-for-automatic-transmission.68462/

 

First time since you drained the pan by accident?

 

No. We actually did the pan drain and fill (on purpose) at your house few years ago

That accidental drain came to mind when I saw an oil drain plug washer on the trans drain plug

 

Well this is random. Found a broken lug stud on my driveway. Went to pull the tire to check it out and a second literally fell off.. Swapped new lug studs in and buttoned it up.

 

Also mounted the tcase skid since y pipe and trans flush were done.
Greased the shafts while up in there. Also had a little helper clean up the garage with me

 

Yikes. Better finding that in the driveway as opposed to while actually driving and have your tire pass you on the highway.

 

Exactly what I thought when I picked it up

 

This is the side that was staring us in the face on gear day... Did we try some ghetto hammer a hex on for those? I know we just ended up leaving the tires on after that.

 

Would you mind snapping a pic of how this looks on the inside? I’m about to tackle this project myself

 

Yea no probs. Will snap some when I get home from work.

You looking for the interior view of the window casing with the nuts and bolts holding the track?

 

Yes sir if you’d be so kind!

 

Found these on my phone, never posted them.
Was scrapping my hot water heater and upon leaving I asked if I could drop my trailer and get back on the scale. They said sure!

This is basically my daily weight, no passengers..

 

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It went pretty much as planned for me. The only thing I would do differently would be the angle I drilled the holes.. As you can kinda see in the last pic, I drilled the holes basically straight in from the outer track angle, which seemed to be angled more than expected on the inside. To do it differently I would forget the track angle and drill level through the window casing.