Topic: I had a slight mishap (Read 965 times)

DutchVDub · « **on:** June 21, 2009, 09:09:46 PM »

Approaching the first obstacle I went through the approach and got to the "the slab".

Instead of making the normal hard right and skirting the edge of the slab to up on its side like I (and most people) woul;d normally do I just went straight up it and hugged the left side a bit. I got to the top no problem and apparently made it look so easy my friend was going to try the same approach in his TJ. I was sitting on top of the slab and my friend advised that I back up about 6" with the wheel cranked D.S. (left). I did this, stopped, and started to turn my wheels hard P.S. (right) while shifting from Rev to 1st. In the middle of my shift and with my wheels still hard D.S. my brakes failed and I rolled uncontrollably down the slab backwards. Upon hitting the base of the slab my Jeep was apparently already sideways and it rolled onto the passenger side and then onto the roof.

DutchVDub · « **Reply #1 on:** June 21, 2009, 09:10:25 PM »

DutchVDub · « **Reply #2 on:** June 21, 2009, 09:11:00 PM »

DutchVDub · « **Reply #3 on:** June 21, 2009, 09:11:29 PM »

DutchVDub · « **Reply #4 on:** June 21, 2009, 09:11:56 PM »

101stvet · « **Reply #5 on:** June 21, 2009, 09:28:30 PM »

HOLY SHIT BALLS ......... i've done this but in a hummer , don't ask.

Glad to see your oky.

TUBE IT/ END THREAD

Giggidy · « **Reply #6 on:** June 21, 2009, 09:34:58 PM »

Damn dude good to hear you're ok. All I got is a bunch of red X's here, how bad is the jeep?

SwiftMKIII · « **Reply #7 on:** June 21, 2009, 09:55:45 PM »

After that chaos, I'm glad to see you smiling. If you had just had a chance to do that Exoskeleton. Looking forward to seeing what you have in store for that thing now

LOS · « **Reply #8 on:** June 22, 2009, 07:52:21 AM »

At least your tail lights are still intact

So I hope you cage it now if you are planning on keepin that thing. Wondering how this is gonna play out.

The Asshole · « **Reply #9 on:** June 22, 2009, 08:44:02 AM »

well thats fucked!
GL man, glad you didnt cave in your head!

Smokestack · « **Reply #10 on:** June 22, 2009, 12:53:25 PM »

Time to build a jungle gym and attach axles to it. Too bad it's a unibody, otherwise it'd be a bit easier to build a buggy. Glad to see you're coherent enough to talk though. I hope you didn't smack your head too hard in the roll. Looks like it could have been painful.

German Boy · « **Reply #11 on:** June 22, 2009, 12:58:38 PM »

roll cage, and enjoy the fresh air!!!

armydub01 · « **Reply #12 on:** June 22, 2009, 07:29:11 PM »

nice tail lights man....

*Edited for you retard*

Luckyy · « **Reply #13 on:** June 22, 2009, 08:28:07 PM »

ow. $:-\$ what DO you plan on doing with it now?

DutchVDub · « **Reply #14 on:** June 22, 2009, 09:47:52 PM »

I have a pre-fabbed bolt-in "internal" cage lined up to pickup this weekend, I'm getting it for a damned good price. The DOM alone would cost more. Its not exactly what i want but its a good start and gets me going. I also made a bit more progress in stripping off the damaged bits today, as well as further emptying the keg my friend brought over yesterday.

Barry · « **Reply #15 on:** June 22, 2009, 09:52:10 PM »

damn dude.... just find another cheap Jeep with a shot motor or tranny, and swap everything thats salvageable left over to it....

paint it army green too of course

scurvy_bandit · « **Reply #16 on:** June 22, 2009, 10:19:36 PM »

Holy shit son!! And to think, last year I seen this thing with some parts we traded

How is the rabbit coming along?

101stvet · « **Reply #17 on:** June 27, 2009, 09:39:02 AM »

I'll picking your brain in the future i just picked up 2000 cherokee sport so modding will begin as soon as i get some cash.

DutchVDub · « **Reply #18 on:** June 28, 2009, 10:18:52 PM »

Picked up my cage today, and a set of Rusty's 4.5" coils to drop the front down. Now I have to either add about 400lbs to the rear or get a different set of rear leaves to even things out.

I also took a porta-power to the front and started straightening it out. I'll definately be adding more to the cage and tie it in better with the rest of the jeep. At least it gets me started though, I already modified it to go back to the actual D-pillar. The rear hoop was designed to mount just behind the wheel tub wich left it about 9" short of where I wanted it. Looked a bit goofy when I mocked it up.

scurvy_bandit · « **Reply #19 on:** June 28, 2009, 10:32:18 PM »

You trying to lower it some to get the center of gravity down? Looks awesome man.

Luckyy · « **Reply #20 on:** June 29, 2009, 12:34:40 PM »

Agreed, looking sweet!

Imprezzive83 · « **Reply #21 on:** June 29, 2009, 01:06:10 PM »

I say sell it and get something really close to the ground........ .............. .

Like a Geo Metro

DutchVDub · « **Reply #22 on:** June 29, 2009, 09:06:35 PM »

Just picked up a 5point harness for the driver side, big old freebie for me

scurvy_bandit · « **Reply #23 on:** June 29, 2009, 11:07:53 PM »

the baddest geo metro ever....

Vladgeiser · « **Reply #24 on:** June 30, 2009, 09:04:42 AM »

Throw a pair of Optima batteries in the back and another winch, that ought to be enough weight.

DutchVDub · « **Reply #25 on:** June 30, 2009, 07:34:34 PM »

Well I did a little bit more work on it tonight, not much as I actually had to work SAT and MON and now I'm feeling lazy. Luckily I have a company barbecue all day THUR and I'm off until TUE.

I might actually get some stuff done.

I was going to start on the other rear door but the lazy kicked in. I did modify the hinges on the rear DS door to make it easily removable too though.

Scott · « **Reply #26 on:** July 01, 2009, 09:38:37 AM »

Did you sell your S-car yet?

DutchVDub · « **Reply #27 on:** July 01, 2009, 06:44:37 PM »

Nope, but I'm not trying really hard either. I'm actually trying to convince the wife to let me sell her B5 S4 and keep the UrS4 for "her"

DutchVDub · « **Reply #28 on:** July 06, 2009, 12:30:20 PM »

Well I got out for a test run on Friday. It did very well until the very end of the day when the fuel pump decided to quit working. Time to call up Checker and see if its still under warranty.

DutchVDub · « **Reply #29 on:** July 09, 2009, 11:16:06 PM »

Worked a bit more on the rig

I got to say, it might not be worth much for anything thicker than sheetmetal but this little guy is great for cutting up a Jeep body. Big thanks to my neighbor Brian for letting me borrow it.

Smokestack · « **Reply #30 on:** July 10, 2009, 07:34:17 AM »

Looks good man! Might not be a bad idea to tie the a-pillars into the front spreaders to stiffen up that section of the unibody to match the rest of the truck.

Giggidy · « **Reply #31 on:** July 10, 2009, 10:45:31 AM »

i bet you didn't see your jeep looking like this a month ago hah

sad_rocc · « **Reply #32 on:** July 10, 2009, 11:17:49 AM »

I'm not really sure I see where you're going with this...

DutchVDub · « **Reply #33 on:** July 10, 2009, 02:10:35 PM »

Finished with the rough cutting. I'm leaving for Ft McCoy, Wisconsin tomorrow so it'll sit like this for the next 2.5 weeks. Once I get back I'll be cutting away even more and then putting ot on a strict DOM diet.

You know, I always wondered why people would cut up their rigs and make them into a buggy. Turns out its kind of fun.

DutchVDub · « **Reply #34 on:** July 10, 2009, 02:19:48 PM »

Quote from: Smokestack on July 10, 2009, 07:34:17 AM

Looks good man! Might not be a bad idea to tie the a-pillars into the front spreaders to stiffen up that section of the unibody to match the rest of the truck.

Most of that will be cut away also, same goes for the front inner fenders. As for the current cage, most of it will be altered and cut up to better suit my needs. As for extra strength, I'm already planning on needing around 8 - 10 sticks of DOM.

Quote from: Giggidy on July 10, 2009, 10:45:31 AM

i bet you didn't see your jeep looking like this a month ago hah

Not this quickly no. I more had this image in my head for what my Jeep would look like.

Quote from: sad_rocc on July 10, 2009, 11:17:49 AM

I'm not really sure I see where you're going with this...

Does this help? Its one of my inspirational rigs.

Giggidy · « **Reply #35 on:** July 10, 2009, 02:27:51 PM »

Yeah but if you fell back on a cage like that, you might be in a world of hurt right now. At least you don't have to worry about locking yourself out anymore.

sad_rocc · « **Reply #36 on:** July 10, 2009, 02:43:32 PM »

Your dream truck that you posted kinda looks like a tube frame buggy with some sheet metal attached. I don't really see the resemblence, but maybe it's not supposed to.

In other news, isn't your chassis going to be as stiff as a wet noodle with nothing but a floor? Without the fenders, are you just going to have a bare engine block? I'm not seeing your vision and I have no idea how proper cages are built so I'm just curious, not critizing.

Smokestack · « **Reply #37 on:** July 10, 2009, 06:11:04 PM »

If I gather him right, he's basically stripping everything off of the "frame" and turning it into a tube buggy so he can keep the VIN and register it for public streets. Yes it's not really streetable, but a lot of the CO trails require license plates on vehicles.

So when you cutting that shelf off of the ass end and linking the rear?

DutchVDub · « **Reply #38 on:** July 10, 2009, 07:24:45 PM »

Quote from: Giggidy on July 10, 2009, 02:27:51 PM

Yeah but if you fell back on a cage like that, you might be in a world of hurt right now. At least you don't have to worry about locking yourself out anymore.

Hence why I'll be adding about 8 - 10 sticks worth of DOM when I get back from A.T.

Quote from: sad_rocc on July 10, 2009, 02:43:32 PM

Your dream truck that you posted kinda looks like a tube frame buggy with some sheet metal attached. I don't really see the resemblence, but maybe it's not supposed to.

In other news, isn't your chassis going to be as stiff as a wet noodle with nothing but a floor? Without the fenders, are you just going to have a bare engine block? I'm not seeing your vision and I have no idea how proper cages are built so I'm just curious, not critizing.

Once again, thats why I said its going on a DOM diet, DOM is steel tubing. The red buggy I posted is a Cherokee thats been turned into a buggy. Thats what i am basically doing with mine. The Jeep is still fairly sotut, though it does need to be reinforced. Cherokees have frame rails that run the entire length of the vehicle, they are just part of the unit body. The cage is currently welded to and through the rear shackle boxes.

Quote from: Smokestack on July 10, 2009, 06:11:04 PM

If I gather him right, he's basically stripping everything off of the "frame" and turning it into a tube buggy so he can keep the VIN and register it for public streets. Yes it's not really streetable, but a lot of the CO trails require license plates on vehicles.

So when you cutting that shelf off of the ass end and linking the rear?

Essentially, Although I want to keep the Cherokee resemblance too.

I'll be doiung my double triangulated 4-link reare in october. But I'm not shoirtening the stock frame any. I'm plating the existing frame rails to make them stronger though.

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