Offroad Rock Buggy w/LS2
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Offroad Rock Buggy w/LS2 Thought I would post up some pics for you guys of my LS2 project... I've gotten a lot of great info from this site, thanks.
The LS2 is a GM Crate engine, with a UMI 90mm TB, ASA Cam, Ford 30lb/hr injectors, reversed intake, UMI harness and ECM...
The buggy is on custom Unimog 404 axles, aluminum (7075 T-651 2" solid) 4 link front and rear, front and rear full hydraulic steering with auto return to center, billet portal boxes, and Astralloy axles. The entire rig weighs 3500 lbs.
The LS2 is a GM Crate engine, with a UMI 90mm TB, ASA Cam, Ford 30lb/hr injectors, reversed intake, UMI harness and ECM...
The buggy is on custom Unimog 404 axles, aluminum (7075 T-651 2" solid) 4 link front and rear, front and rear full hydraulic steering with auto return to center, billet portal boxes, and Astralloy axles. The entire rig weighs 3500 lbs.
wow.... that thing is awsome! there was a guy with an LS1 in a buggy at the place I go offroading. All you heard was a bunch of 4.0 jeep motors, a few 4 bangers, the occasional V6 from something off the wall, maybe a small block here and there. Then this buggy with the LS1 comes through and although it wasnt annoyingly loud, it sounded so BADASS. His was set up similar to yours...but yours looks like more care was taken.
Have fun with it! My Cherokee isnt really as capable as a buggy yet... but Im seriously considering it for an LS1 donation after my car is done! Good work!
Justin
Have fun with it! My Cherokee isnt really as capable as a buggy yet... but Im seriously considering it for an LS1 donation after my car is done! Good work!
Justin
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That's really nice. Is the body/frame put together by hand, or can you buy a chassis from a company that specifically makes them?
What's the approximate price tag on something like that? If it's all done by hand, that's gotta hurt the pocketbook. So cool looking though! Sweet rig.
What's the approximate price tag on something like that? If it's all done by hand, that's gotta hurt the pocketbook. So cool looking though! Sweet rig.
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Originally Posted by Ballistic Jello
That's really nice. Is the body/frame put together by hand, or can you buy a chassis from a company that specifically makes them?
What's the approximate price tag on something like that? If it's all done by hand, that's gotta hurt the pocketbook. So cool looking though! Sweet rig.
What's the approximate price tag on something like that? If it's all done by hand, that's gotta hurt the pocketbook. So cool looking though! Sweet rig.
There are quite a few companies making chassis that you can buy however.Total cost in parts so far is about $40k.
I had to change the exhaust manifolds to ones off a 6.0L truck. The stock LS2 manifold dumps right into the frame rail. It all worked out... sort of, except for the passenger side manifold, which now dumped into a support tube. I cut it off and fabbed a new structure around it and left room for where the exhaust will be.
Last edited by wolf359; Aug 20, 2006 at 06:37 PM.
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