Amazing....you are truly gifted in your craft, building my own father son 69 Nova LS2 turbo build from a roller, your videos help me keep focus and motivated.
Errrr this guy is very talented and we are lucky he is willing to show us how things are done, I couldn't see how this suspension was going to work but it's becoming clearer as it takes shape :) amazing work :)
Really looking great! One of my favourite builds on TH-cam right now and definitely one if the most inventive. Beautiful fabrication but I love that you aren't following the same old path that's been done a million times before.
Looks amazing! Thanks for addressing the Finnegan suspension - interesting to know the difference and I can't wait to see how this turns out. Yours is definitely one of a kind!
Awesome craftsmanship as usual sir. I felt lame to almost be excited when I saw green weeds popping up in front of the garage door😂. MAN I can't wait for warmer weather here👍🏻
I kind of stumbled on this build a few weeks ago, and it won't leave my brain. I've had a similarly laid out build in mind for years, but with dump-truck axles - dualie in back and super singles up front. Loving your work here!
Been away from TH-cam for a while due to connection issues... the first video series to catch up on is the Bibbster! It’s looking great Kyle, keep up the work, Son!
I am following your build silently...and with great interest! I admire your dedication and perserverence. Your eye catching machine is really coming about exceptionnaly well. you have a good eye and seem to be able to think similarily as a chess player. Never behind! Keep up the good work sunny SON!!!
Beautiful build. I like the simplicity of the exposed hydraulic cylinder in lieu of a strut. I think you should keep that theme going in the rear end and have the coil-over spring in-board (Where you originally wanted to put the hydraulic cylinder) and have the hydraulic cylinder exposed (connected to the axle) besides giving it a more exotic look, I think it makes sense because I believe the hydraulic cylinder will have a larger range of motion than your springs will and therefore will require less of an extreme movement from your cantilevers. Also about accumulators, they work well, if it's too stiff, you can always run 2 per cylinder. Also mid to late 90s E Class and mid 90s to pre 06 S Classes have a hydraulic suspension. They use a bladder accumulator nearly identical to a lowrider accumulator, but being they are from a benz, they give the ultimate ride and good handling. You can go to a junk yard and get some off of a mercedes for probably less than the hydraulic shop will charge.
I have no clue how this thing is going to look when done. I know is going to be cool bcz all the fab work is top notch but you got me intrigued! Can wait to see the end result!
Hey Kyle. The Bibbster definitely has good bones.😍 Looks so badass in its 'go-cart' phase. I'm really enjoying watching this project come together and looking forward to seeing it at PITS in a few weeks.👊 Cheers!
Glad I ran across your channel. Your skills are badass. I'm building my own project, and learning the fabrication as I go. My channel is only about 6 videos in on my twin turbo 64 Rambler with the LS swap and I'm pulling influences from all over, including your build. Keep up the great work!
front suspension's looking cool , really curious to see more progress . from what I can see , the power ball is basically mounted to a link . with no fixed position so when the cylinder is actuated the suspension won't actually move .
you could use the bottom a arms as the feedline for the cilinder that way you can use verry short rubber lines between strut and a arm and a arm and frame/ line
A little late for suggestions but a transverse leaf spring would be super clean and out of the way up front, vettes have been using them forever. Shocks could be mounted horizontally too using a bracket on the upper a-arm pivot.
I was one of those who sent you the C10 link, sorry should have realised that when I see it, thousands of your fans do :-O However, just for clarification, what I meant was to keep the struts as a major design and heritage statement, but at 12:40 replace the cylinder(+accumulator) with the setup. Buuuut I honestly prefer the accumulator solution, it will not look as hidden as the C10 set-up, but very cool & technical. 16:00 ooooh fff....... I get it now. hahaha. Totally had that the wrong way in my head. That is very neat!
Have you looked or ask for reverse flow cylinder. The fitting and flow goes thru the piston rod so the fitting is on the top. I use to get it from reds hydraulics for imports and front wheel drive cars. They also has coil springs that go over the cylinder like a coilover set up.
diggin the channel and the bibbster for sure!! you deffenitly have some mad skills. looking forward to future progress on this build and final result. I just found your channel yesterday through you tuber ELK Motorsports and bidged watch the build. awesome work!!
Looking good kyle.. The way your goin with the frontend is one of the ideas I was thinking... If you run a spring style accumulator it should work just as well if you had a regular coilovers struts... I'm sure you can play around and make your on accumulators if you have to, to work like you want if need be
I’ve been wondering about that geometry in the front end. Seems like you have it under control, TH-cam user this old Tony did a go cart build and talked a good bit about how the wheels don’t turn at the same rate, and how caster and camber help the steering wheel straighten out while driving etc. might be worth checking out in case it has something helpful. Really cool how it’s coming together man.
The Fab Forums I've had them on multiple rides. I put 30k miles on my juiced and bodied s10. Drove it all over the country. Zero issues with the powerballs. I greased them on install. Also watch getting welding splatter on the threads.
Hi Karl I love the Constant Effort to strive for Perfection that you have it is always a joy to watch when you are working as it gives hope to us meer mortals that if we could strive to the same effort we might build a winner in Anything we endeavor to try Do it right the first time and you wont have to come back again and fix your mistakes or at least minimize the mistakes, HOPEFULLY A question for you When you weld ( Arc, MiG, Tig) how far in cleanup can you go before you compromise the weld Obviously you want integrity in a weld, but can you blend it into the joining pipe and how far would you go for both neatness and strength? @ 19:20 you could almost see arching / rounded fenders over the wheels leading to Running boards down the sides of the car ! that would look fantastic ! looking forward to the next video Tony
Ok Karl Consider it this way you have just finished a weld on part of your Roll Cage and you want to clean it up how far can you grind back to 1 neaten it up and 2 not weaken the weld?
Have you considered having a spring on the front suspension? But using a remote spring on the other end of another cylinder ? You could mount the spring /cylinder anywhere on the car !
Hey man, if you put an accumulator type set up inline with those cylinders, you could make them ride a bit more like shocks instead of bricks at full ride height.
have you seen the hydraulic setup that Mike Finnegan used on his c10? He just posted a video about it last week or so. It's a coil-over and hydraulic ram all in one. May be something to look at in the future if the accumulators don't provide the ride your looking for. I'm not big on fox body mustangs but this build has got them growing on me.
Mike fiinagen or however you spell his name just got some hydrolic cylinders that has coil springs on them so no matter if you are all the way down or all the way up you have the same ride quality. They are pretty slick you might want to look into those it would be cool to see them on the rat rod.
you should check out the traxxis revo remote control car suspension...the shocks lay down parallel with the chassis...it is pretty cool. not saying you should do that to this...just think you would dig it...
Have you ever seen the bicycles that have the suspension attached really close to the pivot point of the rear swing arm or whatever it's called on a bike, on a car it would look pretty cool
That's it I'm not questioning your vision again! This is looking awesome
thanks
Nothing like watching my favorite build here on the tube. Would have kicked back with a beer , but , work tonight , so no bueno. 👍🏻👍🏻
I love the look of it with out the body that's some fine craftsmanship
thanks
I thought this was a dumb idea at first but now i see it coming together and i really like it
lol...you and just about everyone else
Cool fabrication work. Very innovative and creative. Look forward to your next post each week.
thanks
Dude, that thing is awesome. You are an inspiration, son.
thanks
Gotta admit... I was pretty skeptical of what I thought the strut towers would look like... I was wrong. This looks killer. Thanks for the motivation.
thanks
Amazing....you are truly gifted in your craft, building my own father son 69 Nova LS2 turbo build from a roller, your videos help me keep focus and motivated.
awesome. thanks
Errrr this guy is very talented and we are lucky he is willing to show us how things are done, I couldn't see how this suspension was going to work but it's becoming clearer as it takes shape :) amazing work :)
thanks
Saw notification for the video, started the video, stopped the video 5 seconds in, grabbed a beer, started video again.. Life is good. 😁
lol...thats rad
Really looking great! One of my favourite builds on TH-cam right now and definitely one if the most inventive. Beautiful fabrication but I love that you aren't following the same old path that's been done a million times before.
Looks amazing! Thanks for addressing the Finnegan suspension - interesting to know the difference and I can't wait to see how this turns out. Yours is definitely one of a kind!
thanks
Awesome craftsmanship as usual sir. I felt lame to almost be excited when I saw green weeds popping up in front of the garage door😂. MAN I can't wait for warmer weather here👍🏻
lol
I have always wondered about those power ball setups for hydros. SICK AS ALWAYS! Cannot wait for the rolling shots.
thanks
I kind of stumbled on this build a few weeks ago, and it won't leave my brain. I've had a similarly laid out build in mind for years, but with dump-truck axles - dualie in back and super singles up front. Loving your work here!
Damn! Got sooooo far from last time i was on the channel! Im going to be watching all the time now.
lol...you've got to stay on top of things
Thanks, I'm planning to build my own ride at 69, and I like the way that you explain it.; no too much bs just to the point
Damn man. Just found your channel. Your the big brothrr every kid needs needs days. Rock on
lol..thanks
You nailed the lines on those bars, looks great
thanks
Your A arms turned out SICK AF!!!!!
thanks
your creativity is amazing
thanks
that raw welded steel with the eastwood clear looks incredible
Been away from TH-cam for a while due to connection issues... the first video series to catch up on is the Bibbster! It’s looking great Kyle, keep up the work, Son!
thanks man
I am following your build silently...and with great interest! I admire your dedication and perserverence. Your eye catching machine is really coming about exceptionnaly well. you have a good eye and seem to be able to think similarily as a chess player. Never behind! Keep up the good work sunny SON!!!
Pierre Flamand Great comment, Pierre.👍
Much respect bro fabricating your own style
thanks
Front suspension set up is like nothing I've seen. The build is looking really cool keep it up.
thanks
Beautiful build. I like the simplicity of the exposed hydraulic cylinder in lieu of a strut. I think you should keep that theme going in the rear end and have the coil-over spring in-board (Where you originally wanted to put the hydraulic cylinder) and have the hydraulic cylinder exposed (connected to the axle) besides giving it a more exotic look, I think it makes sense because I believe the hydraulic cylinder will have a larger range of motion than your springs will and therefore will require less of an extreme movement from your cantilevers. Also about accumulators, they work well, if it's too stiff, you can always run 2 per cylinder. Also mid to late 90s E Class and mid 90s to pre 06 S Classes have a hydraulic suspension. They use a bladder accumulator nearly identical to a lowrider accumulator, but being they are from a benz, they give the ultimate ride and good handling. You can go to a junk yard and get some off of a mercedes for probably less than the hydraulic shop will charge.
awesome build , love how your trying to keep it one off hand built parts , been following the build for a bit now . I look forward to the new vids .
thanks
Ya those are cool ball in socket deals,Which I would have had something like that for my Speedster. Next time on speedster two!
LOOKS KILLR DUDE !!! That front end is working out good nice and low profile.
thanks
Bad ass man! Hope to have your skills one day for my own future projects!
I have no clue how this thing is going to look when done. I know is going to be cool bcz all the fab work is top notch but you got me intrigued! Can wait to see the end result!
Hey Kyle. The Bibbster definitely has good bones.😍 Looks so badass in its 'go-cart' phase. I'm really enjoying watching this project come together and looking forward to seeing it at PITS in a few weeks.👊 Cheers!
right on. PITS is coming fast
Inspiration to start my own channel... Awesome video brother!
thanks
thats a huge snail crawling up the front of your motor there
Yessss!! 30 seconds into the vid... Really curious to see how these strut towers function!
Can’t wait to see this done.
Pretty Impressive. A Great job.
thanks
Unbelievable work. I cant wait it is ready
Excelente trabajo amigo ,👌👍
Glad I ran across your channel. Your skills are badass. I'm building my own project, and learning the fabrication as I go. My channel is only about 6 videos in on my twin turbo 64 Rambler with the LS swap and I'm pulling influences from all over, including your build. Keep up the great work!
thats aweosme, thanks for watching
So sick man! Livin the dream!
thanks
Never mind that is sick man
Interesting, cool idea with the front hydraulics Kyle, I can't wait to see how that turns out.
thanks
Like the look of the bare steel on the A arms, also good to hear some Jay Kill and the Hustle Standard, been a while. Great job on the fab work!
Really like it work very clean
sweet baby jesus, those shock towers blow my mind.
He says he isn’t an expert welder but to me anyone that can build something this nice on his own is an expert to me 😂
thanks man
Its like xmas for me when u post a new one. Thnxxxxxxxxx
thats awesome
front suspension's looking cool , really curious to see more progress . from what I can see , the power ball is basically mounted to a link . with no fixed position so when the cylinder is actuated the suspension won't actually move .
yeah they arent finished yet...stay tunned
Your insane my friend, I love it
thanks
excelente , se mira el buen avance que a realizado en este proyecto. excelente trabajo. saludos y gracias.
Gracias. Te agradezco que mires
Dude, you have horrible O.C.D. Just like me. Lol. I love it. Nice work!!
lol
Evil.wicked.and down right nasty, loving it!!!
i love your channel man, I can not wait to see what the bibbster looks like when its finished
nice line on those tubes
thanks
Look out! He's struttin' his tower. :) Nice innovation in this section of the build, along with the others.
Good work son .
thanks
you could use the bottom a arms as the feedline for the cilinder that way you can use verry short rubber lines between strut and a arm and a arm and frame/ line
Put bulletproof glass as the floors that would be dope
T bucket/foxbody. Crazy build. Looking forward to seeing the progress.
A little late for suggestions but a transverse leaf spring would be super clean and out of the way up front, vettes have been using them forever. Shocks could be mounted horizontally too using a bracket on the upper a-arm pivot.
not creative enough
Can’t wait to see more!
Watching this build reminded me of a hot rod built out of a VW Golf I seen pictures of. Think it was a first gen golf.
You’re such a god man! Good luck sir!
"It's just a thing, I'll change it" - Mr. Voss
thats right
Bad ass build man
thanks
You have a option for the front, the strut / air bag that's on the international semi on the back of the cab
I was one of those who sent you the C10 link, sorry should have realised that when I see it, thousands of your fans do :-O
However, just for clarification, what I meant was to keep the struts as a major design and heritage statement, but at 12:40 replace the cylinder(+accumulator) with the setup.
Buuuut I honestly prefer the accumulator solution, it will not look as hidden as the C10 set-up, but very cool & technical.
16:00 ooooh fff....... I get it now. hahaha. Totally had that the wrong way in my head. That is very neat!
Have you looked or ask for reverse flow cylinder. The fitting and flow goes thru the piston rod so the fitting is on the top. I use to get it from reds hydraulics for imports and front wheel drive cars. They also has coil springs that go over the cylinder like a coilover set up.
Can't wait to see its finished look in the future.
diggin the channel and the bibbster for sure!! you deffenitly have some mad skills. looking forward to future progress on this build and final result. I just found your channel yesterday through you tuber ELK Motorsports and bidged watch the build. awesome work!!
thats awesome !
Looking good kyle..
The way your goin with the frontend is one of the ideas I was thinking...
If you run a spring style accumulator it should work just as well if you had a regular coilovers struts...
I'm sure you can play around and make your on accumulators if you have to, to work like you want if need be
yeah still have a few different ideas floating around in my head
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It's always trial and error. To find what works the way you want
Some awesome stuff man. Thanks for the vid
Awesome dang looking good bro !
thanks
very cool sir going to be awesome
thanks
yeah man! looking good!
thanks
I’ve been wondering about that geometry in the front end. Seems like you have it under control, TH-cam user this old Tony did a go cart build and talked a good bit about how the wheels don’t turn at the same rate, and how caster and camber help the steering wheel straighten out while driving etc. might be worth checking out in case it has something helpful. Really cool how it’s coming together man.
I have all that under control
Awesome build! Now just a few pointers! Ha! jkjkjkjk! Get tshirts made that say "go do work son".
I have some that say "do work"
The Fab Forums where is that?
Cool as hell
Woohoo! Music credits!!
Yeah because its an actual artist and not some stock audio.
The Fab Forums sweet!! Thanks! Loving the work so far!
In every hydro set up I've run I've used power balls. 👍👊
they last?
The Fab Forums I've had them on multiple rides. I put 30k miles on my juiced and bodied s10. Drove it all over the country. Zero issues with the powerballs. I greased them on install. Also watch getting welding splatter on the threads.
Nice neat work .....
thanks
Better still Pro Neat Work and did you decide not to install the top rail roll bar in the roof ?
may still do it, but need to focus on getting it rolling first
Strut towers are lookin sick man
That’s gonna be so sick when done
Hi Karl I love the Constant Effort to strive for Perfection that you have
it is always a joy to watch when you are working as it gives hope to us meer mortals that if we could strive to the same effort we might build a winner in Anything we endeavor to try
Do it right the first time and you wont have to come back again and fix your mistakes or at least minimize the mistakes, HOPEFULLY
A question for you
When you weld ( Arc, MiG, Tig) how far in cleanup can you go before you compromise the weld Obviously you want integrity in a weld, but can you blend it into the joining pipe and how far would you go for both neatness and strength?
@ 19:20 you could almost see arching / rounded fenders over the wheels leading to Running boards down the sides of the car ! that would look fantastic !
looking forward to the next video
Tony
thanks Tony, not exactly sure what you are asking on the weld stuff
Ok Karl
Consider it this way you have just finished a weld on part of your Roll Cage and you want to clean it up how far can you grind back to
1 neaten it up
and
2 not weaken the weld?
Have you considered having a spring on the front suspension? But using a remote spring on the other end of another cylinder ? You could mount the spring /cylinder anywhere on the car !
kind of
Hey man, if you put an accumulator type set up inline with those cylinders, you could make them ride a bit more like shocks instead of bricks at full ride height.
yeah thats basically the plan
The Fab Forums Im only up in york county if you ever want a hand
awesome
All you need is a ZZ Top cd!!
This suspension reminds me of the Speed Racer mark 6 suspension from the movie
lol
have you seen the hydraulic setup that Mike Finnegan used on his c10? He just posted a video about it last week or so. It's a coil-over and hydraulic ram all in one. May be something to look at in the future if the accumulators don't provide the ride your looking for. I'm not big on fox body mustangs but this build has got them growing on me.
oops just watched a little further. disregard the comment.
Mike fiinagen or however you spell his name just got some hydrolic cylinders that has coil springs on them so no matter if you are all the way down or all the way up you have the same ride quality. They are pretty slick you might want to look into those it would be cool to see them on the rat rod.
I guess you missed that part of my video....same ride quality all the way up or all the way down on my setup as well
you should check out the traxxis revo remote control car suspension...the shocks lay down parallel with the chassis...it is pretty cool. not saying you should do that to this...just think you would dig it...
Subbed, I really want to see how that suspension up front finishes out.
should show it in the next video
Ash it is so clean keep up the great work
Have you ever seen the bicycles that have the suspension attached really close to the pivot point of the rear swing arm or whatever it's called on a bike, on a car it would look pretty cool
D'Ley!!!
How do you not have more subs!!
good question
good question
Looking better everyday
Hell yeeeaaah, I was just thinking about this build and heres a new video!
It awesome how that works...lol
The Fab Forums thanks for the heart 😁👍👏👌💪🤘