Sometime around mid 2004 Brian sold his original Samurai based buggy and started on a new crawler.  This one is based off of a Diablo 2 seater chassis built by Shaffer's Offroad.   The chassis was picked up in October and is constructed primarily with 1.50 DOM tubing and included front and rear link mounts.

By December Brian had most of the magor components on hand so he could start fitting everything into the chassis.  The drivetrain consists of a V6/Auto/Atlas transfer case which will send power to a pair of narrowed Dana 60 axles.  Both the front and rear axles will steer.

The biggest challenge so far has been squeezing everything into the chassis.

The buggy was completed in early 2005.  Brian is still working on the body panels but had the narrowed cruiser hood and custom fenders installed for our Labor Day trip.