well dang it's been over 2 years since this project saw any action
my buddie and main fabricator moved away and my other friends who can weld and fab flat out said no, pretty upset with that notion that I asked for help and was turned down, can't think of anytime i've ever said no to a friend reaching out for help.
the front end has been a problem. I tried the jeep spindles and they just would not work. Went back to the modified ones that came with the buggy. Ordered three sets of heim joints all the wrong sizes and I pretty much lost all motivation and $ dried up
may 2025 update
my buddie who moved away decided to come visit and I put his arse back to work!
Finish welded all the incomplete tack/mockup, cut out the tubes that were in the way of shocks and got one shock mount all completed
so now I'm remotivated, hopefully see this build to completion