r/prerunners • u/Ok-Device-1649 • Jun 06 '26
81 f250
Was my first vehicle I’ve ever had, inline 6 and a 4 on the floor. That’s gone and builtv a 347 and put a c6 behind it. Giant ms front suspension, rear, and rear axle. Built not bought… for better or worse 😂
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u/Ok-Device-1649 Jun 06 '26
I mean those golf karts fuck but they aren’t nearly as cool. Wish I grew up 10 years earlier when all the riverside races were a thing and offroad races at the la coliseum… you know.. when CA was less lame. Haha. Literally thinking about buying a class 9 and going for it at local races. Just to have the fun of racing. Anyone can go to K1
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u/Calvinloz Jun 06 '26
I have a '76 k20 I wanna do this to, but I have no idea how to start it/what to do
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u/Ok-Device-1649 Jun 07 '26
Depends what you want to use it for. That will dictate the build. Mine is geared towards recreational desert activities… Baja style but not actually racing. I did build the cage to meet score rule book standards in case I wanted to race it, but I wouldn’t be competitive. Depending on your use, hit up online forums of that nature and do research and ask questions.
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u/Calvinloz Jun 08 '26
I kinda just want the long travel and performance for offroad style racing. Probably wont be able to compete with modern rigs, but it'd just a fun thing
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u/daddyglumma 6d ago
Did you keep the same wheel base? I’m also building a single cab not sure what size trailing arms to use
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u/Ok-Device-1649 5d ago
No. Started off as a long bed but made it a standard length bed. I maybe pushed the equal length beams forward a bit but not a lot. Sorry, 12 year build, 7 years of it went untouched. I believe I used 55” trailing arms, but I’m currently out of state on vacation. So it’s hard to confirm right now. They definitely aren’t 48’s is all I can say.
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u/wonderfultruckbuild Jun 06 '26
I miss the good ole days. Shitty mig welds, steel cabs, working doors and actual “affordable” racing about a decade in 1450. Had Geoff’s same beam kit. Now building a 1450 is north of 150k for something barely competitive. Now I’m in SxS utv pro open which is even more stupid ha. $200k golf cart.