New to me buggy!

Aaron · Post by **Aaron** » Fri Mar 15, 2019 8:32 pm

newracer wrote:Caliper bracket is now fixed. Just a few minor things to do and it will be back to 100%.

Woohoo! Congrats! Bet you are itching to get out

tjjared413 · Post by **tjjared413** » Fri Mar 15, 2019 9:50 pm

So close!

I’ve thought about cutting the spindles of mine and converting to unit bearings with some weld on cups...

newracer · Post by **newracer** » Sun Mar 17, 2019 5:27 pm

Drove the buggy around the block a few times and flexed on the big snow pile on the side of my driveway, everything is good. Also tried the parking brake valve, works great.

vb · Post by vb » Sun Mar 17, 2019 9:46 pm

Congratulations

tjjared413 · Post by **tjjared413** » Wed Mar 20, 2019 5:57 am

newracer · Post by **newracer** » Sat Apr 06, 2019 10:10 pm

Ran Independence, Patriot and Liberty today, no issues. Glad to be back on the trail.

Colo.TJ · Post by **Colo.TJ** » Sun Apr 07, 2019 7:57 am

tjjared413 · Post by **tjjared413** » Sun Apr 07, 2019 2:10 pm

74BuckinBronc · Post by **74BuckinBronc** » Mon Apr 08, 2019 9:08 am

What? No pics?

newracer · Post by **newracer** » Mon Apr 08, 2019 10:25 am

74BuckinBronc wrote:What? No pics?

Started a trip report.

74BuckinBronc · Post by **74BuckinBronc** » Mon Apr 08, 2019 11:47 am

Must be the first one posted this year? Congrats!

newracer · Post by **newracer** » Sat Nov 23, 2019 5:28 pm

Used my old rock lights for in-cab lights.

Switch

4 lights in pairs up front

4 in rear

newracer · Post by **newracer** » Sat Nov 23, 2019 5:28 pm

Also got a steering wheel hook.

vb · Post by vb » Sat Nov 23, 2019 6:03 pm

The thing looks good!

Aaron · Post by **Aaron** » Sat Nov 23, 2019 6:16 pm

Great repurposing of old materials. Will make night wheeling so much easier. And I love the simply machined hook for the steering wheel. Nice and clean.

Good work!

newracer · Post by **newracer** » Sun Jan 05, 2020 12:58 am

At some point this summer I damaged the shaft on my hydro steering which caused a leak. So I took the opportunity to upgrade the ram. I also had a shop add a piece of tube to keep it from happening again.

vb · Post by vb » Sun Jan 05, 2020 11:44 am

I dont like leaks either

74BuckinBronc · Post by **74BuckinBronc** » Mon Jan 06, 2020 7:29 am

Nice!

No leaks for me means something is empty...

YJgirl · Post by **YJgirl** » Tue Jan 07, 2020 4:34 pm

newracer wrote:The two main firewall panels would get really hot, ~150*, after running for a while. I tired some thin stick on insulating material with no luck. Got some leftover Lizard Skin from Nimbus to try. I think it will do the job.

If that doesn't work try some Heatshield Product.

newracer · Post by **newracer** » Wed Jan 08, 2020 7:53 am

The lizard skin helped but it would still get hot. I added some rubber floor mat on the exterior that has made it tolerable.

The Man With The Plan · Wed Jan 08, 2020 11:39 am

It always ran hot for me too. I'm beginning to think that it may be the tune. It's a MEFI4 with a tune copied from another engine. Might be Wyeth looking into.

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newracer · Post by **newracer** » Wed Jan 08, 2020 12:07 pm

The motor runs fine, about 200* while crawling, just the firewall gets too hot to touch.

The Man With The Plan · Wed Jan 08, 2020 2:38 pm

Crawling was never an issue. Higher speeds generally brought the heat.

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newracer · Post by **newracer** » Sun Jul 05, 2020 11:13 pm

One of my shocks was leaking oil so I decided to rebuild them today. Unfortunately I found some damaged parts.

74BuckinBronc · Post by **74BuckinBronc** » Tue Jul 07, 2020 2:08 pm

Was the coil rubbing on the shaft? How does a coil get bent like that??

newracer · Post by **newracer** » Tue Jul 07, 2020 2:55 pm

I am not sure. Thought is the slider between the two coils got stuck and then the lower coil was over compressed.

The Man With The Plan · Wed Jul 08, 2020 4:00 pm

Man, the previous owner must've beat the $#!+ out of that thing.

newracer · Post by **newracer** » Wed Jul 08, 2020 4:04 pm

Tell me about it.

The Man With The Plan · Wed Jul 08, 2020 4:50 pm

newracer wrote:Tell me about it.

Rofl

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newracer · Post by **newracer** » Sun Feb 21, 2021 2:47 pm

The fuel pump was external and right behind the front seats, very noisy. Took it out, relocated filter and shut off valve, added a Holley Fuel Cell module, much better.

Also cut a roof decal.

The Man With The Plan · Wed Feb 24, 2021 11:28 am

This is the way

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