Engine & Solid Axle Swap Build

glad to see its out of the garage and running around!

is it street legal or you just running it from your driveway to the end of the road to get in the pits? lol.

also those tires.. are they skid steer tires?

 

Thanks guys!

I just need to stop driving it like its a dragster! LOL Its just so much damn fun though. It shifts hard and breaks the tires loose in all 4 gears but thats the nature of a Honda trans.

Im really impressed by the lockers. I really can't tell they are there... no clunky sounds or clicking like I thought. I was really worried that it was gonna be an issue with the 4 wheel steering. However, the center diff is still open so that might be the difference.

Stuff, Not street legal, have a SMV triangle. Yes those are skid steer tires. (Galaxy Beefy Baby 27 x 8.50)

 

Getting ready for the inaugural trail ride on memorial day. Who's coming?

 

thanks guys. It would be nice to have some normal neighbors, or at least ones that aren't in their 70's. might have to rethink the muffler. don't really want to though. Plan to take plenty of video.

Got my center console done finally! What a PITA that was.

Spent a long time doing cable, hose and wire management.

Also got my intake done just need to make a canister/deflector of some sort but i'll wait till later to do that.

The good thing is I realized i had forgot to connect the brake booster so Im hoping my braking problems will be gone!

Will try to post some pics of some of the stuff soon.

Cheers!

-Greg

 

Shot a couple vids this weekend. not exactly what i was wanting but i was taking it easy and the ticks are bad so i didn't want to ask my brother in law to basically get out and film (I wouldn't of wanted to). Had a problem with the driveshafts wanting to walk out of the trans but got that fixed now.

Truck has tons of power, road manners need some work. I worked on the truck a lot this past weekend tweeking suspension and tire pressures and it is 200% better than when i first got there. got up to about 40mph (had more but got scary) on the road and it was decent but it seems to want to dart left and right a bit. The skid steer tires run really well above thier rated 5mph max speed and have great traction.

I don't have my center diff welded up yet and can't wait becuase it gonna be almost unstoppable on the dirt/mud inclines when i do

The first vid you can see the shift light on the tach at about :30. 6800 rpm. LOL Belt got a little wet...

The second vid my bil was driving. First person to ever drive it except for myself. he did pretty good with the steering.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYw4pZ0zrkM&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVaou_II7ME

Thanks to those who follow me on youtube!



-Greg

 

Installed new head unit, got tired of the CD's skipping. Splurged a little and got a Sony with a cool ipod tray behind the faceplate and bluetooth for streaming Pandora.



Also installed much needed door speakers. I used Polk audio DB401 and they fit in the stock location very nicely.

It was pretty easy to install as you can see in the pictures the door panel already has the location almost cut out. Just use a razor to finish it off.

Speaker wires are nearby just behind the bumper.

 

Some crappy off road pics and a size comparison with my full size 4x4.

note to self...need to wash truck.

 

Ding Ding Ding!!! I was wondering how long it would take before someone noticed. I'm trying to figure out if I want to keep them or not. Thoughts? Was kinda thinking along the lines of a Monster Energy logo too.

 

Nice, Greg. I was looking at one of those HU from Sony from Crutchfeild. I surely don't need a CD in my truck. What sIze speakers did you use? I assume the 4 1/2"??

 

Thanks. I got the HU off ebay. Its the s300. $199 free shipping. If you don't need the bluetoth then u can save some money. The head unit is nice although the advanced menu system is a bit quirky compared to the alpine decks I usually buy. The speakers are 4" polk audio DB 401. Got those off amazon for $49 free shipping. They sound awesome and got great reviews. Also you can get away with cutting the speaker holes without taking the door panel off. You can feel the pattern through the vinyl where it needs to be cut.

 

Great! Thanks for the info.

 

A couple more pics of the radio. This is a really cool head unit. Tried out the heands free calling, streams pandora, and mp3's from my phone perfectly. My only beef about it is that it has a lot of function with very little buttons. The biggest... most usable function, IMO, is the standard preset buttons 1,2,3,4,5,6. Those are non-existent.

But i-Pod in...



Control knob works just like the ipod. Up/down/left/right.

 

Don't think i posted any pics of the steering box and the shifter. I still need to make a cover for the shifter box. The joystick behind the shifter is for the rear steer. Truck is really dusty, we havent had any rain in a while. If there is anything ya'll want to see let me know and I'll do my best to snap a pic of it.

 

Yeah, the way I use my truck is pretty much entirely short trips around the property so having the preset buttons would be nice. Once I get the plow set up, there will be some times in the winter where I might actually spend more than 10 minutes at a time behind the wheel.

I remembered that I had an older Blaupunkt HU that the cassette function crapped out on but has a AUX IN and a fully functional radio that I may see if that will fit easily. The price is right!

 

lol now its a pimp mobile