Poor man's side by side

[NS Gearhead]

Instead of welding the dif, I'd install dual emergency brake cables and levers like we used to in dune buggys.... That way you can still drive on the grass or hard surfaces.

Dunno how that's going to give me more traction... maybe help me cut corners better but she's pretty manuverable as she is. However, the trails this is going to be used on are not extreme, or terribly muddy so I may hold off on that for the sake of easyer steering.

This is supposed to be a winter project to help fend off the winter blues... but I can't leave anything alone. LOL

Rear "bumper" removed. Glad that's off. I was affraid the little one would scratch herself walking by. Wagon's there to keep it off the floor. LOL


Man it's a mess. The plan is to cut until the rust is gone and rebuild from there.


Forgot to take a before pic, but here's after the bad stuff's cut out. 2X3 square tubing's gonna fit right nice under there.


Took the seat out after taking the pic. I've never done sills, or body work before. I plan to clamp the tubing in place and spot weld on top and on the inside.

 

[mikehaugen]

Dunno how that's going to give me more traction... maybe help me cut corners better but she's pretty manuverable as she is. However, the trails this is going to be used on are not extreme, or terribly muddy so I may hold off on that for the sake of easyer steering.

the point of having independent brakes on the drive axles is that you can apply brake pressure to the wheel that is spinning, which will transfer torque to the wheel that has more traction. It would work, but you kinda have to know what you are doing and is only really effective after you are stuck, instead of just both wheels working all of the time. This is how most factory traction control systems work, but with much faster response than just about any human has.

 

[NS Gearhead]

you kinda have to know what you are doing

I have a pretty good idea what I'm doing. ; )

 

[mikehaugen]

I have a pretty good idea what I'm doing. ; )

I didn't say you didn't, but based on your comment, I had to throw that in there.

 

[mikehaugen]

by the way... it's a cool idea, I have considered it before just because they want so much d*** money for those things.

 

[NS Gearhead]

Yeah, it's like that; with the SXSs you want a cab? It's extra. You want a heater? It's extra. Stereo... same. I stripped mine just because I wanted it to be the opposite of my jeep. Open air, light, small. The AC still works. : )

 

[mikehaugen]

How hard is it to take the doors off and put on? It would be nice (for me anyway) to be able to have them off in the summer and on in the winter.

 

[NS Gearhead]

4 bolts on/ off per door. You can see the hinges in the last pic. I took those off after the pic was taken. LOL You could always convert to a Jeep style pin hinge that would let you mount and dismount without tools.

 

[NS Gearhead]

So despite not dripping, the tracker's got a slight gas leak. It was stinking up the garage and has to sleep outside until I can fit it. Kinda sucks having to tarp every time.


Gathered some parts to put a muffler on it. Open header was obnoxious. Oh and 2x3s for the rockers. Haven't cut to length yet as I may hog out the wheel wells.


45 degs wan't enough, so I made three relief cuts and bent to close those gaps. Did that twice until things lined up and welded the cuts.


Like my fancy hanger? LOL


...then you'll love the manifold U bolt! : )


Tucked up nice and out of the way

 

[deezler]

how does it sound? Let's get a video of you ripping this thing across a 50 ft gap jump already, k?