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Makin changes to the buggy, MuddyPaws 4.0

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#1 · (Edited)
Under the knife again.



Ok, current plans:

High pinion front, 5.29's, Grizzly Locker
Remove ghetto fab front spring perches and replace with better, low profile, anti-wrap perches
Soften up front and rear springs
Raise driver's seat one inch and move it back as far as it will go
Groove tires
Add wheel spacers to rear

Softening up the springs and putting new perches on should lower the rig about 1.5 to 2 inches, which is good.



Ghetto fab perches





One down, one to go



Pulled a leaf out of the back. Rear pack was pretty stiff and didn't flex too much.

 
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#32 ·
So putting a V6 high pinion center in a 4 cylinder low pinion housing presents some challenges.

First the bearing adjusters are way bigger and different. Not the rounded stamped steel like the 4 cyl has. They do not fit.





And the ring gear is noticeably thicker. Thicker is better right? Either way, it don't fit.



So clearancing is required.



Ok, so that's done, then more problems. Pulled all the studs and replaced them with bolts. Toy people know, but others may not know that the studs can pull out. So I replaced them all and put loc tight on them to keep them there.



The problem comes when I put the diff in. The mounting face on the 6 cylinder is far thicker than the 4 cylinder diff I pulled out of there. I didn't catch that before putting it together. So a lock washer won't fit and not enough threads are available for me to feel comfortable with just running a nut with loc tight. So the diff has to come back out, get cleaned back up and all new bolts put in.



I said screw it for now and went on with setting the perches. Got the perches set and burned in. Set caster to about 9 degrees positive. Perches have 3 holes but I decided to use the center and not do the one inch stretch. The 1 inch stretch equated to just about a 2 inch difference in how the driveshaft splines engage at full droop.

 
#35 ·
Gotta have it all back together and running in less than 2 weeks for a Canada trip. Gonna be tight. I don't have a whole lot of time to work on it between work, professional development stuff, grading for the end of the marking period, parent teacher conferences, and finishing my last work for my Ph.D.
 
#60 ·
Fawk...I would have to cut the front end off it to fit a v8 in. There isn't even enough room under the hood for the brake booster, brake master cylinder and clutch master cylinder.

That's why the brake booster and master were relocated sideways under the center of the dash and the clutch master is under the dash on the far left side backwards facing the driver.
 
#63 ·
S'more

These are the LED lights i'm going to use for turn signals for street use.



Pretty damn bright.



Then just about got the heater done. Just have to install a fuse in the power wire and hook up the ground and put the face plate back on. I hooked it up to temp power and ground and it works kick ass.



Heater hoses



3 speed switch put in the dash.

 
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