New guy, new project: 1988 BII wheeler

[leumas12]

no im gonna switch out the y-pipe (doesnt have the correct angles for me and the outlet shape is weird) to one from summit that is 2" inlets and 2.5" outlet. I will have to add a bung for the O2 sensor but that shouldnt be an issue. im gonna buy a 6' roll of 2" flex pipe and another 6' of 2.5" flex pipe from kragens to connect it all and it will be good to go Also i dont have to worry about a cat since this thing is offroad only. Just a muffler which makes this whole thing easier.

Sam

 

[88_Eddie]

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cool, i'll just check back when you post pics and maybe steal some of your ideas

 

[leumas12]

haha sounds good, thats half the reason i post this stuff!

 

[leumas12]

Well i have been working on the loose ends. I was having brake problems: even completely bled, the pedal would drop right to the floor. Fixed it by swapping in a master cylinder from a 76 Chevy Blazer. Worked well, pedal doesnt hit the floor now. It has a little bit large bore (1-1/8" rather than the stock .975"?). I still have quite a bit of pedal travel but i dont think its too much. If i decide i dont like it i will step up to a 1-1/4" bore from a '72 3/4 ton chevy pickup and that should be better. Chose the chevy master because the fittings were easy to adapt.

Also, the fluids are in. My doubler leaks, which isnt much of a surprise haha. Its leaking from between the steel adapter plate and the BW1350, right at the bottom. The best thing to do would be to pull it back apart and reseal it but thats alot of work and runs the risk of creating other leaks that are more difficult to get to. First thing im trying is just some JB water weld to seal it up. I drained the case last night and will be doing that tonight. I hope it works! If it still leaks a little bit im gonna leave it, i dont really care that much.

i SHOULD be taking a test drive this weekend. Im pretty excited, i will have someone record it and post it up for you guys if it happens

 

[leumas12]

Well I got around to a test drive yesterday. Overall im pretty pleased. Heres what the truck looks like free from the side of the house:

And here are the results of the test drive:

PROS

-Doubler works perfectly (and thanks to JB Water Weld, doesn’t leak)
-tracks nice and straight down the road
-steering is effortless
-it stops on a dime (couldn’t test completely though, see the last CON)
-the ball valves as line locks work perfectly

CONS

-had difficulty getting the drivers side shaft in on the 14 bolt. Im thinking that welding the truss on brought it out of alignment. Im gonna try to straighten it out by cutting the truss on the top and shimming it with another thin piece of 2x2x.25” wall tubing.
-when in high range on the transfer cases, the engine can hardly get the truck going. Eventually I will get new gears for the axles, but for now I can just keep the D300 in low. Also, I could build myself a nice 302/np435 combo and call it good haha
-when steering, the pump whines
-if I try turning without revving the engine or I hit the limits I put in the cylinder, the engine usually dies
-when I slam the brakes, there was a really bad (and LOUD) grinding noise. Turns out that my driveshaft didn’t have enough clearance from my passenger side radius arm. When the suspension compressed from braking, it hit in a few places. Here are the pictures:

and this

which did this:

the heim and bolt are supposed to be perpendicular… The frame bent up about ½”. My weld held up just fine though. Also reminds me that I MUST box the frame haha.

Fixing the frame shouldn’t be hard, and figuring out how to give the driveshaft more clearance should be pretty easy. I do need to start searching for how to fix the steering though. I have a video of it driving that I will post up when I can. Thanks for checking it out guys!

Sam

 

[leumas12]

Just decided to post this up for fun

BEFORE

AFTER:

 

[kris97ranger]

u putting the grill and fron fenders back on?
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[SnC RangeR]

 

[leumas12]

u putting the grill and fron fenders back on?

No grill, it will be covered up by a winch and headlights. Fenders are a maybe, although there isnt much point since they'd probably be beat to hell anyway

Sam

 

[ozziemo27]

I just read through your thread and theres only one way to describe it, Awesome! Just have patience and you'll get those bugs worked out in no time! Can't wait to see her out on the trails!

 

[Boggin]

good work man

 

[Robert_1967]

nice work.

turn the bolt around that hit the drive shaft, should clear then.


Robert

 

[leumas12]

nice work.

turn the bolt around that hit the drive shaft, should clear then.


Robert

Hey thanks alot for the suggestion. I was looking at that but think if i did that i would have to remove the driveshaft if i wanted to take out that bolt. I think im just gonna cut off the excess threaded portion and that should do

Thanks everyone for the good words!

Sam

 

[Robert_1967]

you might also want to check your panhard(sp) bar, try to get it level as possible if it is leaning down too much, what is happening is when you hit the brakes, and the suspension loads up, it is pushing the axle over to one side.


Robert

 

[Andres629]

I just spent like an hour and a half reading through this build... this rig is awesome! Good to see everything was built by you (for the most part) and all. I bet that rig's going to be pretty fun off-road!