some vids from the trip
https://youtu.be/AaAgTYtJwM4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpUgHRXYkF4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVz2UX7lGI4
someone help me with the embed?
There are also a few video's on Facebook that i can't figure out how to post here…
overall I'm very happy with the buggy, I think the chirping sound is idler pullies which have been changed out since i got back home..
the shocks were a bit stiff on the valving so i took some shims out over the weekend and its riding much better now.
having never been in something lightweight, the difference is night and day compared to my other buggy that weighs around 5k, this one hasn't been on the scales yet but it should be just over 3k, I know my tow rig knew the difference because the fuel needle didn't move nearly as fast lol..
The RAD shifter didn't work out, maybe i wired it wrong but i did my home work on it, all i get is a check engine light when i turn it on. it throws a code for each shift solenoid and TC lockup sol so that indicates to me that i got the correct wires.. still need to do more troubleshooting on that but the trans works great in normal operation. It holds first just fine when i want it to and it shifts quickly enough into second to not really need to lock it in.
I gave pony hill a real shot for the first time also, buggy walked right up to the great big hole about half way up.. it was the first day so I didn't beat on it much from there, i was ecstatic to get over the slab at the bottom haha..