TN-CTD
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things gonna be ready to be driven by ray charles again!
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Plowboy Rebuild - KOH Prep 2015
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TheViking
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Well we know the blind lead the blind and what's on his mind....TN-CTD said:
redneckengineered
Trailer Park Panty Dropper
Has EOR ever had a vehicle finish KOH? Just curious.
redneckengineered
Trailer Park Panty Dropper
BUG-E J said:
Don't think this one falls under EOR anymore
ibrokeit
Brock Higdon- Auburn, AL
BUG-E J said:
What are you trying to say?
drycreekjeep
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updates how are things going on the rebuild?
WideOpenDesign
Off-Road Parts Superstore
Updates!
We moved the power steering reservoir forward from the firewall to the front of the chassis. The reason for doing so is that when the rig is climbing, the fluid isn't being pulled to the pump it's allowed to fall instead. Just little things to help prevent it from starving for fluid under hard throttle/climbing situations. We also moved the transmission coolers from the rear of the chassis to the front. Previously they ran two separate coolers due to packaging reasons, we have plenty of room so we ran the coolers together at the front. We moved the radiator to the rear and mounted it down low for trail riding comfort down the road. The new radiator is a 38x17" dual fan Griffin that we have used with all our Ultra4 builds.
We replaced the single ended ram with a double ended ram to perform well at higher speeds, which was a packaging nightmare. We used .188 wall tube for the ram mount and gusseted it heavily. We sunk the ram behind the tube for protection and to allow clearance at full bump.
We got all the shocks mounted and cycled without any binding. It would have been easy to hang tabs off the axles for the shocks but it's crucial to have the shock eye run perpendicular to the axle housing. The reason we did this is because when the axle articulates, it pivots on the mount instead of binding the shock eye.
With the new link setup, the exhaust will clear the upper just fine and run out to behind the rear firewall.
We moved the power steering reservoir forward from the firewall to the front of the chassis. The reason for doing so is that when the rig is climbing, the fluid isn't being pulled to the pump it's allowed to fall instead. Just little things to help prevent it from starving for fluid under hard throttle/climbing situations. We also moved the transmission coolers from the rear of the chassis to the front. Previously they ran two separate coolers due to packaging reasons, we have plenty of room so we ran the coolers together at the front. We moved the radiator to the rear and mounted it down low for trail riding comfort down the road. The new radiator is a 38x17" dual fan Griffin that we have used with all our Ultra4 builds.
We replaced the single ended ram with a double ended ram to perform well at higher speeds, which was a packaging nightmare. We used .188 wall tube for the ram mount and gusseted it heavily. We sunk the ram behind the tube for protection and to allow clearance at full bump.
We got all the shocks mounted and cycled without any binding. It would have been easy to hang tabs off the axles for the shocks but it's crucial to have the shock eye run perpendicular to the axle housing. The reason we did this is because when the axle articulates, it pivots on the mount instead of binding the shock eye.
With the new link setup, the exhaust will clear the upper just fine and run out to behind the rear firewall.
Jtremor
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Looking awesome! I can't wait to see it running at the hammers.
Eddyj
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Thanks for the awesome tech and taking the the time to post with description.
Mortalis5509
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Re:
Is it a psc system?
Is it a psc system?
I know you guys have a plan, but is the engine protection going to be all welded in and if so what is the plan for working or removing it? Other than that question, everything looks awesome!!!! Keep it up and can't wait to see the Deere eat up the Desert. 
bgredjeep
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CHASMAN9 said:I know you guys have a plan, but is the engine protection going to be all welded in and if so what is the plan for working or removing it? Other than that question, everything looks awesome!!!! Keep it up and can't wait to see the Deere eat up the Desert.
Plan A - Don't hurt the engine.
Plan B - Drop the engine out the bottom
jordan7118
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Adam, it's looking good!
Couple questions for you. Did Ouverson start making cast knuckles? Last I checked, they were all billet. That has to have cut the price down substantially, and that's great! What spline will the rear 14 bolt be? 40-spline? Required new spindles?
Thanks for posting progress and explanation.
Couple questions for you. Did Ouverson start making cast knuckles? Last I checked, they were all billet. That has to have cut the price down substantially, and that's great! What spline will the rear 14 bolt be? 40-spline? Required new spindles?
Thanks for posting progress and explanation.
