Throwing in the towel - my MarsFab buggy build

ridered3 · Dec 21, 2022

untchabl said:
@ridered3 it's parked in the shop and probably won't make another trip until spring. Not much free time right now between work and the little one.

Totally understandable there. Short days and colder weather doesn’t help with riding in the late fall/winter either.

ridered3 · Apr 24, 2023

Looking forward to some updates after your trip to Good Evening Ranch. :driving:

RV/Buggy Life · Apr 25, 2023

Saw this at the Ranch this weekend and it looked amazing, great job on everything!!!

untchabl · Apr 26, 2023

Had a great trip to the Ranch. Buggy did absolutely amazing, not a single issue. Crawled everything I put a tire on.

@MarsFab did a killer job on everything. Buggy is super comfortable to ride in all day and suspension works great.

BMan · May 9, 2023

Nice work @MarsFab

untchabl said:
Had a great trip to the Ranch. Buggy did absolutely amazing, not a single issue. Crawled everything I put a tire on.

@MarsFab did a killer job on everything. Buggy is super comfortable to ride in all day and suspension works great.

Good stuff man! Nice Job @MarsFab :cool:

untchabl · May 12, 2023

The @MarsFab buggy got it's photo in the new Mittler Brothers catalog.

ridered3 · May 12, 2023

untchabl said:
The @MarsFab buggy got it's photo in the new Mittler Brothers catalog.

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That’s really cool!!!

51Jeepwillys · Oct 4, 2023

untchabl said:
All the tube work is done. Carrier bearing is mounted. Steering column is mounted. Steering reservoir is mounted. Took a few pics at close to ride height. Still have a lot to do but a few steps closer.

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who built this carrier bearing? I need one like that bad.

Bebop · Oct 9, 2023

51Jeepwillys said:
who built this carrier bearing? I need one like that bad.

Look at branik

51Jeepwillys · Oct 9, 2023

Bebop said:
Look at branik

I’ve looked at theirs before but don’t offer the Toyota flange. Guess I just need to call and ask them.

Stuntman Autoworks · Oct 10, 2023

51Jeepwillys said:
I’ve looked at theirs before but don’t offer the Toyota flange. Guess I just need to call and ask them.

I have one like that that I'm going to be selling. I used to run it but switched to an auto and upgraded to 1410 shafts so it came out.

untchabl · Oct 11, 2023

51Jeepwillys said:
who built this carrier bearing? I need one like that bad.

Scott's Custom Off-road. It comes with the flanges but they are not drilled. You have to drill them to the pattern you need.

51Jeepwillys · Oct 11, 2023

untchabl said:
Scott's Custom Off-road. It comes with the flanges but they are not drilled. You have to drill them to the pattern you need.

Drilling them is the easy part.

ridered3 · Oct 11, 2023

Time for an update after the latest trip por favor.

untchabl · Oct 12, 2023

ridered3 said:
Time for an update after the latest trip por favor.

Not much to update. Buggy is performing great, I'm still learning where the limits are of what it can and can't do. No changes planned, just wanting to ride more.

Hopefully going to Harlan in the spring.

ridered3 · Oct 12, 2023

untchabl said:
Not much to update. Buggy is performing great, I'm still learning where the limits are of what it can and can't do. No changes planned, just wanting to ride more.

Hopefully going to Harlan in the spring.

That's great all around :dblthumb:

untchabl · Nov 7, 2023

Pulled the interior out. Have a small leak between the transmission and the front t-case to fix. Gonna give it a good cleaning and a nut & bolt check so it will be ready for next year.

ridered3 · Nov 7, 2023

Looking good. Anything else on the to do list?

untchabl · Nov 8, 2023

ridered3 said:
Looking good. Anything else on the to do list?

Not really, might pull the air shocks and put more oil in them. I originally put in the exact amount of oil that Swayaway recommended but the shocks bottom out occasionally when riding between the trails. Seems to be common practice for people to fill the shocks all the way to about 3/4" from the top.

ridered3 · Nov 8, 2023

untchabl said:
Not really, might pull the air shocks and put more oil in them. I originally put in the exact amount of oil that Swayaway recommended but the shocks bottom out occasionally when riding between the trails. Seems to be common practice for people to fill the shocks all the way to about 3/4" from the top.

Cool deal and I have the same problem with my Sway air shocks. Feels great everywhere but the access trails.

51Jeepwillys · Nov 9, 2023

untchabl said:
Not really, might pull the air shocks and put more oil in them. I originally put in the exact amount of oil that Swayaway recommended but the shocks bottom out occasionally when riding between the trails. Seems to be common practice for people to fill the shocks all the way to about 3/4" from the top.

‘I’ve alway ram about 100cc more oil than what is called for in mine. With the least amount of psi as possible to get about 3“ of shaft showing.

untchabl · Nov 10, 2023

51Jeepwillys said:
‘I’ve alway ram about 100cc more oil than what is called for in mine. With the least amount of psi as possible to get about 3“ of shaft showing.

Think I set mine up around 4-4.5" of shaft showing if I remember correctly.

They're great when I'm actually on obstacles. Don't unload on vertical or off camber situations. They just bottom out occasionally when going between trails and try to get up a little speed.

51Jeepwillys · Nov 11, 2023

untchabl said:
Think I set mine up around 4-4.5" of shaft showing if I remember correctly.

They're great when I'm actually on obstacles. Don't unload on vertical or off camber situations. They just bottom out occasionally when going between trails and try to get up a little speed.

Yes it was definitely rough set up that way. But very stable set up that way as well. So I went with stability over comfort.