the legend truck build thread ( offroad )

[mudduck7.3]

make sure to have some kind of skid plate under the trans dont want that thing getting torn off or dented.

for sure atleast a skid plate for the transfer case, i would think the trans would be ok but probly couldn't hurt to make bolt on skids for both of them.

 

[mudduck7.3]

made some progress on the 2nd transmission, its most the way mounted. the rear mount is done for now although im pretty sure ill be adding more to it. the front trans mount will be made tomorrow. heres what i got so far...

i was checking out different ways to mount the t case tonight and finally decided on how its going, will have it mounted hopefully tomorrow but i will be cutting some of the floor to get it where i want it and it will literally be right up against the drivers seat, but there will be a piece of sheet metal over both transmissions and the t case so ill be somewhat protected from scattered parts if the drivetrain were ever to fail.

 

[Doc Sprocket]

What are you using on the Sami tranny's input shaft to couple it to the bike tranny? I see a U-joint on there, but how did you fit it? I'm betting the bore/splines wouldn't match.

 

[mudduck7.3]

took the slip yoke out of the legend trucks original driveshaft, drilled out the center of the slip shaft to fit over the sami transmissions input shaft and welded it up.

 

[Doc Sprocket]

Gotcha! It centered okay and runs true?

Too bad you're so far away. I'd love to sit in on this build.

 

[fowler]

Bloody sweet

U do some nice fab work
What do u do for a living if u don't mind me asking

Really interested to see it running

 

[mudduck7.3]

Gotcha! It centered okay and runs true?

Too bad you're so far away. I'd love to sit in on this build.

yea spins freely with no drag at anypoint. the shop im work for is run by a guy from the ontario area lol , he's a about 6ft 5" tall and his name is thor lol , couldn't make that up

 

[Doc Sprocket]

No, you couldn't... When I asked if it spun true, I meant centered and without any runout or wobble.

 

[mudduck7.3]

not the slightest bit

 

[mudduck7.3]

Bloody sweet

U do some nice fab work
What do u do for a living if u don't mind me asking

Really interested to see it running

thanks, most my life ive been a ground crew worker for my fathers tree service, running saws,skid loaders and various heavy equipment. but ive always loved working with steel and welding, ive been to some schooling for a few different types of welding. but fabricating has always been a hobby of mine. ive worked doing production welding at musco sports lighting for a while but ive been welding and fabricating at a small company called grisham industries for the last 6 months or so, but am currently going through the hiring process to be a production spray welder for john deere.

sorry for the short story....

 

[mudduck7.3]

got the transfer case and all mounted up and done today, all thats left as far as drivetrain goes is to make driveshafts, shifters , and one shift linkage

 

[Doc Sprocket]

So again- What do I gotta do to be written into your will... "DAD"?

 

[mudduck7.3]

lol ill tell ya what, if you are ever near davenport ill let ya take it for a cruise around town

 

[rcarteraz07]

I take calls all the time from that area actually all of Iowa because my company provides insurance to Deere and Company lol. I want to visit sometime lol.

 

[brandongeiger2]

What do I have to do to be written into your will?

So again- What do I gotta do to be written into your will... "DAD"?

Toystory i have a feeling your enjoying this build...maybe a little too much haha just playing around this is all really impressive and those tires you mocked up look awesome but i cant wait to see it with those tractor tires!

 

[Doc Sprocket]

lol ill tell ya what, if you are ever near davenport ill let ya take it for a cruise around town

"TOWN"? Oh HE// no! Trails! Rocks! Mud! Mountains! Canyons! Ohhh... I'm drooling again. 'Scuse me while I go clean up a little...

 

[CustomShifter]

Ahahaha toystory that was hilarious this thing will be a monster and everyone here knows it, btw were all drooling.

 

[colinm]

Are you gonna make those lower front links double-shear mount? Looks kind of risky to me.

 

[mudduck7.3]

yea its all going to be double shear but the shop i got the tabs from shorted me one link tab, so when i go back to get the pan hard bar and tabs for that ill be grabbing another lower link tab

 

[TripleT]

lol ill tell ya what, if you are ever near davenport ill let ya take it for a cruise around town

Look's like it's time for a drive. Only about 3 hours