the legend truck build thread ( offroad )

[colinm]

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

Sounds good!

After seeing how fast that thing could go, I doubt you would want the front end to fold up!

 

[brandongeiger2]

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

okay im a layman with these terms whats a double shear mount and pan hard bar ive seen pan hard heim joints but never heard pan hard bar sorry haha

 

[fowler]

double shear means there is a braket eather side of the attacted part
as apposed to just bolting it to one bracket
it is stronger than single

like
bracket ] heim joint [ bracket

a pan hard bar holds the axle in place, stops it moving side to side

 

[brandongeiger2]

Ohh thanks dude always good to learn new vocab!

 

[mudduck7.3]

don't have much of an update on the truck but all the transmission and transfer case mounts are done and in place, went and picked up some temporary tires for it today, theyre not ags but as close as you can get after i groove them

33x14x15 boggers, im grooving every other lug, got the rear two done, tomorrow should have the fronts done. i really like the way it sits with these tires on it. and the truck now sits 5' 1" to the top of the cab

 

[Doc Sprocket]

Boing!

 

[fowler]

very nice

 

[mudduck7.3]

still got one tire to groove yet but heres some poser shots to keep some interest in this build....

 

[cumminsbayou4x4]

man that thing looks sick

 

[CustomShifter]

I wanna drive

 

[rcarteraz07]

Wow......

 

[B man]

That is BadA dude. it looks great!

 

[mudduck7.3]

i also heard back from the dot investigator and he emailed me a list of everything i will need to make it road legal, its actually a much shorter list than what i anticipated. if anyone wants to know ill post up everything to make a vehicle road legal in iowa.

i got all the driveshafts made and installed aswell as all 3 shifters. camera is being a pos so these are phone pics, also put all the body panels back on and some headlights.

 

[souperman000]

you gonna take it rock crawling...cant imagine there are many good rocks in iowa though.

I saw some sweet crawlin' this weekend

 

[TripleT]

I don't know of many places with BIG rocks, but lots of mud spots. The river by me is pretty low, you could drive it in there

 

[mudduck7.3]

im not really a fan of rocks but if i find some ill give it a go, this thing will mostly see mud,lots of trails, and as many hillclimbs as i can find

 

[mudduck7.3]

although ive been trying to figure out if its going to be more fun to wheel this thing or drive it on the street

 

[rgvkid]

Great Build! Are you on any Off road Forums?
This would be a great thread on OFN Offroad fabrication Network forum.
http://www.offroadfabnet.com/forums/

Cant wait to see some Video!

 

[rgvkid]

What moto Engine came with the the Dwarf? Gonna need some low gearing to push in 4WD you think?

 

[mudduck7.3]

i do have the build posted on pirate4x4 in the suzuki forums and in the forums on an iowa 4x4 site called miobi. im aiming to get as much attention with this thing as possible as im looking into building them to sell if there is enough interest out there.

gearing will not be an issue with this rig, it has two transmissions