Mid-engine Honda Buggy Build, FJ-40 axles

haha awesome i can't wait to see this.

while you have it out you might want to think about gearing... being an ol' honda geek i might be able to help point you in the right direction.... check out www.carolinahondas.com if you have any questions along the way....

i'm assuming (since you said it's so light) that you have the single cam 1.6 liter... what year and model civic did it come out of? the si tranny has the tightest gearing and you can pick those up for a couple hundred bucks MAX. you can get a 4.73 final drive for a d series tranny for just shy of $800 if i remember right.... as opposed to the stock 4.08-4.40 depending what tranny you have.

if you get a header a 4-2-1 makes more low end torque than a 4-1.
 
Your gonna turbo it? Just me but i dont think that is a great idea for an offroad vehicle. Turbo's cost a lot of money to do right and will only make your gears go by even faster.
 
Tacoma747 said:
My plans are the competition at URE, maybe a comp or two here on the east coast if time ever permits as well.
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Ok, I'm adding you to my list. $5 on who gets the better time at that Uwharriecross event? If you don't finish in time I get the $5 because clearly rigs that go are faster than rigs on jack stands.

(BTW, please don't try to raise the stakes. I bet for fun, not for money.)
 
a civic hf tranny will have the longest gears.... a dx tranny would be next in line, then ex, then si... not sure where the 4 speed std tranny goes in the equation.
 
What? Two pages and no pics?:flipoff2:
 
This is the gallery after all..

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Back when neuroc was still in existence...otter of whaley ent built a rear engine buggy and used some drivetrain disconnects made by some company for cars flat towed behind rv's. Anyway, he modified one for use on his buggy that could be shifted to allow front wheel drive for front digs. It could easily be used on the front and rear output of your transaxle for twin stick action. I believe spidertrax or another company is making them now as well. Something to look into. Have you started any tubework yet?
 
though I know your using FJ axles, use of an e-locker might be helpful while minimizing the $$ parts just to do a front dig. I think an E-locker might also have more options for general wheeling. Ie not tear everything up if not needed, like on lawn/fields etc..
 
My rig does front digs and while it's cool, I wouldn't go too far out of my way to put them in a trail rig. Most of the time I use mine it's just to make a turn in a more impressive way when I could have backed up if I wanted to. It's pretty hard to front dig uphill so if you slide sideways on an obstacle and you're hoping to straighten up again I'm betting you'll spin tires and that's about it.

I can see why if you're going through a really tight course and getting penalized for backing up that front digs are a big deal. However, if your goal is just to tear up the trails at mach 1 I wouldn't bother with the complexity or cost of driveline disconnects.

Now start bending some tube. The comp is only a few months away.
 
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