Mid-engine Honda Buggy Build, FJ-40 axles

redneckjeep87 said:
hopefully youll have it done by uwharriecross....im def interested in seein this build......not many people would go through with all the fab involved in this......how are you doin a transfer case on this?
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It's only going to be 2wd.
 
The Honda trans is the transfer case.
 
If you have trouble with the welded diff or axle you might want to check this out. www.driveshaftshop.com
They are in Salisbury and sell a spool for hondas that uses a solid axle running threw it from side to side. Or front to back in you case.

Sam(slim)
 
those engine parts were screaming at me today mike, even though torching those cj-5 bushings out was so much fun too...(not). cant wait to get this thing in gear man looking forward to helping you out
 
"Hondota" ahhh... way of the samurai, hai!!!, lol. aight off to church this morning cya lata
 
more pics of the "Hondota"

"Hondota" pics, progressiveness, <<<<<<is that even a word?







oohh that green makes me want apple pie!!!



 
Engine is together. Adjusted valve lash today, put the valve cover on for the final time (hopefully). Gotta get hoses made to feed and drain the turbo. Drain is a 12AN fitting welded in the oilpan.

Gotta find a fuel pump, build a fuel cell, I'd like to fire it up sometime before too long, probably not with the turbo plumbed to intake, just to break it in w/o any issues with boost.

It's getting close to being time to start bending tube...
 
Wow interesting thread. ill have to keep up with this one! Lookin good so far, although taking a while i hope you have it finished this year!
 
ha, im still wondering when we get to start bending tube, that engine looks lonely sitting in the floor atleast need a engine bay or cradle or just 2 pieces of tube to sit it on, im thinking of finding some kind of ninja/samurai toy for his hood ornament,rofl....
 
No t-shirts...

I still want to enter the URE race, if it will happen or not who knows. If my truck would sell that would help speed things up I'm sure.

I got the brake and clutch pedals on tonight, when it's all said and done, I'll have less than $200 in the brake/clutch assembly (3 masters, one resevoir, mount, pedals, etc). I'll try and snap some pics tomorrow.
 
oh stop gloating, ... meany, get stuff like that, that cheap, should be a law against it,lol
 
cabbage

hey i saw your project and thought i would throw some ideas out there as far as drive shafts are concern. have you decided how your going to lay them out yet. since you lose the t-cases advantage of a dropped and probably more important offset front output. i noticed you had fabbed up some custom yolks from the stock transaxle outputs and are going to use a u joint style drive shaft? i was going tn suggest a curstom two peice front cv drive shaft carrier bearing combo routed to eliminate some joint bind at extreme flex. you might even be able to maybe angle how the transaxle is mounted in favor of the front output and then run a limit strap off the rear diff to limit it a bit to aleaviate u joint bind. anyhoo if you figure something out let me know. if any of this is even going to be an issue who knows. something to chew on i guess.
 
The front shaft will be VERY long, since it will run from right behind the seats, all the way to the front axle. It will be a 2-piece shaft as well, so driveshaft angle won't be a problem.
The rear will be the steeper of the two shafts, but I will probably stretch the wheelbase enough for it to not be a problem, I will also have a winch to help pull the rear suspension in if need be.


Also, the pedals are mounted, picked up some braided lines today to run from the MC's to the resevoir, just have to get some adapters for the resevoir end.

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sounds good are you going to be running coilovers? or a bipass shock of some kind? i actually joined this bulletin looking for info on starting a very similar project except using a full width ford dsd rc hp dana 44 / ford 9 inch combo. if you think about it this kind of setup can give you a very decent crawl ratio since your basically running the hondas final drive divided again into the diff gears. closer to finish maybe you could give some feedback on what you would have done different and things someone tackling a similar project sould plan for in the design stage.
 
Not sure how you could run a DSD axle. The output is on the passenger side... Remember, Honda's are reverse rotation, so the engine must be mounted in the rear.

I'm going to be running air shocks.

Gear ratio could be better though. It all depends on which transmission you get.

Best I can figure, at 3000 RPM's in 1st gear, it will go about 5-6 MPH w/ 37's. In 5th gear I think it was about 55MPH.

What I'd do differently? I know one thing right now, a 1.6L instead of a 1.5L, parts are easier to find (although many interchange), and a 1.6L w/ a 16V head has a good bit more power than the 8V 1.5L.
 
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