Mid-engine Honda Buggy Build, FJ-40 axles

by dsd rc hp i meant driver side drop reverse cut high pinion so im not sure i follow. do you mean that both drive lines would have to rotate in opposite directions for this axle combo to work? if you mean the transaxle has the wrong rotation front and back then you could flip the motor transaxle 180 in theory. or would you see things complicated by this?
 
Just because the DSD RC D44 is reverse cut, does not mean it rotates different than any other axle, it just rides on the "correct" side of the gears for a front axle.

For the Honda engine/tranny to work, the pulley end of the engine has to be at the rear of the buggy, with the tranny outputs on the right side. If the engine is in the front, the outputs would be on the left side, but it would spin the wrong way. You would have 5 reverse gears and one forward :)
 
5 reverse gears and one forward , that would work if you drove backwards alot..........rofl
 
Tacoma747 said:
Engine assembled, still have alot to do on it though.
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Tacoma747 said:
I didn't say I'm gonna turbo it, I'll just use a turbo header to make it easier to make an exhaust for it.
I am going to TRY the stock muffler off my motorcycle, if it doesn't work decent, I'll buy something. But it WON'T be a giant coffee can :)
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does not compute
 
keep up the fancyness
 
That is what i was getting at in the above post, but my guess would be that plans have changed and he will turbo it, or was planning to all along.
 
vanguard said:
I've never worked on a turbo motor but aren't I looking at a turbo in that pic? It looks like you just have to do the plumbing to the intake and presto, you're turbo'd. You're not going to do that?
I'm probably missing something.
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There will have to be an intercooler routed in the piping as well before it gets to the intake manifold. Thats whats missing. I would figure a stock WRX top mount manifold would work well in this build. Just get on NASIOC and ask around to find one.
 
Yea, I decided 70 HP might not cut it... Wasn't planning on running an intercooler, but I may go ahead and run one, with a couple fans on it.

The turbo is gonna add a good bit of $$$ to the buggy though, all the gauges, and tuning stuff will cost alot more than the $100 I paid for the turbo... (and I haven't actually paid that yet)
 
Get real familiar with ATP turbo... anything you could need to set up a turbo system with about the best prices outside of ebay. Unless you are planning to run 10+psi i would forget the intercooler. Look into water/meth injection. Spray a mist of water and methanol into the intake and it signifcantly drops the IAT's. In an offroad setup you could run all day or more on a tank gallon or so of water/methanol mix.
 
anyone know anything about huynda? a little off topic i know but i was thinking of a similar project and i found a 2002 with 79000 miles on it and a mildly wrecked front end for 700. would a motor from one of these things be good for a similar project? i believe the car is a alantra and i know its running good. maybe ill just get something im familiar with. any info would be cool.
 
im not sure i undestand what the problem with a driver side drop in a mid engine buggy would be. if the rotation were wrong the engine and transaxle could be flipped to obtain the right rotation. since the out put rotation of the transaxle is the issue to be concerned with. the front of the transaxle should face toward the right side. this however should not prevent a dsd because the engine and transaxle can be offset to the left side to center the rear output. the only reason a dsd front axle would be complicated is if you were to run an offset rear. so maybe the fj 40 rear you have is offset and thats were the missunderstanding is. i intend on running a 9 inch rear centered output . so with a two peice drive line i sould be able to run a dsd output. the only issue i see is the out put angles have changed. not a big deal if your not afraid of getting creative.
 
what i was that it would be possible with the honda if the outputs were centered and the engine was offset to the left. weight could be balanced out by things like the fuel cell engine accessories storage and in most instances a spare tire and tools. im not saying that is you plan im just arguing that it can be done. sure the set up miggt be extravegant in some ways but i dont think any more than they will have to be with yours. definately your senario is the best because you dont have to worry so much about drive line layout plus weight is more uniformly distributed side to side. just wonering do the land cruiser axles you have have a toyota e locker? I know some models did like the fj 60 or 80 or something like that have them installed from the factory
 
:confused: it hurts, i just wanna start laying beads man:Rockon: or just watch:popcorn:
 
Sold the Tacoma on friday, so I've been on a buying frenzy...

I've bought:

Air shocks
4 more link joints
rebuild kit for knuckles
and a few other things from Trail gear

2 corbeau seats

5 BFG red label Krawlers (used)

5 Cragar Soft 8's
oil pressure
water temp
boost/vacuum
tachometer
sway bar bushings
bumpstops
From Jegs.

Hopefully will have the rear axle links bolted up tomorrow or this week sometime, and should also have the engine mounts made.

Still going to try to make the race in May!
 
Bill, you moved to WV and left me laser cutterless... You can't be talkin like that :) I actually used some of the stuff you cut for me, I'm going to take some back down to Kermit and see if he can get me some more stuff cut.
Got the rear engine mount done, turned out nice. Also got the lower link mounts kind of mocked up. They are welded to the axles, but the ones in the frame are not the perfect size sleeve in the frame, so I will have to replace those. I will also weld on a mount to mount them in double shear, not just going to rely on the sleeves in the frame. The upper link will be mounted once some tubework is up there probably.
 
where's the pics of your thumb or finger?, sounds like that hurt
 
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