Wide Open Design LJ buggy build

jeepinmatt said:
Heck, 10% would be great most of the time! My planning is usually much more ambitious than my execution! :laughing:
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Isn't it crazy how the wrenching gods work? Plan a 10hr thrash fest, get 1 thing done that really should have only taken an hour. Walk out there after dinner after work to "tinker for a few mins" and you knock out like 10 tasks in an hour :laughing:
 
gslander said:
Isn't it crazy how the wrenching gods work? Plan a 10hr thrash fest, get 1 thing done that really should have only taken an hour. Walk out there after dinner after work to "tinker for a few mins" and you knock out like 10 tasks in an hour :laughing:
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Yep, I made a lot of progress on my truck this week because I didn't plan to work on it. Just went down there to "do one thing real quick", and 3hrs later I crawl out from under it, covered in sweat and grease, having accomplished something I've been putting off for months!
 
Pretty handy when your friend since middle school runs a killer shop like Ujoint Offroad a mile from my own shop.
Had them relocate the filler down the tank so I'll have plenty of hood clearance. They added a bleed port up top, so it'll still have the.same capacity.
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Had a few hours today to finish up.the radiator and steering. Spent a while getting clearance all around the radiator with the suspension at full bump. I have 3/8" between the truss and the fan shroud. Can't get much closer than that. Doing so gives me a good bit of room should I, err I mean, when I roll it. Mounts are all 3/16" and drawn in CAD before being cut on the plasma table 😁.
There's another tie in from the top of the grille not pictured.
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My section of DD steering shaft came in yesterday while I was installing a bad BNIB Lowe's ceiling fan. Good times. Anyway, got it cut to length and added a 3/4" heim in the frame rail to keep the steering shaft from flopping around at the firewall. I added one of these on my Ranger and it greatly improved the steering feel.
I'll need to grab some hose this week and make a new PS pressure line. Should have enough leftover to make new return, cooler and cylinder lines.
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While it's at full bump, I'll try to get the exhaust done back to the Y this week. Then I can bring up to ride height and start chipping away at other stuff.
 
I’m always curious why people do what they do. Why not mount that orbital on the firewall and then run hoses down to the ram?
 
BigSouth said:
I’m always curious why people do what they do. Why not mount that orbital on the firewall and then run hoses down to the ram?
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I've had a few people ask that I've the years. In my case, I've used an OEM column as a starting point on each full hydro I've personally driven. Doing so doesnt give a good place to mount an orbital on either end of the firewall.
Since it can be anywhere, I put it near the pump and ram. Keeps the hose runs short that way.
I installed a PSC kit on a friend's true buggy back in the day and put it inside the "cab" like you're referencing.
Basically it all comes down to packaging.
 
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Jody Treadway said:
I've had a few people ask that I've the years. In my case, I've used an OEM column as a starting point on each full hydro I've personally driven. Doing so doesnt give a good place to mount an orbit on either end of the firewall.
Since it can be anywhere, I put it near the pump and ram. Keeps the hose runs short that way.
I installed a PSC kit on a friend's true buggy back in the day and put it inside the "cab" like you're referencing.
Basically it all comes down to packaging.
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I will add the thought of hot PS fluid potentially leaking on my legs is a no go for in cab orbital for me.
 
Another thing is having most of the system mounted in front of the engine lessens the chance of a bad line or fitting spraying on hot headers too. The resi mounted off the master cylinder in this case you only have a feed and return line in that general vicinity. The two lowest PSI lines in the system.
 
StretchASU said:
Another thing is having most of the system mounted in front of the engine lessens the chance of a bad line or fitting spraying on hot headers too. The resi mounted off the master cylinder in this case you only have a feed and return line in that general vicinity. The two lowest PSI lines in the system.
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And the return lines will be run towards the inner fender area well away from the headers.
In the same thought, I'm gonna try to mount the remote trans cooler/fan where the lines are nowhere near the exhaust.
 
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