depending on the firing order of the the engine you should have 1st and third on one side and 2nd and 4th on other , yes it makes the piping harder but it will make it run a lot better as it gives better cylinder scavenging (pulling inlet charge in using the exhaust pulse ) 1342 1&4 - 2&3
Exactly what I said, he's not preformance minded, and barely mechanically inclined. He's highly intelligent, and has great ideas, but he's actually afraid of going anywhere near the capability of his creations. Even though he's got over 650,000 subscribers, and should be making some serious pocket money, he unfortunately tends to take the cheapest options just because it's his nature I'm afraid. He doesn't market himself nearly as well as many with far less subs than he's got, and that probably hurts his potential income from TH-cam, and merchandising sales which he has little if any of that. Lotta things he could be doing to promote his channel, and himself he doesn't do, whether he's not interested, not motivated enough, or doesn't understand the true benefits of all the above. Some times highly intelligent people, have the brain's to do great things, but don't have the common sense to do many things to help themselves in many ways. Fact of life, and no I'm not putting him down are being disrespectful, just explaining what I've figured out about how he is from watching his channel from the beginning. Watch long enough, and what I've described will clearly be evident.
To cover up the holes in the center console but still let the shifters move, you could use something commonly called "shifter bristles" or "shifter brushes", they're those stiff hairbrush-bristle-like things that surround the shifter stick so nothing goes underneath, but when you shift the stick just moves past in between them and the bristles interleave behind the stick as it goes , so nothing falls inside
you can also use Nitrile washers or O-rings to keep from cracking the Plexiglass as not to stress the glass as well. I would use under the bolts and between the glass and frame.
I would recommend for your cover panels to use countersunck socket head screws. To give the ultimate clean smooth finish. No shard edges when resting arms on the panels, or your knee hits it.
Should add h pipe mid way balance out sound and drone plus help with tuning just suggestion from experience in drag racing and multiple buggy quad builds keep up great work and have great day.
its amazing how almost everything on this build is custom machined and welded by you. if you had a bigger lathe i am sure you would have turned your own off road wheels haha.keep up the excellent work.
Honestly keep it NA, no need for a turbo, recently i've been watching a lot of Matt's Off Road Recovery videos and i cannot get over how reliable are the vehicles they build, just a simple recipe, LS, no turbo, not chasing power but torque thru gear reduction is the way to go. Great job Chris, love the Plexiglass idea
You should add some rgb leds in the chain tunnel and under the dash and stuff with some rgb rock lights too. The colored light coming through the plexiglass would look rad.
For your arm rest, rounded head with allen key may feel better on your arm .... also when tightening them down (suggestion) use blue locktight on the bolts and rubber washers. If the plexiglass is mounted too tight to the frame, vibrations and micro flex, will shatter it.
I have been watching this channel since the beginning and your creativity on getting simple task complete without expensive tools still amazes me. Cordless drill in a vice with a quick clamp to hold the trigger instead of buying a bench grinder in simply genius.
I've watched a couple of your build video's, and I have no idea what do for work. You have great skills I am impressed! I'll need to watch some more. Don't know how long you've been on this but I have 22 vids to watch and I look forward to hearing it come to life!
I love the fact that you use so many parts from the scrapyard and putting it into useful components. I do the same. I would love to see a video (shot) of you roaming around the scrapyard.
Doing a Turbo setup doesn't mean its gonna be unreliable. The most important thing to have a good, reliable turbo setup is the proper turbo for the engine and making sure the engine is built for boost. Plus you shuldn't get a trubo from with thats gonna explode at the slightest hint of boost. Anyway. Great Video!
Use bristles like a shop broom has and glue a bunch together on a thick popsicle stick and spray paint it and glue around the shifters, some of an idea
You should consider installing a H-pipe between your left and right exhaust pipe. There is a reason the stock pipes had an X in them. It has to do with scavenging the exhaust gases from the cylinders into the exhaust pipes. It's like up draft on a wood stove. The way you are setting it up you are preventing the left side of the engine from providing draft to the right side of the engine and vise versa.
Add a cross pipe (H or X) you'll retain close to factory exhaust... they are all connected to keep cylinder pressure the same. That is important... and I think you answered your own question about the junk yard pipe.. "why if you, need to go from here to there, why all this?" Same reason you went around the support bar, and also to keep the exhaust nearly equal length
If you point exhaust muffler in the air water can get down into exhaust if not running and it's raining seen few ATV mufflers and headers rust out due to muffler been high in the air with no plug and it rains lol
Dude do your thing I think the idea with the plexiglass is absolutely brilliant, you are creative and go different ways that makes you unique. I just love it.
My go to make shift shifter boots are old crown royal bags!!! You can cut it down and sew it up however you want and the top just pulls tight. They get tore just grab another bottle of the best quality whiskey on the market and boom!! New shifter boot!!
Can't wait to see this trophy truck with all the panels on it with the lights and really see all come together. For the open spots where the sticks are you could get something like a cv boot looking thing to cover them up or you could work on your leatherworking skills and make some :P
Such a god idea with the clear panels! Displays all the tech goodness, but keeps things somewhat clean, and hands / legs safe. Will get scratched to hell, but hey, so will the metal. That's just cool patina from use. Exhaust looks killer! More packing means more BACK PRESSURE, which means CARB TUNING! Have to adjust the air/gas mixture, and maybe timing. You gonna be running rich with them on. Ahh, this is all standard knowledge. Very cool. Gonna be more comfy without the ear-splitting noise.
I'm with you there. Reliability is key. You want to ride this thing more than fix it. Good luck. I am really enjoying this build. Thanks for the video.
I’m amazed with the skill you have using very basic equipment. The end product is a monument to your ability. Thank you for demonstrating the gift people have to create something with very little. Please continue to amaze us. Thank you,
Im not sure on the angle of the exhaust, point down towards the wheel when the vehicle is moving it throw debris inside the exhaust, it maybe be better at add another section just to level then off or have them pointing up away from the wheels rotational path.
The project looks epic. As far as the turbo I am in agreement with you it will be more reliable and cooler in my opinion than a turbocharged. You can always gear the unit to get you what you want easier and cheaper than turbocharging it. And as far as your wanting to cover the plexiglass go to a junk yard and look for manual shift boots out of older Toyota model four wheel drives or cars
Awesome! I like the plexi-glass console. Exhaust came out nice too. I think I would have tried to leave the X-pipe as I'm sure it's for performance but It's your baby and it's badass either way. Nice job bro! ✌
Adding a connecting pipe to the headers would be neat for the scavenging and adds a deep tone to it but it's not necessary, what would help is some header wraps to prevent excessive heat.
I like the clear acrylic. Would be cool to have it lighting up with rpm or gear selection/awd on or off. As for exhausts you should look into a classic mini stage 1 muffler. 👌👌
Hee man! Great video! Always love them on sunday evening (well it's evening in my time zone) you can make a really simpele link-pipe to even out the pulses in the headers. Should make it run and sound a bit better. I'm not sure how it works but all the oem do it that way so it is functional. Keep it up with the great fabrication vids! ❤
I am SO excited to see this project running!! I have been watching you for years and love your work, I've watched every buddy build of yours. I know you did the exhaust this way on the other buggy, know i know you addressed this in the video and plan on getting a power commander. but you really are putting the engine at a noticeable disadvantage by not connecting the cylinders and not allowing them to scavenge exhaust gases together. you would be surprised at the difference you would get if you could find a way to at least incorporate an "H" pipe between the two halves.
The 90s chevy/gmc 4 wheel drive trucks used the kind of paint brush bristles for the 4wd 2wd floor shifter and there are bunches of them in wrecking yard they are like 6 inches long inch and a half wide...they would work on your shifter opening...and the only downside to lexan or plexie is it scratches super easy...I always hit it with 80 grit sander when it's in a area where it sees wear and tear....it just destroys the nice clear look but eventually it will get scratched by all the sand and passenger contact
Agree with wait and see on turbo or power adders. owning a zx14r, which is about the same thing as the Busa engine I actually think the power's going to be quite adequate for what this build is.
I think you'd get more power linking cylinders 1&3, 2&4, cos scavenging even firing pulses. And you're exhaust is likely way to short for power at high RPM
I work for the company that makes the acrylic sheet you used. To get a better looking cut edge use a propane torch on the edges. It will give it more of a glass edge look
This thing is gonna be the coolest toy ever. I can't wait to see it with skins. As for the turbo....meh... your instinct to stick with reliability sounds right to me.
4:23 just weld plates on the arms under the plexy. Kinda like how On/Off buttons used to have those little plastic shields under the body of a toy car, that would hide the body of the switch.
depending on the firing order of the the engine you should have 1st and third on one side and 2nd and 4th on other , yes it makes the piping harder but it will make it run a lot better as it gives better cylinder scavenging (pulling inlet charge in using the exhaust pulse ) 1342 1&4 - 2&3
Exactly what I said, he's not preformance minded, and barely mechanically inclined.
He's highly intelligent, and has great ideas, but he's actually afraid of going anywhere near the capability of his creations.
Even though he's got over 650,000 subscribers, and should be making some serious pocket money, he unfortunately tends to take the cheapest options just because it's his nature I'm afraid.
He doesn't market himself nearly as well as many with far less subs than he's got, and that probably hurts his potential income from TH-cam, and merchandising sales which he has little if any of that.
Lotta things he could be doing to promote his channel, and himself he doesn't do, whether he's not interested, not motivated enough, or doesn't understand the true benefits of all the above.
Some times highly intelligent people, have the brain's to do great things, but don't have the common sense to do many things to help themselves in many ways.
Fact of life, and no I'm not putting him down are being disrespectful, just explaining what I've figured out about how he is from watching his channel from the beginning.
Watch long enough, and what I've described will clearly be evident.
To cover up the holes in the center console but still let the shifters move, you could use something commonly called "shifter bristles" or "shifter brushes", they're those stiff hairbrush-bristle-like things that surround the shifter stick so nothing goes underneath, but when you shift the stick just moves past in between them and the bristles interleave behind the stick as it goes , so nothing falls inside
you can also use Nitrile washers or O-rings to keep from cracking the Plexiglass as not to stress the glass as well. I would use under the bolts and between the glass and frame.
@avetho or diy shift boots lol
I would recommend for your cover panels to use countersunck socket head screws. To give the ultimate clean smooth finish. No shard edges when resting arms on the panels, or your knee hits it.
Or at least button heads!
The addition of some type of rubber bushings in the shifting mechanisms sure sounds like a good idea. Especially to us headphone users.
If you're super worried about the heat from the headers to the trans you can always wrap them in heat shield. Makes a big difference.
That scrap header you bought is most likely from a boat. the extra pipe is to prevent the water from going back into the engine.
Definitely a boat exhaust.
This was my initial thought also
I didnt know that thank you
Why 2 pipes though 👀
That's why BOAT stands for : Break Out Another Thousand. 😭
You’re on the right track…safety, reliability and durability are paramount! Anything else is just icing on the cake, Chris.
Build it light enough; it helps with all those things, and no turbo is needed. Oops...
Should add h pipe mid way balance out sound and drone plus help with tuning just suggestion from experience in drag racing and multiple buggy quad builds keep up great work and have great day.
its amazing how almost everything on this build is custom machined and welded by you. if you had a bigger lathe i am sure you would have turned your own off road wheels haha.keep up the excellent work.
Honestly keep it NA, no need for a turbo, recently i've been watching a lot of Matt's Off Road Recovery videos and i cannot get over how reliable are the vehicles they build, just a simple recipe, LS, no turbo, not chasing power but torque thru gear reduction is the way to go. Great job Chris, love the Plexiglass idea
You should add some rgb leds in the chain tunnel and under the dash and stuff with some rgb rock lights too. The colored light coming through the plexiglass would look rad.
I think the plexiglass look cool!!
Thanks for entertaining us with your awesome builds!
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For your arm rest, rounded head with allen key may feel better on your arm .... also when tightening them down (suggestion) use blue locktight on the bolts and rubber washers. If the plexiglass is mounted too tight to the frame, vibrations and micro flex, will shatter it.
I have been watching this channel since the beginning and your creativity on getting simple task complete without expensive tools still amazes me. Cordless drill in a vice with a quick clamp to hold the trigger instead of buying a bench grinder in simply genius.
I've watched a couple of your build video's, and I have no idea what do for work. You have great skills I am impressed! I'll need to watch some more. Don't know how long you've been on this but I have 22 vids to watch and I look forward to hearing it come to life!
I love the fact that you use so many parts from the scrapyard and putting it into useful components. I do the same. I would love to see a video (shot) of you roaming around the scrapyard.
Doing a Turbo setup doesn't mean its gonna be unreliable. The most important thing to have a good, reliable turbo setup is the proper turbo for the engine and making sure the engine is built for boost. Plus you shuldn't get a trubo from with thats gonna explode at the slightest hint of boost. Anyway. Great Video!
You should put led lights inside the tunnel for that Plexi glass. Getting excited for this thing to be done and see it perform. Great job so far!!
Good job on keeping it all straight in your head. So many details, I'd have trouble keeping track.
This series never fails to impress me. Always looking forward to a Sunday trophy truck video!
You're my big inspiration bro🫀
Use bristles like a shop broom has and glue a bunch together on a thick popsicle stick and spray paint it and glue around the shifters, some of an idea
I've always been a huge fan of exhaust work, those welds are beautiful.
You should consider installing a H-pipe between your left and right exhaust pipe. There is a reason the stock pipes had an X in them. It has to do with scavenging the exhaust gases from the cylinders into the exhaust pipes.
It's like up draft on a wood stove.
The way you are setting it up you are preventing the left side of the engine from providing draft to the right side of the engine and vise versa.
Floor panels looks good, like the idea of unbolting them to access the frame incase of a weld fails but that rarely happens
Add a cross pipe (H or X) you'll retain close to factory exhaust... they are all connected to keep cylinder pressure the same. That is important... and I think you answered your own question about the junk yard pipe.. "why if you, need to go from here to there, why all this?" Same reason you went around the support bar, and also to keep the exhaust nearly equal length
If you point exhaust muffler in the air water can get down into exhaust if not running and it's raining seen few ATV mufflers and headers rust out due to muffler been high in the air with no plug and it rains lol
you can use a blow torch on the edges of Acrylic or Polycarbonate to smooth them up after sanding
You can use torch on that clear plastic if you want sides also glossy looking. Countersink with the right screws would be nice. Looking good!
I aspire to this level of fabrication
I admire your skill as I can't even cut a bit of 2 by 1 piece of wood in a mitre block!!!!
Dude do your thing I think the idea with the plexiglass is absolutely brilliant, you are creative and go different ways that makes you unique. I just love it.
I like the look of it, and you can keep an eye on the chain and all the other parts as well👍.
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YOU NEED TO MAKE HEADERS 4 PIPE THAT COME TOGETHER IN ONE BIG PIPE IT WILL SOUND BETTER
My go to make shift shifter boots are old crown royal bags!!! You can cut it down and sew it up however you want and the top just pulls tight. They get tore just grab another bottle of the best quality whiskey on the market and boom!! New shifter boot!!
Can't wait to see this trophy truck with all the panels on it with the lights and really see all come together. For the open spots where the sticks are you could get something like a cv boot looking thing to cover them up or you could work on your leatherworking skills and make some :P
Such a god idea with the clear panels! Displays all the tech goodness, but keeps things somewhat clean, and hands / legs safe.
Will get scratched to hell, but hey, so will the metal. That's just cool patina from use.
Exhaust looks killer! More packing means more BACK PRESSURE, which means CARB TUNING! Have to adjust the air/gas mixture, and maybe timing.
You gonna be running rich with them on. Ahh, this is all standard knowledge. Very cool. Gonna be more comfy without the ear-splitting noise.
Was hoping the exhaust would go up at an angle out the middle, but I guess this looks good too 😆
I'm with you there. Reliability is key. You want to ride this thing more than fix it. Good luck. I am really enjoying this build. Thanks for the video.
I’m amazed with the skill you have using very basic equipment. The end product is a monument to your ability. Thank you for demonstrating the gift people have to create something with very little. Please continue to amaze us. Thank you,
Your problem solving skills are awsome!!.
Great idea to make it see through…..wanna see it in action!
for the shifter tunnel, or the whole thing adding rock lights or just tbh lights in the shift tunnel will help make that plexiglass look better
My man i have never in my life thought of using my vise in reverse to spread things 😮 smart idea
This build is turning out dope
This is absolutely amazing buildt! You have my great admiration!
You know what would join those 2+2 hearders into 1, a turbo. Wink wink.
A good muffler is quiet, sounds good, and doesnt screw up the power to much.
I Honestly think the plexiglass looks cool and it is awesome to showcase your insane linkages! :D
Can add blue led under the glass can create some cool effect!
It will look pretty badass. If you put LED lights in the chain tunnel to light up that plexiglass that will be awesome
Im not sure on the angle of the exhaust, point down towards the wheel when the vehicle is moving it throw debris inside the exhaust, it maybe be better at add another section just to level then off or have them pointing up away from the wheels rotational path.
The shorty headers won't be good for low RPM torque. But you have so many gear ratios, it may not be a concern.
Bro the plexiglass is awesome. I’m stealing this idea
those headers look sick...
The “header” you bought is actually from a commercial heat exchanger.
Agreed
The project looks epic. As far as the turbo I am in agreement with you it will be more reliable and cooler in my opinion than a turbocharged. You can always gear the unit to get you what you want easier and cheaper than turbocharging it. And as far as your wanting to cover the plexiglass go to a junk yard and look for manual shift boots out of older Toyota model four wheel drives or cars
You should look into super charging it and having the air intake over head, it'll sound really good and you can keep it at low boost
Quick and dirty on why the extra length exhaust; in N/A application, some back pressure is needed for torque.
Great video - well done
Beautiful Headers!
Cracking build hats off to you by the way
Once u said diesel i immediately thought A 4 cylinder Kubota turbo diesel build would be cool !!! Yet again another great video !!!
Awesome! I like the plexi-glass console. Exhaust came out nice too. I think I would have tried to leave the X-pipe as I'm sure it's for performance but It's your baby and it's badass either way. Nice job bro! ✌
The exhaust system looks great Chris. Well(d) done! 😁👍🏼
For the Paneling you could add like a gasket Maker around the panels to help maybe block out sound or something
Quieter, better flow, more power
Adding a connecting pipe to the headers would be neat for the scavenging and adds a deep tone to it but it's not necessary, what would help is some header wraps to prevent excessive heat.
Love this channel and what you do
The mufflers look bad ass man. Props big-time. This thing is going to be a beast bro!!! WELL DONE!!!!!!😊😊
I like the clear acrylic. Would be cool to have it lighting up with rpm or gear selection/awd on or off.
As for exhausts you should look into a classic mini stage 1 muffler. 👌👌
“What is a muffler that works better? Is it quieter? Is it louder? Does it sound better?” These are the real questions that need answers, people.
I vote to place mufflers above the engine at 30° to 45° and angled outward for looks.
Chamfer those holes and use a tapered head screw so they sit flush with the plastic.
It would look a whole lot better that way.
Hee man! Great video! Always love them on sunday evening (well it's evening in my time zone) you can make a really simpele link-pipe to even out the pulses in the headers. Should make it run and sound a bit better. I'm not sure how it works but all the oem do it that way so it is functional. Keep it up with the great fabrication vids! ❤
Console looks great!!
Exhaust looking good
I am SO excited to see this project running!! I have been watching you for years and love your work, I've watched every buddy build of yours. I know you did the exhaust this way on the other buggy, know i know you addressed this in the video and plan on getting a power commander. but you really are putting the engine at a noticeable disadvantage by not connecting the cylinders and not allowing them to scavenge exhaust gases together. you would be surprised at the difference you would get if you could find a way to at least incorporate an "H" pipe between the two halves.
I'm inspired by your talent, man.
the plexi is a very nice tough on this amazing build. you should put some type of light in there to really show off the complex linkage
The 90s chevy/gmc 4 wheel drive trucks used the kind of paint brush bristles for the 4wd 2wd floor shifter and there are bunches of them in wrecking yard they are like 6 inches long inch and a half wide...they would work on your shifter opening...and the only downside to lexan or plexie is it scratches super easy...I always hit it with 80 grit sander when it's in a area where it sees wear and tear....it just destroys the nice clear look but eventually it will get scratched by all the sand and passenger contact
Agree with wait and see on turbo or power adders. owning a zx14r, which is about the same thing as the Busa engine I actually think the power's going to be quite adequate for what this build is.
You are supposed to connect middle 2 cylinder to 1 collector and last 2 cylinder to 1 collector for better exhaust scavenging and optional performance
I think you'd get more power linking cylinders 1&3, 2&4, cos scavenging even firing pulses.
And you're exhaust is likely way to short for power at high RPM
I work for the company that makes the acrylic sheet you used. To get a better looking cut edge use a propane torch on the edges. It will give it more of a glass edge look
Everything looks great on ypur build... looking good!!!!🤗🤗🤗
Tu bosses comme un chef 😁👍👍👍👍
Cool build.
killer ideal with the console/cover. now you can back light it
I like the Plexi glass. 👍
I like the mufflers at the back past the tank. But it's your build, you should do exactly as you want it to be
This thing is gonna be the coolest toy ever. I can't wait to see it with skins. As for the turbo....meh... your instinct to stick with reliability sounds right to me.
Sensacionalll!!!! Parabens amigo
4:23 just weld plates on the arms under the plexy. Kinda like how On/Off buttons used to have those little plastic shields under the body of a toy car, that would hide the body of the switch.
It's looking awesome dude!
Chris I agree not to turbo it. At least not yet anyway. Looking awesome.
Man you are indestructible vehicles you should have your own factory man your own shop 12:45 lin-manuel brilliant
You should put some rubber in between the shifter bolts and linkage to cancel out the sound so it’s sounds more smooth and cleaner