To increase the turning radius move the outer tie rods closer to the upper ball joint ,in effect shortening outer steering arm. Keep up the great work!!!! Love the show!!!!
26:36 I felt your frustration lol. I love the way you build things. If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right. Great video and I've been a subscriber for years. Keep up the great content brotha
Beautiful, perfect. Excellent, great engineering 👍 👏. I have an idea for the fuel cap ... chuck it in the lathe, light skim the center until the bare aluminum area is round.
Oh my god that toy is so awesome. Watch, Big companies will start selling mini rock crawl trucks. Like side by sides. All because of your awesome build. One thing I think you should do is put taller tires on that rig.
You should ad some lights in the back of the crawler too, so you can light them up in the dark and get a ”almost” round light-view! And it will be very helpfull for you if you had to reverse of someting! 😃
YES! We go on night rides quite often and reverse lights help immensely! Not always on but on in reverse for sure. On a narrow trail, if you have to turn around, you're usually backing into bush or trees and with the front lights on, everything behind you is pitch black so you can't see anything behind you. Also, if you ride with other vehicles brake lights do help on single file trails at night.
Hay buddy you have come along way in your builds. It's so awesome watching you grow and your mind start to understand how things should work. And I love how even if you build something wrong you still show it. I'm sure you are becoming a roll model for some young kids out there.
I hope you see this man! Where you have alot of bare netal products mix water n bakingsoda n use a cloth or a spunge and whipe down your frame n bare metal and i guarintee youll thanks me! Its simple and amazing one of my dads tricks! He done bodywork his hole life and alot of bodywork guys still dont know this n he learnt it from my moms father! I hope others can use this too!
you should add a slightly softer rear sway bar to the rear, one that allows for full articulation while still controlling the body roll. you have basically a sports car heavy sway bar on the rear right now which is limiting the capabilities of it.
I love your visions man when you build something. This project looks so mean like it could handle anything you throw at it. Very slick and very cool. You really have some real talent my friend. I plan to build one for sure now. Just restored a go kart and am now making a Crosskart. After that most likely a rock crawler now.
I really enjoy watching you work I'd love to know what you did prior to utube. You are so knowledgeable I love it very interesting I could really learn a lot from you
You need hard rubber straps between gas tank, straps and what tank sits on. To get more turning radius. Make holes closer to center pivot point of wheels.
Super fast Matt just did a video explaining how these shocks work and how the shims effect how the shocks function. May be helpful to you or others in the future.
I saw a metal protectant on another TH-cam channel thats called Sharkhide. You can wipe it on bare metal and it will fill up the pores in the material and keep it from getting rusty. Its supposed to be an extremely durable coating. Your projects are really well built by the way 👍
Chris I like how you try to do new stuff.Also not afraid to tell us your lack of knowledge in it.With some simpler inexpensive shocks you can get by using thinner/thicker oils and maybe opening up orifices. Like Gregg at Red Beard’s Garage has done.
good idea, imagine one lever with 3 positions. front braked, nothing braked and rear braked. Is dangerous make two independent brakes, it should broke diffs when all wheels accidentally braked.
Is awesome how well it performs, I hope the engine does not run out of lubrication at those extreme angles, and just wondering, why you didn't use a motorcycle gas vent valve? You can get it for nothing form a scrapshard bike and is just a spring valve that does not let pressure go out of the tank if it's not too high, but it does not allow vacuum to form inside the tank, and does not spill if you flip it or turn aggressively.
Running non ethanol fuel helps with its lifespan obviously. One thing I learned that definitely helps too is to make sure the fuel system is completely full when you park them for the season. Topping off the tank after running the engine until it’s up to operating temp then choking it to flood the system doesn’t allow room for water absorption. I don’t know if this checks out scientifically, but it’s all I’ve done for 30+ years of north Idaho winters and have never had an issue with numerous mowers and ATVs. Need to spool the front diff and put a dig on the rear end
2:12 They do know a little bit but not enough to help you valve your suspension. Everything matter, oil thickness,oil level, shim size, shim thickness, corresponding shims (because they also effect shim stiffness or flex). The air/springs really only have to control the weight. Thats why suspension companies charge thousands to do it. Because they have done the R&D to know what shims to install for the kind of terrain you plan on riding.
I just watched this latest video. Awesome.e work as usual, but l think you better check the steering on the left side of the trophy truck. Looks like you buggered al least a tie rod climbing the left tire.
One more thing... Sealed containers explode vented ones do not. It may seem like it's breathing fire but it'll be fine, entertaining even. I flux core on steel tanks all the time. Dump it out light the filler hole a time or two and go! But make sure all your plastic bits are removed. (My neighbor used to fix dented tanks with a match in the filler...) Just make sure you have enough vent for pressure relief and you won't need water sucking your heat away and/or rusting your tank.
I live near Windrock and valve motorcycle suspension. When you drain the fluid, you need to account for about 20cc of fluid, meaning add that to the volume you measure when draining because there is about 20cc's of oil stuck to the inside of your shock tubes. Also clean the inside of your tubes with brake cleaner and all your metal parts before reassembly. On your shim stacks, you can soften the whole stack by going to a smaller diameter clamp shim which will be the bottom shim furthest away from your piston. Hopefully the shocks are sprung for the weight of the vehicle plus driver. If not and you are sitting too low in the stroke then a lot of the valving will not work correctly. If you need help then respond and I will be glad to assist, teach, whatever you need.
With the projects you do, you should find no-ethanol gas for them. It doesn’t go bad after sitting for a few months like most pump gas that has ethanol in it. You can often find ethanol free gas near lakes, as boat people use it for their boats that sit for months at a time every year.
Thats exactly what I did with my Tacoma 4x4. It would only give about a 1/3 of the throttle but that was plenty for getting started up an incline and giving me time to go from the brake to the throttle. I used a mountain bike brake lever and a two seater brake cable and ran it through the firewall. Worked like a champ!!!
You could make this rear steer very easy with 2 front Dana 30s from a jeep Cherokee and a power up power down hydro pump for a dump truck to operate the rear steer
I've asked this before but don't recall the answer. why are there no coil springs as part of this vehicle's suspension? it seems like adding springs would improve the handling of this build exponentially.
Take a roll-over valve from a car fuel tank and install it. Plus, take the line to the air filter housing to burn off fumes. I'll be borrowing a bunch of your ideas for my build next year after my cancer treatments are over, and DR says my immune system is up to par for building stuff again.
Nice! But also too expensive for the kit. I would tried first thinner oil. I went on different side on my v strom, mixing the normal oil with a bit of thicker and works perfectly. Keep up the good job
What if you made a "stirrup" with a weight scale connected that you could hang on the frame and bounce your weight to see how much force is required to compress the suspension X amount of distance? You could make a scale that would sit on the floor to indicate how much it travels down when under a load. Then when you change shims you could get a pretty good idea of how much change you get from different shim configurations.
1. You’re having to help it climb because the tires are too small. 2. The right front not pulling is likely due to the “pronged” “washer” inside the Polaris hub. It MUST be COMPLETELY flat. (Other than the 3 prongs) The fluid level is also important. Turn the fill hole to the 3 o’clock position and fill with ATF, spin it, and recheck.
Your content is amazing as always buddy, you could have just put a locking hand brake on the shift arm? That would have been so much easier I would imagine
Buy an economy sized jug of Sta-bil. Add the correct amount to every can of gas you fill up. This way all your small engines are protected, all the time. And the gas in the cans is protected. I have a lot of small engine equipment and some occasionally sit for years, haven't had any gas turn to varnish ever.
Get NOCO battery, there by far the baddest battery I've ever owned. I was previously running several Antigravity Batteries and I must say these NOCO's that I'm running now are awesome. My Motorola G Stylus literally weighs more than my class 14 NOCO battery, it's nuts.
To increase the turning radius move the outer tie rods closer to the upper ball joint ,in effect shortening outer steering arm. Keep up the great work!!!! Love the show!!!!
26:36 I felt your frustration lol. I love the way you build things. If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right. Great video and I've been a subscriber for years. Keep up the great content brotha
Beautiful, perfect. Excellent, great engineering 👍 👏.
I have an idea for the fuel cap ... chuck it in the lathe, light skim the center until the bare aluminum area is round.
Such a cool little rock crawler! Great project and thank you for letting us in on it 👊
I can't wait for winrock. I live in the Smokies Foothills and lots of people around here go there. I've never been. Can't wait to see the video!
Love the way you seem so surprised in the capabilities of your creations! Dude you the man! Keep up the amazing work!
Matt of Matt's Offroad Recovery would be proud of your use of a claw hammer to do metal work! :)
Try putting a checkvalve on the tank vent line to eliminate fuel spill in the event of a rollover or highside.
Could the hose have made it worse? - the nipple has a much larger hole and the hose could get hit/snagged
We use them on dirt late model fuel cell, fuel safe has them, with weld on option.
Oh my god that toy is so awesome. Watch, Big companies will start selling mini rock crawl trucks. Like side by sides. All because of your awesome build. One thing I think you should do is put taller tires on that rig.
It looks awesome and exceedingly comfortable with the driver position. And it has amazing capabilities. Too fun.
"Dirt Bike Fab" did a pretty good video on rebuilding shocks about a month ago.What you did looked pretty good.Always nice to see you've uploaded.
Guessing you've already tried, but I found fox's customer service super helpful when servicing their shocks.
That things lookin sick. Can't wait to see it at windrock!
Can’t wait to see you having a bigger shop
You should ad some lights in the back of the crawler too, so you can light them up in the dark and get a ”almost” round light-view! And it will be very helpfull for you if you had to reverse of someting! 😃
YES! We go on night rides quite often and reverse lights help immensely! Not always on but on in reverse for sure. On a narrow trail, if you have to turn around, you're usually backing into bush or trees and with the front lights on, everything behind you is pitch black so you can't see anything behind you. Also, if you ride with other vehicles brake lights do help on single file trails at night.
34:00 There you go... and in nine month you got a bunch of small rock-crawler runing around in the backyard... 🤪
So cool! It climbs well!
Hay buddy you have come along way in your builds. It's so awesome watching you grow and your mind start to understand how things should work. And I love how even if you build something wrong you still show it. I'm sure you are becoming a roll model for some young kids out there.
I hope you see this man! Where you have alot of bare netal products mix water n bakingsoda n use a cloth or a spunge and whipe down your frame n bare metal and i guarintee youll thanks me! Its simple and amazing one of my dads tricks! He done bodywork his hole life and alot of bodywork guys still dont know this n he learnt it from my moms father! I hope others can use this too!
We need more channels with such original builds and stuff, you should collab with grind hard or someone, would be awesome
He already did al least once with the grave ninja if I recall correctly 🎉
you should add a slightly softer rear sway bar to the rear, one that allows for full articulation while still controlling the body roll. you have basically a sports car heavy sway bar on the rear right now which is limiting the capabilities of it.
I love your visions man when you build something. This project looks so mean like it could handle anything you throw at it. Very slick and very cool. You really have some real talent my friend. I plan to build one for sure now. Just restored a go kart and am now making a Crosskart. After that most likely a rock crawler now.
Bet you never dreamed you would be able to park your builds on top of each other 😁
I really enjoy watching you work I'd love to know what you did prior to utube. You are so knowledgeable I love it very interesting I could really learn a lot from you
Loving it. That right front acts as a limited slip, like maybe gears are going all the way in.
Great video Chris! 😁👍
Living a dream building man size toys lol. Love it, keep up the awesome content. PS! Awesome Thumbnail
His laugh is the Best 😁👍
Looking forward to see a 4-Steer project in future. Thumbs up so far!
PS! just knuckles and link would do it, You don't need a box for the rear.
If you want your gas to last longer use sea foam . Look it up. Ive been using it in all my lawn mowers and my cars for years. It works.
You need hard rubber straps between gas tank, straps and what tank sits on. To get more turning radius. Make holes closer to center pivot point of wheels.
Might consider putting a cover on that positive battery terminal being that it's inches from the frame.
That thing is insane, Great job 👍🏻
Loving the rock buggy you could try it out on the fire firewood pile in the background
Super fast Matt just did a video explaining how these shocks work and how the shims effect how the shocks function. May be helpful to you or others in the future.
Damn, just commented the same thing.
Steel-It needs to sponsor this man! lol
I saw a metal protectant on another TH-cam channel thats called Sharkhide. You can wipe it on bare metal and it will fill up the pores in the material and keep it from getting rusty. Its supposed to be an extremely durable coating. Your projects are really well built by the way 👍
Whenever i do a vent tube on a fuel cell i usually make 2 full loops about 12" in diameter, that way if you roll over it doesnt leak out.
I think it’s about time you build a shop with some storage space 😎
27:07 takes off safety glasses when needing them the most....
Always squint when blowing, especially in a jar/bowl filled with dust/dirt powder
Chris I like how you try to do new stuff.Also not afraid to tell us your lack of knowledge in it.With some simpler inexpensive shocks you can get by using thinner/thicker oils and maybe opening up orifices. Like Gregg at Red Beard’s Garage has done.
Have you thought about making two hand brakes? One for the front and one for the back. That would be easier to crawl and also give you dig capability.
good idea, imagine one lever with 3 positions. front braked, nothing braked and rear braked. Is dangerous make two independent brakes, it should broke diffs when all wheels accidentally braked.
Awesome that is cool glad it works
Is awesome how well it performs, I hope the engine does not run out of lubrication at those extreme angles, and just wondering, why you didn't use a motorcycle gas vent valve? You can get it for nothing form a scrapshard bike and is just a spring valve that does not let pressure go out of the tank if it's not too high, but it does not allow vacuum to form inside the tank, and does not spill if you flip it or turn aggressively.
Love your videos….more trophy truck please! 😀😀😀😀
Running non ethanol fuel helps with its lifespan obviously. One thing I learned that definitely helps too is to make sure the fuel system is completely full when you park them for the season. Topping off the tank after running the engine until it’s up to operating temp then choking it to flood the system doesn’t allow room for water absorption. I don’t know if this checks out scientifically, but it’s all I’ve done for 30+ years of north Idaho winters and have never had an issue with numerous mowers and ATVs.
Need to spool the front diff and put a dig on the rear end
2:12
They do know a little bit but not enough to help you valve your suspension. Everything matter, oil thickness,oil level, shim size, shim thickness, corresponding shims (because they also effect shim stiffness or flex). The air/springs really only have to control the weight. Thats why suspension companies charge thousands to do it. Because they have done the R&D to know what shims to install for the kind of terrain you plan on riding.
I just watched this latest video. Awesome.e work as usual, but l think you better check the steering on the left side of the trophy truck. Looks like you buggered al least a tie rod climbing the left tire.
34:34 such an awesome image
Should have done a hand clutch like it had when it was a motorcycle
19:27 - Holy Drill Bit.... 😮 😂
That would be nice to see you finishing all your projects to 100%, paint and body
Great Video
You watched Grind Hard Plumbing Co. Yes, so do I watch them.
26:34 How do you get a rectangular peg through a rectangularish hole?
Cut something of course.
something looked off with the 4 wheel drive when you tested it on the blocks. the front right didn't immediately engage like the left.
Man that kitten purrs!
It definitely needs bigger tires for sure
We started a truck, albeit carburetor, that had 8 year old gas in it. Ran, like crap, but we drove it about 200 feet into our garage.
Love to see how you actually fabricate your whole gas throttle assembly. Mostly for duel carbs?
One more thing... Sealed containers explode vented ones do not. It may seem like it's breathing fire but it'll be fine, entertaining even. I flux core on steel tanks all the time. Dump it out light the filler hole a time or two and go! But make sure all your plastic bits are removed. (My neighbor used to fix dented tanks with a match in the filler...) Just make sure you have enough vent for pressure relief and you won't need water sucking your heat away and/or rusting your tank.
I live near Windrock and valve motorcycle suspension. When you drain the fluid, you need to account for about 20cc of fluid, meaning add that to the volume you measure when draining because there is about 20cc's of oil stuck to the inside of your shock tubes. Also clean the inside of your tubes with brake cleaner and all your metal parts before reassembly. On your shim stacks, you can soften the whole stack by going to a smaller diameter clamp shim which will be the bottom shim furthest away from your piston. Hopefully the shocks are sprung for the weight of the vehicle plus driver. If not and you are sitting too low in the stroke then a lot of the valving will not work correctly. If you need help then respond and I will be glad to assist, teach, whatever you need.
Absolutely everything you do is great 👍 God bless
A hand brake would also solve the hill start challenge. done it many times in my Nissan truck.
With the projects you do, you should find no-ethanol gas for them. It doesn’t go bad after sitting for a few months like most pump gas that has ethanol in it. You can often find ethanol free gas near lakes, as boat people use it for their boats that sit for months at a time every year.
I agree about the go cart parts . You need to be thinking more like rail parts . This is no go cart more a rail buggy.
hey if you want that tree removed i am sure your dad has a chainsaw or two haha. the suspension is spot on just what you want in the rough stuff
Thats exactly what I did with my Tacoma 4x4.
It would only give about a 1/3 of the throttle but that was plenty for getting started up an incline and giving me time to go from the brake to the throttle.
I used a mountain bike brake lever and a two seater brake cable and ran it through the firewall.
Worked like a champ!!!
SV650 oil starvation when leant back. Look it up. Blows em up like hotcakes
You could make this rear steer very easy with 2 front Dana 30s from a jeep Cherokee and a power up power down hydro pump for a dump truck to operate the rear steer
I've asked this before but don't recall the answer. why are there no coil springs as part of this vehicle's suspension? it seems like adding springs would improve the handling of this build exponentially.
Air shocks. Just like forks on a motorcycle.
@@marcmo7138Motorcycle forks have springs in them.
@@JETHO321 You are correct. I thought he meant outer springs and also I thought he installed springs off camera. My bad.
I m french good working job
Awesome!
You really should have put the radiator in back and put the air filters on the side and lowered the frame a bit so you could actually see out front.
Take a roll-over valve from a car fuel tank and install it. Plus, take the line to the air filter housing to burn off fumes. I'll be borrowing a bunch of your ideas for my build next year after my cancer treatments are over, and DR says my immune system is up to par for building stuff again.
I'm always curious on what music you're listening to . I liked the edit with the gas tank...ahhh, f (clip) lol
Move the radiator to the back! What were you thinking?
Nice! But also too expensive for the kit. I would tried first thinner oil. I went on different side on my v strom, mixing the normal oil with a bit of thicker and works perfectly. Keep up the good job
What if you made a "stirrup" with a weight scale connected that you could hang on the frame and bounce your weight to see how much force is required to compress the suspension X amount of distance? You could make a scale that would sit on the floor to indicate how much it travels down when under a load. Then when you change shims you could get a pretty good idea of how much change you get from different shim configurations.
I sold my 99 Civic with 3 year old gas in the tank, started right up!
why not put the clutch as a lever on the shifter in stead of the throttle?
1. You’re having to help it climb because the tires are too small.
2. The right front not pulling is likely due to the “pronged” “washer” inside the Polaris hub. It MUST be COMPLETELY flat. (Other than the 3 prongs)
The fluid level is also important. Turn the fill hole to the 3 o’clock position and fill with ATF, spin it, and recheck.
how does the hole shim thing work is it less compression on the o ring so it does not seal to the side as well thus allowing for it to move easier ?
Your content is amazing as always buddy, you could have just put a locking hand brake on the shift arm? That would have been so much easier I would imagine
Need to let the air down on the tires 31:40
Im Wondering if the front is a limited slip without a dif lock i dont think both fronts will spin together when you need/want them to😊
If you were to give this project a tilt in the suspension making the front lower than the back you could see in front better so it’s easier to drive
Nice vid !!
Buy an economy sized jug of Sta-bil. Add the correct amount to every can of gas you fill up. This way all your small engines are protected, all the time. And the gas in the cans is protected. I have a lot of small engine equipment and some occasionally sit for years, haven't had any gas turn to varnish ever.
maybe u could line-x or bulletliner your frames? its super tuff paint if u didnt know!
Easy cheap hand throttle is to use a bicycle hand brake and cable mount right on your shifter
Get NOCO battery, there by far the baddest battery I've ever owned. I was previously running several Antigravity Batteries and I must say these NOCO's that I'm running now are awesome. My Motorola G Stylus literally weighs more than my class 14 NOCO battery, it's nuts.
Chris tried to mate his two vehicles to see if a new one would born.
When will the yz 85 build video be done?
Next Sunday
How bad did it hurt the reservoir shock on the 2 seater?
It looked like it moved or broke loose when you climbed up the side of it.
Is more 4x4 vids coming soon I can't wait to see it running and testing it out
How much was each shock? Love that thing i want to build one
What if you did a no lock e brake
Such a cool little rock crawler! Great project and thank you for letting us in on it 👊
Hope those tyre's don't become flat, other wise they'll be cuted by the steering, by the way tubes for the steering, seriously?