This WAS the plan for the TJ. But I was looking at 10k just in axle shafts... It's not off the table but If I was to do an IFS IRS setup, I would probably need to sell some shit lol.
@Dirt Lifestyle totally worth it. Go fast desert running is an absolute blast. I'd do a center mount front and sold rear with trailing arms. IRS is just too damn complicated and expensive unless you figure out a way to retrofit another vehicles suspension/kit on.
Time to get together with Ian and obtain a plasma table. The saws are great no question. A plasma table will take you over the top with all the fab work you do.
Upholstery cardboard is a game changer for making templates. It’s about 1/8” thick and it’s super dense. Holds shape and to bend it just score one side with a razor blade along the bend. Just one tip that someone a lot smarter than me taught me so I’m passing it on to another person who’s much smarter than me. Good luck man!
Dude we all do what we have to to get things done. Hanging a transmission from straps worked, and no one died LOL. You do you. Awesome build series, I can’t wait for that thing to be done!
Nate, they need to aend you out a Arcdroid. You could be showing it off a ton and saving lots of time over the saw and drill press when making all these custom parts.Those motor mounts you built are top notch!
Looked at that engine sitting there and wondered how you were going to do the mount. In my mind it wasn't going to happen. I shouldn't have doubted you. That thing should be your calling card!
It is -33*F and I’ve been avoiding cleaning up my shop (more of a shed, really) but I’m watching this video for the 2nd time today and I just decided to pop my bibs and snow gear on and start a massive cleanup and organize of my little workspace and prepping it for doing my RCLT HD and Tacobox install when temps get bearable enough to do so… It is seriously near impossible to get things done in a messy shop. Time to get to work! 😎
I really enjoy your videos. You manage to teach and be entertaining while having awesome video quality. Thanks to you and your wife for all the hard work. I know there was push back for you being honest with us and I'd like to thank you for having the integrity to be honest about the issues you had with the product.
I’d love to see a video of how you made some the decisions on certain part choices. Don’t want to big you down too much as you’re trying to complete the build but I think it’d be super cool to understand your thought process and how you whittle down which parts your going with on such a unique build!
@Dirt Lifestyle Been watching from your beginning of your channel. It pushed me to make 307Garage. Nice to see you back to your roots and back to full on fabrication. Liked the show.
On the motor mounts I used 1/4” plate on the block, bent to match the three holes you pointed out. Then used 1.5” dom welded to the plate a bend then I coped the end of that and welded an upright to it with a cap on the bottom. Something I bought from white read is the oil relocation plate, makes so much room on that side of the block.
Love your work! The springs on your pipe bender make me nervous. Maybe add some safety cables like a garage door spring so one does take your head off.
Hey Nate , just an idea for the motor mount where the water hose will be. How about “Ramping” it ? You know like the pour spot on a coffee pot or a pitcher . So you don’t have to cut material from the mount . Just heat it up use a piece of pipe and bang it down .. just a idea buddy… if ya get my idea meaning 👍
I hear exactly what you are saying and It's definitely a good idea! My only issue is what all that heat would do to the rest of the bracket at this point. But if this thought had come while I was building it, I could make that top plate a ramp and let it cool before joining it to the rest of the bracket. In any case thanks for the suggestion! Good call!
Maybe add a few short lengths of removable chain between the motor mount brackets you built and the chassis for better control if one of the rubber mounts gives up? Nice work!
Look into the ArcDroid plasma cutter. Would save you lots of time fabricating custom parts. The best part is it's really compact and takes up little room in the shop
The videography of the activity is just awesome. The drilling, the bending, the cutting, the welding. Just the right closeups. Makes it all very interesting. Well done, Nate!
All the new gen. wear gloves to touch everything, afraid to dirty their hands. Just something I've noticed. I can't do that unless there's an immediate hazard & sometimes it's dangerous too! I'm loving this project! From a machinist/ offroader.
Love this series so far! Thank you for going SO in depth for us. I appreciate the step by step and showing the trials and tribulations along the way. I’m planing on building a Jeep down the road and I’ve never taken on a project like this. I’m new to fab and this kind of series where you walk us along is huge for me. Just to get the ideas of how things need to go together, order of operation and such is so cool man! Please keep this kind of video up!!! Btw ordered the new hoodie and beanie, dig em man!!
Good!!! Glad you are enjoying this kind of video brother and thanks for the support. You are doing it right. Gather as much information as you can before you start and do your best to enjoy the process. You got this my friend 👊
I think a lot of people use 1/4" because it is simple and strong. I agree 3/16" is a good thickness, especially on something this size. Even 1/8" has it's place, but now you really need to be careful with how things are built and boxing stuff in becomes a priority. The big automakers use only enough metal and it's always interesting to see how they design things. I have a 6,000 lbs GVWR truck and it's all 1/8" basically. I am cutting the main transmission mount cross member frame side mounts off right now and it's all 1/8". It's surprising what can be done with thinner material as long as it is reinforced properly.
Good solid fabrication decisons and implementation. It is good to see metal saw companies embracing compound miter. I put my first metal cutting blade on a Craftsman compound miter wood saw about 25 years ago. It has a cast iron table and stands up well to cutting metal. I still use it today and it works fine.
If you ad chain or cable on that mount it will be super reliable. If the mount fails like that another one the cable/chain will catch engine from liftin up. And if chain/cable have little play in it it will not bring fibration to the chassis.
Nice build love the idea off a samurai. I heard you say 74Nm for the bolts off the flywheel thought it was a bit low! Look it up and M10 bolts you 3 different thread sizes. 12.9 M10 x 1,5 = 93Nm M10 x 1,25 = 98Nm M10 x 1 = 103Nm
You can run chain from the block rearwards to the chassis. It will limit forward movement of the engine and transmission and save your mounts or minimise damage.
Just an FYI thos vw mounts are common to fatigue the aluminum lower casing. Right around where the bottom stud comes through, approximately a 1.5” diameter will start to crack. It will help a lot to have your steel plate on the frame side cover the entire bottom face of that mount, i see you have some of the mount hanging off the edge of that frame side plate.
Saw the disco out in the wild of parkland yesterday, looks cooler in person 👌 can’t wait to see the sami come together. Hands down my favorite project you’ve done so far
You can flip rhe unimog Axle, take Off av the steering parts and the third member, flipp the hausing and put everything in again. Lot of propell in europe dies hvis on smal compact offroad cars👍🏻
Do you have an engineering degree? Cause, what you do for this series is pure engineering, I'll never do what you do here, but its awesome to see what you are building.
Nate can you please do a square body Chevy after your projects are done? Your garage is all mopar minus the yota and Land Rover. I’d love to see a simple well built square by you. Overland suburban or K5. Even a econoline 4x4 ford would be awesome.
Bro I love when you upload. You are one of my top 3 favorites. Learn so much every time. Keep it up!! Maybe one of these days if I'm around your aera with my jeep we can go riding
I have been looking for a Suzuki Saurai for so long. I finally bought a Ranger and have to do a SPOA conversion along with the ball joint delete from American Iron products. They turn the ball. joints into kingpins.Thanks for the video!!
I have been hanging transmissions with ratcheted straps forever. Ya I am talking the harbor freight orange ones. Even lifted a short Dakota bed with ratcheted straps. But I did have to upgrade to the green ones for that.
Very interested in this build. I got a Sammi, with Toyota axles and gear set, for sweat equity. I can fabricate. I'm in East Texas, so mine will be built for mud mostly. Now to just get done with this job, that has me working 12-14 hours a day. I can't wait to get started.
The vw hydro filled mounts on the passats do indeed fail. It may be ok for a good long while, but once the fluid leaks out (it will) they crack around in a circle on the underside. You’ll need to recreate something to mimic the snub mount the longitudinal Vag engines often have or the standard mounts will die in short order. If you do so, make the mounting holes for the snub bracket slotted in vertical direction so you can set bracket so it doesn’t touch foam insert unless it’s under load, to stop vibration transfer.
I have to do mounts on my CBEA once I get the oil pan finished. I'll be curious to see what you come up with for the right side mount. You can get mounts that are similar to the Passat ones from a early 90s F150 with the 300 I6, they are also hydraulic.
Nate, I know your pain with packaging the unimog axle. I had to shift the entire drive train back 4" and over to the passenger side 3.5" to keep the rig low.
Yes that part does look like a monstrosity lol but if it works then it works! Absolutely awesome work as always. The tools you have at your disposal, as well as the knowledge; that’s years and years of experience and it’s an absolute joy to watch. Thank you!
Hey man, voices louder, music softer? Content is great! Your commentary is great! Music works, just throttle back a bit. Look forward to all the new stuff!
Hey brother, if you need a better engine mount, look for the urethane mounts for an Audi B5 (2000-2002) S4 on ECS tuning. They are the exact same as those that you have now but urethane.
I like that build series and how you solved that engine mounting bracket situation. I got similar hydraulic engine mounts, but they are off the Mercedes diesel engine and seem to be a bit beefier. Might be something you would be interested in...
In my professional experience that english mount will work well, but will have controlled seepage. An industry term accepted in brand. Hell when we had a hydro bushing that didnt leak they made us drill a hole in it
Coming along nicley. Your stuff is unique and well built. I dig your approch to fab work (I'm the same way) in that your not affriad to go seat of your pants and see what comes out. Keep up the great work...Dirtbag for life...🤓
The other thing on that motor mount is its a stock part with a number and you can get/order one at 99% of parts stores good luck finding a replacement for that after Market one
Are you going to use the hybrid oil pan? Might help with your axle clearance. I am doing a bhw into a Tacoma with super duty axles and had to switch to the hybrid pan.
I have a bhw 4runner with a similar mount setup and I'm concerned about roll over, the rubber potentially snapping but more likely the mount stud shearing. I wanna design a new mount that had cups on top and bottom plus rollover protection.
Curious what master cylinder you will use for the project. For the samurai, some people go for a master cylinder from a 1998 Subaru legacy, but I'm interested in the fj80 master cylinder. Your rig is definitely a unique build, so I'm wondering about the brake setup you plan to run. Thanks!
Absolutely love this series and this rig, while I love the combination of the TDI and jeep transmission and thats what I would have chose if going with something like this, I cant help but think that this would have been a good platform to do an EV swap into, small motor with no real transmission, batteries down low.
Hey Nate, what is your opinion on frame building using rectangular tube vs round? Am I correct in assuming it just depends on the type/weight/purpose of the vehicle?
I love Sunday mornings!!!
Me too!! 😀
Imagine Nate building independent long travel suspension for the j truck…
This WAS the plan for the TJ. But I was looking at 10k just in axle shafts... It's not off the table but If I was to do an IFS IRS setup, I would probably need to sell some shit lol.
I think it would definitely be worth selling some stuff.
@Dirt Lifestyle totally worth it. Go fast desert running is an absolute blast. I'd do a center mount front and sold rear with trailing arms. IRS is just too damn complicated and expensive unless you figure out a way to retrofit another vehicles suspension/kit on.
@@Cr480mx yah I agree or even just some deaver leaf springs and bronco beams
Ford ttb.
Superior in some aspects, and dirt cheap
Thanks for explaining that mount. I was going to nominate it for a Rube Goldberg award. Makes sense now.
Time to get together with Ian and obtain a plasma table. The saws are great no question. A plasma table will take you over the top with all the fab work you do.
You did the right thing Nate .
Remove the tunnel and use the correct trans
Been excited for this one. Finally started my first project off road rig after watching for years and thinking I should try it.
You got this brother 👊 If I can do it so can you! Just be patient with yourself and try to enjoy the process.
Masterful work! You've come so far in skill and fun tools since the channel's inception!
-Scott,
Port Angeles
Upholstery cardboard is a game changer for making templates. It’s about 1/8” thick and it’s super dense. Holds shape and to bend it just score one side with a razor blade along the bend. Just one tip that someone a lot smarter than me taught me so I’m passing it on to another person who’s much smarter than me. Good luck man!
Dude we all do what we have to to get things done. Hanging a transmission from straps worked, and no one died LOL. You do you. Awesome build series, I can’t wait for that thing to be done!
This is a crazy amount of work.
That mount is a sweet piece!! Well done.
Thank you brother!
Love the in-depth fabrication
Great progress and solutions. You are fantastic to watch and an amazing problem solver. Thanks for the endless hours of entertainment sir.
So glad you enjoyed it! I really appreciate the positive vibes brother.
Nate, they need to aend you out a Arcdroid. You could be showing it off a ton and saving lots of time over the saw and drill press when making all these custom parts.Those motor mounts you built are top notch!
Looked at that engine sitting there and wondered how you were going to do the mount. In my mind it wasn't going to happen. I shouldn't have doubted you. That thing should be your calling card!
You always put locktite on anything that spins. 👍🏻
I vote trophy truck...✨
I can see you enjoying that build.., I'd also love to learn what it takes to make a home built truck...👍👍👍
Still amazes me how small those engines are and how much power they can put out.
Grab some poster board or a cereal box for making parts and throw that corrugated stuff away! Cool videos, thanks!
I love the torque spec chart. I looked in your Amazon cart but I did not see it listed. My garage definitely needs one.
Check again! My wife and I added it when the video went live. It should work now buddy 👍
@@DirtLifestyle thank you. Found it and ordered 👍
It is -33*F and I’ve been avoiding cleaning up my shop (more of a shed, really) but I’m watching this video for the 2nd time today and I just decided to pop my bibs and snow gear on and start a massive cleanup and organize of my little workspace and prepping it for doing my RCLT HD and Tacobox install when temps get bearable enough to do so… It is seriously near impossible to get things done in a messy shop. Time to get to work! 😎
I really enjoy your videos. You manage to teach and be entertaining while having awesome video quality. Thanks to you and your wife for all the hard work. I know there was push back for you being honest with us and I'd like to thank you for having the integrity to be honest about the issues you had with the product.
I’d love to see a video of how you made some the decisions on certain part choices. Don’t want to big you down too much as you’re trying to complete the build but I think it’d be super cool to understand your thought process and how you whittle down which parts your going with on such a unique build!
Good work!
Thanks!
@Dirt Lifestyle Been watching from your beginning of your channel. It pushed me to make 307Garage. Nice to see you back to your roots and back to full on fabrication. Liked the show.
On the motor mounts I used 1/4” plate on the block, bent to match the three holes you pointed out. Then used 1.5” dom welded to the plate a bend then I coped the end of that and welded an upright to it with a cap on the bottom.
Something I bought from white read is the oil relocation plate, makes so much room on that side of the block.
Love your work! The springs on your pipe bender make me nervous. Maybe add some safety cables like a garage door spring so one does take your head off.
Whitbread for the win!!
Nate i am always stunned at watching you work, your manufacturing skills are inspiring. Looking great so far. Keep it coming, loving this build!!!
I appreciate that!
That motor mount turned out great, a really creative solution to the packaging issues. Constraints cause creativity.
Hey Nate , just an idea for the motor mount where the water hose will be. How about “Ramping” it ? You know like the pour spot on a coffee pot or a pitcher . So you don’t have to cut material from the mount . Just heat it up use a piece of pipe and bang it down .. just a idea buddy… if ya get my idea meaning 👍
I hear exactly what you are saying and It's definitely a good idea! My only issue is what all that heat would do to the rest of the bracket at this point. But if this thought had come while I was building it, I could make that top plate a ramp and let it cool before joining it to the rest of the bracket. In any case thanks for the suggestion! Good call!
You, dirt head shed and 4x4 fred should do a summer 4x4 build and thrash🤙
Maybe add a few short lengths of removable chain between the motor mount brackets you built and the chassis for better control if one of the rubber mounts gives up? Nice work!
That's a killer mount man. When I saw the available space😬 thats not what I pictured but better
Thanks man! I'm glad someone else can appreciate how big of a challenge these dimensions are to work with lol.
Look into the ArcDroid plasma cutter. Would save you lots of time fabricating custom parts. The best part is it's really compact and takes up little room in the shop
The videography of the activity is just awesome. The drilling, the bending, the cutting, the welding. Just the right closeups. Makes it all very interesting. Well done, Nate!
I like 3/16 too, and I think it matches the width of cardboard better. 😂
Great video Nate! I love that hoody - definitely ordering one of those!
Man love every post. My friend you need a plasma table. It will save you hours of fab.
All the new gen. wear gloves to touch everything, afraid to dirty their hands. Just something I've noticed. I can't do that unless there's an immediate hazard & sometimes it's dangerous too! I'm loving this project! From a machinist/ offroader.
Lol, Nate’s closer to 40 than 20.
I don’t think that qualifies as “new gen”.
@@M240D I meant just in general, not Nate in particular.
I'm actually realy excited for the zuks 3rd life!!!!! Baddest yet? Guess we will see
Rad build so far Nate! Safety third!
Looking good.
Thanks 👍
Great build so far!
Awesome work!👍
Hi Nate, Thanks for Always making things interesting, informative and fun! You have Mad Fab Skills and do Great work!
Love this series so far! Thank you for going SO in depth for us. I appreciate the step by step and showing the trials and tribulations along the way. I’m planing on building a Jeep down the road and I’ve never taken on a project like this. I’m new to fab and this kind of series where you walk us along is huge for me. Just to get the ideas of how things need to go together, order of operation and such is so cool man! Please keep this kind of video up!!! Btw ordered the new hoodie and beanie, dig em man!!
Good!!! Glad you are enjoying this kind of video brother and thanks for the support. You are doing it right. Gather as much information as you can before you start and do your best to enjoy the process. You got this my friend 👊
@@DirtLifestyle thanks Nate! 🤘🙌🤘🙌
Production value is insane Nate!! Great job and keep up the great work. Thanks for the content. 👍🏼
Little length of chain can make a safety catch for engine mounts although not always the best looking…but beats the engine trying to escape
I think a lot of people use 1/4" because it is simple and strong. I agree 3/16" is a good thickness, especially on something this size. Even 1/8" has it's place, but now you really need to be careful with how things are built and boxing stuff in becomes a priority. The big automakers use only enough metal and it's always interesting to see how they design things. I have a 6,000 lbs GVWR truck and it's all 1/8" basically. I am cutting the main transmission mount cross member frame side mounts off right now and it's all 1/8". It's surprising what can be done with thinner material as long as it is reinforced properly.
Good solid fabrication decisons and implementation.
It is good to see metal saw companies embracing compound miter. I put my first metal cutting blade on a Craftsman compound miter wood saw about 25 years ago. It has a cast iron table and stands up well to cutting metal. I still use it today and it works fine.
SAFETY 3RD! 🤙
Love this build dude!
This been a really interesting one!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Nate! Doing sketchy stuff is fine, but don't walk under it! Don't need to drop a transmission on your head. 😆
If you ad chain or cable on that mount it will be super reliable. If the mount fails like that another one the cable/chain will catch engine from liftin up. And if chain/cable have little play in it it will not bring fibration to the chassis.
You can get braided oil line for these through ebay, these engines are commonly referred to as pd130 by Europe
Inspiring me every Sunday to get into the shop. This week is mounts for my mini camper/97 ranger combo
Nice build love the idea off a samurai. I heard you say 74Nm for the bolts off the flywheel thought it was a bit low!
Look it up and M10 bolts you 3 different thread sizes.
12.9 M10 x 1,5 = 93Nm M10 x 1,25 = 98Nm M10 x 1 = 103Nm
You can run chain from the block rearwards to the chassis. It will limit forward movement of the engine and transmission and save your mounts or minimise damage.
Just an FYI thos vw mounts are common to fatigue the aluminum lower casing. Right around where the bottom stud comes through, approximately a 1.5” diameter will start to crack. It will help a lot to have your steel plate on the frame side cover the entire bottom face of that mount, i see you have some of the mount hanging off the edge of that frame side plate.
Saw the disco out in the wild of parkland yesterday, looks cooler in person 👌 can’t wait to see the sami come together. Hands down my favorite project you’ve done so far
You can flip rhe unimog Axle, take Off av the steering parts and the third member, flipp the hausing and put everything in again. Lot of propell in europe dies hvis on smal compact offroad cars👍🏻
Do you have an engineering degree? Cause, what you do for this series is pure engineering, I'll never do what you do here, but its awesome to see what you are building.
Hah! I have hung a transmission from ratchet straps!! If it works, it works. lol ⚓
Nate can you please do a square body Chevy after your projects are done? Your garage is all mopar minus the yota and Land Rover. I’d love to see a simple well built square by you. Overland suburban or K5. Even a econoline 4x4 ford would be awesome.
Bro I love when you upload. You are one of my top 3 favorites. Learn so much every time. Keep it up!! Maybe one of these days if I'm around your aera with my jeep we can go riding
I have been looking for a Suzuki Saurai for so long. I finally bought a Ranger and have to do a SPOA conversion along with the ball joint delete from American Iron products. They turn the ball. joints into kingpins.Thanks for the video!!
love the videos
Thanks! I lucky to have you watching them bro 👊
I see these Suzukis on the road still where I live
Love the motor mounts!
Much appreciated! I'm about to head into the shop to build the other side right now 👍
I see you are now using CAD (Cardboard Assisted Design)....TTFN
Yep! I don't do it often but with a piece as complicated as these mounts it's a must!
@@DirtLifestyle Cardboard has been my best go to workshop buddy for years...TTFN
I have been hanging transmissions with ratcheted straps forever. Ya I am talking the harbor freight orange ones. Even lifted a short Dakota bed with ratcheted straps. But I did have to upgrade to the green ones for that.
Great Content Nate!!! Awesome fab work as usual. I learn a little something from you in every video, thank you for the knowledge
Nice work
Thanks man!
Thank you.
Very interested in this build. I got a Sammi, with Toyota axles and gear set, for sweat equity. I can fabricate. I'm in East Texas, so mine will be built for mud mostly. Now to just get done with this job, that has me working 12-14 hours a day. I can't wait to get started.
The vw hydro filled mounts on the passats do indeed fail.
It may be ok for a good long while, but once the fluid leaks out (it will) they crack around in a circle on the underside.
You’ll need to recreate something to mimic the snub mount the longitudinal Vag engines often have or the standard mounts will die in short order.
If you do so, make the mounting holes for the snub bracket slotted in vertical direction so you can set bracket so it doesn’t touch foam insert unless it’s under load, to stop vibration transfer.
I have to do mounts on my CBEA once I get the oil pan finished. I'll be curious to see what you come up with for the right side mount. You can get mounts that are similar to the Passat ones from a early 90s F150 with the 300 I6, they are also hydraulic.
Hi Nate ,Nice job , but the lower part usually cracks at those engine mounts ,the aluminum side not the rubber, it happened to my car a few times.
Nate, I know your pain with packaging the unimog axle. I had to shift the entire drive train back 4" and over to the passenger side 3.5" to keep the rig low.
Yes that part does look like a monstrosity lol but if it works then it works! Absolutely awesome work as always. The tools you have at your disposal, as well as the knowledge; that’s years and years of experience and it’s an absolute joy to watch. Thank you!
Hey man, voices louder, music softer? Content is great! Your commentary is great! Music works, just throttle back a bit. Look forward to all the new stuff!
Yay!
1:15 Hey I have one of those hats too! Pretty dope hat! ;)
Hey brother, if you need a better engine mount, look for the urethane mounts for an Audi B5 (2000-2002) S4 on ECS tuning. They are the exact same as those that you have now but urethane.
I like that build series and how you solved that engine mounting bracket situation. I got similar hydraulic engine mounts, but they are off the Mercedes diesel engine and seem to be a bit beefier. Might be something you would be interested in...
In my professional experience that english mount will work well, but will have controlled seepage. An industry term accepted in brand. Hell when we had a hydro bushing that didnt leak they made us drill a hole in it
Coming along nicley. Your stuff is unique and well built. I dig your approch to fab work (I'm the same way) in that your not affriad to go seat of your pants and see what comes out. Keep up the great work...Dirtbag for life...🤓
Could of used a 22re trans. I've seen a ton of Suzuki's with them. Not sure if their crawler compatible but I know many use them for TDI swaps.
The other thing on that motor mount is its a stock part with a number and you can get/order one at 99% of parts stores good luck finding a replacement for that after Market one
Are you going to use the hybrid oil pan? Might help with your axle clearance. I am doing a bhw into a Tacoma with super duty axles and had to switch to the hybrid pan.
Don’t you have to match the engine mounts with the transmission so they all flex the same and load is equal? Crazy build 👍👍👍
We can add the UK flag to the UN list for the rig now 😆🇩🇪🇺🇲🇨🇦🇬🇧
I have a bhw 4runner with a similar mount setup and I'm concerned about roll over, the rubber potentially snapping but more likely the mount stud shearing. I wanna design a new mount that had cups on top and bottom plus rollover protection.
Curious what master cylinder you will use for the project. For the samurai, some people go for a master cylinder from a 1998 Subaru legacy, but I'm interested in the fj80 master cylinder. Your rig is definitely a unique build, so I'm wondering about the brake setup you plan to run. Thanks!
Nate, I live in the Puget sound area also. I am curious, where do you purchase your metals?
Absolutely love this series and this rig, while I love the combination of the TDI and jeep transmission and thats what I would have chose if going with something like this, I cant help but think that this would have been a good platform to do an EV swap into, small motor with no real transmission, batteries down low.
Hey Nate, what is your opinion on frame building using rectangular tube vs round? Am I correct in assuming it just depends on the type/weight/purpose of the vehicle?
Oilfilled engine mounts are expensive and when they pop engine drops..
We need a Dirt Lifestyle/Fab Rats collab