The Off-Road Viper Is Rolling
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You know you are a good engineer when all the parts you made have an equal contribution to a single problem.
Don’t be part of the problem… be the entire problem.
When I do things, all I actually do is add more problems to the problem.
I frequently get to something barely working and leave it in complete disarray and uselessness. It's so amazing I should be studied
@@artbkHo wow!❤
that is the very basis of engineering. half science, half guess and check lol
@@roachwerks3043engineering is a study in making something for mechanics to make better by beating it with a hammer or cutting it with a torch, all while cussing at the engineering team for their blatantly stupid design 😂😂😂😂😂😂
That is the greatest car that anyone has ever made.
Doesnt it need batteries to claim that title?
and very likely will ever make, unless of course you mean to challenge it?
is that an invite for a drag race with your Humvee?
You’re forgetting the yugo
Seriously? It's great if he wants to build an off-road vehicle... But a Viper that's not really a Viper anymore? It would've been more sensible to use the Oscar Meyer wiener Mobile with Nerf bars...
Love this project- can't wait to watch you push it around your garage and driveway when you inevitably start another project without finishing this one :)
Automotive soap opera 😂
He already has the next project, it's the V10 RV
@SuperfastMatt Maybe a monster truck conversion on that one?
I really appreciate the self awareness ADHD/OCD dynamic. Really humanizes you. Awesome Engineering projects too!
Love the Binky bracket montage. Those guys are the true bracket masters.
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i bet there is a response on the way, i will check the comments;))
I swear to god, halfway through the video I was invested hard into the table tangent and the adhd joke hit like a truck.
There isn't a non-lethal dosage strong enough to make him finish the Jag.
That is the perfect way to describe it for me as well. I actually checked if I had taken my pills today or not 😅
I cracked up so hard at this because that joke hit so close to home. It's hard to stay focused on customer cars when your project car is staring at you from the corner of the shop lol. I'll be working on something that makes me money then out of nowhere realize I have at some point completely forgotten about what I was doing and find myself working on that damn money sponge in the corner 😂
same, and I can relate to the process of using design software to solve everyday organizational problems
The the height, wheels. proportions are all just, _sooo perfect._ I just binge watched the build videos yesterday and this was exactly what you were going for from inception! I am a mechanical engineer, it also was(is) my dream to build custom vehicles after work, hone my skills, and do all the cool stuff you’re doing. Though,_(bummer alert)_ I ended up getting rare brain & spine cancer, that took away physical ability for my burgeoning hobby, financials, and new career. All gone before I could pay degree off or vest. _That’s why I mean it when I say_ *Thanks for letting me live vicariously through you.* (Even the lifted viper idea was my favorite expression of a “cool vehicle” in my childhood drawings! 😊)
If anyone curious b/c what I mentioned: I’m doing as well as I can under circumstances. After recovering from surgery, I went back to school and am now finishing a master’s in industrial engineering to focus on data science applied to heavy machinery. Round 2 is coming up with the cancer though, but I hope to publish my Thesis before surgery, and start my PhD once (or if) I recover. At least tuition is free for me, and I can continue a research project I’ve been growing building and getting funding for and industry interest. I’d hoped to live long enough to follow through on my backup plan of starting an applied data science & machinery reliability services/management/consulting company.
Dude, g'luck with the cancer. Hope you succeed in your PhDreams.
Hearing you confidently explain the endless, complicated suspension and steering issues-and your glorious hacksaw and jerry rigging approach to fixing it all-is humorously relatable to every home garage gearhead lmao.
10:10 the expanding foam is gonna hold moisture inside that tube and rust it out from the inside. It’s a problem for future Matt, but I think it’s really worth addressing before you send this through mud puddles
Not a problem in California. Actually, now that we started this subject, I don't understand why he bothers to paint anything to begin with. I live in the north, and if I knew rust wouldn't eat my entire project away in a couple of years when left unpainted, I would erase the entire concept of paint from my brain.
Bondo and send it
That's future Matts problem...
That future Matt guy is getting royally screwed... oh well!
@@celeron55 It will be a problem in California. Why? Because if you take it offroad through mud, or streams, or even deep puddles, maybe even *the beach* -- there will be water. AND sand. And that will live inside that space, inside the foam, and rot out the tube.
Of course, Matt will fix this.
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Right?
You're not over-selling it. It is the greatest car ever made.
Poor Viper, It was so beautiful how it was. This is like when a good looking actor gets plastic surgery and kind of ruins her looks...
@@JP-xd6fmvipers are actually pretty ugly.
@@JP-xd6fmFirst ever, one of a kind operation. A god damn LCD screen in the forehead
@@JP-xd6fm😢😢oh no someone who modified there vehicle to be more capable with plans to actually use its capability..... go b**** at the pavement princess and the garage queens. Not a lot of people could even think about let alone build
@@JP-xd6fmYour mom is disappointed in your view on this Viper. Shameful.
Love the Bad Obsession “bracket” scene. I bet that took a lot of time. Fun build, keep it up.
Absolute chaotic brilliance. I am so glad you have shared this with the world. Expanding foam painted black, I feel so seen. The world is much more ‘she’ll be right’ than it has any right to be, this Viper is a metaphor for all human existence.
The commitment to go through project binky and find all those clips of the word bracket is truly awe inspiring.
To be fair he probably watched 10min to get those clips... Nick does love his brackets
@@martinfisker7438exactly what sprang to my mind, word for word. 🤣
speaking of BOM it's been three months they're bound to drop an episode anytime now
@algorhythm1454 I was about to say the exact same thing, glad I'm not the only one that had that thought.
@@jackass123455 anytime now, as in like probably 3 months from now 😆
I know engineering vehicles is hard, but this channel properly educates me on just how hard it actually is. You change one thing on the suspension and it seems to have a domino-effect everywhere else. Even using similar geometry from common production vehicles doesn't change how much testing is involved in making it all work. That being said, the break-neck progress on this project is really impressive, especially considering it's a one-man show.
I get that on building a replica vehicle. People say 'why don't you do X to improve it' without realising if you change X you end up with cascading changes everywhere and you end up not replicating the thing you started with. Better to go with what the factory did. Obviously not in Matt's case here this being the greatest car anyone has ever made.
It's so hard to explain, I'm not a "real" engineer, I work in software, but so many times people are like "Just do that part, why do you have to revamp the foobungler?!?" - maybe even harder with things you can't point to and say "here is the problem, this thing hits that thing".
Part of the difficulty is doing conversions on existing vehicles, rather than being able to design the whole thing from scratch. Usually there's some structure that was designed to mount some specific components, and it either gets in the way of the new components or just isn't in a convenient spot for the new parts to mount to. Being able to remove something like a subframe and fabricate a whole new subframe can solve a lot of problems.
Also a software guy, I understand your pain!@@jaggederest
This channel makes me glad I work on bicycles, e-scooters and sometimes motorcycles, and not cars. It's the sort of thing I enjoy watching others do but would hate to do myself.
Hysterical, one of the best episodes yet. Respect for the Bad Obsession montage
Best episode yet, relate to all the mistakes and love the humour. I hope you appreciate the modification freedom you have in CA. In New Zealand and many other places you need engineering reports on every suspension and steering mod. Plus a whole slew of tests and regulations = months and $$$. Keep it up so I can armchair build vicariously through you.
For an American, the sentence "I hope you appreciate the modification freedom you have in CA" is quite comical, because CA has the least modification freedom of any state in the USA. In the other side of the country in Florida, for example, you can basically do whatever you want to your car. Which is scary at times when you are on the road in your tiny japanese classic and a borderline monster truck is behind you, but is usually just really great because it means I didn't have to worry about 4" high flow catalytic converters when building my drag car or inspections and emissions when doing my engine swaps.
Californian car culture is the best but the many of the regulations suck.
You allowing yourself to be happy with things being done-ish helps me do the same with my projects and not shoot for perfection on the first attempt. Thanks for the inspiration!
Perfect is the enemy of good.
Had the same thought lmao
epoxy-bondo on top of the foam, addided by a pound of underbody coat. would have been my awful solution;)))
I dod that today too 😂
No! It needs to make 2000hp, win a SEMA award, & cost at least 500x what the original starting car price was before you ever actually drives on the street or track... its the rules.
Me watching SuperfastMatt put together the coolest car ever: "My alarm went off reminding me to take my ADHD meds..." Suddenly remembered I was supposed to be fixing a PC instead of watching this, making me wonder if it's not 'Shiny Objects' like a clean offroad Viper that are distracting me, but a lack of ADHD meds. All Hail the Algorithm
Shoutout to you for reminding me to take my meds too!
Do you fellas not have a box with the days of the week on them for your meds?
ADHD: the condition that makes you forget to treat it😂😂
As someone that took their Vyvanse right before starting this video... talk to your doctor. (Shoutout to Google Tasks for the reminder!)
...part of me believes I should be taking meds to help focus on one project at a time, but taking meds just sounds like a scapegoat for a lack of discipline.
8:34 i recently got a job at an ex-tuning shop, now repair garage to find that there was an entire back room like that. safe to say i took it upon myself to clear all of it. upsides, it looks nice, organised and has lots of useful areas that people use a lot. downsides? i’m now the resident workshop cleaner.
This is awesome! As an owner of a 98 GTS that has been dreaming of this idea for years, it's great to see someone actually do it! If you want to free up some movement for the rear suspension, check out a company called Rock Krawler. They offer a four-link conversion for that Gladiator axle that would solve your binding problems. That stacked arm design works like a radius arm and is very difficult to get articulation out of. The RK system has a truss designed for that axle and the uppers mount to the stock JT frame mounting points, which is very similar to what you have. I believe you have enough room to make that style of upper work. The other challenge with your current arm setup is the pinion stays flat as the axle cycles. This creates issues with U-joint bind. The Gladiator's factory driveline doesn't use a traditional U-joint, so it's more forgiving for this.
Brave to only include a one episode supercut of brackets from project binky.
We need a full video of them saying bracket
@@JoeyLovesTrains 4 hours long
I’m a Matt with ADHD too. The garage shelf bench reorganize was a great segment. I’d love if a random sidebar became a regular part of every video.
Viper looks rad! Seeing it move is gonna be insane.
I was getting into the re-organization too...
+1 for the random sidebar every episode! Matt's ramblings are as educational as they are witty.
Watching the section about the rear suspension spoke to my soul. How you went to work on it and went on a huge tangent about rearranging the garage before remembering what you’re supposed to be doing. It made me think about my mustang project… I just need to get those garage shelves done and… oh wait
I watched this 2 times in a row because only once is not enough. This thing you do is freaking amazing!
**BAD decisions make GREAT stories** And umm... what I want to say is that this is possibly the greatest story ever told.
I have a hat with that saying. My boss thinks I'm questionable
You showed the table of things to be dealt with later and I involuntarily said ‘oh no’ out loud.
Problem with that table is that its kind of a magic table. The moment you start dealing with all these things on the table and empty it, miraculously another table has appeared in your shop and filled itself with things to be dealt with..
@@martinuso7446 My entire shop resembles that kind of magic.
Do we all have a "box with a thousand springs"?
For years i had so much fun watching the Bad Obsession mini and they'r brackets take shape, it's good to see someone else appreciate them... You didn't even got to 1% of them brackets! I just discovered your crazy Viper and i'm so thankful for more fun👍
Ps... I relate with the garage tetris!
This is one of the best TH-cam channels I’ve came across in a long time I’ve got a garage that’s a two car garage and you know I’ve got child support payments and I’m trying to do projects on a budget and I can identify with this guy
Normally, my short attention span kind of prevents me from following any kind of build series. But something about the way you present your work just does it for me. The only thing I can pinpoint exactly is your narration. It's great and super relaxing. You're probably my favorite automotive TH-camr.
You have to pay attention or you'll miss half the jokes!
No bullshit filler timelapse segments with the same music and no narration elevates these videos over most other YT car channels.
I think he’s perfected the ratio of information, De-fluffing, comedy, interesting projects and visuals - not a lot of TH-camrs can convince me to watch 30+min videos on suspension and I’m enthralled the entire time.
@@Jessev741absolutely! One of the few TH-camrs (I'd like to take a moment and point you all to This Old Tony!) that I refuse to watch unless I can give it my undivided attention.
ADHD creators understand their ADHD audience. Lol
I cannot stress enough how excited I was to see the “Bracket” montage the moment I started to shout the words “Project Binky” at my screen. Now that that’s out of the way, go ahead and get the funk out.
The Binky/Bad Obsession clip was hilarious. They've been seriously bracketed out for a few years. 🤣🤣
I like how you went from talking about the viper to somehow rearranging your garage and I just sat here interested the whole time.
> putting the land-speed car under the table
Oh no, that’s the last we’re ever gonna see it again, isn’t it
Only if Bonneville keeps getting rained out.
@@SuperfastMatt it’s gonna keep getting rained out til the car’s got a body. Procrastinator’s curse! Trust me on this I just finished a long overdue project I’d been putting off due to weather, then all of a sudden the clouds lifted and now I get to go enjoy my project.
It's not my thing, but between relating to your ADHD references and your sheer joy and total lack of regret in this project, I shed a happy little tear for you Matt.
Just love your way of telling a story, super entertaining and with a great result too!
I'm so glad you plugged Bad Obsession Motorsports' channel. They have done some incredible work on all their projects.
Definitely the best bracket montage I've ever seen. The project is pretty rad too
The project IS a bracket montage
That is barely scratching the surface of Binky bracketing.
11:24 I love your face in this clip, slowly realizing how terrible the situation you're currently in is.
You have done a truly awesome job so far and I can only say I am very proud that we talked you into doing it. Seriously, well done.
As a lover of Vipers, and an owner of a jeep on 37s with elockers, I am oddly conflicted with loving and crying while watching this. Either way, glad it came up in my feed!
Now I see. Looks badass! Surely the suspension interferences will "self-clear"
Brilliant!
Just go for, like, a 40min drive on a bumpy road and turn the radio to max volume. So that you won't hear the suspension "self clearing". The crucial step is to never, ever, go looking under your car again.
@@max-zv7sf Precisely! Similar method to curing most weird noises coming from anything really. lol
All hail the bracket. 🏆
Love that you never makes excuses, helps others to see there's alot of trial and error and mistakes are normal. Like seeing your workarounds to make things work. Great video!
You mean the workarounds for the workarounds for the workarounds to make things work.
I can relate to the coolant reservoir being in the way of your coilover's reservoir, I cut into my windshield washer reservoir to make space for my coilover's reservoir on my jeep. The solid axle looks so good under the viper.
While it probably won't be an issue, the shelf loading (7:30 or so) now looks like the set up for the Hyatt Regency walkway collapse. The joints that were trimmed are now carrying a bit more weight than before (about 1.5 to 1.75 times would be my first guess).
The load on them is increased because the front posts are gone, but its nothing like the Hyatt walkway. The threaded hangers aren't carrying double weight. Its just whether that beam can hold the greater load and moment of the redesign.
@@Swiggityswagger there is some confusion. The issue is with the connection on the upper shelf. Just like the Hyatt, the front connection for the upper shelf used to only carry the weight of the upper shelf. With the lower shelf now connected to the upper shelf by the rods and not the board anchored in the ceiling, the connection on the front of the upper shelf is carrying the weight of both shelves (the exact increase would be calculated based on the relative depths of the shelves).
You guys are all engineers aren't you 😂
I came to the comments to say this.... you beat me to it. Cheers
Don't forget the California factor...hang on...just a little shake...I'm fin---
Trying to re-connect
Hey, don't know if anyone's mentioned this but drilled and slotted rotors can get small rocks stuck in them if you're offroad. You may be better suited with finding non D&S rotors. Build looks so cool! I love bonkers builds like this.
Note to self: Bigred is on team future Matt.
Matt you’re incredible and your genius is beyond comparison. You have created something of wonder!
I love that because this was built with actual CAD rather than Cardboard CAD shit is constantly interfering and has to be modified.
It reminds me of when engineers and designers create drawings in the construction industry. All the most important details are left out, everything that’s easy and proven to work has been thrown out the window because some senior engineer made a mistake once so now they have devised a new better way to do things. So it now must be built in a way that’s 2X as expensive, 2X the man hours, with parts that exist in catalogs only. But hey at least it looks good in their head and on the computer. No matter what, do not expect them to come to come look at something in person.
PS: don’t worry Matt this isn’t you, you’re the best engineer and we all love you.
The table dilemma is why I only have one (giant) workbench. The shakers figured this out 100 years ago, horizontal surface area breeds clutter. One bench forces you to clean a small area more often, and to follow through on work. I can take on two or three projects at the same time before I hit a hard stop. That's a healthy amount for me. One I'm excited about, one I'm dreading, one waiting for parts...
Drinking game: FutureMatt has to take shot for everything that PastMatt forced onto him.
If you do that there may not be a future ketsuekikumori9145
@@TheRealAlpha2 Well, the loophole would be that CurrentMatt is never FutureMatt, therefore CurrentMatt is not beholden to PastMatt because PastMatt is the one responsible for forcing all the work on FutureMatt.
Future Matt would end up in the hospital with alcohol poisoning though.
One hell of a hangover, is what Future Matt would be forced into.
So FutureMatt dies of alcohol poisoning. Poor guy.
So glad to see you know about Binky and his bracketry!
Another project that never quite gets finished - is it a TH-cam thing?
Matt, trust me, you will want to get rid of that expanding foam. I've done similar "fixes" and it turns out the foam soaks up tons of water and that water will be sitting inside the frame rotting it away. Also now that it's an offroader getting inside the frame to clean out mud and dirt is important for longevity and the foam is going to make a nice place for that stuff to sit and rust the metal away. Ask me how I know!
Reminds me of The Rally Fighter that was made for a few years in AZ. Buyers even had the option of going to the factory to help with the build.
That BOM bracket montage was way too good man :D I'm pretty sure I spotted you in their comment sections before. Very good taste indeed.
Hilarious montage on brackets. As soon as you mentioned the word I thought of them and so the laughter began.
6:03
OH MY GOODNESS! I have never related to Matt more than I did here. Whenever I have a project to work on, in my cramped shop, this is how my day will go.
Time constraints, the bane of project management. Running a channel and a project a the same time your gonna run into some compromises. But you show it, so hats off!
Nice job, Matt. It truly is a thing of beauty.
It only took about 10 miles of MIG wire 👍😆
A shock absorber should NEVER be the component that limits the suspension travel 😕
Directly copying Trophy truck or Pro runner suspension could have saved you a LOT of problems.
Even the open sourced Local Motors Rally Fighter documentation would have been a good guide.
all the CAD and still plenty of post-fixing required is reassuring for those of us stuck with pieces of cardboard and guesswork ;) Thanks for the vids and great work!
Dude, I'm new to your channel, first video right now. 2 things I have to say: suspension work at first glance, absolute rolling death trap. I like it. Second, it looks unreal. Not a fan of lifted vehicles or vipers, BUT THIS... Congratulations.
You make my day every time you post a video. I wish more people had your sense of humour.
How have I never seen this man's videos? His humor is tier 1 and the car is amazing!
Wow, you have a lot of great stuff to catch up on.
@@ingentingbra What model Jaguar does he own? Thanks ~
@@UberLummox A Tesla engine/battery converted 1950 Jaguar Mark V th-cam.com/video/-cSsuJQiL3A/w-d-xo.html
I must admit that last shot of the car is as if a Hot Wheels model was magically transformed to real life! A kids dream come true!
I truly enjoy your sense of humor brotha! I wasn’t aware of this build you had going on, it’s badass!! I have an e34 wagon I wanna do this to, so this is great info🫡
That ADHD medication part resonated with me and my projects. I literally LOLED 😂
Hehe, Project Binky, Well done shipmate, the most ridiculous and entertaining project car on TH-cam.
Even better when it's done.
I was about to say I know one person who says bracket more then you but then you hit us with that little hyper cut from BOM, Perfect!
as much as i love garage renovation chanels all you had to matt is open the roller door , i love how you thought the land speed car would make good table , imagine that another garage renovation show every time you go to bonneville , i cant wait . and yes you have made the greatest car any one has ever made . trendsetter
All hail the bracket.
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Bracket
Amazing how many TH-cam builders reference to @badobsessionmotorsports
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Bracket!
It's horrible, but like a train wreck I can't stop watching.
Go Matt!
I have a Viper. It's my favorite car ever. But I love seeing this because I made a Rally Viper in Forza Horizon 4 & 5 so I love that you're making a real one.
My wife is sitting on the other side of the table making curtains and this episode of the Viper has had her laugh out loud several times and giggled more times than me. Great episode in the Doomsday Viper saga.
....and that was just one episode's worth of "bracket" from BOM.
As passé as they are, I think an “off-road aftermarket” style front and rear bumper setup would look phenomenal. Like an ARB Bull Bar, just not 300 lbs or whatever they weigh.
Oh yeah, and maybe a spare wheel rack. (The wheels surely won't be the first thing to break tho lol)
Carbon fiber bumbers. You can make anything out of carbon fiber...well almost anything.
NGL, it hurt watching you cut the radiator support. I've repaired so many because they are so expensive and you had a clean one.
BTW if you ever need, you can change the height of the radiator support alittle bit, as there are shims between the support and the frame. Mostly for body lines with the front fascia, but you might find another use for this information.
Awesome build, I love it. Makes me kinda wanna replicate what you have done. Though I'm sure the WW (wife & wallet) board of exec's will say no.
That revel moment was great. It looks so good. Better than a viper on the ground. So excited to see this rip off road.
Thumbs up for Binky
100%... Bracket
@Tigermoto you like DCS and cars, great minds think alike.
When aerospace manufacturers found themselves bogged down with bureaucracy, they formed "Skunk works". These were staffed with creative engineers that got right to the heart of new designs.
Matt is a one person skunk work! If Matt could add one more skunk to his project, he'd be able to do more than Ford, General Motors and Toyota to develop new vehicles.
Note to Jim Farley: Give this guy more resources than he can hide from himself...... you;ll have a winner!!
I absolutely went to Bad Obsession Motorsports when you brought up 'brackets'. Well done Matt, well done.
Thanks for sharing this glorious moment with us!
“Probably more that anyone else on TH-cam” Wait, NO! That spot belongs to Project Binky chaps! Oh…… that’s the joke…
laughed so hard at the montage of binky brackets
@@threovibfovuiabprobably an entire binky episode worth of "bracket" in that montage.
this is easily the best comedic and organizational video for mechanics lol
I like how humble you are and definitely don't overstate your accomplishments
It also makes it completely pointless for anyone to make a comment about how he's doing something "wrong." smart and entertaining at the same time.
looks fantastic!!
Man I was thinking *that sounds like adhd*.. Followed by a "timer for ADHD medication" and I felt so seen. Love you man! A fellow adhd engineer-car guy
That's fricken cool. I hope this hits the 90% mark where you can actually drive it, but don't get round to finishing off all the other little bits that need to be done
Just got a glimpse of the rig and the land speed car on the 91 fwy, cannot wait to watch the next video.
I can’t believe how invested I got into the rearranging of the shop space until you reminded me this was a Viper video 😂 need some of that Focusyn. 9:00
That Bracket racket you made was what I needed, Thank You.
I unironically love the segment about organizing your garage.
there's a scene in "malcolm in the middle" where Hal (the dad) notices a light bulb has burned out, goes to get a new one, notices the shelf is loose, goes to fix the shelf by tightening the screw and notices the drawer for the screwdrivers squeaks, grabs some WD40 for the drawer, but the can is empty, hops in the car to go to the store to get another can, but the car has an issue going into gear... flash forward to hours later, Hal is under the car working on the transmission with the engine up on a hoist as his wife says "hey did you fix that light bulb?" and he says "WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE I'M DOING?"
My garage is a pile (as in multiple piles) of unfinished projects...but I do not have a car under a workbench. My hat's off to you, sir!
The OEM Dodge Viper truck thing they did was super cool, but this is what we all wanted. The OEM truck was shockingly cool tho...a guy came in with one to get an exhaust tip replaced after backing it into something...but while it was there, noticed the engine is set low and back in the engine bay, like a sports car, it had 16" brake discs on the front, iirc, and ducting through the bumper to cool the brakes. I think it had 20" wheels stock, and back then, they were the largest OEM wheels and brakes I had seen. Pretty sure the wheels were staggered as well...wider in rear than front, and some really wide tires...cannot remember exact size, but wide. The owner told the guy who replaced the exhaust tip to do a burnout, he kinda sqwauked the tires but didnt want to break anything so the owner hopped in, said something like, "i wanna smoke these tires so I can try something different", hopped in, and did the most effortless burnout ever...the truck barely moved at all, no squat, nothing, just barely revved and rear tires spinning smoothly and billowing smoke. The owner of our shop had just put in a new parking lot and was not impressed...but we were lol
My favorite “unexpected” off-road car was a Nash Metropolitan body mounted on what I think was a WWII-era Jeep chassis. Cute as heck. Oddball as heck, too.
The BOM mention in relation to the bracket was incredible - thank you.
This a great project and your deadpan narration has sold me on this😂😂 im subscribing to see how this beast turns out
Outstanding bracket editting! My thought's exactly.
this is the nicest and most unique perfected build that ive ever seen on youtube
NO BODY KNOWS THE PROBLEMS THAT YOU WILL ENCOUNTER WHEN CHANGING SUSPENSION COMPONENTS..GREAT VIDEO MATT
4 link with a panhard rod is a pain, the links try to fight each other length ways, and when they have spherical ends there is no give... the simple solution is to use Rubber or Urethane bushings so they can give just enough to make the binding a non issue. the best solution is to have a triangulated 4 link without a Panhard. but hat also causes the axle to steer itself (if BOTH pairs are un-parallel) & shift sideways with articulation. You can use that to your advantage though. You just have to figure out if you want the roll centre at the top of the diff or at the pickup points on the Chassis (whichever end is closer together will determine the Roll centre) I haven't built any actual 4x4's... but high speed off road gokarts I have, having the bottom links Parallel and the top links apart at the axle and together at the Chassis, gives a roll centre that is constant to the body and resist lateral load in a way that pushes the body back upright rather than letting it lean with the corner, it also shifts the diff sideways in the direction that puts the bottom of the wheel further out or down hill, making the likelyhood of rolling over much less than if the lower links are closer at the front.