Progress!!! My frame repair/ fabrication

uncleDerek

uncleDerek

Active member
Ok.the worst passenger side is finally complete! The front tube at strut is complete on drivers side. Now I need to start the frame on drivers side tommorow!
Before an after pics attached!
 

Attachments

  • Screenshot_20230202-171937_Messages.jpg
    Screenshot_20230202-171937_Messages.jpg
    1 MB · Views: 33
  • Screenshot_20230202-171948_Messages.jpg
    Screenshot_20230202-171948_Messages.jpg
    1.2 MB · Views: 30
  • 20230202_172049.jpg
    20230202_172049.jpg
    1,007.4 KB · Views: 28
  • 20230202_172118.jpg
    20230202_172118.jpg
    964.5 KB · Views: 28
  • 20230130_172121.jpg
    20230130_172121.jpg
    1.1 MB · Views: 31
I'm watching your videos on you tube and really enjoying watching you progress. Also was glad to hear that you will be putting the good plating in the floor and checking the u joints/driveshaft there as well. The rear ujoints - were replaced several times when I owned my RTV s in the 12 years and 8500 + hours I had them consecutively - a good time to check them being easy to get to now. If you have to do those be sure to phase them where they slide together...(early models) haha but that's a different post also covered here on the forum :) .
 
bordercollie advice is spot on. when you source the rear ujoints get the ones with the zerk in the end of the cap and either get a slide on coupler for your grease gun or cut a hole in the bottom of the housing to line up with the zerk so you can use a regular grease gun tip.
 
aurthuritis said:
bordercollie advice is spot on. when you source the rear ujoints get the ones with the zerk in the end of the cap and either get a slide on coupler for your grease gun or cut a hole in the bottom of the housing to line up with the zerk so you can use a regular grease gun tip.
Click to expand...
My rear joint are in great shape,thats about the only thing I don't have to repair,I have 2 new front ones I bought,I havnt installed yet due to wanting to finish welding the frame first
 
  • Like
Reactions: Doc
as you get further advanced into this project........ if the machine has a sudden stop with the release of the go peddle there is a coast valve or adjust the oem valve so the stops will be softer. this will add years to your rear ujoints. from the factory these were adjusted all over the place from soft to severe so it is on a one on one basis,also the factory new rtv had a gas shock device on the linkeage that was supposed to retard the sudden movement of the linkeage to help soften things up. these struts didn't last very long
 
aurthuritis said:
as you get further advanced into this project........ if the machine has a sudden stop with the release of the go peddle there is a coast valve or adjust the oem valve so the stops will be softer. this will add years to your rear ujoints. from the factory these were adjusted all over the place from soft to severe so it is on a one on one basis,also the factory new rtv had a gas shock device on the linkeage that was supposed to retard the sudden movement of the linkeage to help soften things up. these struts didn't last very long
bordercollie said:
I'm watching your videos on you tube and really enjoying watching you progress. Also was glad to hear that you will be putting the good plating in the floor and checking the u joints/driveshaft there as well. The rear ujoints - were replaced several times when I owned my RTV s in the 12 years and 8500 + hours I had them consecutively - a good time to check them being easy to get to now. If you have to do those be sure to phase them where they slide together...(early models) haha but that's a different post also covered here on the forum :) .
Click to expand...
Thank you for your support very much,an I will have more videos soon,I apoligize on the bad camera work.im just doing the best I can mayb to help others.
Click to expand...
 

Attachments

  • 16754502156679202532764681787971.jpg
    16754502156679202532764681787971.jpg
    1.1 MB · Views: 13
  • 16754502541657383741483898840397.jpg
    16754502541657383741483898840397.jpg
    1.2 MB · Views: 15
  • 1675450300807163787573568502137.jpg
    1675450300807163787573568502137.jpg
    909.9 KB · Views: 15
aurthuritis said:
as you get further advanced into this project........ if the machine has a sudden stop with the release of the go peddle there is a coast valve or adjust the oem valve so the stops will be softer. this will add years to your rear ujoints. from the factory these were adjusted all over the place from soft to severe so it is on a one on one basis,also the factory new rtv had a gas shock device on the linkeage that was supposed to retard the sudden movement of the linkeage to help soften things up. these struts didn't last very long
Click to expand...
Finally took mine for a run up the driveway its not together yet but I just jumped on to give it a run an I looked like a crash dummy for a darn Yugo car hitting a concrete wall at 80mph!! Garsh darn i let off the go pedal an my machine stopped an skidded! Meanwhile I ended up in the next zip code 2 towns over!!!
I need adjustment!!!! Once I catch a bus to get back to my rtv!!!
 
uncleDerek said:
Finally took mine for a run up the driveway its not together yet but I just jumped on to give it a run an I looked like a crash dummy for a darn Yugo car hitting a concrete wall at 80mph!! Garsh darn i let off the go pedal an my machine stopped an skidded! Meanwhile I ended up in the next zip code 2 towns over!!!
I need adjustment!!!! Once I catch a bus to get back to my rtv!!!
Click to expand...
Mine seems to do that sometimes too, I haven't yet figured out why its happening. Most times it slows down quickly, other times its like I'm hammering the brake pedal.
 
That abrupt stop is the way they were made. If you let off the go-pedal gradually, you can control it but that takes some practice.
They make what's called a "coast valve" which gets rid of that abrupt stop. Lots of threads on it here if you do a search.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top