84 murray mudding project

[quote="Mark288"]Well i bought a welder last weekend...after a few practice welds i went to work. I welded the extended spindles on and put the big wheels on the front i also did a straight pipe out of 1" gas pipe. Heres a pic of it so far

Looks great! This might be a weird question but what welder did you get? I'm looking to get one this weekend so I can get some of this stuff done I'm just not sure what to get.

[quote="joshualee3d"]

Mark288 wrote:

Well i bought a welder last weekend...after a few practice welds i went to work. I welded the extended spindles on and put the big wheels on the front i also did a straight pipe out of 1" gas pipe. Heres a pic of it so far

Looks great! This might be a weird question but what welder did you get? I'm looking to get one this weekend so I can get some of this stuff done I'm just not sure what to get.

I just bought a cheap welder from harbor freight. Its a 90 amp flux core welder made by chicago electric. I paid 100$ for the welder and got a 2 year warranty with it. Very easy to learn on it and you dont need gas with a flux core

Yeah i bought the same welder about 2 months ago and it works great welds everything i need it to.

Awesome! That's the welder I was looking at getting. I just could'nt see paying $300-$400 on a Hobart or Lincoln if a $100 welder would do the same! Thanks for the info. Harbor freight is having there "parking lot" sale this weekend and they have that welder for $80!

I have one of those. I hope they've improved since I got mine. The one I have was the only 1 I could find on two pallets full that was actually functional.


To this day it still doesn't work right.

I'm planning a DC conversion and some wire feeder tweaks to get a steady feed and consistent weld from it.

One of my best friends is a certified journeyman red seal welder with B pressure, Mig Tig, Sub arc and Stick rating.

He is qualified to weld anything in Canada, no matter the material.

When I met him he was running a wwII issue welder from a jeep mounted to a V twin briggs.

He built a business as an ironworker and has gone on to be a really good local welding shop.

He's the guy that welded up my bike.

You can never go wrong with good used tried and true equipment.

Even if it costs a few bucks to fix it. It is still good solid equipment.

Went mudden yesterday. I also welded front and rear ram bars on it. Also added a idler so the thing rips! I had her way in the mud...probably gonna do a snorkel soon. Also gonna do manual choke, throttle pedal.

Looks like fun.
I like the front bumper.

truckin42 wrote:

Looks like fun.
I like the front bumper.

Yeah thanks im thinkin i need to swap my peerless for my locked foote soon. Got stuck alot!

Be sure to support that stack before you twist if off.

I like how far that bumper comes out. Weld on an upper section and some expanded for a brush guard and you can mount halogen utility lights behind it.

Doug Fackler wrote:

Be sure to support that stack before you twist if off.

I like how far that bumper comes out. Weld on an upper section and some expanded for a brush guard and you can mount halogen utility lights behind it.

Once i go back to my moms house ill work on it

Well its been a while but i did a bunch of things to it, pics in a bit but heres what i did
5" pulley on front
3" on rear
22x11x8 atv tires on back
New 12hp power built engine
Paint job
Decals
Taped up seat
Locked transmission
"Cab" lights on the hood lol

Underneath this is a picture from 2 or 3 days ago nothing has changed. Those tires on the back are from a yamaha tri moto 3 wheeler. 22x11x8

very nice man from that pic i can tell you really know how to romp lol

Looks good i like the rear tires.
I also like the stickers that are on the head lights makes it look cool.

what are all those wires for lol?

Jay_Rod wrote:

what are all those wires for lol?

Head lights, and the cab lights on the hood. I hve stock wiring just safety junk is cut

truckin42 wrote:

Looks good i like the rear tires.
I also like the stickers that are on the head lights makes it look cool.

Thanks man by the way lol the black on the headlights is actually paint believe it or not lol.

Mark288 wrote:

truckin42 wrote:

Looks good i like the rear tires.
I also like the stickers that are on the head lights makes it look cool.

Thanks man by the way lol the black on the headlights is actually paint believe it or not lol.

lol ow did you get it to stick to the glass and not run

Jay_Rod wrote:

Mark288 wrote:

truckin42 wrote:

Looks good i like the rear tires.
I also like the stickers that are on the head lights makes it look cool.

Thanks man by the way lol the black on the headlights is actually paint believe it or not lol.

lol ow did you get it to stick to the glass and not run

Well i taped the rest of the light off, and lightly sanded it and went with light coats of some 96cent cheap black spray paint

Mark288 wrote:

Jay_Rod wrote:

Mark288 wrote:

truckin42 wrote:

Looks good i like the rear tires.
I also like the stickers that are on the head lights makes it look cool.

Thanks man by the way lol the black on the headlights is actually paint believe it or not lol.

lol ow did you get it to stick to the glass and not run

Well i taped the rest of the light off, and lightly sanded it and went with light coats of some 96cent cheap black spray paint

would of never thought you could sand glass i always thought it would crack or sumthing

Jay_Rod wrote:

Mark288 wrote:

Jay_Rod wrote:

Mark288 wrote:

truckin42 wrote:

Looks good i like the rear tires.
I also like the stickers that are on the head lights makes it look cool.

Thanks man by the way lol the black on the headlights is actually paint believe it or not lol.

lol ow did you get it to stick to the glass and not run

Well i taped the rest of the light off, and lightly sanded it and went with light coats of some 96cent cheap black spray paint

would of never thought you could sand glass i always thought it would crack or sumthing

Well this thing is more like plastic than glass headlight lens, haha. I finished my clutch tonite and got a brandnew belt on it should do real good. Brakes are toast idk what to do cuz this tranny (peerless 800) is squealing real bad its wore way out, what would you guys get thats cheap too?

Mark288 wrote:

Jay_Rod wrote:

Mark288 wrote:

Jay_Rod wrote:

Mark288 wrote:

truckin42 wrote:

Looks good i like the rear tires.
I also like the stickers that are on the head lights makes it look cool.

Thanks man by the way lol the black on the headlights is actually paint believe it or not lol.

lol ow did you get it to stick to the glass and not run

Well i taped the rest of the light off, and lightly sanded it and went with light coats of some 96cent cheap black spray paint

would of never thought you could sand glass i always thought it would crack or sumthing

Well this thing is more like plastic than glass headlight lens, haha. I finished my clutch tonite and got a brandnew belt on it should do real good. Brakes are toast idk what to do cuz this tranny (peerless 800) is squealing real bad its wore way out, what would you guys get thats cheap too?

how much are you willing to pay because you can get a peerless 820-037 it has 1" axles so you could get 1" hubs and get some bigger rear tires plus those transaxles are bullet proof or you could go cheaper and get a spicer 4360-149 for under $100 i recomend the 820 because it has bearings insted of bushings like your normal transaxles

Jay_Rod wrote:

Mark288 wrote:

Jay_Rod wrote:

Mark288 wrote:

Jay_Rod wrote:

Mark288 wrote:

truckin42 wrote:

Looks good i like the rear tires.
I also like the stickers that are on the head lights makes it look cool.

Thanks man by the way lol the black on the headlights is actually paint believe it or not lol.

lol ow did you get it to stick to the glass and not run

Well i taped the rest of the light off, and lightly sanded it and went with light coats of some 96cent cheap black spray paint

would of never thought you could sand glass i always thought it would crack or sumthing

Well this thing is more like plastic than glass headlight lens, haha. I finished my clutch tonite and got a brandnew belt on it should do real good. Brakes are toast idk what to do cuz this tranny (peerless 800) is squealing real bad its wore way out, what would you guys get thats cheap too?

how much are you willing to pay because you can get a peerless 820-037 it has 1" axles so you could get 1" hubs and get some bigger rear tires plus those transaxles are bullet proof or you could go cheaper and get a spicer 4360-149 for under $100 i recomend the 820 because it has bearings insted of bushings like your normal transaxles

Well i think i might save for the peerless820. Now with the 1" axles what kind of wheels do i use/where do i get them etc