[FINALIST] - mrshaft696's The Real Horse [2019 Build-Off Entry]

Wouldn't be much to redrill 4 mounting holes for that engine so you don't cut the gas tank mount. Get some kind of cone air filter if you decide the leave the engine 90%. Some sort of separate exhaust that has a small 4 inch tractor supply muffler would be cool. Something that comes out of the port, and turns 45% back straight into the muffler.

Heres what I was thinking. Don't mind my crappy image Lol!

Offroad MudMowers wrote:

Heres what I was thinking. Don't mind my crappy image Lol!

IMO Would Straight Piped Stacks look & sound way cooler!

They just need to go few "s higher than the hood and a 45° bend to exit the fumes to the side like my Glasspack Setup!

haha yeah I would like to run the exhaust out that way, I think if I figure out a way to move the front axle forward I can move the engine forward enough to run a real gas tank....

A mild chassis stretch sounds like a really cool idea. I always thought this tractor kinda looked a tad on the short side. Stretching sounds like a good way to solve a lot of your problems you've encountered during mock up.

Crazy_Carl wrote:

A mild chassis stretch sounds like a really cool idea.  I always thought this tractor kinda looked a tad on the short side.  Stretching sounds like a good way to solve a lot of your problems you've encountered during mock up.

True! Only difficulty is to stretch the Hood without letting it look crappy since there R so many round shapes & stuff

He'll sound good!

oh man i just bought this today.....ebay......

i dont know what I am saying but I might use it... I also have a hi lo trans that came with it....

Sweet! I have the same Engine in my AYP! They sound great, but U have to watch at some things! If U run them lean the Heads overheat & the Valve Guides move & then its bending the pushrods n stuff. They also dont like Ungoverned use too much. Lucky7 had good luck with his running ungoverned, but I wouldnt recommend it! I'd use it if U want a bit better fuel economy, cuz they're thirsty, but Oppys R thirstier!

SebastianAlbrecht wrote:

Sweet! I have the same Engine in my AYP! They sound great, but U have to watch at some things! If U run them lean the Heads overheat & the Valve Guides move & then its bending the pushrods n stuff. They also dont like Ungoverned use too much. Lucky7 had good luck with his running ungoverned, but I wouldnt recommend it!   I'd use it if U want a bit better fuel economy, cuz they're thirsty, but Oppys R thirstier!

yeah im gonna test fit it soon, see if it looks better than the 16 opposed or if it would require less or more hood cutting.

I have allot of projects going at the moment its getting nuts...

Jealous to your big shop! I just have a tiny shop thats the size of a Truck & its filled with mowers so bad that U cant walk in there anymore & need to climb over that stuff!

I had a few mins to mock this motor up and it fits pretty good, if i can figure out how to shoot the exhaust out the front, I think it will work out.  (if i can get it running)

I would paint the entire motor and cover to match etc, its ugly as hell at the moment....but its huge and just fits under the hood....

U know that U can just rotate the Exhaust Pipes 180° & they will work?

@SebastianAlbrecht That's not a bad idea.  I've seen that where a guy welded on some pipe couplers so he could screw on some mufflers and it works great and sounds bad@$$.

I'm just realizing now that you're shoe horning a v-twin into a wheel horse and oh yeah    I approve especially since you won't have to cut the hood up.  They look great stock.

Crazy_Carl wrote:

@SebastianAlbrecht That's not a bad idea.  I've seen that where a guy welded on some pipe couplers so he could screw on some mufflers and it works great and sounds bad@$$.

I'm just realizing now that you're shoe horning a v-twin into a wheel horse and oh yeah    I approve especially since you won't have to cut the hood up.  They look great stock.

yah I need to find a similar Setup for my Murray.....

The Intek in the Wheelhorse is a Great Idea!!! Love it!

Crazy_Carl wrote:

@SebastianAlbrecht That's not a bad idea.  I've seen that where a guy welded on some pipe couplers so he could screw on some mufflers and it works great and sounds bad@$$.

I'm just realizing now that you're shoe horning a v-twin into a wheel horse and oh yeah    I approve especially since you won't have to cut the hood up.  They look great stock.

well the point of the build is to be totally ridiculous with the power. What I am thinking is I can cut one of the bars out of the grill and put an aluminum panel with two circle cut outs for the inline mufflers on each side. I could shoot it our the side but I think the looks will be poor compared to anything else.

I think it will fit with no cutting or minimal cutting of the hood... I haven't been able to close it because I need to take off the exhaust pipes....for some reason the opposed engine is 2 inches taller.

I'm not familiar with the v-twin setup, but would the pipes shoot out the corners around the front grill if you swapped them?

MightyRaze wrote:

I'm not familiar with the v-twin setup, but would the pipes shoot out the corners around the front grill if you swapped them?

I am sure you guys are on to something with rotating or swapping the pipes, I will try out a few things....

instead of messing with the valves & buying the parts, I just bought a whole head on ebay for 40 bucks....gotta get it installed ASAP.

Building a engine stand out of a old tractor front, so I can get the engine detailed cleaned and running. While the engine is out im working on cleaning and sanding the body...

mrshaft696 wrote:

Building a engine stand out of a old tractor front, so I can get the engine detailed cleaned and running. While the engine is out im working on cleaning and sanding the body...

have to build something similar.... thats pretty handy!

mrshaft696 wrote:

Building a engine stand out of a old tractor front, so I can get the engine detailed cleaned and running. While the engine is out im working on cleaning and sanding the body...

i was thinking about doing something like this only implementing it into a two wheel cart so it can be moved around easily and you could lay it down or stand up for pressure washing !

diddie wrote:

mrshaft696 wrote:

Building a engine stand out of a old tractor front, so I can get the engine detailed cleaned and running. While the engine is out im working on cleaning and sanding the body...

i was thinking about doing something like this only implementing it into a two wheel cart so it can be moved around easily and you could lay it down or stand up for pressure washing !

Yeah I have seen people do much more intricate versions that wheel all around & that have the battery and gas tank mounted to it...   I just need it to be small so I can get it out of the way.  I am gonna make some brackets  that bolt to the wood, and the wood should keep the vibrations down & keep it from wobbling too much.

I am gonna try to wash and scrub the tractor frame tomorrow since it will finally be a nice day here....I am way behind on my build, I just had it in my mind that it ended in the winter like last year. 90 days is the 3 month mark. Ive been balls to the wall buying/selling tractors every week I can barely keep track. Time to get something done here... hope to run my motor.

I have to find out if I can swap a magneto from a briggs 26hp intek to this 24hp els motor to test it.


There is a big tractor swap meet here tomorrow called The jacktown show, in Bangor, PA, picking up some bigger front rims for this & a ton of other stuff...

SebastianAlbrecht wrote:

mrshaft696 wrote:

Building a engine stand out of a old tractor front, so I can get the engine detailed cleaned and running. While the engine is out im working on cleaning and sanding the body...

have to build something similar.... thats pretty handy!

 
I use an old pressure washer caddy...

MightyRaze wrote:

SebastianAlbrecht wrote:

mrshaft696 wrote:

Building a engine stand out of a old tractor front, so I can get the engine detailed cleaned and running. While the engine is out im working on cleaning and sanding the body...

have to build something similar.... thats pretty handy!

 
I use an old pressure washer caddy...

This is more cool! But I dont think I have something like that chillin around somewhere

Stands are fun... but let's keep on topic.  This goes for myself as well.