[FINALIST] - MightyRaze's Project Patriot [2019 Build-Off Entry]

MightyRaze wrote:

I got mine at BMIKarts.  One for a yerf dog.  I could find another but, I am familiar with it.  I have the same one on my rig Kal.

A little fun fact for those who don't know YERF DOG. is the creators last name spelled backwards Godfrey !

diddie wrote:

MightyRaze wrote:

I got mine at BMIKarts.  One for a yerf dog.  I could find another but, I am familiar with it.  I have the same one on my rig Kal.

A little fun fact for those who don't know YERF DOG. is the creators last name spelled backwards Godfrey !

That is pretty cool!


Beautiful day today so I got some parts painted without fear of runs!



Wrapping up the engine.  Still a little more to do.



Made a bracket to mount the rack and pinion.



Tacked the bolts down and then later painted it up.



Give the air breather some love and I think the engine is ready!  I also got the rack done, I will see about installing it tomorrow if I can find some front wheels.



Then on top of that, I got 2 of the 3 HVAC Air Door Actuator Heater Blend Door Levers replaced on the Impala today as well.  I had to replace the driver side and the inner passenger side.

Major hurdle today after spending half the day with my parents.

Leafs are off.


Original Axle hanger with a sourced axle and spindles are now on with temp tires.


Engine is mounted as well.


Next hurdle is steering. Linking up the rack&pinion with the steering wheel.

It's really starting to really come together with the axle, engine and steering rack in.

Wonderful progress! The Oppy looks neat with the new paint!

Thanks, Taking the next few days off from build.  I am still bouncing around on exactly what I want to do with a paint scheme.

Love that oppy on there! say didn't you get two of them or something? That steering is going to be a huge upgrade over any stock setup.

biggasmowers wrote:

Love that oppy on there! say didn't you get two of them or something? That steering is going to be a huge upgrade over any stock setup.

Yeah I got 3 of them. You can just make out the other two in the pile o stuff in the garage next to that grey pan.  Later this summer I am going to put one in my 77 Hydro Suburban.

A few more pix out of the garage.  I did find that my toe is out a bit.  I'm happy because fixing that is way easier than still toe in.  It  will just be a matter of adjustment and not cutting.  :-)





I also went ahead and slapped my belt on it and see if there will be any other issues with that.

The lower belt keeper is hitting the belt.  I can just readjust that around further to the back and be good.


I originally thought the belt would hit this brace but it does not.  I will however go ahead and remove the lip and smooth it out anyways.  


Other than those 2 things, I should be good belt wise.

Belt routing looks pretty simple. Where did the cut turf tires come from?

Crazy_Carl wrote:

Belt routing looks pretty simple.  Where did the cut turf tires come from?

Belt will be super "tool-less" easy to change out on this rig now.  The more I mess with it I wish it was built up like Kal just for the sturdy easy simplicity of it.  I can change the belt on this in like 30 seconds to the 30+ minutes it takes on Kal and that is with the original cut out.

Actually they are the tires I had on this tractor before the Sasquatch build.  I did a traction experiment and put them on my running suburban to see if it would help.  It didn't offer any noticeable difference in traction.

Here is a comparison as I was building Sasquatch

I'm Digging that rack It is for sure going to be in my future upgrade on Beast ! just don't have the time to get that done right now ! prime riding season is here now so this next winter it shall be !

Yeah the horizontal shaft motor to a horizontal shaft trans is a very simple and robust setup, it’s very easy to modify and repair on the fly, Once you go horizontal it’s hard to go back

Crazy thing.. the tractor was a horizontal originally.  It was oriented like @AllisKidD21's GT6000 but with a briggs.  I wanted to keep it horizontal but could never find an engine for like 5 years.  I opted to convert vertical then 3 horizontal engines drop in my lap.  Now I am going back horizontal but turning it 90° from stock.  To flow more like the old suburban or your wheel horse.  A way that makes sense. 

Nice!
Looking very good too!
When R U testing the drive system??

SebastianAlbrecht wrote:

Nice!
Looking very good too!
When R U testing the drive system??

Thanks, Probably when I can get a seat on it or at least something to protect the nether regions from possible belt snap.  LOL

MightyRaze wrote:

SebastianAlbrecht wrote:

Nice!
Looking very good too!
When R U testing the drive system??

Thanks, Probably when I can get a seat on it or at least something to protect the nether regions from possible belt snap.  LOL

Sweet! I never snapped a belt til now LOL

MightyRaze wrote:

  Now I am going back horizontal but turning it 90° from stock.  To flow more like the old suburban or your wheel horse.  A way that makes sense. 

I approve this message lol Welcome to the other side man!

Crazy_Carl wrote:

MightyRaze wrote:

  Now I am going back horizontal but turning it 90° from stock.  To flow more like the old suburban or your wheel horse.  A way that makes sense. 

I approve this message lol Welcome to the other side man!

A guy with 2 Sears Suburbans... I've been on that side.  LOL

So new issue that may pan out to be good. So I moved the belt keeper on the clutch and now the belt sides now rub together pretty hard. To fix, I will need to add an idler. Adding an Idler will require me to move that brace for factory steering. So,,, I was thinking Move that brace down out of the way and mount an adjustable idler to it for the belt? In the end, this could be a great thing should the belt stretch. It also takes out some issues I was starting to think about with my new steering shaft.

Adding an idler on my wheel horse solved a few issues. I should have done it from day 1. The extra fab work will be worth it.

Crazy_Carl wrote:

Adding an idler on my wheel horse solved a few issues.  I should have done it from day 1.  The extra fab work will be worth it.

Definitely. Not sure I described the issue properly.  The belt in the clutch rubs the bottom side belt routing.

Son of two biscuit eaters . I cannot believe I did that.   Yup spent that time making steering brackets and didn't realize I was mounting the rack upside down. Lol. So I now I have backward steering .

Just turn the rest of the tractor upside-down and it should all be good again!

Nice, that would be interesting.

So once the steering is fixed, the build will appear to accelerate as work will move to the body. A strip and repaint will be in order.

No updates in this tractor due to issues with my other tractor li'l red.

No real updates, I did however score a pair of tires for the rear for $30.