-= Li'l Red =-

Rear ones.  I've struggled with ideas on that since day one.  I like Doc's version but it doesn't work well with this model as the skirting on the fenders are not much more than an inch already.

Ah I see what you mean... You could weld some steel to the bottom at a 90 degree angle so it's already bent in or out. Outward would be easier to do but inward looks better depending the build....


Ah well, I guess you may not want to burn a hole in the body though.

I think you might be fine with Docs idea as long as you bend them outward like he did. Inward is just too tricky with limited space to drill your holes.

OK, my back was feeling ok tonight so I hefted the Engine back on the chassis.   I'll probably feel it tomorrow.  



Items for next few days are:

• still need my panhard bar. 
  
• build my bumper
  
• mount a winch
  
• clean up engine, add oil and bolt down
  
• Fender flares? (low priority)
  
• Gas Pedal
  
• EXHAUST
  

Quite a few things knocked off the list today.  At this point, I could throw in a battery, fuel and start it up!  I'll hold off for a bit.



Items for next few days are:

• still need my panhard bar.
  
• build my bumper
  
• mount a winch
  
• clean up engine, add oil and bolt down
  
• Fender flares? (low priority)
  
• Gas Pedal
  
• EXHAUST
  

Love the stance! Very nice looking tractor

Hey it looks real nice but, please tell me that's not the final color for the bumper...

What's protecting the winch from rocks?

Color looks better in person.  Winch is pretty high up even though it is mounted upside down.

Nilight is too large from the mower.  Regrouping.

Nice work Mighty, I agree it has a real nice stance now. She's shaping up!

I gott say though... seeing that winch hanging down like that is anxiety triggering, haha. Maybe a super cool front skidplate?

AllisKidD21 wrote:

I gott say though... seeing that winch hanging down like that is anxiety triggering, haha. Maybe a super cool front skidplate?

Ain't that the truth. I see bad things coming when trying to push something with it. Gives me "the heebie jeebies"...

EDIT: I used nilights on my widebody. You actually have more room than I did. Doc used them on his too as you know... Just gotta make mounts.

My 7 inch nilight is HUGE.  Going to use the 2 pods I have.

Here it is on a more serious note.  Not finished welding or painted, but here is the mock-up of the new bumper.



Also a good welding day.  LOL!

i love your paint job ! and i agree nice weld. with my 10 year old wire feed welder from Harbor Frieght it's a crap shoot as to weather i get a good weld or not !

Thanks!  Using an old 230amp stick/arc welder.

Single Nilight or 2 smallers...  Hmm.





Painted and installed.  Just don't have the lights installed.

Forgot to mention.  Started work on my exhaust and wiring for the headlights and whatever nilight combo I use.  I also have most of the winch wiring complete.  I'll get some pix when I am a little further on the exhaust.

Oh yes, that bumper is much better in every way....

I'd use the 7" and stick the pods behind the original lenses.

LOL, I already have 6000K Led's behind the lenses.  Although the yellowing does dim them down a bit.  

I am still trying to decide which to go with.  I like both configurations.

Beginnings of exhaust.  Kind of where I am going with it right now.  Building a 2 into 1 header.



PS: Choke cable is just holding it. Not how it would be ran.

MightyRaze wrote:

LOL, I already have 6000K Led's behind the lenses.

What!? Where?... I don't see any pods behind those lenses. Are they bulbs?


Either way, I like the 7" light bar better than the pods on the brush guard, but that's only my opinion.

They are bulbs that fit in the existing sockets.  I quoted incorrectly.  They are 3000k bulbs. I meant to get the 6000K ones.

I did end up with the 7 inch bar.




I also finished up the wiring for the winch and for the light bar.  Last of the wiring needed will be the hood lights.  I ran out of the connectors for it.



Items still in work:

• still need my panhard bar.
  
• build my bumper
  
• mount a winch
  
• clean up engine, add oil and bolt down
  
• Fender flares? (low priority)
  
• Gas Pedal
  
• EXHAUST  (In-work)
  

Well exhaust is ran. Not sure how I feel. Not the throaty sound it had. Has a brap sound of a 2 stroke dirt bike right now. Not sure how I feel about that.





I think I will back track a little and add a muffler.

The MM's exhaust sounds pretty good. Always had a deep tone without any mods. So when I ran the tail pipe out the back, it got a low deep tone at idle, and now with that new rear bumper in the way a little, the air coming out hits it hard when I punch it and makes a loud popping sound. It's just a pipe ran right off stock muffler and it sounds great to me. I don't think an oppy muffler would have the same tone though.

EDIT: Maybe you could run dual pipes...

I've ran duals on an oppy.  Only 1 engine (one in Kal) has ever sounded good with them.  This engine likes 2 into one.  I just need a resonator of sorts in there to change the tone.

I like how the exhaust is turning out, but I think I would hit my knee and inside of my leg on the switch on the side of the dash all the time, I get speed knots on the inside of my legs from the dash after a hard day of riding anyways. but that might just be me, I kinda hang on and balance myself with the inside of my legs on the dash

Creepycrawler wrote:

I like how the exhaust is turning out, but I think I would hit my knee and inside of my leg on the switch on the side of the dash all the time, I get speed knots on the inside of my legs from the dash after a hard day of riding anyways. but that might just be me, I kinda hang on and balance myself with the inside of my legs on the dash

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing this morning when I was reviewing my pictures ressponding to MM.  After work I may go out and move it.  No sense stabbing my knee over and over and over.  Not sure what I was thinking when I did that.

MightyRaze wrote:

Creepycrawler wrote:

I like how the exhaust is turning out, but I think I would hit my knee and inside of my leg on the switch on the side of the dash all the time, I get speed knots on the inside of my legs from the dash after a hard day of riding anyways. but that might just be me, I kinda hang on and balance myself with the inside of my legs on the dash

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing this morning when I was reviewing my pictures ressponding to MM.  After work I may go out and move it.  No sense stabbing my knee over and over and over.  Not sure what I was thinking when I did that.

I agree. I honestly didn't have any major issues with running 2 on the left side of the dash on my red one except for my knee accidentally flipping the switches and turning my lights on when I hit a hard bump . But my brother destroyed 2 of his that way and they were right about where that one is.

Exhaust is complete. Put my old stack that was on Thor on as a muffler. Not loud and ear piercing now.



Sounded ok. While digging around I found the pieces I started cutting for steering spindle gussets. I'll get those on sometimes.



Also moved that switch to the dash top.