Trail_Krawler & Trail_Willys

[chili_pepper]

first trail damage!

How dare you? Unsubscribed.

 

[kmas0n]

I need the roll cage and the shade, but I liked the way it looked more without it. I put the windshield down and it brings back that classic look.

 

[mvigo]

that picture doesn't even look real! such a beauty you gots there...

 

[kmas0n]

that picture doesn't even look real! such a beauty you gots there...

Thanks, Sedona really is one of the prettiest places on earth.

 

[B00mb00m]

I need the roll cage and the shade, but I liked the way it looked more without it. I put the windshield down and it brings back that classic look.
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Wow, I’ve been seeing a bunch of beautiful Sedona pictures lately. What trails do you like out there, jeepable level, if one were to do a roadtrip?

 

[kmas0n]

Wow, I’ve been seeing a bunch of beautiful Sedona pictures lately. What trails do you like out there, jeepable level, if one were to do a roadtrip?

Broken Arrow for sure, but all of the trails here are fun and beautiful. There is nothing terribly challenging

 

[kmas0n]

Since I sold my truck last year, the gpw had to pick up some of the slack. Home Depot run

15 bricks at a time, and garden soil, so about 350# at a time. It's enough to make the rear sag about 1.5"

 

[FarFire70]

Since I sold my truck last year, the gpw had to pick up some of the slack. Home Depot runView attachment 677881View attachment 677882

15 bricks at a time, and garden soil, so about 350# at a time. It's enough to make the rear sag about 1.5"

@kmas0n walking into Home Depot after parking...

 

[kmas0n]

So I knew my fan blade was bent and out of balance from the begining, but I just really didn't think too much of it... well. Within 1000 miles it destroyed my water pump. When hot, it would whine and coolant would drip from the pulley. So i needed a new water pump. I upgraded to a nice hi flow unit from FlowKooler. It claims the modern design impeller blades move 50% more coolant at idle. Then I went to purchase a new metal fan blade... and thats where our story today starts.

I've always wanted to put an electric fan on something, so when I saw that a quality replacement metal fan was $120+ I decided to start looking into electric options. Its actually a pretty common upgrade in the flat fender world. So i ordered a 14" Derale 1850 CFM puller.

With the stock fan, I didn't run a shroud. Never needed it. Even in AZ the little jeep never got above 185 even on really hot days. But I wanted to have the most efficient cooling system I could come up with. So I took a scrap piece of 18g aluminum and decided to learn how to make a fan shroud.

I measured, drew everything up and bent the flanges.

I don't have a sheet metal brake, so I just clamped the sheet down on a sharp edge and hammered it with a soft dead blow hammer.

Made some brackets and brazed them to the radiator. I had never done this before, but I watched a few vids on Alumiweld rods. You can use map gas or even propane to heat it up.

We will see how it holds.

Cleaned up the surface with 220 grit DA and red scotchbright.

The new setup tucks in there perfectly. Just need to wire it up now.

 

[Rickyd]

I bet that fan used a sizable percentage of the motors total hp to run. Should notice a difference without it.

 

[kmas0n]

I bet that fan used a sizable percentage of the motors total hp to run. Should notice a difference without it.

The engine is rated for a mere 60 hp. Even 5hp will be noticable

 

[kmas0n]

I've been working on upping my wiring game. Just a few more to clean up and the electrical will be done.

 

[kmas0n]

After a few days of driving, I'm happy with the updated cooling system. its quieter, idles noticeably smoother, and runs about 10 degrees cooler than it did with the mechanical fan. The thermostat is 160, so I programed the Holley Sniper to turn on low at 170, and high at 190, So far Its been hovering around 172. With the mechanical fan, it was closer to 182.

The lack of vibration at idle really highlights just how out of balance the stock fan was. No wonder it destroyed the water pump. Its also surprising how much noise the mechanical fan made. I can't even hear the electric except when Idling and its not loud at all.

 

[kmas0n]

Although I had a disc brake converstion, the little flat fender was hard to stop. I had purchased very cheap brake pads and never bedded them in properly. So I needed to take the glaze off the rotors before installing new Powerstop pads.

Is this madness or genius?


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[TJuser]

Although I had a disc brake converstion, the little flat fender was hard to stop. I had purchased very cheap brake pads and never bedded them in properly. So I needed to take the glaze off the rotors before installing new Powerstop pads.

Is this madness or genius?


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Genuis. If it works, it works. I can't say I haven't done it on a couple occasions.

 

[kmas0n]

And work it did! I can now lock up the front brakes with reasonable effort. Much better

 

[kmas0n]

Since my facebook/instgram got hacked and I lost all of my content, I've started posting to youtube instead.
Heres a little video on loop of the rear suspension.


View: https://youtu.be/3s9L47yGTqs

 

[TJuser]

Since my facebook/instgram got hacked and I lost all of my content, I've started posting to youtube instead.
Heres a little video on loop of the rear suspension.


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That's sick! I love cantilever suspension. Does the pivot tube have locking hubs that lock it like a swaybar as well?

 

[kmas0n]

That's sick! I love cantilever suspension. Does the pivot tube have locking hubs that lock it like a swaybar as well?

I would have liked to do that, but I had to keep everything miniature, so I used trailer spindles for the pivots. Also, because everything was so tight, the axle would have hit the sway bar on full compression.

 

[TJuser]

I would have liked to do that, but I had to keep everything miniature, so I used trailer spindles for the pivots. Also, because everything was so tight, the axle would have hit the sway bar on full compression.

Fair enough. What do you use for spring/shocks? I love the system but I haven't actually done a ton of research into the technical side of it all.