Builds The honey badger build (10 Viewers)

[Firemedic831]

Few pics

 

[Firemedic831]

This should do

 

[Firemedic831]

One more

 

[Firemedic831]

Guess who didn’t want to wait till this weekend

 

[Bripars40]

Nice work! Your persistence paid off!!

 

[Firemedic831]

And it begins working the bugs out Today was the first time I have driven it around the block . I then took it in the field with the big dirt pile to check things . And I learned that my front driveline was going to hit the upper link mount Ugg. So back to the garage . I cut the mount off and did some surgery and that gave me the room I needed . I need to take the top off it’s squeaking I rode smooth . Still a million little things to do but it works .

 

[Firemedic831]

Took the noisy top off . Drove it around the neighborhood . It rides really smooth . Still a ton of small things but it’s getting closer

 

[Firemedic831]

In her Summer clothes

 

[Firemedic831]

Thinking of doing the cage Red Or Silver. But I think red might look cool
Thoughts

 

[Firemedic831]

hmm

 

[gnob]

i vote silver

 

[Firemedic831]

Did a few more laps around the neighborhood today . I kinda almost want to make it street legal now . Then I worked on the interior wire wheeling and prepping . Not as much fun . My plan is to raptor line the floor

 

[peesalot]

You got time now. FWIW I love the vintage Toyota decal & that the FJ matches, thats the coolest part.

 

[Firemedic831]

Still chipping away at this never ending project. Working on front brakes today. Gas cans fit

 

[Firemedic831]

I set the front bumper on. . Still not sure if I will chop the frame off and make a stubby bumper.

 

[Firemedic831]

So rear brakes are dragging and get super hot . Need to figure that out. And it’s still runs hot . Def need to get this thing to run cooler . I absolutely hate my engine placement cus it gives me very little room . I am almost to the point of running a big radiator in the back like a pre runner Other than that it drives pretty dang nice actually. I am a bit surprised. . Once I get these bugs worked out we will see how she does where she belongs . In the rocks

 

[Firemedic831]

Front brakes should help
Stop this thing

 

[Firemedic831]

One more piece of the puzzle .

 

[Mike Shull]

I love those black rotors!

 

[EWheeler]

So rear brakes are dragging and get super hot . Need to figure that out. And it’s still runs hot . Def need to get this thing to run cooler . I absolutely hate my engine placement cus it gives me very little room . I am almost to the point of running a big radiator in the back like a pre runner Other than that it drives pretty dang nice actually. I am a bit surprised. . Once I get these bugs worked out we will see how she does where she belongs . In the rocks

There are FAAAAR to many 40's with SBC's in them that don't need a big radiator hanging out back. In my '77 with SBC, the engine is placed pretty far forward like yours, and I run a Volvo electric fan and relay setup. The nose of the water pump shaft has about 1/8" clearance to the electric fan motor and running an off the shelf Griffin aluminum radiator. Fan comes on around 200ish? Off around 180 or 185? There is a solution that doesn't involve ruining the look of this thing with a pre-runner style radiator, just gotta determine the root cause. How hot is hot?

Things are looking good!