Builds The honey badger build

[gnob]

why not just deal with the exhaust yourself?
bends and parts are cheap and it's not like you can't weld

 

[Mike Shull]

why not just deal with the exhaust yourself?
bends and parts are cheap and it's not like you can't weld

Sometimes it’s nice to let someone else work on them.

 

[gnob]

Sometimes it’s nice to let someone else work on them.

not ime
id rather just do it right the first time.

 

[Firemedic831]

why not just deal with the exhaust yourself?
bends and parts are cheap and it's not like you can't weld

We will see . I guess i can run it without the 02 hooked up so i can get in on the trailer and in the shop .

 

[Firemedic831]

What a crap week . We had a crazy snow storm this week. And that screwed up
Delivery’s . Yesterday I had part of my order from Advance Adapter show up . But not what I was really wanting . Have to wait till Monday for that . Last night I got motivated again so I decided to mount the t case adapter to the trans . Then I pulled the engine and married the trans to it . And then I installed back in for its final time . . Today I will work on hooking up the trans shifter . And I will
Probably fire it up .

 

[Firemedic831]

Oh my. I fired it up today . It fired almost instantly . And she is one nasty biotch . Wow

 

[Mike Shull]

Did you take a video?

 

[Firemedic831]

Did you take a video?

yes i did

 

[Mike Shull]

let’s see it! I’m excited to hear it roar.

Update: I just saw your message on Instagram. Wow! That thing has some serious response! My 383 never sounded like that.

 

[peesalot]

Can't wait to drive it.

 

[Firemedic831]

Let’s go

 

[Firemedic831]

First I made a quick templet just to make sure

 

[Firemedic831]

With my confidence up I crawled under and benched that heavy pig up And No the gold bar is not part of it. That just to hold the trans kinda in place for now . I just need to notch that floor rib a little but it’s up and in . Now I will have a 25 inch rear driveline. Actually longer than I had before and the front is 38 inch. My old front fits . I will just have a new real yoke put on and a real u joint . There is tons of room . At this point I am very happy . I moved my engine back 3 inches fixing that nagging issue and with the shorter trans and t case I now actually have a longer rear driveline . And it is now centered . I got some mounts from Ruffstuff to make a crossmember

 

[Firemedic831]

So question for you guys . As you can see the transfercase adapter has a place to bolt to . The gold bar is my old Crossmember and its just holding the trans up right now .. Do you think i could make a plate and solid mount the trans to the plate and then have a Tube welded to that and have bushings on the ends if that makes sense ? I have a bushing coming but its about 1 1/2 thick

 

[Firemedic831]

Like this

 

[Mike Shull]

First I made a quick templet just to make sure

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I feel kind of silly after seeing this. I have been test fitting the actual case. Good thinking!

 

[Mike Shull]

So question for you guys . As you can see the transfercase adapter has a place to bolt to . The gold bar is my old Crossmember and its just holding the trans up right now .. Do you think i could make a plate and solid mount the trans to the plate and then have a Tube welded to that and have bushings on the ends if that makes sense ? I have a bushing coming but its about 1 1/2 thick

Although I put bushings at the frame and under my transmission, I don’t think that I need both.

 

[Firemedic831]

Although I put bushings at the frame and under my transmission, I don’t think that I need both.

Mike do you have the t case mounted as well i cant remember if you got one of the tmr rear mounts I have heard they are not good to use ?

 

[Mike Shull]

Mike do you have the t case mounted as well i cant remember if you got one of the tmr rear mounts I have heard they are not good to use ?

Yes, I put a transfer case mount on mine. AA strongly advised against it but mine seemed to need the extra support since it is longer. You may not need it.

 

[Firemedic831]

You have the 4 speed so yes that is a lot of weight hanging off the back. I am going to go with none If it breaks off I will just take up yoga