P500 Best mods you've done?

[jak9922]

everything!!!

 

[Admin]

 

[oldfortyfive]

My Visor. Used the hinges from my old full windshield I ruined. Folds down for transport. Pretty much keeps the rain and snow out of your face unless it's really dumping. Great in the summer sun.

 

[Mudder]

Update. THE LOCKER+Power Steering

 

[HUCK]

Talon

 

[JCart]

Kenda Bear Claw HTRs 27x11x12s on 5-2 rims 1+
Elka Stage 3 shocks 1++
DIY UHMW 9.5mm skid plate and stix stoppers 1
VisionX 4.5” LED Light Cannons 1
DIY front, rear windows with roof in UHMW and Lexan 1
Blue Sea mini add a battery kit with 2nd battery under-hood 1
Super Winch Terra 45S 1
KFI snow plough system 1
DYI intake 2
DIY exhaust 2
DIY UHMW fender extenders 2
Interior and back up LED lights 2
Rear spill tray bolted to rear rack 2

Pix of above and more in sig link.
Cheers,
J

 

[Slayer]

Kenda Bear Claw HTRs 27x11x12s on 5-2 rims 1+
Elka Stage 3 shocks 1++
DIY UHMW 9.5mm skid plate and stix stoppers 1
VisionX 4.5” LED Light Cannons 1
DIY front, rear windows with roof in UHMW and Lexan 1
Blue Sea mini add a battery kit with 2nd battery under-hood 1
Super Winch Terra 45S 1
KFI snow plough system 1
DYI intake 2
DIY exhaust 2
DIY UHMW fender extenders 2
Interior and back up LED lights 2
Rear spill tray bolted to rear rack 2

Pix of above and more in sig link.
Cheers,
J

@JCart Your posts have me looking hard at the htr's. Did you consider 26's or were you sure you wanted 27's? I keep going back and forth between the 2.

 

[JCart]

@JCart Your posts have me looking hard at the htr's. Did you consider 26's or were you sure you wanted 27's? I keep going back and forth between the 2.

Hey Slayer,
Last tires were AMS slingshot mud tires in 26x11x12s mounted they where 10.5 wide, excellent tire for a bias ply tire, wear like iron, just stiff walled. Now with tranny gear change mod, I’d probably do 26s, don’t get me wrong the 27s are great and I’ll keep them. To do the gear change mod I’m thinking 27s would be too high geared and you’d end up luggin or down shift often. If you’re packing lots of weight I’d go with 26s, typically it’s just me, chainsaw and some hand tools and the 27s work great. Mine just touch at almost full lock on compressed (on the front mud flaps) suspension, 26s will not touch.
Hope this helps.. really impressed with the HTRs, ride great much smoother then biased plies, better traction too.

 

[Car7x]

1) My $60.00 Snowplow Doors.
Ebay: Adhesive backed rare earth magnets - the adhesive holds them in place while the hem is then glued around them with 3m 80. Boat window vinyl and 2 yds of Waterproof (yeah, we'll see...) Cordura (backpack material), all from Ebay.

Northern Tool - 3 Driveway fiberglass wands - 2 cut down to fit in each side as a 'hinge'; I dropped a 7/8" chair leg 'bumper' (Home Depot) down into a little rectangular recess in the frame, fits perfect and holds the wand steady, with just outward pressure against the frame on top. Cut the 3rd into a couple pieces for an insert in the front hem for a bit of a 'handle' to snug up the magnets to the roll cage (See window-less inside driver door pic).

'Dual Locker' Velcro clone from my hunting buddy nephew Mark, a can of 3m 80 Vinyl and Rubber Spray, and a ton of help from Mark and Braden. Velcro in back / top around the outside of the rollcage to the 'hinge', and on the inside of the door, and then magnets on the front to hold the front of the door into the inside of the rollcage, but allow for quick and EZ in/out. Holds up at top speed.

I started with a cardboard template, cut real big, and still goofed up a couple spots on the first door (passenger, see pic). I had to glue some pieces on to have coverage. Second door went much better - I knew I'd mess up the first one so did the passenger side first.. I used Sho Goo (zip tied til dry) to back up some of the Dual Locker, which is backed by a sticky adhesive like autos have on the body badges, and that got a little weak from re-positioning a couple times. Will need to 'peel off ' doors when necessary by carefully by holding the Dual Locker, not just grabbing the material and pulling. It's holding up well, and the velcro section will be a once per end of season removal - magnet work great for the actual 'doorway'. Hinges may not be required, but it was fun engineering them.

The windows are tricky. I did it in 2 steps, first gluing the window to the Cordura - requiring some sloppy masking and blocking - then gluing on a reinforcement border to assure it held well. I still have material for 2 more windows so can replace, but they should last for years.

2) Rocketbox for backcountry crew transport - Didn't need it for archery elk this year, but just re-purposed roof rack bars from various vehicles to mount the rocketbox in case we needed to shuttle back in there. Intended area was closed (SW MT, Gravelly range) due to bears feeding on cattle carcasses. This would have allowed 4 bows in cases and all our campgear to be staged in farther from the road.

3) Golf Cart rear seat flips down for cargo - on sale - put the skinny guys back there...