Vikes79 longship rebuild thread

[Vikes79]

Also got the seat riser installed from 10-80 dirt sports after some trimming on the bracket.

 

[Admin]

 

[Vikes79]

Test drove the buggy again with the seat back and the pedal changes.

Wow what a difference, so much more comfortable and most of the throttle jerking is gone on the rough stuff. No more switch in my knee cap etc.

Drove about 30 miles of gravel and some section lines.

I even found a @Backwoods sized mud puddle…

 

[Vikes79]

After the trip thru @Backwoods mud puddle yesterday I decided to install the mud flares I had bought earlier this year..

The youngest and I got chased off the local lake beach by a bad T-storm, but here’s a few photos. I got one of the lake as we were booking it home.

 

[Vikes79]

It’s official. Step child is part of the fam now. I quickly temp mounted the plate as the girls wanted to take it into town for the local fireworks/town celebration.

First time running any pavement…rears look perfect. Fronts have bit more negative camber than I expected on the stock arms. This judging by what was black and what was still brown on the tread…kinda the ole chalk method.

Not sure there is much I can do with the front stock arms and running the 32” rockabilly tires it came with.

 

[Backwoods]

Test drove the buggy again with the seat back and the pedal changes.

Wow what a difference, so much more comfortable and most of the throttle jerking is gone on the rough stuff. No more switch in my knee cap etc.

Drove about 30 miles of gravel and some section lines.


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I even found a @Backwoods sized mud puddle…

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I you were really skilled you would have went around it.

 

[Vikes79]

After driving 7 miles of deer infested country roads late last night with the crappy adjusted led head headlights only, I decided it was important the get my light bar installed for safety reasons.

Trying something different than what it seems everyone else is doing. I may lower it yet closer to the hood. It’s blocking a little bit of the forward view in front of the hood ( it was already lousy imo) in its current spot, but if I remake my custom tabs I can bring it down nearly a full inch yet.

 

[GovtMule]

After driving 7 miles of deer infested country roads late last night with the crappy adjusted led head headlights only, I decided it was important the get my light bar installed for safety reasons.

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Trying something different than what it seems everyone else is doing. I may lower it yet closer to the hood. It’s blocking a little bit of the forward view in front of the hood ( it was already lousy imo) in its current spot, but if I remake my custom tabs I can bring it down nearly a full inch yet.

Really dumb question but what brand ore those mirrors? I like the vertical style over the horizontal ones. Obviously need to add some to my ever growing list.

 

[Vikes79]

After driving 7 miles of deer infested country roads late last night with the crappy adjusted led head headlights only, I decided it was important the get my light bar installed for safety reasons.

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Trying something different than what it seems everyone else is doing. I may lower it yet closer to the hood. It’s blocking a little bit of the forward view in front of the hood ( it was already lousy imo) in its current spot, but if I remake my custom tabs I can bring it down nearly a full inch yet.

Drove it a bit and decided it really needed to be lowered so I flipped the brackets to lower the light 1/2”. View of the front end is better for this Fatsquatch.

 

[Vikes79]

Really dumb question but what brand ore those mirrors? I like the vertical style over the horizontal ones. Obviously need to add some to my ever growing list.

Not dumb question at all.

Cheap set with a rear view that I could invert and tuck up into the roof is what I used on my talon.

3 pc Set-Rear and Side View Mirrors Heavy Duty Sport for Honda Talon UTV
Amazon.com

The rear view vibrates a bit (calm down @Backwoods ) but a zip tie fixes this.

If I f these up I don’t care so much.

On my P1k5 I have this type, but because they extend out for snow plowing and work with my soft uppers. With the uppers off they are rotated.

KEMIMOTO UTV Side Mirrors, 2-Way Adjust-Transverse & Vertical, Fit 1.75-2 inch Roll Bar, Compatible with Polaris RZR/Can am Maverick/Cfmoto Zforce/Pioneer Talon/Teryx Mule/Gator, 360°Adjustment
Amazon.com

 

[GovtMule]

Thanks Vikes!

 

[Vikes79]

She’s a dirty redhead ! 😈🤣

By the torque marks I’d bet good money it’s the factory air filter.

 

[CID]

Snorkeled? South Dakota - pretty dusty?

 

[Vikes79]

Snorkeled? South Dakota - pretty dusty?

Yes So Dak can be very dusty..

The buggy ODO showed about 850 miles when I bought it earlier this spring.

Snorkel…

To be clear I haven’t shown everything I’ve done so far on the buggy for reasons I’ve already posted in other areas..

 

[Vikes79]

Did the rubber boot mod and adjusted the shifter tonight.

 

[Vikes79]

Battery gave up the ghost last week. Won’t hold a charge for more than a few minutes.

Decided to try this $50 battery for the time being as I’m planning on relocating the battery to another location anyway with a much larger reserve capacity battery and skipping the whole isolator bs.

Mighty Max Battery 12 Volt Rechargeable Maintenance Free SLA AGM Motorcycle Battery (YTX20-BS)
Amazon.com

 

[Jankyeye]

Did the rubber boot mod and adjusted the shifter tonight.

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Either your shifter knob is backwards or mine is, lol

 

[JenElio]

Either your shifter knob is backwards or mine is, lol

He also likes shoes with holes in them, he's all kinda backwards 🙄😂😂😂

 

[Vikes79]

Either your shifter knob is backwards or mine is, lol

🤷‍♂️

Probably not the only thing backwards on my rig at the moment lol.

I’m still finding things that the PO did that don’t make sense.

 

[Vikes79]

He also likes high quality footwear that chicks dig. Unlike KRX owners that are all kinda backwards 🙄😂😂😂

Fo sho!

 

[Buggyman]

He also likes shoes with holes in them, he's all kinda backwoods