Vikes79 longship rebuild thread

[Buggyman]

Looks great, I’m still concerned that those Yamaha drivers are going to have different ideas about it however!

On the flip side…maybe the extra exhaust thrust is good for 30 hp? 🤷‍♂️

 

[Admin]

 

[Vikes79]

Here’s a look with the roof and the SATV flip windshield that was previously installed.



The window has a ton of glue residue from some sort of protective adhesive backed plastic (it’s all over the plastics too). It’s so bad you can’t see out of it.

The stickers I’ll use my heat gun to gently warm up and remove but I’m really not sure how or what I can use on the residue that won’t etch or scratch up the poly screen….maybe crank up the temperature on my hot water pressure washer or use really warm dish soap and water, @SuperATV any suggestions?

I’m worried that something like alcohol will be too aggressive on it.

 

[Todd627]

Here’s a look with the roof and the SATV flip windshield that was previously installed.

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The window has a ton of glue residue from some sort of protective adhesive backed plastic (it’s all over the plastics too). It’s so bad you can’t see out of it.

The stickers I’ll use my heat gun to gently warm up and remove but I’m really not sure how or what I can use on the residue that won’t etch or scratch up the poly screen….maybe crank up the temperature on my hot water pressure washer or use really warm dish soap and water, @SuperATV any suggestions?

I’m worried that something like alcohol will be too aggressive on it.

Try peanut butter (easy @Backwoods & @J80 its to take the residue off the windshield).

 

[WagginTail]

Here’s a look with the roof and the SATV flip windshield that was previously installed.

View attachment 426812

The window has a ton of glue residue from some sort of protective adhesive backed plastic (it’s all over the plastics too). It’s so bad you can’t see out of it.

The stickers I’ll use my heat gun to gently warm up and remove but I’m really not sure how or what I can use on the residue that won’t etch or scratch up the poly screen….maybe crank up the temperature on my hot water pressure washer or use really warm dish soap and water, @SuperATV any suggestions?

I’m worried that something like alcohol will be too aggressive on it.

WD40 might work

 

[Vikes79]

Try peanut butter (easy @Backwoods & @J80 its to take the residue off the windshield).

I had to look it up as I wasn’t sure if you were serious.

Never hear of it before, but it’s legit I read.

I can see how the oils could soften up the glue without scratching..

 

[Vikes79]

Try peanut butter (easy @Backwoods & @J80 its to take the residue off the windshield).

Dam dogs might be chasing cheap bastard down the trail 😂.

 

[Todd627]

I had to look it up as I wasn’t sure if you were serious.

Never hear of it before, but it’s legit I read.

I can see how the oils could soften up the glue without scratching..

 

[Prntckt]

Got the rear end squared away with the arms I straightened out. Took it for a spin and it for sure tracks better. It looks like both rears are toed in slightly….I believe this is normal for this type of suspension as power applied makes the rear toe out a bit…just what i remember from college mini Indy days…🤷‍♂️

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So I pressure washed the buggy with the rear suspension fixed. I then pulled the old Rops and test fit the new takeoff I picked up last week.

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Much to my surprise, the front section fit perfectly, then the middle…and the rear as well! I was stunned as I thought I’d be beating the crap outta it.

Mrs Vikes79 thinks I should leave the Rops red and call the buggy Stepchild….

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Yea or Nay ? What say you?

So its redheaded cheap bastard stepchild then...😁😁😁?
Seriously, your rebuild Is looking good.

 

[Vikes79]

So its redheaded cheap bastard stepchild then...😁😁😁?
Seriously, your rebuild Is looking good.

Yeah at least something like that …maybe village bicycle could be implied as well 🤷‍♂️🤣

 

[ChadD]

Here’s a look with the roof and the SATV flip windshield that was previously installed.

View attachment 426812

The window has a ton of glue residue from some sort of protective adhesive backed plastic (it’s all over the plastics too). It’s so bad you can’t see out of it.

The stickers I’ll use my heat gun to gently warm up and remove but I’m really not sure how or what I can use on the residue that won’t etch or scratch up the poly screen….maybe crank up the temperature on my hot water pressure washer or use really warm dish soap and water, @SuperATV any suggestions?

I’m worried that something like alcohol will be too aggressive on it.

Try WD40 on a small area. I tried tinting lexan before and it bubbled from the gasses. WD40 took the residue off and it looks fine. Was a trick a decal shop owner told me.

 

[ChadD]

WD40 might work

Ed Zachary

 

[ChadD]

Yeah at least something like that …maybe village bicycle could be implied as well 🤷‍♂️🤣

Whore Bastard

 

[WagginTail]

Ed Zachary

I took off the certified clean diesel stickers on my truck that they put on the front fenders of these newer diesel trucks. Those things had some super sticky glue on them and the WD40 got it clean

 

[Vikes79]

Try WD40 on a small area. I tried tinting lexan before and it bubbled from the gasses. WD40 took the residue off and it looks fine. Was a trick a decal shop owner told me.

I’m working in the shop now straightening the front upper light and fender structure…I’ll give it a try this afternoon. 👍

 

[Vikes79]

Drivers from took a bigger hit than I originally thought.

The drivers headlight bucket and that entire side ran into some that missed the wheel etc but still shoved it hard enough to bend the light plastic metal frame work and put a serious dent into the radiator. Radiator isn’t leaking and still is full…

Got the metal parts straightened, the plastic fender warmed up and pushed out.

Gonna start plastic welding bush fix style (torch, big flat blade screwdriver and zip ties melting) to fix the headlight buckets.

 

[GovtMule]

I feel confident you’ll get it all squared away!

 

[Vikes79]

Got the headlight bucket patched up. I heat the tip of a big screwdriver up with a torch to a light blue color and then essentially heat up and melt together a zip tie and the broken joints. Not as strong as original, but I’ve fixed a ton of plastics this way. You can use some aluminum window screen mesh for extra reinforcement if you like.

 

[Vikes79]

@Coeus i received this winch about 6 years ago…

😂

 

[Coeus]

@Coeus i received this winch about 6 years ago…

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Hopefully mine goes on faster than that

 

[Vikes79]

Hopefully mine goes on faster than that

It’s a winch I replaced with a wide spool on my P1k5…thought I had broke it but it was just loose bolts.

I’ll fix it up in the current cheap theme.