The First Samurai

LBarr2002 · Sep 23, 2012

Installed the 5150's in the back. Now I have 6" uptravel in the back (14" stroke) and 5" uptravel in front (12" stroke). Working on trimming now...

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The trim job is more of a hack job right now. I had to get it trimmed to be ready for Gulches next weekend, so it was quick and dirty. One day I'll have to clean it up and do some sheet metal work.

Twilliamson · Sep 23, 2012

That looks like some serious down travel now...

LBarr2002 · Sep 23, 2012

Yeah, I lost a spring down by the creek. The bump stops are as much spring retainers as they are bump stops right now.

I'm thinking about either doing a center limit strap or maybe a suck down winch.

cannonball · Sep 23, 2012

you can always weld your coils in as spring retainers :flipoff2

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LBarr2002 · Sep 23, 2012

mcannon111 said:

I've done that before... on a previous vehicle...

Twilliamson · Sep 23, 2012

Nothing wrong with a little bubble gum to hold things in place.

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LBarr2002 · Sep 29, 2012

Steve97tj · Sep 29, 2012

Looking good Larry. That's a lot of flex.

LBarr2002 · Sep 29, 2012

Thanks. I'm happy. Thing works when it can keep the tires on the ground. Now I just want to find a set of 35" Krawlers

VOLT · Oct 7, 2012

I just saw your rig on extreme 4x4. Did you know that it was on there?

LBarr2002 · Oct 7, 2012

VOLT said:

Greg saw it and posted.

http://www.offroadsc.com/showthread.php?2743-One-of-our-own-on-TV

LBarr2002 · Mar 1, 2013

Finally did some maintenance tonight. First time I've touched drivetrain except for checking the oil since the engine went in I think... Changed plugs and wires, plug gaps were way wrong and plugs were pretty bad. Also changed the clutch cable. I couldn't see any real problem with the one that was on it, but the clutch would slip when I shifted hard. Feels much better now so the cable must have just been sticky. Ready to beat on it a little tomorrow, then clean it up, check fluids and park it until Harlan.

LBarr2002 · Apr 21, 2013

OSCAR 2 was rough on the Sami. It worked great, but had some issues this trip.

Copied this over from the OSCAR recap thread:
Broke both motor mounts on whitetail.

trip to Larry's ATV Welding.

Gooseneck for engine hoist

I noticed the engine mounts when I was underneath it because my rear driveshaft was about to fall out. I also broke my winch cable on Upper Rock Garden, bent the right side at the door hinges and had to beat the door back on, and bent the left side on whitetail.

Good news is it made me go ahead and get synthetic rope, so I'll be working on that this week.

I just sent an email off to the company that makes the engine mounts and we'll see how that goes...

LBarr2002 · Jun 28, 2013

I finally got around to putting the synthetic rope on the winch.

Cleaned up, sanded, and painted the drum:

Cut out the old solid stock I was using for a fairlead and welded in plates to mount the hause fairlead too:

I'm still rocking the patched motor mounts from Harlan. I got the run around from the company I ordered them from and the company that made them. I'm going to try again but it's looking like I might have to buy or build some stronger ones.

LBarr2002 · Jun 30, 2013

At Gulches yesterday, I broke 2 of the 3 high steer arm bolts .

I got really lucky and was able to weld nuts to what was left and get the bolts out. Now I just need to get another conical washer and some bolts, and lots of locktite.

LBarr2002 · Mar 2, 2014

About a month ago I listed this for sale. I listed it for a rather ambitious price, because I don't need to sell it, but if somebody really wanted it I wouldn't mind selling it. Well, I've decided to take Marcus' advice and keep it.

01tj said:

So, I picked up a few spare parts tonight:

They both run, but one knocks and one won't hold timing. For the price I couldn't pass them up for parts or for a core if anything happens to mine.

Now the only drivetrain parts I don't have spares of are ring and pinions and short side rear shaft. I made a deal with a guy for another set of rear shafts, but I have to get to Greensboro at some point to get them.

I should also be getting some new rubber for it before Harlan. The Xterrains still have half tread, but they just don't bite in mud.

97TJGUZZY · Mar 3, 2014

LBarr2002 said:

About a month ago I listed this for sale. I listed it for a rather ambitious price, because I don't need to sell it, but if somebody really wanted it I wouldn't mind selling it. Well, I've decided to take Marcus' advice and keep it.

So, I picked up a few spare parts tonight:

They both run, but one knocks and one won't hold timing. For the price I couldn't pass them up for parts or for a core if anything happens to mine.

Now the only drivetrain parts I don't have spares of are ring and pinions and short side rear shaft. I made a deal with a guy for another set of rear shafts, but I have to get to Greensboro at some point to get them.

I should also be getting some new rubber for it before Harlan. The Xterrains still have half tread, but they just don't bite in mud.

good choice

LBarr2002 · Mar 4, 2014

I love mounting beadlocks...

matth_85 · Mar 4, 2014

Said no man ever.

LBarr2002 · Mar 13, 2014

One down... I forgot how much that sucked. Any tips on breaking the back bead? I had to resort to the hi-lift under the back bumper of the truck to break the bead. Also, I didn't get this one centered perfectly...