2020 Rebuild - Super Party Mobile

Blase · May 23, 2024

That skid plate looks :smokin:

Just curious Looks like you cut the trans tunnel (body) so why not go with a flat belly?

srv8800 · May 23, 2024

Blase said:
That skid plate looks

Just curious Looks like you cut the trans tunnel (body) so why not go with a flat belly?

it's pretty close. the bottom of the skid is 1.5" off the bottom of the frame. the lower links attach to the middle of the skid so suspension geometry was definitely part of it. I think the main reason was to give the skid some depth.

I did cut out part of the trans tunnel. I have the tcase clocked so that the lowest point is about on-plane with the bottom of the trans pan. I think it's a good compromise between drivetrain/suspension angles, ground clearance and not wanting to lose the whole floor.

I appreciate the kind words man!

Sterlingfire · May 25, 2024

Simply bad ass work!

srv8800 · May 26, 2024

Sterlingfire said:
Simply bad ass work!

thank you!

srv8800 · May 26, 2024

with the engine, trans & tcase all mounted, and the skid plate finished, it was time to move on to the front axle.

first step was a full-length axle truss.

Blase · Jun 7, 2024

bump for some updates

srv8800 · Jun 17, 2024

one more pic of the axle truss. the opening over the diff is for the breather.

the link mounts were fun. here's the start of the axle lowers.

srv8800 · Jun 17, 2024

srv8800 · Jun 17, 2024

this came out pretty cool I think! axle upper link mounts & integrated steering cylinder mount

I didn't want any taper in the suspension bolt holes so I cut them a bit undersized and finished with a reamer.

Blase · Jun 18, 2024

man i really like those link mounts. That came out sweet!! Nice welds too. :smokin:

Have you considered putting a stop plate on each side of the ram som that there is no way it can move left to right? Looks like it would be super easy to do!!

Ima borrow that all in one ram mount / link mount idea!!

pennsylvaniaboy · Jun 23, 2024

is that a 3" ram?

SLOWPOKE693 · Jun 23, 2024

srv8800 said:
Thank you! I am. I'm one of the owners.

I totally missed this post back when you replied. Reason I was asking was because I ended up buying the silver Tracker that you guys started building on the old site from some kid up in OK. Took me a little while to figure out with how much hacking had been done to it but it ended up being the one. The skid plate/link mount, truss work and the 37" reds that were still new when I got it were the giveaways. I tried like heck to unfuck what the previous owners did but in the end I cut it up and parted it out because it was just too far gone. I still have the skidplate, links and axles from it though in case I find another Tracker worthy of the bad ass one off parts you guys built. :smokin:

srv8800 · Nov 29, 2024

Blase said:
man i really like those link mounts. That came out sweet!! Nice welds too.

Have you considered putting a stop plate on each side of the ram som that there is no way it can move left to right? Looks like it would be super easy to do!!

Ima borrow that all in one ram mount / link mount idea!!

I'm sorry for the reply months later! thanks again for the kind words.

I've seen mounts that catch the ends of the cylinder like you said. I agree that's a slick design. the PSC mounts fit into recesses in the cylinder so I'm pretty confident it'll stay put as long as the bolts are tight. if not, I'll have to look into doing something like that.

srv8800 · Nov 29, 2024

pennsylvaniaboy said:
is that a 3" ram?

it's a 2.75" x 8".

srv8800 · Nov 29, 2024

SLOWPOKE693 said:
I totally missed this post back when you replied. Reason I was asking was because I ended up buying the silver Tracker that you guys started building on the old site from some kid up in OK. Took me a little while to figure out with how much hacking had been done to it but it ended up being the one. The skid plate/link mount, truss work and the 37" reds that were still new when I got it were the giveaways. I tried like heck to unfuck what the previous owners did but in the end I cut it up and parted it out because it was just too far gone. I still have the skidplate, links and axles from it though in case I find another Tracker worthy of the bad ass one off parts you guys built.

that's the one! I wondered what had happened to that thing. sounds like it changed hands a few times.
too bad it got hacked up. it was a cool ride at one point! thanks for sharing the pics.

srv8800 · Nov 29, 2024

and an update! these are the chassis lower link mounts. you can see them welded to the bottom of the skid plate in one of the previous pics.

front axle is at ride height with the lower links installed.

starting the chassis upper link mounts.

srv8800 · Nov 29, 2024

srv8800 · Nov 29, 2024

at this point, I was waiting on the motor to finish up the front suspension. it was still a little ways out so I tore down the back half for paint & powder. here it is mostly reassembled.

srv8800 · Nov 29, 2024

I always wanted a cool remote fuel filler like this! should make filling up a lot easier.

SLOWPOKE693 · Nov 30, 2024

That looks great! :smokin:

JunKU · Dec 3, 2024

****ing love this thing!

srv8800 · Dec 3, 2024

JunKU said:
****ing love this thing!

hell ya, thank you!

srv8800 · Dec 4, 2024

because everyone needs a crane, right? my motor was about back from the builder's so I built this to drop it in & out more easily.

srv8800 · Dec 4, 2024

so fresh and so clean, clean! almost ready to go back in.

srv8800 · Dec 4, 2024

last ones for now. lookin' sporty!

srv8800 · Dec 5, 2024

motor is in!

full bump. I probably have a few hundred hours in CAD alone on this thing. I think that time spent really paid off here with how tight I was able to keep everything.