OK well I made the worst mistake you could make and am embarrassed to even share with you all. After finishing my new build and cranking it over for the first time I noticed that I F#@%ed up!
The tire rotation was moving backwards! Now the reason for embarrassing myself on here is because I'd like to know if anyone knows an easier fix than me having to remove everything to turn the engine around?
Which means:
*I'd have to make the same mods to the opposite side of the rear end due to the larger Comet Duster tc I installed.
*I'd have to cut off, move and reweld the engine mount.
*I'd have to cut off, move and reweld the brake caliper mount in order to swap the Driven Pulley, brake caliper and brake disk.
*I'd have to figure out what to do as far as the muffler will be facing forward which would not be tasty during left turns.
*I might have to buy a longer brake line & throttle cable and reroute the end of both runs.
*And I'm sure there's more!
Somebody Please Tell Me There's An Easier Way!!! Thank You
Thread: Biggest Mistake Ever!!!
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08-10-2016 07:57 AM
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08-10-2016 12:12 PM
Pics wont enlarge?
BTW, that's not the biggest eff up ever. Ever see those guys that try to lift the boat, then the crane falls in the ocean, then they get a bigger crane and that one falls in...and on and on......your just under those guys!
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08-10-2016 01:46 PM
Yikes... i dont know of an easier way. I feel your pain on having to redo it though... my build has gone thru 3 major config changes. No fun.
Lol @ Bull... way to make him feel better.Family Wagon:
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My One Seater Build:
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08-10-2016 01:46 PM
Houston we have a problem.... LOL Dam that one hurts I ain't seeing no quick fix man sorry ..don't feel bad I moved my motor four times before it was cool with the world
Thats the thing about buggys workin on them is 1/2 the fun , if it ain't ya better buy a RZR then you just have to buy parts to replaceThe question is not if its gona roll. Its when ..
That be some kind of church cruzzer or commuter bike thingy ?
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08-10-2016 01:56 PM
Possibly find a way to squeeze in a 1:1 gearbox that would reverse the shaft rotation..?
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08-14-2016 03:20 AM
Reminds me of two friends who showed up at the dunes years ago, one forgot to install the pressure plate and clutch disk (we named him Captain Clutchless) and the other installed the ring gear on the wrong side of a VW transaxle and had 4 gears in reverse a 1 forward.
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08-14-2016 11:35 PM
I cant see the pics, but if its a chain drive you could possibly add 2 idler sprockets above and below the rear sprocket so the chain goes around the front of the axle sprocket instead of the back. Picture what I mean?
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08-18-2016 11:22 PM
feelin your pain. some ungodly early hour of the morning, finish a perfect steering rack install (no bump steer, 1/4 inch plate all around yadda yadda) sit in the seat so please with myself and turn it right .... and watch the wheels turn left. A LOT of cutting and refabbing later and it was correct with less than ideal geometry that i have yet to fix. engines, im on my 4th different type, have chopped and revised the back end so many times it ain't funny.
You've got your game plan laid out, get to it, chalk it up to the learning curve and find an exhaust route that ain't gonna poison ya.
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