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So quick and short update. In the middle of this build life changed heavily for me and my family. The build is about done and I’ll post pics some of the progress, but I didn’t document it very well. I did use Woodys build thread as a guide though on a lot of things.

So far so good, but I haven’t been able to wheel it yet because I am waiting on new axle shafts. Everything else is complete.

I wish I bought that rig, it was a joke, the for sale ad wasn’t real

Between divorce, getting ready for Trail Hero, then getting a customers rig done first; this rig has gone on the back burner and will be for the next two months. Hope is to have it ready for 4th of July. As soon as I get to working on it, I’ll be posting here. Sorry guys 😔

Awesome to have you back! Let’s get that thing finished so you can have some much deserved fun with it!

It sure is funny that you guys motor through the trails and the ULTRA4 guys need to winch many of those obstacles. Nice pics!

Prior to mounting the rear portals, I placed the transmission and transfer case. We decided to go with a Novak Conversions TH350 (This particular one was out from my old car that got a once over before it was placed in this one). Novak originally built it and it performed well in the old car, so...

So, I got my remaining heims from Ruff Stuff yesterday and we were able to get a little more work done. Got the rear portals on and the trans/tcase mounted. and of course, then best part... we made it a roller. To start out though, Woody came up with a thought on the process to install the...

Track width can be a problem if you are too wide or too narrow. This of all the large climbs that are a flat wall with a crack at the top of it. If you are narrow, you can be shorter because your tires reach lower into the crack than if you are wider. The wider you are, the longer you need to...

I can't believe all the T case work that you have been doing. Sucks for Behemoth as well, they better get s shipping confirmation today... been long enough. And I think that mount is simple and effective.

Can I contribute to your build thread? Here is some pics of woody's build... That is all I can offer 🤣🤣🤣 if you are wondering, his build is to the right ;) Woody, you should add more to your thread ;)

Yes, I am going to run one of the coolant lines from the motor to the radiator through the chassis, and the other from the radiator to the heat exchanger then back to the motor.

Of course once we got the knuckles on the front (We are waiting for heims to finish out the rear), we HAD TO put tires on it. If it looks wide, that is because it is. Jesse built the axle to have my track width at 88" however, I currently have wheel spacer/adapters on that take it from 8x6.5...

Updates... First time working with portal axles, so I figured I would document the install of the portal box to the Fabricated JHF C's. Some very interesting things come to mind when I first looked at the hardware: 1st-there is definitely method to this madness, 2nd-it is pretty damn amazing...

Looks awesome to me! I need to finish my flatbed to be honest. How do you like the attached ramps? I have been thinking of doing the same but making them easily removable for when I need to tow my semi trailers.

I think when the photo was taken for post 4 that they were not welded yet. just tacked on the inside. So you see the miter and the fitment is so precise that there is no gap. This is a HUGE benefit to having the chassis CNC bent, CNC laser cut and Notched. The buffing you see is to take off the...

Oh snap! I'll just have to keep up in the little Truggy... I'll be in and out of town for Thanksgiving, but I should be back in time for a trail of 6.

Make sure you take pics and tell us how it went! wish we could join you but we were just down there for Halloween

So Saturday night I got the chassis from Dave Wong. He is building a new single seater with Jesse, and now that he lives close to me but goes to jesse's during the week to build his rig, he was kind enough to bring me the parts and chassis from Jesse's shop. Dave and I got it loaded in to my...

You can't really see it in the pictures, but I wanted to talk about the width of the build. Some of the most capable 2 seat buggies are 48" wide. This width has been a good standard for pivoting off the rockers around rocks, allowing the vehicle to not have obstructions between the cab and...

Low backs will definitely help set the seat back. The idea with cutting the seat is that you wouldn’t want anything (obstructions) above the bottom rails and directly under your spine/butt. But on these rigs, the seat sits fairly far back behind the case itself, so cutting a bit of the seat out...

With both the 300 and the Atlas clocked flat, there is only a 1” difference. I am running passenger side drop, while Woody is running driver side drop. For your lizard, you could always cut the seat a little bit (if you have a suspension seat like PRP or Beard) to afford about 2 more inches of...

I think this would be a valid statement. We have both been waiting for several different companies to build something that we both would want, and after some time I realized if I wanted something particular, I would need to just find the right person to help me build it. Many of my needs are...

Truck 5.3 with car Intake, TH350, and a Dana 300. You may think the drivetrain is light weight but considering the drivetrain strain is vastly minimized due to the Portals, the more affordable components are ok. The Dana 300 was built by Novak Conversions and has 300M shafts, gears, and flanges.

With all this in mind, I went to the one friend/builder who always took into consideration my ideas and who really was the person that has been pushing the sport for so many years. Jesse Haines and I sat down and mapped out the needs to build the next level in capable trail rigs. There were some...

Eventually my family grew (in size, they got older... no more kids for me ;P) and we needed something that could fit everyone. Plus I got a pretty good contract for testing some DOT parts and so it was time we moved on from the buggy. With this, my goal was to build an ultra capable jeep, and in...

This journey in the off-road world had given me the unique opportunity to see the world, wheel in some of the craziest destinations like China, Japan, Mexico, Canada, Australia, and others. Eventually it all led me back to the Lower 48, and Southern Utah specifically. I vowed to actually not...

What does it take to build/design/find the perfect trail buggy or vehicle? This is a question that I not only get asked, but also ask myself. I have been wheeling for most of my life, and when I say that, I actually mean it. I got in my first roll over at 2 years old on the Rubicon and I have...

I think it is always a good idea to have more light at night. But I am a big proponent of Lockers before lightbars.

Looks good I’ll be over in a little bit