Looks awesome!!! Great work as always. Looking forward to seeing this one come together.

Frame turned out good

Never mind the harness is completely different than the harness

Installed the rack-n-pinion, steering stabilizer, steering shaft, plumbed up the new brake lines, put the foot pedals in. Have the mount made to secure the fuel tank as well. Pulled the Engine apart and replaced all the gaskets and crank seals. Found out when I pulled it apart the base gasket on the clutch side had started leaking. Cleaned up the cylinder put it all back together and finished off the wiring. Originally all the electronics were just bolted to a plate attached to the Engine. Went ahead and runner mounted them since it was apart and the old mounts holes were elongated. I get spark at the plugs and power to the fan as well as where the headlights/taillights would be. I’m waiting on a new rear brake mount. I decided to ditch the original set up and go with the one on the red EEE. The caliper not only sits closer to the trans but weighs less than the old setup. The mount will be more compact also. Needed to turn .012 off the new rotor to clear the carb float bowl . Finally took the carbs apart. One was great the other not so much. The old fuel has eaten away at the float bowl and other parts. I’m going to try one of those sonic cleaners and if that doesn’t work out will see what eBay has to offer.

Looking good!

Nice. Somebody’s be busy

Well it runs. I picked up a new set of carbs off eBay as the old fuel pitted the existing carbs terrible. I still have a bunch to do but am happy it ran. Next will be checking for air leaks, new carb boots from carb to air cleaners, adjusting cables, mounting air filters, repack the muffler, check to make sure it’s all tight and so on and so on. Just a short video, I think the starter took a crap after this. It will turn over without the plugs but just clicks with the plugs in.
https://youtu.be/jRyK_zCAgTw
Bob

Doesn't look very good.
Looks like one of my machines after a ride ----- parts missing.
You better send it to me for repairs and test n tune.
CO

sounds like it need a can, then you get that sweet sounding braappp

Doesn't look very good.
Looks like one of my machines after a ride ----- parts missing.
You better send it to me for repairs and test n tune.
CO[/quote]

Haha, if you weren’t a couple thousand miles away we could go for a ride. Maybe next time your in Vegas it will be up and running and you can take it for a spin.

I couldn’t find part of the exhaust at that moment. Looked again and found the silencer then ran it again quickly. Need to adjust the cables and carbs.

I have thought several times in the past that my Goki starter gave out but come to find out, it just takes an absolute beast of a battery and PERFECT starter cables. I'm using full automotive gauge wire and a Lithium battery with CCA of 300.


Not sure that's what happened to you, but it saved me. Works Everytime now.

I just wanted to hear it run. I was using a 250 amp jump starter. Hell I don’t have radiator hoses for it, fuel tank/fuel pump wasn’t hooked up ( ran a fuel line and filled up the bowls that way). I have to find some tuning info on the flat side Mikuni carbs. The old ones gas went bad and pitted them. This buggy sat in a conex box in Texas for a couple years before I picked it up. I have one ground cable from Engine to frame that is old. All the other cables are 4 gauge and new from BatterycableUSA. They will make any length/gauge end size you need and prices are very good.
Bob

Haha, if you weren’t a couple thousand miles away we could go for a ride. Maybe next time your in Vegas it will be up and running and you can take it for a spin.[/quote]





That sounds pretty tempting.
I hope you got spare parts. Things tend to fly off in crashes. Crashes tough on this old body too.

Actually thought about coming down in Dec but when I looked online, those hotels have all gone mad on their prices. Unbelievable. Most likely be down in June for the world series of poker. That's the plan anyways. Things change daily. Fighting off a flu bug right now. Haven't been feeling well for 3 days now.
CO

I bit the bullet and took some parts down to a machine shop. Bought a splined hub and had it turned into the brake setup on the other EEE. Turbos buggy was using a Honda Goldwing brake caliper, the problem was the mount was terrible. It wouldn’t slide on the pins. This setup I can swap between buggies if I never need to. The caliper is smaller but according to the web site has the same clamping force. We will see, here are some pictures

Decided to test fit all the suspension and steering except the shocks. I’m still waiting on those as they need to new rear shafts and one new front reservoir. Some pics of the front/rear control arms, front and rear hub and cv assemblies and finally tie rods. Couple pictures of the rear outboard hub assembly. I’m going to have a local machine shop mill the inside enough for the cv boot to fit in a groove and then bolt the 2 halves together. Trying to avoid the way it was done before.

One more of the rear hub and the inner body panels and heat shield. It’s going to need to be remade

top notch work bob

Thanks Fully,

Took a day off from work, installed the knuckles, wheel bearings and seals. Bolted the rotors on and then finally the calipers. It all went relatively smoothly. Pulling the calipers (trx250R) back off and will grease them slide pins. Finished bleeding the brakes again as the brake lines needed to be routed another way.

Pulled the wheels/tires out of the shed. After sitting for years they still hold air. Cleaned up the rears with just some aluminum wheel cleaner and the fronts with Mothers polish. They all came out pretty nice. I mentioned in the last post I was going to pull the pins in the front calipers and lube them. Well that didn’t go as planned. One wouldn’t budge at all. Tried a couple different ways to remove it and finally bought a set off of eBay. They were in great shape and came with all hardware. Ordered a battery, and have to paint the battery box and fuel tank hold down. Went through some boxes of parts and found some actual type 4 cv’s. All you can find now a days are the type 2’s. Dropped those off at the machine shop for some work as well as the outboard hubs.

You're doing a lot of nice work there lately.
You must be bored .
CO

The inner part of the outboard cv assembly was milled to accommodate the lip of the cv boot. Machine shop left it sitting about .002 above the lip to help sandwich the boot in place. They lightened the cv’s as well as drilling the 8mm holes to 3/8ths to fit the cups being used. When turbo had the buggy it came with a large leather type cover over the assembly (see pic). It had a reducer that went over the axle and inside of the boot then finally a spring to pull it towards the inner cv. If not constantly greased and cleaned the o ring inside would dry out and try to wrap the boot around the axle. It worked but still let water and moisture get to the bearings. Seals we’re installed that he gave me but I believe it’s iffy on how well they will actually work. My idea gets rid of the large boot and just means I have to maintain the assembly. It’s a pain in the ass to replace the boots either way. From the pics you can see the outer half positioned in the carrier. 3 bolts attach the inner/outer parts together and then the cv joint is added and then the cap. The cv bolts go all the way through and bolt to the inner half. I was going to drill a hole in the cap add a zerk fitting to make greasing it easier. Hopefully that all makes sense.

Few more pictures
With all the parts back I should have the axles assemblies installed by next Monday.

Here are a few pictures to revive this thread. I havent done much because im still waiting on the shocks to be finished. they have been out for over a year between Quality shock and Works shock. It does run/drive/shift/brake. Still needs skid plates, seat mounted, belt gaurd, heat shield. Here are some old pictures of the EEE when it was raced in the desert. The car was owned by Stu Pearce and he had 2 cars one for each son that raced. the colors were reversed on the cars to tell who was who. he had a guy (i don't remember the name re inforce the front and rear control arms as well as make a mid board hub for them to get more rear wheel travel. He also had a buggy built for himself running a street bike Engine in it. the EEE's both ran a modified verson of the 350 engines.

I hope I'm in your will .
CO