Installing Body Panels on the VF1000 buggy
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Pretty sure that "ticking" noise was just the hot exhaust/headers that were starting to cool down.
Definitely the exhaust cooling
Plus all the shit that was sitting and the cylinders that weren't firing, firing after all that time
Exhaust cooling down from the amount of heat form motor running better and hotter
Yup. Pretty much every vehicle i own makes that noise. It's the expanded metal moving around once it starts cooling.
Yup
Bro I can’t get over how u build these things it’s great keep it up
yeah buddy
your air filters are too restricted for that engine so is acting like a permanent choke!!!!
Good call
Possibly
I also think that the exhaust may be to restricted compared to the factory muffler for that motor
Good point
he should put some sort of cones air filters on it.
I find myself constantly worrying that this mad neighbor is going to come running over with a gun screaming whenever you start reving. 😅
Same
That ticking is the exhaust and engine parts expanding due to the heat. The same as a tin roof sounds on a hot day
Ticking is the parts contracting during cooling after the engine stops, not expanding.
Give boostedboiz a call and talk Honda engine and transmission. They'll surely set you on the road to reverse, turbo and what everelse you could think of.
yessss that would be sick af
The best thing to replace a Honda engine is a Honda Engine with a turbo!
Honda k series out of an Integra
yesssssss
I was hoping he didn’t car engine swap. There’s a lotttt of them. There’s just something about a high revving street bike that catches my attention lol
I have to say that welding the panels in seems kind of final. You could have welded in tabs and screwed them to the tabs and still had a way to remove them should the need arise.
You need a laser thermometer to check egt’s that will tell you how each cylinder is running👍if it’s hot above 400 degrees at idle it usually means lean I would check the exhaust temps first and it only looked like it was smoking out one pipe 🚗💨💨💨your buggy rocks hope you get her figured out🤘🏻🇺🇸🤜🏻🦠
Heimlich Hot rods you can get the same result by spraying water on each exhaust runner.
I quickly touch the headers on each cylinder (could use a infrared thermometer) and see if they are warm. It's much easier than removing spark plug boots or checking spark plugs.
Hell yeah brother! 🤟 do whatever you want. So a dream engine swap would be k24 Honda drivetrain! (Civic SI engine) but it's going to be pricey $5k+. Anything Honda would work though, you can do d16 (prelude drivetrain) and get 400hp with a turbo.
that would be cool
Get you one of those cobalt ss engines. They are factory turbo 4 cylinder
Too bad they are horrible engines lol.
Tbh I think the engine was the best part of that car lol
They were. The first ones were supercharged, then Chevy switched them to turbo, which actually made that car scream...hence its good time at The Ring.
Small 4 cylinder with front drive trans that is how the Pontiac Fiero was done and I seen buggy builders do it in the past. If you go that route it leaves room for turbo later on. Love your show keep it coming.
honda Goldwing engine and trans... Goldwing has a flat 6 and reverse
Good idea. I've thought about doing a Goldwing powered project for a while.....
I suggested earlier a transversely-mounted 4 cyl and trans but you r idea would fit this project even better. I like it! Availability may be an issue for him though.
Was watching all the other videos on this build and this new one popped up! What luck! Stuck in the house and get to watch great videos! Keep up the good work!
All videos are interesting. I enjoy watching you work your manufacturing magic
Looking great! Love it man.
Don't forget to play with and enjoy the fruits of your labor! Life is about the experiences we have, not the outcomes of our labors. 😉
Love the fab work you do ! Your creativity and talent is pretty amazing ! You could use a front wheel drive engine and trans from an import or domestic. Usually can get a wrecked, insurance auction. Low mile, roll over, rear impact, running damage car, for pretty reasonable. Running the stock gear box from the donor car is reliable and probably strong enough to handle the horsepower from the factory power plant. Take a Honda Civic SI , the gear box is made to handle for warranty reasons, and can be 200hp? Ford eco boost, GM ecotec power plants are good options, and if you get the whole car you can grab everything! Usually from the center of the hub to the front of the engine ( forward towards bumper ) is only 18 inches. You have more than enough room in your buggy. You could play with tire size to get a lower gear, or run it into a chain drive pushing the engine forward. Food for thought. I admire the can do attitude I get from you and the willingness to try everything even if it fails. It is truly courageous and I enjoy being entertained by your channel ! Proud of you !!!
It's looking great with that panels!!
15:50 that’s the first time I’ve heard you really rev it out, it sounds so much happier when you do that!
true :D
Ready to see more on this build
Vf1000 was a v quick and powerful bike, even with the extra weightf it,s not making enough power it isn,t running correctly. When you properly raised the revs you could hear it find the sweet spot, now you need to move the sweetspot where you want it by jetting/airbox/ and possibly exhaust. Once you lose the factory set up it becomes a tedious job to regain smooth running. Well done with your projects you are very skilled .
Definitely one of my favorite projects of yours. Thanks for sharing
The most perfect buggy I've ever seen in my life (legit).
Oml I love this build keep up the good work!!!!!
All cars tick like that when the engine is hot and when it’s cooling off, that’s the sound of the metal cooling off.
Wow buddy looks so good you did a amazing job on this buggy you inspired me to start on building mine but it's nothing going to be nothing on a class like yours. So cool you rock
I’ll say it again your work is amazing 👍🏼turned out very well monster machine
One place people overlook is large touring bikes. Some have a reverse.Every Boosted Boiz subscriber is yelling k swap.
I think in my opinion that The wheels look too small on it maybe try to order some taller ones it will help how it looks and also it might help you get over some taller rocks without scraping the winch or bumper because if taller than then it will stick out in front of the bumper farther which means less bumper or winch scraping
he only has so much power on this buggy though. but I agree
@@Yamahadipper8 I think he had reached the lowest gear ratio he can without modifying the frame
Still informative to know these things, just like my zx6r, being a carbed bike I run into these same problems every now and then.
Bro awesome work I really enjoyed your build.from 🇱🇰
I think that motor has plenty if power, just needs some more tuning. You need better air filters! But AWESOME build!
That is just so freaking badass! I love it.
Hey hey
Uncle Vic here
Penny's busy.
Dude, this is an awesome build.
However, I absolutely disagree with you on thinking that filming the rebuilding of those carbs is boring.
Exactly the opposite in fact.
Carbs are old school and people that can work on them are few.
Cleaning and synchronizing multiple carburetors is an art.
Great video...
Great Machine !
At 14:35 it spit out right exhaust.I suggested an electric starter and flywheel for reverse.Very easy fix for you.Slow,but efficient.
I like all the go-karts you built
That thing looks so good. It's bigger then like half of the cars you see these days (where I live anyway)
You are a hard working fella you got my sub!
Damn it changes it up a lot looks way better and it was already badass
What a collection love it
awesome build
Nice little upgrade!
Snow sled engine with reverse .(about the same size as the motor you have now and no added weight of a transmission) to go into revers you hit a button the motor slows down and reverses internally in the motor.They also have turbos on some. Great video!!
Been waiting for this video for a minute!
Edit: Car engine the junkyard is your oyster. Transmission wise, I'd HIGHLY recommend a VW bug transaxle from the old air cooled engine, 1969 to 1977. You can get several different adapters. If I had to recommend an engine, I'd suggest a Geo Metro 1.0L 3 cylinder with throttle body fuel injection. Its essentially a glorified carburetor, but with fuel injectors. Stupid simple to use.
But those only make 50hp...
As soon as he said car engine swap I thought the same thing about the geo metro engine super simple and would probably fit pretty easy
And just to put my 2 cents in I would use something front wheel drive so the engine and trans are compact and you wouldn't have to modify to much
A k20 honda engine with a turbo would be sick to see in there and would probably make it wheelie, lots of torque and power
But thats just my opinion your builds are awesome and and even if you just left it like it is its the coolest built buggy on RUclips
Ah yes, put an engine in with less power, great idea.
Transverse could work well. Might do better for weight distribution. But either one will require a lot of redesigning.
@@Toolingabout I was just thinking convenience with reverse and there are videos on RUclips with them making decent power
Couldn't be the worst idea 💡
That's why I love hondas 4 months of siting and starts right up and idols on its own
I love it when they "idols"
I'm working on a project right now, installing a car engine into my Joyner Send Spider. That originally came with 650cc 2 cyl engine. I chose a Toyota Celica Gts as a donner car, 180hp sounds pretty good for a small buggy.
Body panels FINALLY! you will love them. You will get less wet and muddy now. Also the best option if you go down the car engine route, A turbo charged Chevy Cobalt should be good. There is a whole company about putting a cobalt engine in a kit car.
9:16 umm yup....been there haha. Great vidz bro keep it up absolutely LOVE the CONTENT!!
The ticking is just metal expanding and contracting as it heats and cools.
9:13 nice reversing skills 😂
glad you sorted the engine out, but yeah the exhaust smoke looks a lot clearer as well, rather than clouds of blue smoke, which means it should be running a lot better than it was performance wise. you will mainly notice the difference when trying to go up a steeper hill rather than near enough on the flat.
For the reverse issue, you could fit an electric motor on a lever under the chain and when you wanna reverse, just have the motor engaging with the chain while the bike gearbox is in neutral. Engine swap would work too. Keep it up !
He tried this.. Didnt work.
Good video you are my inspiration in making thinkgs. Thank you
Ford ecoboost 4cyl. GM supercharged 3800. GM 4.3 Vortech Volkswagen Pasat 2.0 turbo early 2000`s with strait transaxle, and a whole host of foreign engines. Imo work with what u have. Work out the issues with the VF 1000 and then add boost. Use one of those superchargers like RBG. Maybe EFI as well. Either way, i`m sure whatever u decide to do will be cool. I love the channel, I love the builds. U got skills! U are gonna go far in life.
Hi, love the video's love the content. Not something to do easily in the Netherlands. As you stated at the end. The engine swap. As a car enthusiast I would recommend a Honda 4 cilinder. There are a lot of them. Lots of parts and not to expensive. Also a big number of people who could help you. Plus a 1.6 or 2 liter would probably be enough. But since you're in the US a 2.4 K-series could also do the trick. Another one to maybe keep in mind is the Ford 2.5 liter 4 cilinder. If you take a front wheel drive then you have everything already in the package. Just make sure your wiring is a ok. You could then (if you wanted) make a chain driven wheel after the dif. So the output to keep the driveline parts you have now in the same place and keep your suspension travel the same. Otherwise this might change a bit.
But enough of my rambling, keep up the good work and greetings from across the pond 🇱🇺
Look into a Gl1500 from a 1997-2003 Honda valkyrie motorcycle. 6 cyl. Lots of torque. Keep up the great vids.
Awesome great built. The only change would be rear tire Bigger will definitely look better.
Buggy is beautiful 👍👍👍
The trick with spray cans is getting the first coat on really light but evenly then waiting for it to get tacky before second coat. This eliminates a lot of little problems that cause blemishes in the finished product
Congrats on 400k
Black smoke that dissipates in seconds is too much fuel. Grey smoke that lingers is oil burning. The ticking noise on street bikes means the exhaust is rapidly cooling or heating up. Check your valve adjustments and get your carburetors synced so each cylinder gets the proper fuel mix proportionate to the other cylinders. The horsepower to weight ratio will always be greater with motorcycle and power sport equipment than with a stock car (or truck) motor. I would look for a big Honda Goldwing that is shaft drive with reverse. You can find older ones that still run great for very little money.
Great video and thanks for all you do.
Chris, have you balanced the carbies, if they need it?
Also have a look at "Team Olympus" RUclips channel and have a talk to Daniel this is what they do for a living, they are great guys and I'm sure they will offer you sound advice going forward.
Great work as usual
Tony from Western Australia.
You should give it a name vs calling it "This thing". The build def. Deserves a name! If you do a motor. Do a vw bug motor. Probably easiest, most common buggy motor. Huge market place too
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Some of the larger cc Honda gold wing motorcycles have reverse. Like a 1500cc motor. Or some bigger cc snowmobiles have reverse with a lot of power.
I know that is a 8 months video but I may help with few things.
First, excuse my english.
Get a electronichal thermometre (that thing looking like pistol) to determine wich cylinder isn't working. Just measere the exhaust pile next to cylinder head.
After working at carburetors you need to sincronize them and after that you need to ajust the mixture. You will find the values in the repairing manual.
That ticking noise is just an exhaust pipe, don't worry about it.
A little 4 cylinder Subaru engine and transmission would fit nice on it. They're pretty compact, all aluminum and nice and lightweight.
Totally agreed. Great package, and that buggy is huge anyway. If he bought a wreck he would have the option of going 4wd if he wanted.
I am certainly not in a position to criticize this mans work, however I was thinking that mounting the panel on the inboard side of the frame to expose the tubes. Other than that I cant think of anything at all. Simply amazing creativity and workman ship.
That thing is beautiful
Great vid brother
The problem is ethanol fuels. Ethanol attracts moisture, especially when left sitting for long periods of time. I had the same problem with my XJ. I only fill the tank once a month. Since I've switched to non ethanol fuel, the problem has been resolving itself. If I could easily drain the tank, I could clear it up right away, but XJ tanks have no drain plugs. Drain your fuel and switch to non ethanol and I think your problem will be solved. Hope this helps. God bless, stay well.
Honda Civic 4 cylinder would fit that perfect. A lot of performance mods. And a lot of turbo info out there for them.
you should get a reverse gearbox for it! It also might gear it down a little and make it easier not to stall without spinning! Love the buggy!
is the engine sitting "level" as it was in the bike. the way the intake was designed tilts the carbs so if one set ie: the front tilt more than the rear carbs it might change fuel level in bowls or allow more fuel to flow thru the idle circuit. many possibilities to look into. still sounds like it isnt quite running right yet.
someone took the whole entire subframe from a front-wheel drive car and stuck it on to the back of a sand rail. That's the best bet space-wise. There's also that kit car that uses the Chevy Cobalt drivetrain in the rear, if you need inspiration.
You can add a reverse with no problem add a 2003 ford ranger flywheel to rear sprocket and mount the starter for engagement to rotate the wheel reverse. Add a push button to the steering column to engage.
I have a gs 750 in a buggy im building and had the same issue , running on 2 cylinders , it turned out to be the cdi box , i wouldnt piss arond with the carbs till tou check for good spark from all 4 . Just a tip to everyone who allways thinks its carbs , trust me you dont want towaist time messing up your carb setting to find out its just bad spark .....
The air filters might be to restrictive for that engine making it run rich. When you rev it and it sputters it sounds like it’s pretty rich. The filters probably flow enough for it at idle but simply won’t allow enough air to flow through higher in the rpms which would explain why it idles good but gets worse as you rev it.. The ticking was probably the exhaust pipes.
The ticking is just the exaust pipes expanding and contracting also don't be afraid to slip the clutch its a wet clutch and can be slipped all day long. I would put a twin turbo hyabusa chain drive to an old ford 3 speed 3 on the tree just make new linkages and use the stick conversion.
Plug chops should be done under load. Example full throttle highest gear and at end off road switch ignition off. Then check. Or part throttle highest gear for a while. Neutral gear plug chops wont be good enough but it will indicate if anything is way off. That exhaust and air filter is not a problem. To my ears its running a tad lean like all motorcycles come from factory. That jetting kit would help alot!
Put a Honda K series engine in it with a front wheel drive automatic. A stock K24 can be had for cheap and makes 200hp. Very lightweight engine full aluminum
It's a cool design looks good , put a worthy engine in it, plus bigger tires
First, the ticking noises are from the exhaust pipes cooling down.
Second, you need to balance the carbs properly to get the best out of them.
Third, you have more power from the motorcycle engine to find by tuning it.
And if you want to change to a car engine, may I suggest a Honda civic engine/gearbox. Very tunable, very fast.
Honda v tech with a turbo should fit nicely, and you can get these engines for a very reasonable price.
Cardboard aided design is 👌🏽
cool tip to know if the cylinder is firing is to drill a cap of a bottle of water and squirt in each header, if it's steams is firing if is not, them it's not
As for what transmission to use, you may want first to decide whether it would be transversely mounted or longitudinaly mounted.
Longitudinally mounted? I suggest a trans one out of a porsche 914 or a VW beetle trans, depending if you want it mid or rear engine. As for engine choice in the longitudinally mounted option, there are plenty of adapters for theses transmissions with a variety of engines that can be used. From the Original VW/Porsche engine to small 4 cyls can be adapted.
Transversly mounted? I think is the easiest route due to the limited size of the engine bay. A small 4 cyl and trans out of a Focus, Fiesta or even a chevy small engine are easy enough to find and work on but you could go JDM as well. Good luck and look forward to your next video. Stay safe!
Motorcycle carbs have 3 stages, and depending where you are in the rpm/ throttle position depends on how and what you have to tune with them. Thos jets you were thinking of changing still might need to be jetted up. They only run on those when you are close to wide open. The rest are determined by the type of carb, you might need to raise or lower the needle for a lower rpm/throttle position.
Ticking is just heat expansion on the exhaust. My car does the same thing, my bike did it too.
You should get racing harnesses for your buggy, it would look pretty sick!
The ticking noice is the exhaust expanding
Need to find a cobalt ss supercharged they have heck of alot of power and would work nice in that
Get a snatch block and some chain si you can use the winch to help you back it up.
You know, from the winch to the block secured behind the cart, then back to the cart.
Also that puff your seeing out of the exhaust is raw UNBURNT FUEL your getting there FO SHO
400k baby lets goo
I know what you need... Toyota MR2... it’s a rear engine, RWD car and there is a TON of aftermarket stuff including turbo’s lots of places are importing them direct from Japan so you can get a low mileage engine complete
That sound to me sounds like its the header expanding an shrinking again. Killer vid. Was wondering where this buggy went too. Still seems off tho. Mid range needs tunned.
Sounds like you need to synchronize your carbs. Also wouldnt hurt to get a different air filter. If you think you're running rich, try running it without your air filter. I second the laser thermometer idea. Keep the temps at the spark plug under 400F. Keep up the good work!
Four cylinder turbo engines are for puddle jumpers. Look for a cheap front-wheel drive sedan that has a small, naturally aspirated v6 in it. Much more reliable depending on engine model and you don't have to do anything special to them. Plus you'd have more grunt. Also, instead of letting your rare bike engine blow-up trying selling as a running unit. You might get a good amount for it from the right buyer. :)
Use the 3 cylinder from a geo metro, they have turbo kits and are tiny and lightweight. The transmission is also pretty small. Just be sure that the transmission is working as most parts are getting harder to find.