gasman wrote:
http://www.hardlinecrawlers.com/forums/index.php?topic=17593.0
Some good info here. Chad
Thanks for the link!
To state the obvious:
Big comfortable "garage" equals jobs getting done,
especially during the "off season". I wasted too
many summer riding days working on the buggy or
car or truck because I did not do maintenance during
the off season.
Once your "garage" is usable and all of your vehicle
maintenance is done, you now start to do upgrades
during the off season.
Buggy upgrades are almost never ending. In the
"off season" every good mechanic should consider:
1) pulling all wheels and clean and pack bearings.
2) clean and inspect brake components and pads.
3) check for cracks in tubing. This includes grinding
away paint from joints.
4) Freshen up the engine if the compression goes
down in one or more cylinders.
5) Change ALL fluids. Water gets into ALL fluids and
ruins the fluid, even if the moisture has left.
6) Weld in additional gussets, brackets and accessories
that were missed on the last build.
7) Consider adding other accessories such as CB radio,
helmet cooling system, lighting, flag, dry sump
system, fiberglass body, new safety belts, power
steering, winch, roof, new shifter linkage, better
wheels and tires, etc.
Everything that you "fix" in the off season is one more
thing less likely to go wrong during the riding season.
Once you have a machine that rarely breaks, then you
will have more time to work on your riding buddy's
machine