theexbrit

“The more I know about people, the better I like my dog.” – Mark Twain

Mine definitely works off road, I've come down some loose dirt/gravel areas & I've felt the pedal pumping. Never tried it on asphalt though. The brakes have never been great on the R50, but the ABS should work. Here's an article that might help.... http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/how-to/maintenance/2265091

:laugh: :laugh: A sloths impression of a Russian drunk.

:laugh: The primed door proves "it ain't pretty, it's a workhorse".

I call it "thinking ahead". When I hit the dirt I engage the hubs (usually airing down at the same time). Only once did I not lock the hubs, it was an easy dirt track so I figured I won't need 4 wheel drive, but on a hilly section I hit a patch of ice & lost traction. I had to get out, fall over several times on the ice, lock the hubs, fall over again, get back in the car & engage 4wd, got off the ice no prob

:laugh: :laugh: Do you think the knew?

Everyone knows my opinion on fender flares Nice looking rig!

Thanks bro, I'll be needing more primer soon no doubt :laugh: I'm curious, what causes the "butt clenching" in the Pathy? Do my door dings scare you more than they rightly should?

Sorry to see ya go!! Good luck & maybe we'll see ya again sometime in the future

Damn, I forgot to mention that rebelord has the best water proof solution. That screen is a great idea!

In So Cal I don't have to worry too much about rain Also, it's not my daily ride so I don't really drive it much when we do get some wet stuff. I made a pre-filter from a pond filter that I cut up, it keeps all the larger particles out & would probably stop a lot of rain from getting into the snork. You can angle the head of the snork down at an angle which will also help stop rain getting in, plus the Safari "scoop" such as mine has outlets at the bottom of the head unit to allow water to drain. That's about all I can think of to stop rain getting in aside from the pre-cleaner that new4x4r has, that's the best way to keep rain out.

DVW was the inspiration for removing my flares, makes it a little less "mall cruzer" I think. :laugh: @DVW, just tell people they're "drain holes" for when the fender gets full of water.

Or you can just get large panel clips & go the "Steampunk" route like me :laugh: :laugh:

Very true, I was going to toss my led's as I thought they didn't work, then I switched them around & yea there was light!

:laugh: Thanks for the R50 loyalty S!! I'm just lucky that I have some cool places to go. I like Dareks uphill shot a lot, but they're all good photos of nice, clean rigs (except my "workhorse"! )

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I was thinking about just connecting it straight to the battery, I mean it's only 1.5w, but nefarious my have a point..... I don't know if it has an overcharging protector, with Harbor Freight you're lucky to get a box. I bought a $12 solar controller that prevents overcharging & doesn't let the current flow back to the solar panel so I guess I'll just stick that on to be on the safe side.

Probably trying to see if the hamster is still alive so they can start it :laugh:

Wales is even wetter than where I'm from in England! :laugh: Welcome to the forum! What part of Wales are you from? I'm very familiar with the area around Builth Wells, Breacon, etc.

Thanks, I'm pleased with the way they turned out, much better than my ghetto marine vents that were on before. I thought about a scoop, but I needed hot air to get out more than ambient air coming in. My electric fans push around 3500cfm & all that air needs an outlet

Yeah, this is definitely a "sun belt mod!". I'm sure it wouldn't be that hard to rig up a way to close them off or "drain" in wet weather. On the temp note, I did several temp mods around the same time, Radiator Reviver, louvers, adjusted electric fans, etc, so it's hard to say the temp difference but there IS a difference. When we were in the Inyo Valley a few weeks ago the temps were in the high 90's & it ran a lot cooler than before I made the mods. The vents really seem to help in cooling it down quicker when the fans kick in, they don't run nearly as long as they used to or as often.

Here's my finished product. Not exactly home made, more of a heavily modified Cherokee snork....... Cost me less than $150 total.