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01-27-2012, 08:30 PM
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Ain't Your Daddy's UTV
I finally got my new project home... 1989 FL400R Pilot...yes the original sport UTV. Picked it up last weekend down in Indy, got it to the shop and started the process of taking it down to the frame for a complete restoration/modification for some fun in the IATVHSS.
It got a little cold on the way home... 
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01-27-2012, 08:32 PM
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Re: Ain't Your Daddy's UTV
Started taking the Pilot down to the frame... Found a few repairs made by the previous owner but so far everything looks good and solid.
Nets removed, plan is to relocate the radiator to the roll bar behind the driver's head...in clean air and away from the heat of the motor/exhaust.
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01-27-2012, 08:33 PM
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Re: Ain't Your Daddy's UTV
Overflow and fuel tank...Plan is to relocate the overflow and remove the fuel tank and drop in a custom tank that will hold more. Originally I was thinking a cylinder tank like I have seen a few of you here using but after talking with AJ from www.ajsoffroadarmor.com we want to keep the weight low so we might go verticle with the tank, tap it high and low to add a view tube so we can quickly check the fuel level.
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01-27-2012, 08:33 PM
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Rear suspension, drivetrain and frame looked pretty good...going to clean this up, fresh powder, add a new bumper, pull rope and rebuild the rear shocks...
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01-27-2012, 08:34 PM
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Re: Ain't Your Daddy's UTV
Seeing this scared the crap out of AJ and me... The only thing between my butt and tree stump or large rock is that stock seat...that my friends is a NO-GO! Plan here is to run a full length skid plate, change the stock seat to an aluminum pan racing seat. We're also going to add some type of firewall...AJ thinks we can move the seat back just a bit and pan around the exhaust...I have to admit, he's got some good ideas.
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01-27-2012, 08:35 PM
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Found a big ding...we'll replace this with a fresh tube...add a skid plate and it's good as new. This had to be a good size hit but we found nothing else bent in the frame alignment...
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01-28-2012, 04:48 AM
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Man I wanted one SOOOO bad as a kid, thanks for sharing.
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01-28-2012, 06:07 AM
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Re: Ain't Your Daddy's UTV
Always loved the Pilots
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01-28-2012, 08:23 AM
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Re: Ain't Your Daddy's UTV
MAN THAT BRINGS BACK MEMORYS
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01-28-2012, 05:43 PM
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Re: Ain't Your Daddy's UTV
Thanks guys... It's going to be a fun project getting this rebuilt and up to race specs...
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