Well, except for one header she's finally done!! I have to send that header out for coating next week, they found a crack in it.
Going for a shake down run tomorrow.




















Here's what she looked like the day I bought her, 9-22-09

Sweet ride

Real nice man, those cars are so stout and mean looking!

Wow! What a difference from your before photos looks great!

cool man cant wait to hook up with you bro the car look killer have two on me

Thanks, it's like a fricking Tank!! I love it, there's something to be said for heavy cars.

Thanks Jim! Hope we get to do some duning next season, looking forward to it.

What are the additions to the bottom of the skid plate?
What tranny are you running?

You mean the box? That's to clear the trans. I'm running a Fortin 5 speed. The original skid had a box but it was completely square, we decided to angle the front of the box for some more strength in that area.
The other little addition on the skid is an oil drain, instead of drilling a big hole, we cut it out and welded anothe plate over the cutout. Something different then the typical hole.

the car looks great Dave.
is that a wrap or paint?
wheres the zoom pics of the new steering rack and bypasses....thats where the big differences will be!!!!

It's a wrap. I'll get some pics of the steering and new bypasses

Such a great looking car. I have always liked the predators. It's a shame the brains behind those cars couldn't keep it together.

New Bypasses

Steering


Also Tony, more BIG changes, 32gallon fuel tank w/sending unit and gage! Real happy bout that!

Why did you have to add that for the trans? As far as I knew, all Predators were built to accept multiple types of trannys.

The trans protrudes just below the frame rails, so instead of having the skid plate sit right against the trans, we put the box there for clearance and protection.

Gotcha, thanks for the clarification.

Looks great, congrats. I love that wrap, looks cool and is different too.

Very nice, Turtle! I rode in my buddy Steve's Revenge car and it was a Cadillac! I notice you have the sway bars too...

His buggy handled flat and was VERY nimble. I couldn't believe how he could throw that big azz car around.

Nice Fadal's too.....

Gorgeous car! Congratulations, it must feel so good to see something so nice come to completion. Thats an accomplishment.

Dave the rail looks great, it looks like you made some very nice changes to it.

Looking forward to getting a ride in it this summer!

Nice rebuild...is that ripster old car...

Hey Turtle, I see you are from Michigan so you must take the buggy to Silver Lake Sand Dunes, right? But my bigger question is, are there other off-road areas near you that you go to? I've been to Silver Lake and I've been to Lansing, but I haven't seen much else in Michigan.

I'm hoping with the new Bypasses I might be able to ditch the sway bar, we'll see. I had a ton of body roll before.




Yes it is, I need to send him a link to this page so he can see it.





There are but I haven't had the chance yet. I need to buy all tires and rims for the front, which I will be doing soon. I have rear MT Baja Claws, just need to decide what I want for the front and order them.

Great job. Great looking dash................

Holy crap...major change..looks good, gonna have to tell James to check it out when I see him on Monday

Get some Mickey Thompson Baja Pros..they make them in 33's and 35's.

Looks awesome Dave!!! October cant come soon enough.

What did you change with the bypasses??

Awesome!

Now go get it dirty!

I would be surprised if you could get away with no sway bar. The sway bar makes a world of difference. You run the same bypass as my buddy did on his Predator and he needed the sway bar.

Yes please! If you talk to him tell him to take a look. I haven't talked to him all last season but we only made it to Glamis once last season.

I called him today and told him to check it out..Seeing yours like it is makes me really regret having to sell mine.

damn dave, car looks great man. looking forward to seeing you guys this year.

Thanks, I've thought about selling this car a thousand times, but then i get to drive it again and that thought is far gone.




Thanks Josh, looking forward to it.