4x4 Build Ep.9 - Tube Frame, Engine Install

Continuing the fabrication of the steel tube frame of this homemade off road 4x4 utility terrain vehicle (a.k.a. UTV). This is not a SxS (side by side) as you will find out in this video. Why? I like to keep it really small and nimble but very capable at the same time. Thus the small width and length of the vehicle. It will not be a fast vehicle (it's not for racing that's for sure) and it has to fit on the trailer I have (1.5 m / ~5 feet wide) that I can tow around behind my work van.

This is part of a series of a four wheel drive utility vehicle build to lessen the work load on my trusty 2002 Honda Foreman Rubicon TRX500FA. This partially answers the question "Why?" but for those who want to ask "why don't you just buy a side-by-side instead of building one?" I just want to say - I'm not made of money. Side-by-sides are ridiculously expensive, even the car I drive around daily is worth less (not worthless though!), hell, it is even worth less than my 2002 Honda ATV.

"How much HP will it have?" - the 1.4 litre FWD petrol engine I'm planning on using has 55 kw and this will not change, but the torque will be tripled via the BMW differentials I'm using to transfer power to front and rear axles.

"It will be too heavy!" - this project just like the firewood processor project does not have to float. And a heavier vehicle will handle better anyway when hauling heavy loads.

Stay tuned for future episodes! Thanks for watching!

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Soundtrack:
Pomade - Silent Partner (YouTube Audio Library)

Welding equipment borrowed from Spetselektroodi AS, Estonia:
Fronius TransSteel 2700 welder
Optrel Crystal 2.0 Welding Helmet
Hypertherm Powermax 45 XP plasma cutter