4 Wheel & Off Road – November 2019

36 NOVEMBER 20194-WHEEL & OFF-ROAD 4WHEELOFFROAD.COM

ULTIMATE INTERNATIONAL

SOURCES

AXIS INDUSTRIES

317.739.3390

axisindustriesusa.com

CENTERFORCE CLUTCHES

800.932.5882

centerforce.com

CUMMINS INC.

Official Turbodiesel of UA 2019

800.286.6467

cumminsrepower.com

DANA

Official Crate Axle of UA 2019

800.621.8084

crateaxle.com

FAB FOURS

Official Bumper of UA 2019

866.385.1905

fabfours.com

FALKEN TIRE

Official Tire of UA 2019

800.723.2553

falkentire.com

IH PARTS AMERICA

Official IH Truck & Scout Parts

of UA 2019

530.274.1795

ihpartsamerica.com

INDUSTRIAL METAL SUPPLY

877.950.5322

industrialmetalsupply.com

OFFROAD DESIGN

Official Transfer Case of UA 2019

970.945.7777

offroaddesign.com

OFFROAD POWER PRODUCTS

Official Retailer of UA 2019

855.463.3762

offroadpowerproducts.com

PREMIER POWER WELDER

Official Onboard Welder of UA 2019

800.541.1817

premierpowerwelder.com

QUICKDRAW BRAND

513.446.9654

quickdrawbrand.com

SKYJACKER SUSPENSIONS

Official Shock & Suspension

of UA 2019

318.388.0816

skyjacker.com

SILVER SPORT TRANSMISSIONS

865.609.8187

shiftsst.com

SMITTYBILT

Official Winch of UA 2019

888.717.5797

smittybilt.com

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Because the Scout 80’s engine compart-

ment was designed around a slant-four, the

Cummins R2.8 fit rather nicely in the original

engine’s place. The indent in the firewall places

the engine offset approximately 3 inches to

the passenger side, which will certainly help

us clear the large Dana 60 driver-drop housing

that we w ill be using. It al so helps w ith things

like steering shaft clearance, and the driver side

of the engine compartment tends to get busy

anyway. As implied, we swung the engine and

transmission into place together.

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We were al so pleased w ith the clearance

between the transmission and the original

transmission tunnel, although we did end up trim-

ming the forward edge a bit so we could raise

the transmission and end up with a flat belly pan.

It’s clear that some floorboard surgery will be

needed for the Offroad Design Magnum 205.

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We cut out some plates that would match

the frame side of the Axis rubber isolators

in advance, then used some 2x3x0.120-wall

rectangular tubing to connect everything to

the frame. We heav y-tacked ever y thing in pl ace

and won’t do any final welding until we have the

transfer case and axles, but we’re pretty confi-

dent the engine is in its permanent home.

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The only bummer with the Cummins R2.8

is that it is equipped with a plastic oil pan.

Having hand-fabricated two skidplates for two

different R2.8-powered project, Verne Simons

was determined to make something that could

be more easily replicated for future projects.

After taking some measurements and drawing

out a design in CAD, he had the bottom pieces

cut on a plasma table and made a couple of

breaks. Thus, these two pieces were mocked

up to be the bottom of the skidplate. They are

constructed of^3 ⁄ 16 -inch steel from IMS.

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Using cardboard-aided design, Simons

mocked up some side panels to support

the bottom pl ate. The idea here is that the side

pl ates w ill be welded to the bottom pl ate and

grab the bottom two engine mount bolts as well

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