The Korando is a korean manufacturer who makes Jeep type of rigs under licensed, the Pajero is the same unit as the Mitsubishi Montero in the US. BTW I would like to inform you that I have seen your rig posted in many sites even before I joined this forum. Our club consider it an "aspirational rig" something we all wish our rig should be.pigletracing wrote:most of the vechicle modles you mentioned I dont recognise,there probably called somthing diferent over here. The danna 44 stuff is used a farebit in buggies,I havent used them, but if they are they must be strong,as for the motor I went for $cheap$ & what was readilly avaliable,as life span in a comp rig is limmited.if the mitsubish are cheap, strong & heaps around sounds good. speeking of mitsubishi, later ones came out with a 3link coil rear end .
its only a little mods to make it an "A" frame 5 link rear end, or how about old dead rangies,there must be heaps of range rovers about,
#power steer I used was Daihatsu Rocky P/S box to the motors pump
Your rig really looks fantastic. I want to build a competition rig here in the Philippines. There are typically 2 categories in offroad competition here in the Philippines. The 4 cylinder class and the "open" class. I want to join the 4 cylinder class, that is why my first choice is a mitsubishi 4G63B with turbo. It is a 4 cylinder 2.0L turbo engine generating from 190HP to 290HP depending on the model and the set-up. This is the same engine used by the lancer evolution series. There are many spare G63B engines and transmission here originally used by the Mitsubishi Pajero/Montero.I am getting conflicting advise as to how I will do my suspension setup for the rear axle though. Some are so gungho with a coil spring suspension for the rear, while others insist that a leaf spring suspension for the rear is much stronger without any disadvantages as long as you have a good articulation. From somebody who has been there and has a lot of experience, what is your opinion on this?
p.s. offroad racing here in the Philippines is mostly mud, tracks that go up and down, water crossing and short stretches( 100 meters) of boulders. So it is actually a test of driver and vehicle skills in navigating different kind of offroad terrain.
