I haven't seen this done before. Dirt Reynolds Episode 6

[@MegaRgallardo]

I love it when companies are honest enough to tell you that their stuff won’t work for you.

[@DirtLifestyle]

Me too. That guy saved me a ton of headache 🙌

[@kristoferfc6525]

Yeah I love that kind of stuff, makes me want to get their T-Case for my next build with my truck since it'll have an LT-1 in it

[@thomasleonard9685]

100% a good company won’t try to sell EVERYTHING to EVERYONE. They’re quality, so them know they’ll sell plenty without angering a customer that will likely come back for a future build. Especially for an atlas - they can’t keep up as is so they don’t need to incorrectly jam you with one

[@jojo88898]

@@DirtLifestyle for reference, I have an Atlas 2spd in my 1998.5 24V quad cab short bed Cummins on 40" Nitto's and 4.10 final drives... talking to Advanced Adapters, they didn't tell me not to, but cautioned against doing any form of front dig. I'm sitting probably at 8500lbs with 40" spare in the bed, front winch, full interior, NV4500, and almost every spare repair part and tool you can imagine in the bed toolbox. For traction.. factory rear limited slip and Yukon front Ziplocker, steering is PSC 6bolt steering box (so no hydro assist). For power delivery and torque loading of the driveline it probably helps that I Ppumped the 24V and have the fueling turned way down, and only a mid-sized turbo.. I rarely hit 20psi on the drive to the trailhead and almost never hit more than 10psi offroad, and usually drive sub-2000rpm.

[@benstrait333]

Hey, just wanted to add to the comments saying that I love you bringing your kid along. Get them started early and make that connection with them, it's so important!

[@DirtLifestyle]

Thank you! They love being involved in any outdoor activity. As long as it's with their old man 😁

[@mazevx2451]

Last time I told someone that I want a limited slip in the rear and a locker in front they told me it's dumb but this really shows why it makes sense. Especially if you drive a lot of gravel as well

[@timothycarey3883]

If you drive on ice or snow maybe but 2 selectable lockers in the rocks is king.

[@FlawedOffroad]

I used to have that setup, its much better than the opposite way. having a front lim slip and rear locker kinda blows

[@christj4263]

Always a good sunday night when you post a video, just a trick for taping straight, you could have left your case on your press drill table, put the tap in the chuck put your press drill on neutral and turn the chuck by hand to start the taping process and then finish it with a tap holder . That is how I do it at work. Sorry for the bad english, following you from french speaking Québec. Keep up your good work.

[@GLR6_]

Hey Nate I’ve been watching you since you left bleepin jeep And watch you went full time on yt I’ve learned a lot from you watching ur vids. You explain things so well you and colt should do a collaborative vid/ Bulid. You guys are awesome thank you

[@GroundLevelQLD]

Dude- I’m up to where you’re drilling & tapping the t-case and I just want to say I think you’re a badass. Super motivated and smart dude. But also doing like a LOT of cool shit without every tool or skill under your belt which is what I try to do and aspire to be more like you. Killer work my man. Big ups from down under

[@DirtLifestyle]

Thank you! What a huge compliment 🙌

[@BenWebster84]

Nothing is as awesome as sharing your passion with your kids!! The best memories I have with my kids, are out wheeling, sometimes I think they love it more than me!!

[@ezmac622]

More parents need to do stuff like this with their kids!

[@DirtLifestyle]

I agree! We need to get this next generation outside!

[@tomrivera349]

You can use your drill press to help center a tap straight. Some taps have a center enddent to put a center in to keep it straight but you can also use a center on the tap handel. Just a tip from a machinist.

[@claysisson4627]

Hope you realize that crawling is a memory your son will never forget. More of a video diary for him and you. Just awesome.

[@kameronstahl8386]

There’s no reason why you shouldn’t be the top vote for this challenge. The videos are great quality as is the work being done in them and it’s just you and one guy helping. Keep it up Nate, this is one of my favorite channels that keeps me coming back

[@kendalljohnson439]

Nate, your videos seem to find the right balance between fab, fun, and future-neering. Building for what you want so you don't have to rebuild (otherwise known as thinking and planning beyond day 1) is right up my alley. I'm sure we don't see a 10th of the work you put into these videos so, I want to say maintain the steady course.

[@honeybadger6755]

I love not only watching your videos but watching you progress, whether it be your video editing, quality, or just watching you be able to progress your mechanical know how and problem solving. You truly made me get into 4x4 wheeling and modifying my rig and building stuff instead of buying stuff, thank you Nate ❤

[@bobjackson7516]

Hey man, just a thought.... Might wanna put a 12volt ultra-sonic rodent deterrent on the Disco and Zuc when they're stored in the new shed. That'll keep the mice and squirrels from chewing your wiring. Trust me on this one. They're like $15 each on Amazon.

[@tomdavis5878]

Another Dirt Lifestyle lets goooo

[@DirtLifestyle]

Let's gooo!

[@jiggyquinn5635]

Another stellar example of your skills and prowess. Thank you for sharing.

[@DirtLifestyle]

Thank you for watching!

[@brwsdad1]

That Sammy is off the charts cool, love the progress on the Jeep build as well

[@zackzadventures]

"Eye protection!" As you have your safety squints on. Love it!

[@heartsky]

Love seeing you, & others like Rudy, getting into gear boxes.

[@nickolasviel3577]

Thank you for fixing your watch strap.

[@DirtLifestyle]

Lol. You are reason why Mrs. Dirtlifestyle bought me a new one 😎

[@nickolasviel3577]

​@@DirtLifestyle😂

[@JoseOjedaMTB]

loL

[@snakeskinproductions7500]

I am a long time subscriber and a huge fan of watching you fab and build stuff you have taught me alot and it has helped me with my own builds but that being said, Watching you take your son out wheeling is by far the best moment of any video you have made. The look on both of your faces and the pure joy it brings is just amazing. My kids are all grown now but I still never pass up a chance to go out on the trails with them. Enjoy my friend...🤓

[@VelcorHF]

What a meaty episode. Really enjoyed this one, had a bit of everything.

[@colejohnson5447]

I still can’t believe we get this high of quality content for free!

[@The-Deadbolt-Deputy]

My favorite off road samurai ever

[@brucea822]

BUT! Colt's Sammi is right up there too.

[@squeakin3]

When doing 2:1 put the 205 in low and not the doubler box in front of it. It’s stronger that way. If the range box is in low and the 205 is in high you have a chance of breaking the intermediate shaft. If both are in low or just the 205 is in low that risk is mitigated.

[@yotaclimber]

if you ever do need super precision machining done.... My father in law owned a machine shop his whole life and has all of his equipment over here in coeur d alene. it might be a few hour drive but he will hook it up!

[@scooterprint]

And a video from nate to round off my weekend. Chef’s kiss.

[@BuildSomethingAuto]

Im really glad you talked about that phone call with atlas, I have the same engine in my 4x4 and I wouldnt have guessed they wouldnt recommend that tcase - valuable information to have!

[@timd1897]

@15:40 couldn't agree more about transfer case being a good start....just make sure you let the RTV cure before filling with oil and don't over do the RTV. It took me 4 years to find a driveline vibration. Turns out filling oil right away after sealing the case and putting too much RTV where it seeps out into the case is a bad idea. When I drained the fluid eventually, it was extra thick and chunky with RTV

[@MrBillsfishin]

Such a great channel. Amazing build. Have fun with your son. It goes by way to quickly.

[@DirtLifestyle]

Thank you! I'm honored 🙌

[@cbeer9824]

I literally opened KZbin, just to see if this video was out yet 😂

[@DirtLifestyle]

Sweet! Good timing!

[@kylancook3477]

Every sunday!!

[@harrywalker968]

@@DirtLifestyle id put a mount on the t/case. because the std one weighs nothing, just alloy & chain..all cast t/cases are mounted.. bouncing or corrugated roads, might break it, the auto. snap..

[@harrywalker968]

@@DirtLifestyle 4.2tdi. mwm sprint. 700nm, 500 odd ft lb...no computer.. german tractor engine, fitted to fords & chevs in brazil.. i have a s/duty. brazilian, in aus.. sold by ford..canadia. africa, u.k. got them. not u.s.. 4 cyl also. IH.. owned them for a while.. they make industrial generators, engines.. cummins are a slug..heavey.. 14 lt 100, tows 4.5t..

[@Zombiereaper1]

Damn, the Samurai is an incredible machine! Nice job building it dude!

[@StormbornJKU]

That whole transfer case thing was definitely intimidating to watch, but of course I don’t have the knowledge or experience. Either way it looks like it’s coming out very good so I look forward to more!

[@kenskens69]

Nice I have the same 205/203 you need to tap one of then to get oil up to the bearing on the adapter plate

[@cbeer9824]

That rock garden is wild!

[@intrepid_garage]

Best tip ive learned is to use some soldering wire in place of the shims, tighten the pinion until your satisfied with the preload, then measure the soldering wire and replicate that with shims.

[@vincentcarriere183]

Nice I’ve been waiting for this all day🎉

[@DirtLifestyle]

Better late than never! 😁

[@robertgillin]

premium content as always mate

[@DirtLifestyle]

Much appreciated 👏

[@alaskaoverlander]

Love your builds and your channel! Keep it up!

[@b-lopez394]

Awesome Samurai rock crawling video👍.

[@jeepingadventure]

It's awesome that you take your kids out and show them how to build things.

[@icepicktaco]

Nate thanks for having vise grips on your work bench just means we are all human

[@aarontaft9275]

Epic so good to see you doing some wheeling and even better having the young feller on bord the zuke is do cool

[@FlawedOffroad]

I did the same thing to clock the holes on my aw4 swap, those holes clock the case way too low(that's how the xj is) I used a piece of cereal box on the input spline and used it like a compass to mark a circle around the mating surface, for hole centerline/locations haha. Where there's a will, there's a way!

[@MacsSpecialitiesMotorsports]

18:52 VICTORY!!!

[@matthewschneider2089]

Dude!!! Great video!!! Samurai!!! Looking good!!! Kids!!! Are like dogs!!! Squirrel!!!✌️

[@erichester6763]

So rad keep up the great videos! Outside the shop as well as in!

[@stevenoe6395]

Think this is the first time I have seen any body use a NP205 in a while one of the best factory Tcases around I have been looking for a divorced 205 for a while. I can find regular 205s cheap enough but the divorce kit is so expensive but I'll find 1 eventually. Great video can't wait to see this truck finished!!!!!!

[@haroldshobbies]

I’m getting ready to put a locker in my Tracker/Sidekick. Wish me luck, I’m gonna need it.

[@chrischandler3770]

Look into spring loaded tap guides, super cheap for even the best quality ones. You drill and tap all in the drill press and it is perfectly straight

[@spencecox5449]

Diggin the longer videos.

[@Solvefunction]

Two cool builds, Tap Follower in the drill press for easy straight taps.

[@chriswenberg4823]

Awesome Sunday video! Great content 🤘🏻

[@nickcrill7718]

I miss seeing wheeling videos especially in the Tacoma area. I’m from puyallup but now live in colville near Spokane about to move back over next year.

[@vinceimp9581]

I've heard more than one person say lucas heavy duty oil stabilizer is great for assembly lube.

[@zachmosteller4681]

Glad you got a straight up answer about the atlas. I called with a similar question with my powerstroke and was told "it would probably be ok" with 1200ft-lbs of torque and I asked what the actual input torque spec was for the 3.0 race case and I was told that information was in house only.🤷‍♂️ I'm now going to play it safe and run a SCS straight through with a 2.72 to 1 magnum underdrive

[@jeremyhanna3852]

There are plastic ring guides you can print on think a verse that Match the bolt pattern and center off the shaft

[@b-lopez394]

Good idea on the bearing press adapters for the press for pressing bearings if you do a lot diff job.

[@jvcajw1]

NICE welding hat. What kind is it and where can i get it? And WOW! that's a lot of technical gears putting that transfer case together, and such. I hope it works out good. I have a feeling you are going to hit the gas pedal and , snap, crackle, pop! LOL

[@anthonyraines5951]

I'll say my Offroad Design NP205/203 doubler kit hasn't let me down yet. Also, I know most, if not, all of your vehicles have onboard air or a power tank but I was wondering why you wouldn't do something like an ox locker Also you never fail to impress me brother! Family first!

[@Overkill_Offroad]

I hope rear steer for the Suzuki is your plan for this winters project list. Get that and your front locker fixed and I want to see you hit that obstacle again.

[@KS-wg5fy]

Dude we need to get that locker working right!

[@DirtLifestyle]

It's more a time issue than anything lol. I'm to busy to work on the samurai unfortunately 🤦‍♂️

[@matty86suk]

RIP 23 spline input when all that torque hooks up.

[@Gettinbentoffroad]

Yes 12 minutes and before 1k views yes I'll take a chocolate chip cookie.

[@DirtLifestyle]

Dang. Now I want a cookie too 🍪

[@Thexkidd]

I currently have maple cookies. 🇨🇦

[@CTMadModz]

Love the samurai content, thanks for sharing

[@Coffe-]

That samurai is doing some work 🤟

[@foygill711]

Another awesome video.

[@MatthewHatton-yt6tr]

Heck, I don't know if you mentioned it, but when the onX thing is over, you'll have a killer crawler hauler.🤙

[@cbgenrl]

Thumbs up and comment to help pay for the tunes!

[@GoTerry]

I want the street legal version of the Samurai .. that thing is BadddASS

[@Grams-t5g]

Nate as always top notch attention to detail! What’s your option on a cable actuated locker?

[@MrRmga420]

Time for some 54s on the Suzuki Nate!

[@mbagley5803]

There are threaded markers of different thread sizes you can purchase. I used them in the aircraft industry tooling .

[@TheGearTurtle]

I understand what automotive crunch time is right before fall because the Michigan ORV season ends in about 7 weeks and we just got the Wagoneer running and screaming but yeah everyone is trying to finish stuff before October and November so they can play with it before it has to go into their shops and wait until spring and warmer weather

[@MrIlovemetals]

Use a trans brake switch mounted to the steering wheel for momentary locker engagement.

[@calebb5106]

thats an idea im gonna have to save for when i put together my 86 hilux

[@luiscruz-no3ib]

If you take a set of use bearings, take a brake cilinder hone and honing the inside of the bearings until they sliced on the carrier and pinion shaft, it will make your life easier when it comes to adjust preload and pitch 😊

[@jasonhabrock854]

Northwest Fab (I assume that is who you got the tcase adapter from) recommends ditching the transmission mount entirely and using the two feet of their adapter as the new mount.

[@scottbartlett4853]

Little Georgia Satellites!

[@cehmptn]

I’m pretty sure that tab on the 205 that’s hitting the floor is an attachment point. It had a bracket and bushing that went to the frame when it was bolted behind a c6 transmission. Due to the weight of the transfer case and not wanting it all to be supported by just the transmission. Are you planning on doing the same? Especially with the added torque of the Cummins.

[@JesseHires]

Hey man, frogs are cool!

[@ChefJon250]

Frog! 😅😂 As a father of 5 year olds... I can relate.

[@MatthewHatton-yt6tr]

I'm about to dive into my t-case here soon for the first time. Just doesn't want to stay in 4low.

[@tacomajoe7676]

Awesome 😎

[@joshuabaker5712]

That last rock garden is awesome. Video probably didnt do it justice but what it did show was enough to know its got BIG rocks. How do you like the baja XS tires, and are they stickys?

[@dmwi1549]

That Suzuki makes those gnarly rock gardens look easy. That last one at least seemed to challenge your driving skills a little more. That said, you could put me in that rig and I’d probably get it stuck on flat ground. Rig plus skilled driver makes it look too easy!

[@xLopez210x]

Got through the first 9 minutes for the axle. I just finished putting 4.88 gears in my YJ 2.5L (yes small engine whatever). The rear D35 is broke the copper line and ordered a new seal hosing, tapped the axle, backlash and pinion depth like 22 times in and out cuz i honestly didn’t know what i was doing. Regardless it went in perfectly and everything was good. Front D30…… such a friggin pain with all the extra shims and oil stopping shim discs and crush flimsy shim disc then Yukon didn’t send the right oil seal so i had to go to AutoZone. Holy crap…. Now that it’s done I’m happy but doing so this WITHOUT taking out the axles and working under the jeep….. Never again. I would definitely do it again better in the future. Also, front backlash and opinion depth are complete garbage but after my shakedown drive and offroad stuff if i break something it’s fine I’ll just fix it, weld it, truss it, etc…

[@benrossbach6501]

Understanding the time crunch, did you consider northwestfab econo box? I like the cost compared to like a magnum box and the ratios are nice as well

[@seanyoung1312]

Twin rocks is the nasty obstacle

[@Stuka87]

The 80+ J-Truck cabs actually had more clearance on that side of the floor as AMC switched to a driver drop front axle in 1980. So you are basically needing to do the same thing the factory did.

[@kristiandaniels4728]

I would check that the input of that doubler is long enough to get into that rear seal of the transmission so you don't loose your transmission fluid out the rear seal.

[@jerrydavis5896]

You never disappoint, great video! Id love to know what you used for the 203-205 adapter. Id love to do that for my truck. I have access to both. My truck is pretty heavy and runs good torque too.

[@80HD4x4]

The nwf 203/205 kit is clockable on both cases. But I’ve been curious how clocking the cases affects fluid levels and wear at highway speeds.

[@itsm00t]

Intro is👌

[@muddybootsoffroad]

Nice meeting you the other day, thanks for taking the time to BS.

[@OnTheSideOff-Road]

10:04 I can’t believe Advance Adapters said, “Please don’t use our case.” I would think with all the rock bouncers and KOH type rigs out there running Atlas cases that this would be a non issue.

[@JD-ub5ic]

I imagine the vibration is a big part of it, rather than simply torque. That cummins rattles so much it shakes the 5th gear out of the transmission if you ever dare to use 5th while towing. Not a problem when used with a gas engine. Also like Nate said I imagine a 1,000 HP gasser STILL doesn't make close to 400 ft lb at 1800 RPM like a stock cummins does, and noone keeps those engines stock.

[@DirtLifestyle]

This engine makes 420 ft lbs at 1600 rpm stock. And with very few mods sub 600 ft lbs under 2000 rpm is common. There is no rock bouncer or ultra 4 car that can apply that much force to it parts at such an insanely low rpm! You go from idle to peak torque in only 800 rpm... it's wild! But the big issue is most of your parts have just begun to move at those rpms. It's way easier on parts to apply peak torque at 5500- 6500rpm (like a rock bouncer) because everything is already moving pretty fast. Plus this thing is going to be alot heavier than a race truck. I love the atlas case and I even have an atlas 4 speed ready to go back in my tj. But the tech I spoke to on the phone sounded very knowledgeable. I trust his judgment and totally agree with his conclusions. The 205 is super beef 💪

[@angusmcguckian7314]

man that zook is cool! is that your favourite hard core wheeling rig so far? why dont you have a front locker in it yet?

[@thedevilstears1]

If you want to make some tools for the calculating the carrier preload, check out Britannica restorations on YT. He got some old bearing races turned down a little so they would slip in and out easy and then you can use a dialgague to calculate the float between the far left to far right and then calculate how much shimming you need for each side. The Landrover Sals axle is a license build Dana60 so they are (af far as I'm aware) identical internally.

[@frankeck5493]

Cummins "vibrateyness". Just found it in the dictionary! 🤣😂❤

[@M1ST3RHYDE]

Is that the Tekton Torque wrench? I Have a CDI and a Brownline, Im looking for a replacement and the Tekton looks good since you can leave it preset.

[@IAmMrTrumpet]

Our AX15s make the same noise in reverse 😂😂