Goblin AT "Lite"

[RGSkid70]

I'm getting ready to place my order, and plan to make my Goblin an all-terrain ish version. It will be 95% suburban street and 5%, maybe, on 2-track dirt roads. Never rock crawling. (Well honestly, it will be a 95% garage queen, while I tinker with it). I just like the all terrain look. I totally understand why the guys at DFKC made a business decision to discontinue the AT kit. But I wonder if they, and other AT builders, would be willing to share some design details. I'm specifically interested in details of the rear radiator. How is it mounted? Where did you source the dual fan radiator? Hose & plumbing details? Overflow tank? Etc. Would love to see some up-close pictures.

 

[Joebob]

I had a bunch of question to Lonny when I met him a couple of years ago. One was the avoidance of the front radiator and the hose pulling through the frame. Back then there were more complaints of the difficulty but it is really easy looking back. The biggest issue with the back radiator was the weight transfer off the front axle. Lonny stated that the 40lbs or so was required on the front for higher speed street cars for stability and not beneficial to place behind the rear axle. From past videos, the radiator is a custom modified rid with brackets and fill neck, but others have tinkered their own intercoolers there in a similar fashion. The cars are infinitely tinker able. One Canadian guy flipped the lower control arms to aim the shock mounts up and gained a few inches of more ground clearance for travel in snow.

 

[Sluggonaut]

One was the avoidance of the front radiator and the hose pulling through the frame. Back then there were more complaints of the difficulty but it is really easy looking back. The biggest issue with the back radiator was the weight transfer off the front axle. Lonny stated that the 40lbs or so was required on the front for higher speed street cars for stability and not beneficial to place behind the rear axle.

I don't think the issue is with pulling hoses, it has more to do with protecting the radiator from being punctured by sticks or debris when venturing off paved roads. A little more weight in the rear beats a stick through the radiator any day of the week.

Any bash plates or bumpers added to the front can counter the weight transfer - just use steel instead of aluminum.