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My Sidewinder build
Bernd:
Tim,
Looking good. What are you going to cover the outside with or will it be airconditioned like you show. :lol:
Bernd
zeusrekning:
--- Quote from: Brass_Machine on July 27, 2009, 09:17:39 AM --- Tim... that is coming along nicely. You can see the finish line now! I remember when we were talking about what you were going to use for an engine. Wow. looking nice!
Eric
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Thanks Eric. And I appreciate your help with engine selection. Well..... until there are issues with the GS and I may be calling. :) The finish line is def. closer than it was , but It sure seems like as soon as I think I see it I find it is just another bend in the course.
--- Quote from: Bernd on July 27, 2009, 12:04:43 PM ---Tim,
Looking good. What are you going to cover the outside with or will it be airconditioned like you show.
Bernd
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Thanks, Berrnd. The small triangular section in front of the engine, and the gas tank will be covered in tread plate. There will be a cover on the front, Hood aka Bonnet. Other than that it will be redneck air conditioned. Using the abundant and environment friendly red clay we have here instead of freon. OH and full skid plate on the bottom of course.
Tim
CrewCab:
That's looking great Tim .......... I'm sure you can hardly wait to give it a spin, enjoy, you've earned it ........... great build ........... be nice if you could get a Pal to video the test run :beer:
CC
Bernd:
Protect certain parts of the vehicle and your bottom, the rest is open air. Go it.
Just went back to see when you started on the frame work. Not bad for about 3 months work, if I counted correctly.
About what HP do you think the motor is at. Just wondering since I had a moment here of building something with a motorcycle engine it it. Only through a transmission to make it run slower.
Bernd
Divided he ad:
Tim :jaw: !!
Now that's a fun buggy :headbang:
I've only one thing I will add, it has to do with Johns safty concerns...
I met a guy recently who had his arm come flailing out of a rolling landrover that he was hill climbing in years ago. A great deal of surgury later he can use his arm but not very well. ( arm looked like a prop from a sci fi horror!! :bugeye: )
I also have driven some quite quick little buggies called Honda Pilots, now these had interesting little straps to keep your hands tied to the steering wheel in case of a roll, this will only work if your lock to lock is very close and possibly less than 90 degrees each way!
So I was thinking that some sort of bungee to make it so that your hands could move relativly freely when steering but not come outside of the cage might be a very good addition? After all, you need those hands to repair and build more stuff :dremel:
It is the kind of vehicle you might go a bit nuts in after all :thumbup:
Looks great, And if I had the space I'd be very tempted to have a go at similar (Cause I'm bout that 30 years younger that John was talking about :) )
Ralph.
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