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Just want to share my delight
TheMiniMan - January 6th, 2010 at 12:31 AM

Mods, if this isn`t worthy, or in the wrong spot/section then please do change whatever you feel necessary

This is my Buggy that i`ve been building for quite some time (on & off as just a side line fun thing)

I Plan to use it as a Hillclimb/autocross/street-sprint/motorkhana etc special ,,, as well as blast around the big circuits like Lakeside , QR & Morgan Pk on open practise days if they let me

http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo201/madmatttheminiman/Image0007.jpg

i know its not a Vee-Dub but i just had to share with all the forums i play on, it`s almost finished,,, a little bit of alloy sheeting & some wiring & then a wheel aligment & a few fiddly things finished off & i`ll be ready to rumble.

Hope you guys don`t mind & please do let me know what you think

Oh!!! It`s a Yamaha R1 donk, set into a spaceframe with basically mini running gear, disc fronts & alloy drum rears, Gaz adjustable coil-over shocks all round, weighs about 220kgs total & has 150Hp,,, geared to 150mph & actually gets there quicker than any other 4-wheeld vehicle i`ve ever driven :-)

Oh yeah & i plan to throw a turbo onto it once we sort the handling out :-)


DaveCarter - January 6th, 2010 at 01:32 AM

that looks like a hell of a lot of fun mate. Can't wait to see it run


matberry - January 6th, 2010 at 08:16 AM

Excellent dude......Matt, glad to see your still CRAZY. I think that thing might go pretty hard, have to see it run, especially with the hair drier.....how much boost will it take?


Stanley - January 6th, 2010 at 09:11 AM

Top stuff.

Looks like it will go hard in a straight line and around corners.


Gringo_54_oval - January 6th, 2010 at 08:32 PM

OK youtube video once its working.thats awsome.show us!!


cam070 - January 6th, 2010 at 09:41 PM

Looks awesome, but how will it handle with all the weight in the front like that?


reub - January 6th, 2010 at 10:55 PM

WICKED DUDE!
How much fun will that be...:tu:


TheMiniMan - January 6th, 2010 at 11:31 PM

Thaks Guys,,, & yes there will be lots of videos of it going onto you-tube,,, that`s for sure

& the donk weighs only 70kgs,,, My big fat bum weighs 90kgs so ,
with the front end suspension , Slippery diff & cradle & steering etc & only the carbon fuel cell & my fat bum at the back
it`s 60f-40r

& Matty,,, shit yeah i`m hanging for the boost now :-)
we have our turbo twin cam 16v injected mini moke running very well now & it`s got PLENTY, But this thing is already way faster than that ;-)


matberry - January 7th, 2010 at 08:59 AM

^^^^:D:D:D


waveman1500 - January 7th, 2010 at 02:22 PM

Good work! That's a serious bit of gear. I would normally refer to something like that as a Motorkhana special, but since you're planning to do other things with it then I suppose it's just a Special. Very insane, they go hard enough with A-series motors in them, the turbo bike engine will be eye-watering! :cool: