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Desert Moose - April 7th, 2004 at 02:57 PM

This is my money pit. The photos are 3 weeks old and yes I have taken the old sponsor name off in Ms paint. The gearbox and motor go in this weekend for the second last time, its been in and out for fabrication so many times but will only come out now for painting the chassis after I have driven the car

Moose

Doug Sweetman - April 7th, 2004 at 03:04 PM

Niiiccce !

With schock towers that big, can I assume that there are some Kerr shocks coming your way ?

What engine is going to live in it ?

When this one gets log booked, I think that would make it 3 vw powered buggies in the offroad racing scene (though one has a passat motor and doesnt count )

Looks the goods - single seat class 9 is it ?

Desert Moose - April 7th, 2004 at 03:29 PM

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Originally posted by Doug Sweetman
Niiiccce !

With schock towers that big, can I assume that there are some Kerr shocks coming your way ?
No to the Kerr Shocks, sway-a-way 12" 7/8 shaft rear and bilstein front all coilover but

What engine is going to live in it ? Pobjoy 1916

When this one gets log booked, I think that would make it 3 vw powered buggies in the offroad racing scene (though one has a passat motor and doesnt count

It has a log book :-)

Looks the goods - single seat class 9 is it ? YEP

seagull - April 7th, 2004 at 09:40 PM

looks good chris ,did you dry sump the donk ? seagull

wibble - April 7th, 2004 at 09:46 PM

If its dry sumped I'm interested in seeing more (I have a stroker with dry sump that no one seems to know how to set up!!)

Desert Moose - April 7th, 2004 at 11:48 PM

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Originally posted by seagull
looks good chris ,did you dry sump the donk ? seagull

Neh Its got a Pobjoy sump, I have raced with one years ago and had no probs (but there was this one time lol). Dry sumps are cool but more thing to go wrong. If your gunna do it you would use at least 10lt that 10kg plus the tank/lines. Though the sump drops down about 50mm and I lose clearance it make the whole package reliable

:vader

Wag67 - April 8th, 2004 at 12:51 AM

very nice. looks good for those open straights you have over there. may be a bit of a handlefull for the tighter tracks in the east. Still i sure beats the old class 6 i once had. oh how i wish i still had a race car.

Desert Moose - April 8th, 2004 at 12:56 AM

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Originally posted by Wag67
very nice. looks good for those open straights you have over there. may be a bit of a handlefull for the tighter tracks in the east. Still i sure beats the old class 6 i once had. oh how i wish i still had a race car.

Ummm it ex stadium so I hope It does the tight stuff as well
LOL

Desert Moose - April 8th, 2004 at 12:57 AM

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What have you sold all your race cars :cry

Wag67 - April 8th, 2004 at 01:01 AM

yes it looks like a ex stadium . who owned it prior to you getting it. just make sure you have some good stearing brakes installed

Desert Moose - April 8th, 2004 at 01:09 AM

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Originally posted by Wag67
yes it looks like a ex stadium . who owned it prior to you getting it. just make sure you have some good stearing brakes installed

I got it bare from buddy crow
it had the front cut off and no rear arms (bare)
Ihave had it on the go for 3years. Or the alloy hubs and coilovers are now mounted (still no coils but) and i got the motor in tonight
The car started life as Matt Martin's number 9 but nothing is the same

Wag67 - April 8th, 2004 at 01:19 AM

yes sold all our race cars but hoping to get either a class 4 baja or if the money fairy is kind one of the new desert trucks that the late Richard Bennet made. I have 8 14inch fox shocks coppies that we have made nearly finished just waiting to go onto a new race car. May have to go on the new turd baja.
Yes i remember racing against your frame When matt owned it, when we had a stadium event up here is Bris many years ago. I lost really bad trying to compete in the open class. won the class 3/6 final

Craig Torrens - April 9th, 2004 at 10:04 PM

what gearbox are you going to run?

seagull - April 9th, 2004 at 10:13 PM

yes Chris what is the gear box . Brian said he will beat you with his $50.00 motor ! seagull

Craig Torrens - April 9th, 2004 at 10:15 PM

sounds like a race challenge:thumb

Desert Moose - April 10th, 2004 at 01:32 AM

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Originally posted by Craig Torrens
what gearbox are you going to run?

Well the Transaxle is a 6 rib 2lt case with 1800 input, a FTC main shaft, super diff , racing cut gears and a hole lot more

Oh and Seagull Tell Brian I said if the motor is worth $50 I’ll give him $100 for the car LOL
:P

seagull - April 10th, 2004 at 01:34 PM

chris , brians motor was $50.00 + a coil pack ,$75.00 .I hope this makes you feal better when you are behind him in his dust LOL !:vader

Doug Sweetman - April 14th, 2004 at 01:24 PM

he he he - I like the load bearing screwdriver there

seriously, looking good !

Desert Moose - April 14th, 2004 at 02:12 PM

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Originally posted by Doug Sweetman
he he he - I like the load bearing screwdriver there

seriously, looking good !

THANKS
its a WA salvage one at that lol

Baja Wes - April 14th, 2004 at 03:15 PM

You need to resize your pics to <50kb or they will just get deleted. They may last a day or two.

Desert Moose - April 14th, 2004 at 10:22 PM

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Originally posted by Baja Wes
You need to resize your pics to <50kb or they will just get deleted. They may last a day or two.

Ok then :jesus

Desert Moose - April 14th, 2004 at 10:30 PM

Desert Moose - April 14th, 2004 at 10:31 PM

Desert Moose - April 14th, 2004 at 10:32 PM

pic 4

Desert Moose - April 14th, 2004 at 10:35 PM

Hows this then Wes :thumb

seagull - April 15th, 2004 at 01:01 AM

mmm no dog poo on the lawn chris !

:alien seagull

Brad - April 15th, 2004 at 09:35 PM

ya not gunna get much travel with that steel bar there :cool:

Desert Moose - April 15th, 2004 at 10:36 PM

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Originally posted by Buggy Brad
ya not gunna get much travel with that steel bar there :cool:

LOL

no maybe not :P