Bitchin buggies

[Sam-Q]

Looks like enough not going out and eating all those packet noodles to save cash has payed off, I bought this for myself:

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/2/5/2/398207.jpg

and the engine I bought for it:

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/2/5/2/398209.jpg

I also happen to notice that my old corolla wheels bolt right onto the back...hmmm



anyone else into this sort of thing?

[shift_rook]

Super cool. Where are you able to drive it?

[Sam-Q]

There is a group called TORC www.torc.org.au/ who have a dirt track in Kyton that I can get on to cheap, or the Portland sand dunes. Type in Portland dunes in Youtube for some videos.

At this stage it looks to be a surprisingly cheap hobby by motorsport standards.

[s13 james]

that looks awsome haha,what sort of bike is the motor from?

[Sam-Q]

The engine is a V-twin 1000cc out of a 2001 Aprilia

[s13 james]

nice,seen some bike engined race cars, they hauld ass

[Sam-Q]

this should be pretty serious, that engine has 97kw and 105Nm, my buggy less engine is 270kg, I like those numbers

[Seventy]

engine has 97kw and 105Nm, buggy less engine is 270kg
Oh shiiiiiiiit

[hollywood89]

holly!!!!

[Sam-Q]

This is a pic of what it used to look like about 10 years ago:

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/2/5/2/398557.jpg

I am going to do it a little different but it should look quite similar.

Today I also had the entertaining idea of how this would go on a track with slicks on it, would it roll around a lot? or spin like crazy at higher speeds? Sure would lift get peoples attention if I took it to Winton

[HarlemSessions]

Is it an "EDGE" products design or is it some home made contraption?


These things look like so much fun, take a look at this bloke.....He has slowly morphed his "EDGE" buggy into a fairly bloody competitive missile and is competing in the WAORC.


http://digriteracing.net16.net/

http://www.youtube.com/user/DigriteRacing

[Sam-Q]

This isn't from Edge. The easy way to tell is that their buggies are most almost completely of staraight lengths of pipe/tube so they can sell plans for people to make it themself. The story I got is that a group of guys from a club called "TORC" got together and had them made.

That buggy in the links looks pretty serious

[JedzWagn]

Looks like heaps of fun Sam, look forward to some dirt track pics.

If you went to winton, I immediately think, run slicks, lower the suspension and chop the top of the cage ..but that aint gonna happen...

[Sam-Q]

it's going to be a while and I vowed to finish pre-existing projects. However it's not going anywhere and I will eventually get to it. Pics will come in due time

[JedzWagn]

Pre-existing projects??
Haven't followed your threads for a while Sam, ..saw you leaving winterfest a few months back, I was arriving late, so didn't get to catch up.. heard recently you got on with your beams project.. Is that true?

[Sam-Q]

Jed it's been a while.

Well here goes: I admitted defeat with my Beams conversion as didn't have enough time and energy to do so, so instead of bought a pre-converted 3sgte. I found out the hard way that they are rather tall and would have to do serious mods to make it fit. Also it was insanely heavy - 190kg!!! so it was abandoned. So now I have gone full circle and am rebuilding my old 20v to some unconventional specifications.

[JedzWagn]

Well jeez mate, at least you've given it a red got go..
190kg's is pretty heavy. Personally I think the 7A options have a lot to offer.. not sure how much they weigh, but not 190kg!
Good man for trying anyway!
Sometimes finding out the hardway is the only way..

I was impressed by the effortless power your 20v made, so future mods sound promising ..and this buggy looks like heaps of fun!

[Sam-Q]

7A isn't much more than a 4a which is light. I am unsure which engine you got to feel in my car I have swapped engines a few times since then. I will send you a PM to talk more there.

Now for everyone else here is a pic with the airbox lid off, you have to love bike engines:

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/2/5/2/407209.jpg