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TT vehicle rules

Post by Dozoor »

During this years competition i overheard a conversation between a few people , the conversation was about the eligability of mogs to compete
due to the lack of an actual high low range .

Got me to thinking about the rules and the actual way that they are percieved .

It seems to me that there is no requirement within the rules that states a vehicle needs to have a transfer case installed what so ever. The only statements that i could see within the rules, was that both the chassis and the body regardless of the manufacturer was originally fitted with one,
and that the vehicle in its current configuration can achieve drive to all four wheels .
To further this there is no orientation rule for the motor and box,
for instance you could place the motor any where on the chassis
as long as you did not interupt the original look of the vehicle from front or side .
you could add another axle and create a six wheel drive well .

So it would be conceivable that you could biuld ,
A lwb gq chass with a mid mounted v8 with a suzuki carry cab and six wheel drive mog, steering diffs , anybody up for the challenge :P

Or use a locked transaxle, motor combination mid mounted


This is just a thread to see how the rules are percieved by others.

The mogs being used only as an example.

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Post by Black Bull »

Read them myself last year. interesting point you make.

I've been working on a Dual drive axle setup for a while now :lol:
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Post by AussieCJ7 »

Electric wheel drives on all 4 wheels

give it a few years this wont be as stupid as it sounds today
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Post by bad_religion_au »

AussieCJ7 wrote:Electric wheel drives on all 4 wheels

give it a few years this wont be as stupid as it sounds today
guy on pirate already is doing it...

yes i found it because i had the idea too :D 100% torque from idle, individual speed control on all 4 wheels, no driveshafts, no pesky CV's to bust... what's not to like?
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Re: TT vehicle rules

Post by bad_religion_au »

Dozoor wrote: So it would be conceivable that you could biuld ,
A lwb gq chass y
why? so it'd crack round the spring mounts by the end of the first stage :armsup:
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Post by hi_luxmad »

i swear when i was reading the rules i read the vehicle must have a high and low range
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Post by 80's_delirious »

hi_luxmad wrote:i swear when i was reading the rules i read the vehicle must have a high low range
clearly, you have no idea what you are talking about :lol:
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Post by vanbox »

bad_religion_au wrote:
AussieCJ7 wrote:Electric wheel drives on all 4 wheels

give it a few years this wont be as stupid as it sounds today
guy on pirate already is doing it...

yes i found it because i had the idea too :D 100% torque from idle, individual speed control on all 4 wheels, no driveshafts, no pesky CV's to bust... what's not to like?

got a link?
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Post by stuee »

vanbox wrote:
bad_religion_au wrote:
AussieCJ7 wrote:Electric wheel drives on all 4 wheels

give it a few years this wont be as stupid as it sounds today
guy on pirate already is doing it...

yes i found it because i had the idea too :D 100% torque from idle, individual speed control on all 4 wheels, no driveshafts, no pesky CV's to bust... what's not to like?

got a link?
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Post by bad_religion_au »

stuee wrote:
vanbox wrote:
bad_religion_au wrote:
AussieCJ7 wrote:Electric wheel drives on all 4 wheels

give it a few years this wont be as stupid as it sounds today
guy on pirate already is doing it...

yes i found it because i had the idea too :D 100% torque from idle, individual speed control on all 4 wheels, no driveshafts, no pesky CV's to bust... what's not to like?

got a link?
x2
give me a min, i thought i had it in favorites... and pirate is a PITA to search
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Post by Bartso »

if its the same one im thinking of the wheels are operated via hydraulics
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Re: TT vehicle rules

Post by Dozoor »

bad_religion_au wrote:
Dozoor wrote: So it would be conceivable that you could biuld ,
A lwb gq chass y
why? so it'd crack round the spring mounts by the end of the first stage :armsup:
Haha , your missing the piont , its not about the example's given .

the only crack around is still smouldering in your pipe obviously. :finger:

The Question is would a design like the above be eligable,
could you biuld a moon Truggy , and add parts of a chaneled lj body ect .
these options sound viable to me ,the way the rules are written.
What do other people see possible ?
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Re: TT vehicle rules

Post by bad_religion_au »

Dozoor wrote:
bad_religion_au wrote:
Dozoor wrote: So it would be conceivable that you could biuld ,
A lwb gq chass y
why? so it'd crack round the spring mounts by the end of the first stage :armsup:
Haha , your missing the piont , its not about the example's given .

the only crack around is still smouldering in your pipe obviously. :finger:

The Question is would a design like the above be eligable,
could you biuld a moon Truggy , and add parts of a chaneled lj body ect .
these options sound viable to me ,the way the rules are written.
What do other people see possible ?
um apart from the rear engined part, many tufftruck rigs are as you describe.

and since they dropped the rego requirement, i can't see a reason a rear engined rig won't make an apearance.
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Post by Micka »

I'm sure Pete looked extensively into the rear engined option when he built his latest 40 and decided that it would be easier to go front engined. Though its probably closer to mid engined - as mine will be - with the engine sitting a good deal behind the front diff.
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