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Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 9:01 pm
by 1MadEngineer
evanstaniland wrote:Mick. wrote:I was talking to Greg for about 20 minutes today and he had some very cool ideas but simple ideas.
The new doner 4wd turned up today so i've got some work to do.
Cheers Mick.
can you elaborate a little??
Evan
ahhh NO!
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 9:30 pm
by evanstaniland
1MadEngineer wrote:evanstaniland wrote:Mick. wrote:I was talking to Greg for about 20 minutes today and he had some very cool ideas but simple ideas.
The new doner 4wd turned up today so i've got some work to do.
Cheers Mick.
can you elaborate a little??
Evan
ahhh NO!
why the fark not??
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 9:34 pm
by uninformed
probably because they want to get the drop on there competitors
nothing wrong with that
Serg
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 10:03 pm
by evanstaniland
uninformed wrote:probably because they want to get the drop on there competitors
nothing wrong with that
Serg
seems pretty silly when others are wanting/ thinking of doing the same thing. more possible customers
Evan
Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 7:21 am
by uninformed
maybe competitors means other companies not just other wheelers.....
and im guessing they want to get the stuff sorted and tested before they say whats what....
then again maybe there only doing a one off.......
then again.........
Serg
Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 8:41 am
by 1MadEngineer
evanstaniland wrote:1MadEngineer wrote:evanstaniland wrote:Mick. wrote:I was talking to Greg for about 20 minutes today and he had some very cool ideas but simple ideas.
The new doner 4wd turned up today so i've got some work to do.
Cheers Mick.
can you elaborate a little??
Evan
ahhh NO!
why the fark not??
cus its got nothing to do with you!
Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 5:06 pm
by evanstaniland
1MadEngineer wrote:
cus its got nothing to do with you!
whats the point in posting up if your not going to bother sharing info
Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 5:29 pm
by Micka
evanstaniland wrote:1MadEngineer wrote:
cus its got nothing to do with you!
whats the point in posting up if your not going to bother sharing info
Get a room, you two...
Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 6:22 pm
by A1
Evan , Mate you should be more worried about fitting a rear Suck down winch and organising to hook the front winch to the diff aswell before worrying bout having rear steer
Also it isnt really Gregs thread to inform everyone what Mick. is going to do .....if Mick. wishes to share Im sure he will .....
Stop worrying ...or maybe PM him ......I could pass on his mobile Number to You ...what ya reckon Greg
Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 6:46 pm
by Micka
A1 wrote: Evan , Mate you should be more worried about fitting a rear Suck down winch and organising to hook the front winch to the diff aswell before worrying bout having rear steer
Agreed.
IM(very)HO, the sooner competitors start seeing Tuff Truck as a rock crawling event (for big buggies) with a mud run, the sooner they will compete with more success.
Sticky compound tyres and a low COG are a MUST. Then you need to look at steering angles, diff assembly strength, front and rear digs, and queer steer.
The ability to complete stages and/or earn the maximum points possible come down to those very important things.
My 2c.
Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 7:03 pm
by nottie
1MadEngineer wrote:evanstaniland wrote:1MadEngineer wrote:evanstaniland wrote:Mick. wrote:I was talking to Greg for about 20 minutes today and he had some very cool ideas but simple ideas.
The new doner 4wd turned up today so i've got some work to do.
Cheers Mick.
can you elaborate a little??
Evan
ahhh NO!
why the fark not??
cus its got nothing to do with you!
Evan. Greg is just being his normal Google self.
If you follow most of the threads on diffs then you will soon pick up on most of gregs little miss match setups.
Best to stick to your other idea on what you want to run. I would be going portals though.
Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 7:37 pm
by rustys
HO, the sooner competitors start seeing Tuff Truck as a rock crawling event (for big buggies) with a mud run, the sooner they will compete with more success.
Sticky compound tyres and a low COG are a MUST. Then you need to look at steering angles, diff assembly strength, front and rear digs, and queer steer.
The ability to complete stages and/or earn the maximum points possible come down to those very important things.
My 2c.
You are spot on but you left out portals
All this stuff was put into the little red FULL BODIED Zook 2 years ago.
I think you can push the limits a lot more we just have to see what the new rules will let us do.
People need to understand the rules and use them the there advantage as to when I built that Tuff Truck I asked how much chassis I needed to use and the answer was some so some was used
As for the new rules they are talking chassis from diff to diff so flip the chassis up side down and use it as your roll cage and you must use the original fire wall so we could use it as our skid plate start thinking out side the box.
You don't have to brake the rules just use them to your advantage
As for rear steer diffs about 6 years ago I built a GQ rear nissan housing with front hi pinion center and 80 series swivel hubs on it the diff was going in a Zook but I never finished the car so I can not tell you how strong it was but I was thinking as long as I used the rear steer to just maneuver the rear and not get on the gas when the wheels were on full lock it would of been ok in my light car.
As I always say one try is worth a thousand expert opinions.
Garth
Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 7:55 pm
by rustys
Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 3:15 pm
by Hekta
I'm loving this thread. Even if it is infested with secret squirrels
Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 6:21 pm
by evanstaniland
thats if im keeping the air shocks dan
im doing my planning and research atm...
Evan
