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Whats the cheapest tube rock crawler
Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2003 10:38 pm
by v8grunt
front axle leaf spring rover series houseing fitted with toy rev and londfields. ratio 4.88 or 456
engine holden red or similar bolted to ford box androver transfer (same as strangerover = about 100-1
rear axle coil spring set up with dana 60 or rover salisbury.
LSD in both diffs and added haultec trac control
tube frame made with box section chassis 105in wheel base.
37in MTRs on light wt steel beadlock rims.
can this be done under $10000
OR DOES ANYONE HAVE OTHER IDEAS
Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2003 9:33 am
by bubs
but whats the point if you can't use it
Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2003 10:06 pm
by v8grunt
who said you can't use it. anything can happen, a new class perhaps.
maximum 37" tyres , maxiumum crawl of say 60-1, maximum engine size 3 ltr and so on
gives the guy with a small budget a go.
glen
Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2003 10:09 pm
by bubs
i was only toying with ya - i would love one but atm i could not justify it :(
Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2003 10:14 pm
by v8grunt
I want to build something like this over the next year ready for 2004
Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2003 10:17 pm
by bubs
when i build mine
toy drive line - tube chassis - clip on replica toy fiberglass pannels
Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2003 10:21 pm
by v8grunt
yea thats the go cheap as possible.
glen
Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2003 7:07 am
by Carl Coight
I'd love to have a go at that myself, but the problem is justifying building it. If you can come up with a class to suit, then i'm interested.
Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2003 5:30 pm
by v8zuki
you could always buy mine $5000. very capable
Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2003 10:09 pm
by OVERKILL ENG
It is possible my new truck will owe me in parts only about $10 000
Although I will confess I got some pretty good bargains. The only things not included in the $10000 is lockers.
Base truck FREE
Engine gearbox transfer rear diff front diff $600
Dana front knuckles and axles $ 500
Mods to front diff $800
Steel $1000
Rockhopper $1500
Tyres $1600
Hyro setup $1100
Sheet metal work $500
Fuel tank FREE
Shocks Re used old ones.
Fittings $1000
Power ssteer pump $50
Wiring $350
Labour Priceless so for about 100 hrs.
Thats what it has cost me people may get some stuff cheaper or more expensive as I said in the beginning I did get a few bargains.
Some stuuf was sourced from my old Zook which I havn't added.
Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2003 10:12 pm
by POS
overkill wrote:Engine gearbox transfer rear diff front diff $600
Dana front knuckles and axles $ 500
Mods to front diff $800
Steel $1000
Rockhopper $1500
Tyres $1600
Hyro setup $1100
Sheet metal work $500
Fuel tank FREE
Shocks Re used old ones.
Fittings $1000
Power ssteer pump $50
Wiring $350
Labour Priceless so for about 100 hrs.
Sounds like a mastercard ad
Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2003 10:26 pm
by big red
hire suzuki from surfers...$29.00.
drill out pop rivets and remove "two wheel drive only plate"...$0.00.
Insurance excess...$400.00.
false driving licence...priceless.
comes with a full tank and you wont be taking it back...$0.00
TOTAL...$429.00