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VIT BUGGY ...aka..... DUNG BEETLE...
Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2005 3:16 pm
by mud4b
just letting you know ill soon be making a start on the vit buggy..
i know there is a few people keen to see the build..
basic plan is...moded vit chassis, swb soft top body,a-frame rear/5 link front,coil overs,hydro assist/full steer,duel cases,gq diffs,exo,38 tsl,chopped guards,
air cond...
list of parts i have.
gq diffs...these will stick out past the guards as measured...centre of the rim sits about 280mm outside the guard.
body...still need chassis...
engine..2lt vit...specs to be told....
tsl...got some from here...38.5x16x15.
t-case sierra and vit..
and a heap of tube...
Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2005 3:24 pm
by Elmo
thats gunna be awesome dude
best of luck with it
will be following this very closely
Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2005 3:27 pm
by redzook
cant wait to see a heep of pics
Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2005 4:41 pm
by Bighazza
good idea dood
sounds like it will be an awesome motor vehicle
Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2005 5:35 pm
by alien
oh yeh.. .sounds awesome man!!!
once the new suziworx logo is sorted you so have to have it written all up the body =p
Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2005 7:08 pm
by antt
fark, i'm getting left behind with my planned 36's
Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2005 9:11 pm
by Aza
back to the drawing board hey antt
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 9:03 am
by mud4b
you are still going to drive yours on the road though antt.....?
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 9:06 am
by antt
yes, for a while anyway.....
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 9:16 am
by mud4b
then yours is better...
its still functional..
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 9:03 pm
by stumped
sounds good dude!!!
that pic looks like a rc crawler
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 4:42 pm
by Thor
what wheelbase?
Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 4:56 pm
by mud4b
im thinking about 103 to 110
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2005 9:22 am
by Mudzuki
Sounds good, what timeframe are we looking at?
Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2005 8:31 pm
by mud4b
ok after tonight....
im going the v6 2lt twincam 24 valve...
these suckers have some power...
but......twin turbo....
Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2005 8:40 pm
by spamwell
sweeeet we have to give it a hoon with stock tyres on waaarp waaarp tssh
Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2005 8:42 pm
by mud4b
will do...
but you need to learn how to drive first...
let it be known that this will blow the budget...... but who cares...
Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2005 8:43 pm
by spamwell
i bet if their was no time limit i would have had my licence already because everyone i have driven with including old people rekon i am a good driver
Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2005 8:49 pm
by mud4b
bbbaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmwuuuuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
ive seen you go out the driveway...
its a buggy....it should take it..
Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2005 8:56 pm
by spamwell
bah i didn't even take the driveway i cut across the gutter and the grass i'm so hardcore , it would need to be a buggy for that sorta hardcore stuff
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 10:13 am
by stumped
Mudzuki wrote:Sounds good, what timeframe are we looking at?
when u gonna start dude? u gonna be using gonzo's bits?
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 8:47 pm
by mud4b
going to start after tt....
the GONZOS chassis and body are mine if he doesnt sell it complete....
im not making a time frame for it as im now at suziworx by myself...
plus id rush it and stuff something up..
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 8:50 pm
by -Mick-
mud4b wrote:ok after tonight....
im going the v6 2lt twincam 24 valve...
these suckers have some power...
but......twin turbo....
you sir are farkin insane
I like it
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 8:52 pm
by mud4b
the turbos are not needed....
its more for my street cred..
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 8:54 pm
by -Mick-
mud4b wrote:the turbos are not needed....
its more for my street cred..
The slow and the curious :finger:
Hope your dig camera is warmed up
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 8:57 pm
by mud4b
every part will be pictured....
update...... got the gq diffs...... thanks bubs.....especiallly for waiting for marty when you need to go out....
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 10:10 pm
by Santos
mud4b wrote:the turbos are not needed....
its more for my street cred..
in that case i insist on a ricer body kit and some funky arse flares
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 10:35 pm
by Aza
mud4b wrote:every part will be pictured....
update...... got the gq diffs...... thanks bubs.....especiallly for waiting for marty when you need to go out....
haha who said we waited
we just dumped em outside
bet they had fun lifting them
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 10:37 pm
by alien
lol and a shopping list on the side, near the wheel arch... lol
ill be doing it on my zuk soon, ill have written in japanese one the side, as logos:
EGGS
MILK
BUTTER
RICE
=D
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2005 10:01 am
by mud4b
Aza wrote:haha who said we waited
we just dumped em outside
bet they had fun lifting them
its all good...
he lifted em himself..... his girlie just looked...