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Tuff Truck Rock crawling tube buggy Bushranger
Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 5:57 pm
by bushy555
For all of those that missed Tuff Truck 2006.
(Unimog portal diffs, 42" Irock tyres, 4 wheel steer.)
Coupla pics at:
http://www.angelfire.com/on4/bushy5560/18.html
Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 6:09 pm
by TuffRR
Wow, someone has some coin.
How did it go?
Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 8:50 pm
by BIg StEvE
Looking good mate!
Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 9:13 pm
by hotrod4x4
well , it ended up 5th overall
had MANY probs to sort , especially with the rear steer making life very difficult because it was wandering around etc ( setup the way the instructions said to etc )
sat arvo was all changed n got responsive steering etc so it improved
did also get engineering 1st
and a few other things
AND
its NOT a tube buggy
its a bushrangie with a good cage setup , so the body can b easily removed.........to become a dual purpose vehicle n prob run in buggy comps
and it only had maybe at most 3hrs testing prior to tuff truck
Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 9:49 pm
by Davidh
I was very impressed with this car.
Watching it Sunday it did the tracks so effortlessly and the driving was spot on.
Good to see something other than a 40 series!
Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 10:02 pm
by ISUZUROVER
Looks great. Can't be much bush rangie body or rr chassis left on it though. Not that that matters.
Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 11:55 pm
by andrew e
hotrod4x4 wrote:well , it ended up 5th overall
AND
its NOT a tube buggy
this was the most awsome rover based thing i had ever seen. The workmanship and engineering has lifted 4x4 comps to another level. A very well deserved first place in engineering.
as for not being a tube buggy, well i reckon its borderline, as the chassis has been completely re shaped (still box section). Tube buggy, doesnt always mean round tube
Andrew
Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 5:46 am
by TLCOR
Cool thing, even though I'm not a big fan of that plastic.
However, the axles aren't genuine Unimog 404-axles, rather a Rover/Toyota-hybrid, with 404 portal boxes. Any specs on this?
Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 6:12 am
by DiscoDino
TLCOR wrote:Cool thing, even though I'm not a big fan of that plastic.
However, the axles aren't genuine Unimog 404-axles, rather a Rover/Toyota-hybrid, with 404 portal boxes. Any specs on this?
Do tell, do tell...
Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 7:29 am
by hotrod4x4
the portals dont have any rover or toyota bits , otherwise they'd break
theyre unimog portals with nissan centres n custom axles
gives a much better pinion length
Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 7:38 am
by TLCOR
So, they are heavily trussed, re-tubed Nissan H233-centersections, with 404 outers? Cool!
Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 11:05 am
by andrew e
and nissan brakes.
another amazing feature of this rig is that the under body armour is lined with teflon sheeting. i have never heard of that before.
Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 7:14 pm
by Bush65
Well done hotrod4x4. It sounds like we will hear of more success in the future and no doubt, well deserved.
Sorry I missed it!!
Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 7:51 pm
by hotrod4x4
sorry Bush65
i only wish the rig was mine
dont think i could afford it tho
i just watched the progress n helped out etc , was a long drawn out build tho , and long hrs to get it finished
credit goes to Matt Dunk for the build and Mal VanYsseldyk the owner
Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 7:35 am
by Wendle
i was lucky enough to do a bit of work on this car a few weeks ago and get a good look through it.
matt is an artist, some of the lateral thinking involved in fitting everything into this car is unbelievable.
Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 7:41 pm
by evanstaniland
does anyone know what size coilovers are being run in this rig!!!
evan
Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 9:38 pm
by hotrod4x4
they r special import from the states
rockcrawling series , i think 17inch travel from memory ( very restricted n bump stopped in the front with the body on )