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Looks like a blast but I doubt I'll own one anytime soon. In the mean time, this is what I play with everyday! 165hp @ 500 lbs = serious get up and go
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Joey, That Bugatti is insane. Do you reckon it needs striping to really turn heads or just stretching to a 12 seater?
-------------------- David Fisher D.A. & P.M. Fisher Services Brisbane Australia da_pmf@yahoo.com Trying out a new tag: "Parents are the bones on which children cut their teeth Peter Ustinov Posts: 1450 | From: Brisbane Queensland Australia | Registered: Nov 1998
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awesome! I cant find anything about if you can drive it on the street or not... I need to get working on plans to fit a model T body on it...
-------------------- Ken McTague, Concept Signs 57 Bridge St. (route 107) Salem MA 01970 1-978-745-5800 conceptsign@yahoo.com http://www.pinheadlounge.com/CaptainKen
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A 300HP Go Kart . . . It was the wind distorting his face . . . A Pro Stock Drag Car pulls just about 1.8 G in the first 60 feet and it won't do that . . A Top Fuel Car pulls 5.3 G's on average
And a F-14 on a "Cat Shot" goes from 0 to 180 Knots in 2.8 seconds . . THAT'S ACCELERATION!
Wanna go far quicker than that for the same $40k? Build a Rice Rocket with the same engine/Honda body, you'll be turning the quarter in about 9.5 seconds, at around 138 MPH . .
But that ittle car would be fun to have as a "Spare" if one had a great amount of disposable income . . .
But, Mike . . It'll never qualify as a "Street Rod" . . Heh, heh . . .
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Pretty neat little car. I get lost with all the metric figures and British pounds so I can't really tell exactly what's going on. The 0-60 times make it pretty damn quick though! I'd like to see some 1/4 mile and skidpad figures. I would also like to see a professional in the video wring the thing out, the media guy they had was pretty sloppy in the corners. It looks like it's plenty fast enough to get hurt in and the roll bar and the seat especially, look inadequate. I'd like to see a full cage and some aluminum racing seats. The really big question though, is what the hell would you do with it? So it's streetable. A really fast car on the street=TROUBLE!!!
-------------------- George Perkins Millington,TN. goatwell@bigriver.net
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George, what? you mean people should be PRACTICAL in their automotive purchases???
Shucks... that would eliminate what.... 99% of all SUVs, trucks and luxury cars on the road?
Large, I've had these plans in my head for a while now to build something for myself.. something on the order of about 600lbs or less, 120-180HP using a sportbike powerplant. For the time being, that idea is on hold while I think of something else that will be even more economical, say 300lbs and 80HP, just a little commuter car for zipping around my small town but still plenty of giddy-up, fun and sizzling style.
Here's a concept drawing I came up with for that 600lb/180HP vehicle a ways back - low slung, only about 9-10ft long.
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Mike Pipes stickerpimp.com Lake Havasu, AZ mike@stickerpimp.com Posts: 8746 | From: Lake Havasu, AZ USA | Registered: Jun 2000
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I saw a bunch of them up in Vancouver this past weekend. Not the sporty things but the funky little square box on wheels. I bet you could put 2 of those side by side in a normal lane they were so narrow. Probably fine for the big city like they were intended. Although that electric blue Ferrari that was smokin the tires from one stoplight to the next was quite cool too Of course if you can afford one of those - who cares about gas prices.
-------------------- Brian Diver PDQ Signs Everett, Wa
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Mike: Rear Engine Technology (RET) is great when it comes to Race Cars, and small runabouts (or "Killer" Sports Cars), BUT . . as has been demonstrated by automotive history, only ONE rear Engined Vehicle has ever been a big seller, the VW Bug . . . . and that, actually, only because of a particular time . . the mid '60s. One has to remember the time of availability of the Bug and it's variants . . it was first put on the road in 1939 and when it ceased to be imported, sometime in the early '70s, it had been on the market for over 30 years . . with relatively few changes . .
The biggest reason RET has never been popular was lack of space in both the Passenger and Luggage Compartment . . . Pontiac couldn't give a Fiero away, I know two people who had 'em . . loved the sporty look, but there wasn't room for their A** and a Gallon of Gas . . and if they went someplace down the road, they had to send their Luggage by way of UPS or Fed EX. And they were noisy little Bas****s if you rode in 'em very far, one would think sound insulation would've been used but noooo, Just like a Ferrari, you couldn't hear the Stereo unless it was turned right up to "Blast!"
I once rode with a friend, who owned a 1998 Ferrari Testa Rosa, from Pueblo, Colorado over to Montrose, one weekend . . . And I damned near wanted to ride the bus home . . The first 10 miles were "Check me out, I'm in a Ferrari!", the next 200 were "Where the Hell are my kidneys?" That had to be one of the hardest riding, noisiest drives I ever took, with possibly the exception of a couple of 1320 foot trips in an Alcohol Dragster! Actually, the dragster rode better!
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Mike, I've always liked the look of your concept car. Were you planning on using the MC driveline, swingarm and all and this thing being a single seater withe the engine next to the driver?
-------------------- George Perkins Millington,TN. goatwell@bigriver.net
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Remember the Scoropion car that Shep was building? That was one cool concept...
-------------------- Bruce Bowers
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Large, no plans for resale here. I'm designing this thing for myself. If anyone else shows interest in it, I'll gladly sell them one but they'll have to live with a barebones ride without heat, AC, stereo, cupholders, plush interior or storage space for anything larger than a gallon of milk.
Of course if they want all those creature comforts they can always pay me more to build it for them or add other customization. One thing is for sure - people around this area have NO PROBLEMS spending $10,000 on something like a Yamaha Rhino Utility "ATV" which is barebones, then adding another $5,000-$10,000 in custom wheels, stereos, leather interiors, custom paint, suspension, etc. etc. If they want a specialty vehicle like this bad enough, they will pay for it.
And yes, people DO drive their Rhinos, ATV's, customized golf carts (you name it they do it to those carts) etc on the roads here. As long as they're registered, they're legal, and the requirements to be legal here are pretty lax. Brake lights and turn signals. Add headlights if you want to drive at night.
George, haven't really nailed that down yet. I like the idea of using the MC driveline to keep a cap on costs, plus it would be simple to fab and integrate into the rest of the vehicle, but it would be nice to have 4 wheels too for stability with two passengers, although I would then need to bug some of you race guys and find a source for the transmission. This version of the vehicle which as I've stated is pushed back to another burner is definitely a two seater, whether they're side by side or in a tandem configuration though I haven't decided yet, and of course that affects the layout, wheelbase, structural design of the chassis and the suspension setup.
My other idea for the smaller commuter car would be a single passenger deal, much simpler, faster and cheaper to build, which is why I've decided to go this route.
There's yet another idea rolling around my head for a ~20-30lb trike, a fancier version of a bicycle, with something like a 20HP quiet Honda 4 stroke on the reasonable side - that should still get up and move pretty quick - or maybe adding a brutal 60HP (hahaha never thought 60HP would be brutal) engine for the insane (60HP in a vehicle that weighs 40lbs with an engine and a little gas is insane in my book). Human-powered is optional. I don't think many people around here would go for this one, the SUVs on the roads would make it an interesting ride for sure, even though you could slip right underneath them or hit the gas and disappear in an instant.
Fun ideas, finding the time and funding for them is another story when I'm spending everything on photography.
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Of course if you can afford one of those - who cares about gas prices.
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