Totally new concept buggy

sharpshooter · **Joined:** Thu Mar 29, 2007 11:45 am **Posts:** 773

Ive seen this buggy in action,climbs like a 12 toed cat,and wheel speed is unreal

Diablo 2.0 · **Posted:** Sun Aug 16, 2009 11:12 pm

aboone993 wrote:

passat2800 wrote:

Where is Pickwick

It is just north of the Miss , Alabama border it would be a little closer to you than Crazy Horse
i still wont to come down there and ride with Diablo and his bunch once it cools off some

Looking forward to it...

kybuggy1 · **Posted:** Mon Aug 17, 2009 12:37 pm

passat2800 wrote:

Where is DnK?

Outside Manchester, South Eastern KY.
http://dandkoff-roadpark.com/directionscontactinfo.html

passat2800 wrote:

All I know is home.

Where is home?

I been kinda planning first weekend in Oct. (Sat., the 3rd I think) for goin to Pickwick.
Depends on $$$.

Firebug wrote:

I want in on this challenge too..lets hit 5 hills from new cut to stair step,, :wink:

Sounds good 'bug. Just make sure they got turns n trees on 'em. :wink:

Larry

passat2800 · **Posted:** Mon Aug 17, 2009 6:21 pm

Dave here from Fultondale Al.Still don't know where I'm going for the 29th and Laborday.

kybuggy1 · **Posted:** Mon Aug 17, 2009 6:40 pm

passat2800 wrote:

Dave here from Fultondale Al.Still don't know where I'm going for the 29th and Laborday.

Sounds like you need to follow ol Marty up to D&K for Labor Day. Gonna have an obstacle course competition, I think at night under the lights. You'll have a blast!

Larry

railridernky · **Posted:** Mon Aug 17, 2009 6:40 pm

passat2800 wrote:

Dave here from Fultondale Al.Still don't know where I'm going for the 29th and Laborday.

Come on up and join us at D&K, it'll be a blast! Check with Firebug, I think he's coming up Labor Day.

Firebug · **Posted:** Mon Aug 17, 2009 7:58 pm

That's right,,,If the benefit climb don't get the best of my engine I will be there to finish it off,,,I already got a hookup on a new engine in Hotlanta,,,

Diablo 2.0 · **Posted:** Mon Aug 17, 2009 10:39 pm

Dave ,I think you ruffled some feathers, its all in fun though..

...Marty, you goin to the cancer ride at Wilborns ??

Firebug · **Posted:** Mon Aug 17, 2009 11:06 pm

Diablo 2.0 wrote:

Dave ,I think you ruffled some feathers, its all in fun though..

...Marty, you goin to the cancer ride at Wilborns ??

That's the plan,,,gotta play catchup in the points :wink:

Diablo 2.0 · **Posted:** Tue Aug 18, 2009 8:39 am

Cool, im planning on going,if everything goes well...maybe see ya there..

nitro_mudder · **Posted:** Sun Sep 20, 2009 11:58 am

Passat, bring that thing to D&K in KY for Halloween if you can. A couple of us are heading down from Indiana and I would like to see your buggy in action. I have a few ideas that use the same drivetrain setup.

eighty3bronco · **Posted:** Wed Sep 30, 2009 6:33 am

Are there any pictures of this buggy?

Huey · **Posted:** Wed Sep 30, 2009 10:44 pm

I would like to see some pictures of the transmission setup you have.

Huey

kybuggy1 · **Posted:** Wed Sep 30, 2009 10:56 pm

Good grief, dont get him started again. :lol:

Here yall go
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=6487

Huey · **Posted:** Wed Sep 30, 2009 11:13 pm

Don't get me wrong I'm not sold on the idea just curious. I don't quite understand how he has his transmission connected to the differential. Is there 2 sets of spider gears? Is one axle held in place on the front wheel drive transmission and the other connected to the differential or what :?:

Also I'd like to see better pictures of the suspension.

Huey

passat2800 · **Posted:** Wed Sep 30, 2009 11:39 pm

Thanks Yall and Huey. I'll try to get pics but it is simple. Any front wheel drive motor and trans with a welded up diff turned parallel with frame .(Trans in front behind seat) Run a shaft down to any IRS differential. Nissan 300zx is a very good one.Porshe 930's out to wheels equals MULTIPLIED power.A ring and pinion multiplied thru another ring n pinion!(205)369-7406

nitro_mudder · **Posted:** Thu Oct 01, 2009 5:30 pm

Ive seen it on a rock crawler and worked good on that.

rockrockets1 · **Posted:** Thu Oct 01, 2009 9:25 pm

DD I liked the wedge...But this is killer ....What you gonna name it? Prime climb 2. All you need is a cooler on the back....For the ones that ain't got a clue what I am talking about ...Years and years ago when I met DD [Dave] for the first time he was in Blairsville Ga ...I was at the top of a bad ass hill called BIG BLACK DIRT ..He climbed it stopped and introduced him self and said: "I wanted to climb that hill 1 time before I drank another beer" [he had had a few aleady :shock:

] But anyway, so he drank the beer and said I will be back and climbed it again and we talking about a hill :shock:

He pull back up and I swear he said "I wanted to climb that hill 1 time before I drank another beer" This went on 2 or 3 more laps and dranked one every lap ...of course we had one every lap with him....Liked the guy ever since :lol:

But the name of the buggy was "PRIME CLIMB"

nitro_mudder · **Posted:** Thu Feb 25, 2010 8:23 pm

This one may help get the blood flowing too for you light weight trail buggy riders

dunebuggynut · **Posted:** Thu Feb 25, 2010 9:07 pm

This got me thinking.....I have my Pinto engine & 4 speed trans. as well as a Jag Dana 44 IRS & plenty of tubing. Conventional engine/trans/rearend layout with 18" driveshaft & 90" wheelbase single seater with the driver, fuel & battery over & behind the rear axle. 6.50 gears, 40" cut & bolted boggers. 1400 LBS. maybe. I wonder how it would climb if I got the balance right front to rear?

nitro_mudder · **Posted:** Thu Feb 25, 2010 9:21 pm

Tweek the pinto a bit you might be ok. Wont cost you much to find out.

dunebuggynut · **Posted:** Thu Feb 25, 2010 9:28 pm

nitro_mudder wrote:

Tweek the pinto a bit you might be ok. Wont cost you much to find out.

Already has forged pistons, milled & ported head, esslinger cam, header & 4 barrel offy intake + propane setup. 140 HP I estimate.

ridenrace6 · **Posted:** Thu Feb 25, 2010 9:32 pm

dunebuggynut wrote:

nitro_mudder wrote:

Tweek the pinto a bit you might be ok. Wont cost you much to find out.

Already has forged pistons, milled & ported head, esslinger cam, header & 4 barrel offy intake + propane setup. 140 HP I estimate.

some of the ministock dirt track racers claim they get around 200 hp out the 4 cylinders that come out of the fox bodied mustangs that a lot of them are running now in that class

dunebuggynut · **Posted:** Thu Feb 25, 2010 9:36 pm

My pinto engine is actually out of a 79 Mustang indy pace car. The turbo is still on it but Im only using the fresh bottom end.

dunebuggynut · **Posted:** Fri Feb 26, 2010 1:43 pm

The only problem I run into on this idea is the ends of the rear axle are kept in their vertical arc by "control arms, torque arms" whatever you want to call them. I cant think of a way to keep these out of harms way.

I would have to make these huge to survive the beating they will take.

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