Finaly got a chance tonite to test out my new custom geared tranny Chuck Jones built for me....

HOLY SH!T Can you say WHEEL SPEED??? Or TUNNEL VISION?? WOW!!!

My other tranny was custom geared too, but the combo of the new motor and the gearing Chuck recommended me to use is UNREAL. I've owned crotch rockets that wished they had this kind of acceleration!! My old door slammer drag car would be jealous , too.

It feels like it goes from 0 to "O.M.G.!" in NEGATIVE .02 seconds!! Time warp!

Gears are spaced just right. And he talked me thru RE-setting up my single seater shifter and its smoother than my Nissan car's.

I cant wait to test this baby in the woods!!!! I'm friggin stoked!!(as if you couldnt tell )

I wish my driving ability was as good as this tranny is gonna make my buggy go!! Its WAY faster than me!

Sorry to sound like bragging, but......GEEEZ!!!!!!!! its badass

Bruce1 is NOT BS'ing about Chuck , He is a GURU!!!!

Larry

Larry I'm glad you finally got it geared right. now go kick there ass in those hill climbs.

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Air cooled forever,i hate rusty tools!!!!!!!

So, Larry, are you saying you LIKE your new Tranny? You sound like a kid with a new toy..... that was too cute

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"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who are not."
Thomas Jefferson

Darlene

Yeah, Im glad you like it so much cause you suredid alot of work to the whole buggy while puttin that tranny in, dad!!
I cant wait to drive it!! ill see how strong it really is!!!

-Dakotah

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-Dakotah/koko
keep on keepin' on!!

I have been telling you Chuck is the best there is out there!!!!!! He knows his shit (Buggys and Trannys and Trailing arms and Hill climbing, Hell he is the shit on buggys) There is none no better!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Glad you got it in, it is getting time to start thinking about a hill climb.

It sure FEELS right, the best I could tell in a field with one little hill in it.
I dont know about no ass-kickin, I only got a partial % of the equation:
5% equipment
20% balls
75% skills

If you can reach the clutch good enough to push it all the way in, then go for it, Mini-me!!!
As long as you fix it if ya break it!

I get my trans back from chuck tomorrow

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Mike
Got Honda?

Glad to see you got your tranny and motor combo the way you wanted it.Cant wait to see it in action,congrats.

your already good! Just a little more seat time so you can add all thoes up and it will all fall into place!!!

right now you have

100% equipment
100% balls
100% skills
? seat time with all the good stuff.
This winter we will get them all added together!! Be looking for a good rain suit. It is no fun when you get wet but it is fun when it is sloppy wet and about half frozen. The rain suit just keeps all the mud and wet off. They also keep you warm. See yall soon!!!

Sounds good Bruce!!
And , thanks Buckmaster.

Gotta get some seat time for sure!!

My buggy feels totally different now, but it feels goood! Staying down a little better too, with the suspension changes made while installing the new tranny. Had a good test day at Darrells, riding around with my son and his little uncle Hunter yesterday.

Dang diesel prices sure do put a hurtin on trying to get seat time.


Larry

Heck regular gas prices have jumped to $4.19 up here.When i lived in Florence,KY i would go riding every weekend at Lily pits or Cromer,and it would cost me about $150,that included 2 cases of beer,fuel for buggy and food.Now it cost more than that just for driving down there and back,no food or beer.But this government aint going to stop me from seeing that new tranny in action or doing what i practicly live for(besides my wife and kids)hanging out with kool people and riding the best place in the country.I am done complaning now,sorry about jumpin your post Larry.

so your saying i need a new tranny!

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small minds condemn anything they fail to understand!

In the worst way Wilbur!!!
Its worth every nickel with these new motors we got. Better off with smaller motor without Chuck's gearing!

I was like you , didnt see the big deal and not too crazy about the power delivery, but the gearing completes the package. Makes it ALL come together.

Now I can REALLY tell what those 4 extra mm of stroke are there for!!



No problem. I feel the same way about the fuel prices.
They might slow me down, but they aint keeping me down !!

Larry

So Larry, What are the secret gear ratios you are running. Curious minds want to know.

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Dont know, you have to ask Chuck Jones.
Different R&P
Taller first,
lower second.

Tell him how you want it to perform and he'll make it do it!

Larry

He's also building buggies again. Check this out. http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z242 ... ide1-1.gif

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Kathy
"It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man".
http://www.dandkoff-roadpark.com/forum.html

Each buggy is different. (due to weight, motor etc.)

Call Chuck and he can fix you up.

Im not in the market for a trans at this point. I dont know yet if the stock 84 Vanagon side shift will do what I need it to do. The new Turbo buggy only has a few miles on it. Im more curious than anything to know what the gears are in Kys trans that makes him so Happy .

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OK, Larry will have to be the one to tell you. Most of the time it is top secret.

I do think he is very pleased.

I honestly do not know. The R&P is close to a 3 rib, is all I know for sure.

I did ask him what he thought I should get when I first talked to him about it and he rattled off all kinds of numbers and ratios and combo options and blah blah blah. Trannies are still black magic to me. The only thing I cant do myself to my buggy.

I finally just said, "I just wanna climb better than Bruce"
and Chuck said, "Right, no problem. You're a native KYian" and went to work!


I'll never catch that transplanted GA/KYboy.
He's got too much seat time for me.
Larry

you can do it and we will have a blast doing it!!!!!!!

I'll show ya Larry,HA HA HA,(yeah right).My long block is together,now all i have to do is cut the pushrods and break er in .Larry i know your excited,but it has been over 2yrs. since i've driven a rail in the woods,so im pretty damn excited myself.This 4th is going to be a gooood time.

The "have a blast" part is all that matters!



YES IT WILL BE!! Lookin forward to it a ton!

Larry

I found out what his is. 538 RP, 378 1st, 208 2nd, He is just a notch taller than mine. Do not get mad Larry I just hate for people to not know.