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We have been having a good year so far , and have built a
few pretty trick buggies in 2009. Only a couple rear engine cars have gone
out of our facility , mostly comp rigs , and only two 2-seaters !! Most
racers and enthusiast will recognize Ray Mandels XRRA dominating Adrenaline
2-seater ! This was our # two rear engine 2-seater , we learned alot from
this rig... good and bad !! From every build you learn what you like and
what you don't like, what works and what doesn't !!! When you design a new
car from ground up , it usually takes 3 tries to get it right , to get all
the bugs out of it , and to create a reliable , competitive , and dominate
rig !! Introducing our # 3 !! |
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A LIL' SIDEWAYS is a rear engine
2-seater project that is pure race car !! It will look sweet , but
performance is the top priority for this rig !! From the ground up it
is all about speed !! Heres the build sheet...
Rays 2-seater rear engine Adrenaline
pictured to the right ! |
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Geddes
Racing Engines 355 cid dyno tuned , balanced and blueprinted...510
HP , 466trq at 6600rpm.
race prepped
700r4 with welded converter
4-spd
Atlas
Spider
9's ARB Rear 40 spline axles , detroit front , all the goodies
Custom
set of ORI's top secret shhhhtuuf. But duals mounted on the rear
swing arms with a fast drop out valve system among other never done things
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With competitive offroad racing constantly changing , vehicles need to
change with it. Courses have gone from a couple hundred yards long , to
a hundred miles long !! For this reason , we want our next generation of
race cars to be more reliable than ever before , they have to be ! All the
components used in this build will be the best! Easy to work on , shock
mounted , light weight , ultra durable! A driver may be a hundred miles
away from diagnostic equipment , welders , parts and tools , when a problem
arises , so the car needs to be simple to repair in the feild for the driver. |
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Mechanical issues are easy to find and repair for most racers , but electrical
issues can be very difficult to diagnose , and can take a car out of a race
quickly ! For this reason, we are keeping the electronics to a minimum.
We have chosen Howell Electronics to provide us a simple reliable wiring
harness and fuel injection system , based on a GM throttle body. They will
provide us with a custom tuned computer so we're not giving up any performance
, and parts to carry in the car will be minimum and easy to repair on the
trail if ever needed ! We will also be using manual guages rather than an
electrical/ digital dash type. |
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We know there are plenty of
top quality units out there , but again , reliablity and ease of repair
on the trail is our number 1 goal ! We have also fought the urge to jump
on the IFS band wagon. Independent suspension diffenatly has it's place
, but I'm not convinced it's in the rocks !! For this reason , we have
chosen Spider 9's for our axles , and a friend told us about a 9.5"
gearset that will be a reliable , quality peice and again provide a bullet
proof foundation!
With the "new " style
of rock racing , we have gone back to the basics on our foundation and
philosophies. We have strethed our chassis and our wheel base out , lightened
the car up , and centered our sprung weight in the vehicle to control
balance and center of gravity. We have also re engineered our chassis
to distribute the loads and " hits" over a larger area in the
bottom of our rig !! |
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Big air and "casing"
the car on whoops brings a whole new
stress on a tube chassis "
rock rig" that was never built to absorb this type of load ! We have
been studying desert cars and trucks and have adopted a few techniques
that they are using and will incorperate some of that knowledge into this
build as well ! |
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