OlderThanMe

beauty shots...

why would you paint a DeLorean? that is a good motor swap for that car but they are still very heavy.

Did you know they have started producing real myers manxes again that are for the full length vw pan? most like in the pics there had to have the pan shortened 14 in. The new ones are really cool.

they hung it from a big tractor...

yeah yeah I know about bajas...I was going to build one but then I got my Z...check out www.vwbaja.net I used to be on there all the time but not many people are on the forum. There is lots of info in that forum though. Also check out www.blindchickenracing.com ,they are affiliated with vwbaja.net (sorta redneck vw hybriders) . also www.heckermachine.com he uses turboed v6 honda motors in his dune buggies. The park is just sort of the ultimate dream... the only problem with mounting the motor/tranny sideways is you have to either flip the diff or do an extra gear box... I have thought long and hard about longituninal mounting and it is a good posibility. I saw them do it on junkyard wars a LONG time ago for a hill climb car. I have had this idea of a semi-dependent suspension bouncing around in my head but I think it is too complex. You have a subframe that your A-arms, diff, springs, and shocks mount to and then that entire sub frame pivots on the side closest to the center of the car and it is suspended by springs and shocks. It is to complex and heavy for this project but something to throw out there.

haha...I have driven all the way across 70...there are like 2 turns in the whole state...and the tumbleweeds...whew...6 foot tall ones...look like animals running across the road from a distance. There is still tumbleweed in the van' engine bay 3 years later...

the 240 was lighter and thus needed less spring...the 240 ones should be stiffer unless the 240 springs ae aftermarket. They should swap right in with no mods.

that setup in the drawing is a modified version to just sit on a vw bug frame with rear engine and torsion bars. I think a SR20DES would be cool and light weight for this project...

haha...don't even remember ow long it took...it took a long time to do that angle shot... I like the idea of not changing the tires and only having one type of tire. I want to open this "ultimate park" and nobody under 12 allowed. There would be a huge paintball/airsoft field, quarter mile dirt and paved oval, drag strip, road racing track, a resturant (the $$$$$$ maker...) and possibly a skate park...that idea has been bouncing around in my head as well... If I get a welder then maybe I will have a project for the summers off of college. I think I would make the frame out of 1" square tubing with 1/8" walls and a roll cage made out of 3/4" tubing to reduce weight. I would probably get some rallygravel tires to use since they would be the "best" all around tire. Remotely adjustable struts, remote in-cab tire deflater, regular coilovers with airbags for the offroad part, I figure I could make a junkyard prototype this summer if I had the resources and some more tools. I have a jig almost ready to make up to 32" A-arms if I wanted to finish the jig. The parts would be very generic so it would be easy to repair. maybe onboard air tools. All the bolts would be 10,12,14,or 17mm to make things easy. All 8 A-arms would be the same so you could carry 1 spare on the car. all axles would be the same. All corners would have steering so there are no differences in any suspension piece. that would be cool if I could build it for 4k before any motor or trans...I would need to figure out how to midship a 2.0 supercharged motor and trans to drive 2 differentials. I would want in the later models air lockers, selectable drive (front, rear, or 4x4), extendable snorkel and high exhaust for deep water crossing, A/C since the events would be hours long and it will be hot with a supercharger right behind your back...just the bare bones car with a few extras... I will draw out a plan for the tube frame next week after this research paper is done and ZdayZ is over.

My dad knew this guy from his work that was riding a motorcycle and wrecked flying off the side of the road. He hd a stop sign and it severed his leg off and it went out into the road. he was laying in a ditch and watched his leg get run over by a car. They did reattach his leg but it took several years before he could walk again. In my welding class we have to watch these safety videos every quarter that show workers that had their hand deeply cut, fingers severed, legs sheared off etc... it makes you think twice about where your hands are when using any tool.

sweet! I may be doing my own "seminar" on how to paint a car with a roller...My Z is going to be pretty bare looking during the show at Zdayz...

aparently youtube will be down for service for a while...

AHHH! those prices are crazy!!! Diamonds are like 4 pounds more and 1/5 the cost.

right now I have mine set on 4f/3r and it is just to where it doesn't kill you on the street...I am going to drop them down to 2 in the morning. my spring setup feels like a new sports car so on a car that is 34 years old that is not bad. It is not as crazy hard as my dad's 944T with bilsteins that just kills. I think my z is better anyway than that bent, expensive, overweight car...plus you can throw the Z around better and feel the road. His has all the luxury stuff...not that it isn't fun to drive it is just that the shocks are rock hard. My Z used to be like riding a rodeo...too much power for 4 DEAD shocks...

right now I have mine set on 4f/3r and it is just to where it doesn't kill you on the street...I am going to drop them down to 2 in the morning. my spring setup feels like a new sports car so on a car that is 34 years old that is not bad. It is not as crazy hard as my dad's 944T with bilsteins that just kills. I think my z is better anyway than that bent, expensive, overweight car...plus you can throw the Z around better and feel the road. His has all the luxury stuff...not that it isn't fun to drive it is just that the shocks are rock hard. My Z used to be like riding a rodeo...too much power for 4 DEAD shocks...

interesting...much better than acytelene. time to figure out how it works...

I know they are the 4x4.5 and the holes are slotted but I don't know exactly what size. $150 takes all 4 with tires,(3 tires need to be replaced, 1 is brand new), hub caps, lug nuts, and stainless steel hub cap screws (LARGE phillips head)

here we go...can't get it to embed...

they used it in the myth about how fast could a matchbox car go...they put the 280 against a wall, jacked the rear end off the ground, and used the wheel to move wheels on a matchbox car upto critical speed where it just flew off.

saving the movie now...then I'll upload it to youtube...

it has internal explosions...and I have hairy feet...can't help ya with anything else...

hey guys...huge video in the works...

so are you selling those rims? I may be interested in those...

ooh..sorry to hear that...hope you recover quickly from surgery...

I have the standard 225f/250r and that is as stiff a you would want to go on the street. With my Illuminas on 5 it is hard like a go cart and can lock up a front wheel pretty easily.