something different

[Baloo]

hello boys

Mark who's little rockcrawler l sometimes post vids of has started his new biuld thread over on our local forum  http://forum.difflock.com/viewtopic.php?t=14499&start=270

should start at page 10 for the bike engined buggy, l will try and get him to post some close up pics of the torsen  diffs  and other trick bits

Andy

[SPEC]

I'm not a member there so no pix

[Yummi]

I'm not a member there so no pix

Pics worked for me?  Try it again.

Hey Baloo - what kind of rims / tires (err.... "tyres") are those?   They look well; dainty. 

[Baloo]

I'm not a member there so no pix :'(

hi Spec

pics should show show even if you are not a member, try again if still no joy l will post them on here for you,   worth a look, here's a couple  for you










yummi,
  l the tires are off a motor cross bike, he bought the wheel rims and made the centres himself,   he tried fat wheels on his rockcrawler but they dident work very well so now he's trying narrow





Andy

[SPEC]

Thanks Baloo you da man

[Yummi]

So they are custom wheels.  For the life of me I could not figure what sort of application had that set up other than some new age tractor.

[fabr]

I'm liking the build and many of the details of construction. Get that man over here! LOL!!!

[Voodoochikin04]

wow that is alot of machining...

[Baloo]

So they are custom wheels.  For the life of me I could not figure what sort of application had that set up other than some new age tractor.

l think they are motor bike rims that he bought and then made the centres himself, will ask him next time l see him

[Baloo]

yo Spec
           did you manage to get in and see the pics ?

[fabr]

Damn that's looking nice. My only concern are the skinny tyres. I'm thinking he went from one extreme to another when MAYBE he should have gone to a compromise of the 2 extremes.

[fabr]

Larger tires with very low pressure and soft sidewalls would likely work very well.

[Grimm Reaper Racing]

I like it...

Fabr, you might be right about the tires though.

[SPEC]

SURE DID
Thanks
I like it
I think the skinny tires are a good idea...
Cuz footprint is small so lots of # per square inch and less torque to drive them , lot's of swamp buggies got some tall as hell skinny as hell tires on them
Altho wider with a tall soft sidewall does prove to be better in sand and snow

[Grimm Reaper Racing]

I think the skinny tires are a good idea...
Cuz footprint is small so lots of # per square inch and less torque to drive them , lot's of swamp buggies got some tall as hell skinny as hell tires on them
Altho wider with a tall soft sidewall does prove to be better in sand and snow

He might have to make up a set of beadlocks, because I've never seen a set for a motorcycle.

Tire choices? 

He'll have some things to iron out, but there is no doubt that it's a cool buggy.