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Re: tube bender
« Reply #90 on: January 14, 2012, 06:59:02 AM »
Nice work Baloo

Now all we need is a video of it in operation.
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Re: tube bender
« Reply #91 on: January 14, 2012, 08:05:43 AM »
Quote from: fastcorvairs on January 14, 2012, 06:59:02 AM
Nice work Baloo

Now all we need is a video of it in operation.

yes, will do one in the next few days

fast have you got a scoobie powered buggy ?
 
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Re: tube bender
« Reply #92 on: January 14, 2012, 09:36:43 AM »
Quote from: Baloo on January 14, 2012, 08:05:43 AM
yes, will do one in the next few days

fast have you got a scoobie powered buggy ?

Yep.  I like my scoobie.  A very well built motor.  Mine is mid with the mindy out back.  They are not real torqueie so you need to keep them in the upper pipes to get the power. Not as much as a bike motor but still some.  But they are built for it. 
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« Reply #93 on: January 14, 2012, 09:56:22 AM »
cool thats what l want, got any pics of the motor install ?, l am interested in how much gearbox hangs out the back end,
whats a mindy  a type of gearbox ?, l am thinking of using  the scoobie  autobox
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« Reply #94 on: January 14, 2012, 12:33:56 PM »
Mindi is indeed the gearbox. Named Mendeola

Called Spendeola by many cause they can cost a fortune.
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Re: tube bender
« Reply #95 on: January 14, 2012, 01:10:20 PM »
Quote from: fastcorvairs on January 14, 2012, 09:36:43 AM
Yep.  I like my scoobie.  A very well built motor.  Mine is mid with the mindy out back.  They are not real torqueie so you need to keep them in the upper pipes to get the power. Not as much as a bike motor but still some.  But they are built for it.

what ratio diff and what diameter tyres are you running ?
l had a go in forester and it pulled from 1500 to red line in 4th no problem at all which made me think it was torquey
but perhaps not then
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Re: tube bender
« Reply #96 on: January 14, 2012, 03:44:24 PM »
Quote from: Baloo on January 14, 2012, 01:10:20 PM
what ratio diff and what diameter tyres are you running ?
l had a go in forester and it pulled from 1500 to red line in 4th no problem at all which made me think it was torquey
but perhaps not then

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I am running a 5:14 ring gear 10.5 Dia with a finial drive of 14.9 first 10.7 second 8.6 third and 6.7 fourth.  Our sand car's are a full 360 degrees from what you guys are building over the pond.  Our cars would not hold up to what you put yours through.  A sand car is just that built to run on the smooth sand at hi speeds. To answer your ? there is about a foot and half that hangs out back of the axles. 
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Re: tube bender
« Reply #97 on: January 15, 2012, 12:52:09 AM »
well it sure looks a strong box with all those ribs on it,  must be nice to run in sand looks very clean, we have to spend 2 hours with a jet wash getting all the mud off when we have finished playing, l bet that sand eats bearing though if it can get in anywhere ?
looks like that engine and box is solid mounted into the frame is that common practice?

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« Reply #98 on: January 15, 2012, 10:05:49 AM »
Baloo

Some people use Nylon or Urethane bushings but most just solid mount there engine's and trans to the frame. Get a little more vibration but quick and clean.  As for the sand getting into bearings. Not so much.  With today seals and with Outerwears covers for aircleaners and such it really not to much of a problem. 
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« Reply #99 on: January 15, 2012, 11:28:21 AM »
l am still impressed with how clean that gearbox in the pic above is, sunny and sandy sound mighty appealing to how the weather here is now  :'(















h'mm solid mounted engine and box, could use that as part of the frame and do away with a few tubes  ???
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Re: tube bender
« Reply #100 on: January 15, 2012, 11:32:35 AM »
LOL Yes Baloo the sand is def a clean mans dream. If you have an open trailer nearly all the sand that is in a machine will blow out on the trip home!

What does not can be cleaned with an airhose in minutes usually.

Grease and oil leaks make the stuff stick but are tell tales of maintenance needed HERE! lol

Some guys at the dunes will spend ten thousand (and some much more) JUST on pretty!


 
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Re: tube bender
« Reply #101 on: January 15, 2012, 11:48:38 AM »

h'mm  not much chance of the mud blowing off on the way home the jet wash struggles to move it,

how long can one stay in the usa on holiday at glamis before l get booted back out ?
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Re: tube bender
« Reply #102 on: January 15, 2012, 12:22:32 PM »
Quote from: Baloo on January 15, 2012, 11:48:38 AM
h'mm  not much chance of the mud blowing off on the way home the jet wash struggles to move it,

how long can one stay in the usa on holiday at glamis before l get booted back out ?

If I look at our current immigration problem I would say 50 plus years? Plus benefits of course.....
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Re: tube bender
« Reply #103 on: January 15, 2012, 01:53:04 PM »
Quote from: Baloo on January 15, 2012, 11:48:38 AM
h'mm  not much chance of the mud blowing off on the way home the jet wash struggles to move it,

how long can one stay in the usa on holiday at glamis before l get booted back out ?
2 weeks,I think, in the same spot. Move somewhere else and do it again.......................................
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Re: tube bender
« Reply #104 on: January 15, 2012, 02:15:04 PM »
wonder if they would give me a job as a sand ranger with a sand rail as a company car lol
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