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The buggy thread

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Re: The buggy thread

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Re: The buggy thread

Postby Rippthrough » Mon Apr 30, 2012 7:02 pm

Sorry, but that one's been on a few events! :lol:
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Re: The buggy thread

Postby mjslonergan » Mon Apr 30, 2012 7:05 pm

Curses...
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Postby Rippthrough » Thu May 03, 2012 12:59 pm

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Clicky, bloody forum width limit, it's 2012 you know guys.... :lol:
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Re: The buggy thread

Postby Rippthrough » Fri May 04, 2012 10:27 pm

Here is the slowest bit of 'racing' you're ever likely to see this side of a snail betting ring.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0pSxxg_bsk

Didn't wanna go forwards anyway....
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Re: The buggy thread

Postby mjslonergan » Sat May 05, 2012 10:11 am

It always amazes me that you guys move at all given some of the conditions you drive through :crazy:
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Postby Rippthrough » Sat May 05, 2012 12:28 pm

mjslonergan wrote:It always amazes me that you guys move at all given some of the conditions you drive through :crazy:


Would have moved a lot better without half worn tyres on the back :lol:

If you watch some of the other 4wd vids and look at the swamp near the end you can imagine how much cursing was going on in our little 2wd!
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Re: The buggy thread

Postby Rippthrough » Sat Mar 02, 2013 11:51 pm

Christ missed a fair few updates on here, sorry.

June:
Compression test today after a sudden loss of power at the last event - looks like this one is kaput too. Yay.


Which after some checks turned out to be the engine builder had ground through the hardening on the side plates, so we got a lovely 200 miles out of a complete rebuild, nice eh?
Being completely skint by now (engine builder seriously dragged out sorting motor as he had to source new bits for the ones he'd fucked - in fact, we've only just got it back a few weeks ago), we bandied about a few cheap alternate engine idea's like a boggo 2 litre motor, but gave up after realising how much cost was in just altering the mounts, cage, panelwork, ducting, clutch, etc.

So, in October, after sitting in the dark untouched for months, we finally called it quits and put her up for sale :cry:

Anyone want a rebuilt RX-8 motor? :lol:
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Re: The buggy thread

Postby fha772 » Sat Mar 02, 2013 11:58 pm

Noooooooooooo!!!!! :cry:
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Re: The buggy thread

Postby Rippthrough » Sun Mar 03, 2013 12:01 am

I've got some lovely rotary shaped paperweights too, you want one? :lol:

Random weird fact of the day, the exhaust system now graces a Rover 400 :D
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Re: The buggy thread

Postby fha772 » Sun Mar 03, 2013 12:58 am

What spec is the RX-8 engine?

How much do you want for it?

I might know of a nice RX-3 shaped home for it...
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