TMM 2.1

Turbo_Manx_Maniac · Post by **Turbo_Manx_Maniac** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 10:03 am

It has begun...

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winifredevw · Post by **winifredevw** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 1:20 pm

Whatca got in the brown bag? It resembles a trans, maybe?

Ol'fogasaurus · Post by **Ol'fogasaurus** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 2:50 pm

TM (squared) what kind of body, almost looks like an EMPI Imp but the tub portion of the body is missing, do you have it? What is in the works? Are you planning on building a tube frame and lifted body by buiding or modifying the rest of the body tub to bring the fenders up enough to get to use the full travel potential of IRS suspension?

What a deal!!

Lee

Turbo_Manx_Maniac · Post by **Turbo_Manx_Maniac** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 4:17 pm

winifredevw wrote:Whatca got in the brown bag? It resembles a trans, maybe?

EZ-Up.

Turbo_Manx_Maniac · Post by **Turbo_Manx_Maniac** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 4:37 pm

Ol'fogasaurus wrote:TM (squared) what kind of body, almost looks like an EMPI Imp but the tub portion of the body is missing, do you have it? What is in the works? Are you planning on building a tube frame and lifted body by buiding or modifying the rest of the body tub to bring the fenders up enough to get to use the full travel potential of IRS suspension?

What a deal!!

Lee

It's an MGM/FRP body, it's meant to sit on a tube chassis and have aluminum panels/floor all around instead of a tub. Gives you more interior room and also let's you sit the body higher so you can get more suspension travel. I'm not building the roller I'm having it built custom for me, I want it to work so I'm staying out of it.

Car will be all tube frame ~110" mixed chromolly and mild steel, in front it will have Fox coil overs in front, 4 piston brakes all around, A-arms, ~78-80" track, 2" hollow spindles, 31" KM2's, power steering, in rear it will have custom trailing arms, modified micro stubs, coil overs, 3 tube by-pass, 33" KM2's. I will re-use my 2332 Turbo FI motor and 091 for now due to funding.

I'm upgrading primarily for safety reasons, but I'm also not cool with being the slowest one in my group.

winifredevw · Post by **winifredevw** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 4:53 pm

2332 Turbo FI not fast enough? Dang TMM, you hang with a FAST crowd! I gotta keep my girls away from you!

ntsqd · Post by **ntsqd** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 5:36 pm

winifredevw wrote:2332 Turbo FI not fast enough? Dang TMM, you hang with a FAST crowd! I gotta keep my girls away from you!

In an 80" wheelbase an engine like that had to be a handful. ~110" should let that engine stretch it's legs a lot better.

Ol'fogasaurus · Post by **Ol'fogasaurus** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 7:14 pm

ntsqd wrote:
winifredevw wrote:2332 Turbo FI not fast enough? Dang TMM, you hang with a FAST crowd! I gotta keep my girls away from you!
In an 80" wheelbase an engine like that had to be a handful. ~110" should let that engine stretch it's legs a lot better.

I agree with that. Its going to be too squirrely with the short 80” wheel base.

Lee

welsh619 · Post by **welsh619** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 9:54 pm

Ummmm is it just my iPhone or is anyone else getting a different and definetly not STf appropriate picture. I get the kist though dude way to go show Mtb how "weak" (or was it lame) buggies are

rickosuave1987 · Post by **rickosuave1987** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 10:13 am

welsh619 wrote:Ummmm is it just my iPhone or is anyone else getting a different and definetly not STf appropriate picture. I get the kist though dude way to go show Mtb how "weak" (or was it lame) buggies are

Must be your phone. It looks like a red MGM body on a trailer to me... Both on my desktop and on my iphone...

Cool deal TMM. What is your timeline for having a rolling chassis?

Big Dave · Post by **Big Dave** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 12:19 pm

My iphone seems to see things fine.

Turbo_Manx_Maniac · Post by **Turbo_Manx_Maniac** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 1:33 pm

rickosuave1987 wrote:Cool deal TMM. What is your timeline for having a rolling chassis?

They have the floor and midsection done and are working on the front suspension now, they are cranking. I hope to have the roller at my house in a month or less. I have a plan to have it on the road in October so I can debug it before our first desert trip in November. I'm sure I'm slowing them down with seat color choices and BS like that.

You guys will probably kick me off the forum because I'm paying to have so much of the fab work done, but I have limited time and am trying to just do the things I enjoy. Oh yeah, then there's the skills needed to build a roller which I don't have...

I am more of a engine/electrical person so I'll stick to these areas.

I'll have some pics up soon.

welsh619 · Post by **welsh619** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 2:53 pm

Ok now we're good who knows...

baja5 · Post by **baja5** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 7:06 pm

Just curious TMM, Who is building your chassis??

Turbo_Manx_Maniac · Post by **Turbo_Manx_Maniac** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 7:10 pm

baja5 wrote:Just curious TMM, Who is building your chassis??

His name is Clint, he lives in Valley center. Giving me a killer deal on a second set of parts he has laying around.

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