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Re: New to the Lemons scene... College student from California

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The Super Duper 7 would be pretty quick, I betcha.

Definitely, and fairly nimble with alot of the weight removed.

Does it have to be a crown vic or will any old body on frame V8 monster suffice (one of our teammates just got an old V8 chebby truck for $75, but its 4wd so maybe not)

Any body-on-frame vehicle would work for a Super Duper 7, as long as it's big. No goddamn Datsun pickups! I've been suggesting a Crown Vic because so many teams already have one, but any old F-150 or C10 would work just as well.

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Re: New to the Lemons scene... College student from California

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The Super Duper 7 would be pretty quick, I betcha.

Definitely, and fairly nimble with alot of the weight removed.

Does it have to be a crown vic or will any old body on frame V8 monster suffice (one of our teammates just got an old V8 chebby truck for $75, but its 4wd so maybe not)

Any body-on-frame vehicle would work for a Super Duper 7, as long as it's big. No goddamn Datsun pickups! I've been suggesting a Crown Vic because so many teams already have one, but any old F-150 or C10 would work just as well.

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Re: New to the Lemons scene... College student from California

I had actually given thought to something similar to the super duper seven, only more along the lines of a 3:2 scale ariel atom. A mandrel bender and random pipe scraps are something I can probably manage better than trying to secure bits of plywood at interesting angles (and making the plywood look like some kind of car).

I'm in, now to find others who are equally insane...

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Re: New to the Lemons scene... College student from California

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Does it have to be a crown vic or will any old body on frame V8 monster suffice (one of our teammates just got an old V8 chebby truck for $75, but its 4wd so maybe not)

What's wrong with a 4wd speedster?

http://image.fourwheeler.com/f/28330191/129_0205_01_z+1915_ford_model_t_speedster+front_view.jpg

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

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Re: New to the Lemons scene... College student from California

Yeah, a 4WD Super Duper 7, or maybe an Ariel Molecule, would be very LeMon-y.

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Re: New to the Lemons scene... College student from California

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Ariel Molecule

Brilliant!  Or maybe a little bigger with some free-form fiberglass bodywork and a really anemic powerplant and call it an Ariel Amoeba?

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Re: New to the Lemons scene... College student from California

Uncle Humjaba wrote:

I had actually given thought to something similar to the super duper seven, only more along the lines of a 3:2 scale ariel atom. A mandrel bender and random pipe scraps are something I can probably manage better than trying to secure bits of plywood at interesting angles (and making the plywood look like some kind of car).

I'm in, now to find others who are equally insane...

Would probably need to use a tubing roller.  Mandrel bender wouldn't be able to make those smooth curves, it would just make a bunch of kinks since it would have to follow the curve of the die.

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Re: New to the Lemons scene... College student from California

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Uncle Humjaba wrote:

I had actually given thought to something similar to the super duper seven, only more along the lines of a 3:2 scale ariel atom. A mandrel bender and random pipe scraps are something I can probably manage better than trying to secure bits of plywood at interesting angles (and making the plywood look like some kind of car).

I'm in, now to find others who are equally insane...

Would probably need to use a tubing roller.  Mandrel bender wouldn't be able to make those smooth curves, it would just make a bunch of kinks since it would have to follow the curve of the die.

The more I think about it, the more sense a superduper 7 makes. The large-radius curves of the atom would be hard to duplicate, whereas some straight tubing, brackets and painted plywood would make an interesting 7. Not sure what to do about the driver sitting in the middle instead of over the rear axle though. Moving the driver's seat of a crown vic over the rear axle would look more like leno's tank rod, haha.

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Re: New to the Lemons scene... College student from California

Well, there's always this:

http://www.remarkablecars.com/ppads/data/450/09591-beverly-hillbillies-1.jpg

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Re: New to the Lemons scene... College student from California

Loren wrote:
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Ariel Molecule

Brilliant!  Or maybe a little bigger with some free-form fiberglass bodywork and a really anemic powerplant and call it an Ariel Amoeba?

I have *just* the anemic powerplant to propel you into Lemons glory.  3 cyl 2 stroke wartburg engine anyone?

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3 cyl 2 stroke wartburg engine anyone?

Is it light enough to ship via UPS?

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3 cyl 2 stroke wartburg engine anyone?

Is it light enough to ship via UPS?

Probably not, especially if you needed the transmission too.

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Re: New to the Lemons scene... College student from California

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People make room when there is a huge car careening towards them at a crazy speed.

There always seemed to be room for the Mark Ate when we came flying up to the corners

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Re: New to the Lemons scene... College student from California

RichVS wrote:
JThw8 wrote:

Does it have to be a crown vic or will any old body on frame V8 monster suffice (one of our teammates just got an old V8 chebby truck for $75, but its 4wd so maybe not)

What's wrong with a 4wd speedster?

http://image.fourwheeler.com/f/28330191 … t_view.jpg

Wow, that has to be interesting under braking, the spindles are so far from the wheels


OK, correction, I just noticed it has NO FRONT BRAKES so it would only be terrible on the power

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that JAG with the tubing on the outside was a huge ATOM  Murilee you got pics of that?

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