Crazy Truck Project

[madmax]

Nice.... One question though, would there be enough weight at the back of the empty truck to get the required grip?

Edited September 22, 2010 by madmax

[BLu3HaZe]

Could load up with ballast for that, right? AFAIK, even race cars do that by being designed with minimum possible weight and then balancing upto the minimum required weight.

[MasterDon]

Awesome build Keep us posted and also if possible, please also put up any built pics of your Supra? (read here that you have one too, track tuned?)

that supra is no longer with mani...he has seen the light and switched to tuning two wheeled monsters instead....LOL

btw here's a video of the supra

[Mani]

The traction question had come up more than once. I thought the same thing as the bed is made of composite so it's even lighter than the metal bed.

It's all going to depend on how well the weight can be transferred to the back wheels during launch. The truck should squat pretty well and the cut-out in the frame for the rear axle to tuck in coupled with the leaf springs which carry a less of a 'bow' should allow for most of the weight to be transferred to the back tire. Traction bars may be an option if it starts to 'wheel hop.'

The unofficial version.

Edited September 22, 2010 by Mani

[Mani]

This one got into the publications much sooner than I thought so.... without further ado... I'll throw rest of the buld pictures later on.

http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2010/10/first-look-toyota-tacoma-x-runner-rtr-ready-to-race.html

[madmax]

This one got into the publications much sooner than I thought so.... without further ado... I'll throw rest of the buld pictures later on.

http://news.pickuptr...dy-to-race.html

Nice, any specific area you were responsible for?

Edited October 6, 2010 by madmax

[Mani]

Nice, any specific area you were responsible for?

If you look very carfully at one of the pictures you'll see a yellow carpet strand stiking out. That's all me.

[madmax]

If you look very carfully at one of the pictures you'll see a yellow carpet strand stiking out. That's all me.

Interior?

[Mani]

Interior?

I'm not involved in bilding it. Just the development of some parts.

[blkr6]

awesome project, 5700cc Toyota engine is a monster can smoke all Chevy 350s.

[Kavvz]

awesome project, 5700cc Toyota engine is a monster can smoke all Chevy 350s.

but apparently the Toyota boys seem to LIKE Chevys...

[XAVIOR]

but apparently the Toyota boys seem to LIKE Chevys...

HAHAHAHA good one!

[Mani]

but apparently the Toyota boys seem to LIKE Chevys...

Littel too late to the party. This picture is about 10 years old.

[Kavvz]

Littel too late to the party. This picture is about 10 years old.

Couldn't resist posting it up ;-)

[4age]

thats one crazy truck... are there any videos of it running???

[Mani]