NEW Cruiser buggy - Sunray Engineering - Page 5

White Shark · 12-13-04, 06:06 AM

And you thought that nobody ever uses geometry after high school. Fortunately, it looks like these guys excelled in metal shop and geometry. They say the innovations all happen in F1 and IndyCars, but this build tends to disprove that notion. Stack those welds like a row of nickels! Nice.

cali-cruiser · 12-13-04, 12:32 PM

nickels are too heavy. so dimes

woody · 12-14-04, 01:31 PM

more pics...should even have some during the "driver fitting" tomorrow...lol

Mace · 12-14-04, 01:54 PM

Nice...

Jimbro · 12-14-04, 05:14 PM

They told me the cheapest weight saving would be for the driver to lose about 30#'s.....these guys are coming down hard!

Jimbro

Rascal · 12-14-04, 06:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimbro

They told me the cheapest weight saving would be for the driver to lose about 30#'s.....these guys are coming down hard!

Jimbro

Jim,

I think I would have done that very easily if I had run with you guys this last weekend. I'd have to change my pants - but the weight would be gone

wngrog · 12-15-04, 07:13 PM

Made a pass by Sunray today for a first hand look

orangefj45 · 12-15-04, 07:33 PM

who's the step child in the last pic?!

those seats look real comfy.

buggies like this give me so many ideas and something to shoot for when i finally get to build my own. very good ideas here, and well executed!

SS_Storm · 12-15-04, 08:08 PM

that thing is nice!
how much would one of those run you about 50k?

wngrog · 12-15-04, 08:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SS_Storm

that thing is nice!
how much would one of those run you about 50k?

Depends on how much BLING you add.

CruisinGA · 12-15-04, 08:44 PM

Lets consider the amount of bling being installed in this writeup as average, and with a similar d-train choice, what are ya lookin at then as far as total $$?

I really have no idea what this sort of large scale, very professional fab work runs, there is not much of this kind of work happening around Atlanta, some, not much.

What impresses me the most is that the planning is so precise they can weld into place the supports they will need ahead of time.

wngrog · 12-15-04, 09:12 PM

50K
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...........................................plus BLING.

Radd Cruisers · 12-16-04, 01:29 AM

I had to think for a second on one of those removable link connectors, then it clicked as I realized it had to be removable to pull the 3rd???

the shed guy · 12-17-04, 05:52 AM

Just looking at the room in the cockpit of this pic, wondering where the switches for the electric windows, and the air con ducting will go

woody · 12-21-04, 01:54 PM

rear axle pic.....

SKINNY....REALLY skinny...like 190# as it sits skinny....

Rock Taxi · 12-21-04, 04:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by woody

rear axle pic.....

SKINNY....REALLY skinny...like 190# as it sits skinny....

LOL! That is a bit LESS than 1/3 the weight of my rear axle.

Sweeeeeet.

Ed

LanzG · 12-23-04, 04:07 PM

Santa came early. Must display the bling.

Looks like they put the beadlock on the wrong side.
LG

Waggoner5 · 12-23-04, 04:38 PM

Lance, this is a Toyota site you know.....Becareful, it might rub off.
Gary

tclndcrz · 12-23-04, 04:40 PM

umm 5 lug???

woody · 12-23-04, 04:45 PM

lug count doesn't much matter when the axles are custom

LanzG · 12-23-04, 04:49 PM

Sweet, theres one on the front too! Is that 9 more of those things boxed up under there?

Jim, many thanks. Thats his Xmas gifts to us in the 2nd pic. He filled the fridge first! Your the man. Were calling Schaefer the official buggy fuel.
LG

woody · 12-23-04, 04:50 PM

tap a hose in yer ass tomorrow, add a match, and you'll heat the house

woody · 12-28-04, 11:03 AM

Lance sent me a spy photo of the new front lower control arms....LOTTA bling there, believe me....

unfortunately, his photos skills suck, so it's a bit hard to make out

(believe that's someone's head on the left...not sure tho...)

woody · 12-28-04, 02:55 PM

some real pics....shot today....lookin VERUH noice...

Mace · 12-28-04, 03:30 PM

Mmmm inner beadlocks...

Rock Taxi · 12-28-04, 03:43 PM

The guys at Sunray are such copy cats. I go and use tubing in my buggy/thing, and not 3 months later, they show up on the internet using tubing in this rig.

And of course, the similarity ends there.

Lookin great guys. Can't wait to see Jim in that thing!

Ed

LanzG · 12-28-04, 04:34 PM

Ed, we stole a few other ideas from you to, see the motor, and its gona have tires on it when its all said and done!
LG

Rock Taxi · 12-28-04, 04:37 PM

Damnit! All that thinkin I done, and you stole them idears too.

Ed

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12-14-04, 01:31 PM	#123
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12-15-04, 07:13 PM	#127
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12-14-04, 05:14 PM	#125
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12-15-04, 07:33 PM	#128
orangefj45 IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: on thin ice Posts: 5,671	who's the step child in the last pic?! those seats look real comfy. buggies like this give me so many ideas and something to shoot for when i finally get to build my own. very good ideas here, and well executed!

12-15-04, 08:08 PM	#129
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12-15-04, 08:44 PM	#131
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12-15-04, 09:12 PM	#132
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12-16-04, 01:29 AM	#133
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12-17-04, 05:52 AM	#134
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12-21-04, 01:54 PM	#135
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12-23-04, 04:07 PM	#137
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12-23-04, 04:45 PM	#140
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12-23-04, 04:49 PM	#141
LanzG IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 50	Sweet, theres one on the front too! Is that 9 more of those things boxed up under there? Jim, many thanks. Thats his Xmas gifts to us in the 2nd pic. He filled the fridge first! Your the man. Were calling Schaefer the official buggy fuel. LG Attached Images __________________ Gravity rides everything

12-23-04, 04:50 PM	#142
woody Admin Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Appleton, WI TLCA# 1548 Posts: 7,687 Blog Entries: 2	tap a hose in yer ass tomorrow, add a match, and you'll heat the house __________________ Brian 'woody' Swearingen 1974 FJ40 'The Raisin' - Pitbull Rockers, 30-spline Longfields, SOA - 1/4 ellip 1996 FZJ80 'Gretchen' - MetalTech, ARB, OME, IPOR, 4x4Labs 2003 2500HD Duramax - Edge/Juice/Attitude, 285 Nitto Terra Grapplers, 4" exhaust Forum Questions? Click Here! 'America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.' Abraham Lincoln

12-28-04, 11:03 AM	#143
woody Admin Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Appleton, WI TLCA# 1548 Posts: 7,687 Blog Entries: 2	Lance sent me a spy photo of the new front lower control arms....LOTTA bling there, believe me.... unfortunately, his photos skills suck, so it's a bit hard to make out (believe that's someone's head on the left...not sure tho...) Attached Images __________________ Brian 'woody' Swearingen 1974 FJ40 'The Raisin' - Pitbull Rockers, 30-spline Longfields, SOA - 1/4 ellip 1996 FZJ80 'Gretchen' - MetalTech, ARB, OME, IPOR, 4x4Labs 2003 2500HD Duramax - Edge/Juice/Attitude, 285 Nitto Terra Grapplers, 4" exhaust Forum Questions? Click Here! 'America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.' Abraham Lincoln Last edited by woody; 12-28-04 at 11:13 AM.

12-28-04, 02:55 PM	#144
woody Admin Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Appleton, WI TLCA# 1548 Posts: 7,687 Blog Entries: 2	some real pics....shot today....lookin VERUH noice... Attached Images __________________ Brian 'woody' Swearingen 1974 FJ40 'The Raisin' - Pitbull Rockers, 30-spline Longfields, SOA - 1/4 ellip 1996 FZJ80 'Gretchen' - MetalTech, ARB, OME, IPOR, 4x4Labs 2003 2500HD Duramax - Edge/Juice/Attitude, 285 Nitto Terra Grapplers, 4" exhaust Forum Questions? Click Here! 'America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.' Abraham Lincoln

12-28-04, 03:30 PM	#145
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12-28-04, 03:43 PM	#146
Rock Taxi IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: in the doghouse Posts: 254	The guys at Sunray are such copy cats. I go and use tubing in my buggy/thing, and not 3 months later, they show up on the internet using tubing in this rig. And of course, the similarity ends there. Lookin great guys. Can't wait to see Jim in that thing! Ed __________________ Cruiser with 6 litres of EXTRA RICE!!! Last edited by Rock Taxi; 12-28-04 at 04:29 PM.

12-28-04, 04:34 PM	#147
LanzG IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 50	Ed, we stole a few other ideas from you to, see the motor, and its gona have tires on it when its all said and done! LG __________________ Gravity rides everything Last edited by LanzG; 12-28-04 at 04:45 PM.

12-28-04, 04:37 PM	#148
Rock Taxi IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: in the doghouse Posts: 254	Damnit! All that thinkin I done, and you stole them idears too. Ed __________________ Cruiser with 6 litres of EXTRA RICE!!!

12-29-04, 09:11 AM	#149
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