Builds NEW Cruiser buggy - Sunray Engineering (3 Viewers)

[wngrog]

Bite me mini Grog......didcha get the CCOT decals for your hood yet

Grouchy old fxxxer.

 

[Texican]

Grouchy old fxxxer.

https://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.php?t=41344

snip from the thread........

The little fella on the right just stumbles along followin' "Butch", appears to have very little independent thought ...... but is cute as a bug and very friendly.

That would be "Nolen".

 

[LanzG]

Well all the functions work, this is a pic is lowrider mode. We have all hot lapped it around and its an increadible machine if I do say so myself. We are testing tomorow so I will have action shots. Now we can start getting into the tech of the systems soon. There sure are allota handles and buttons in there. Jim, do you know what all those things do?

 

[LanzG]

Gave the rig a work out on saturday. It seems to work very well. Jim can chime in on his impressions, what Ive decided is that Im gona stop wheeling with him if he insists on driving the buggy all the time. That thing looks like a cart on the trailer with my monster truck.

 

[Millsap]

Hmmmmmmm, no front spindle/hubs and that degree of turning is SICK, SICK, SICK!!

 

[Jimbro]

There sure are allota handles and buttons in there. Jim, do you know what all those things do? Lance said,




OK, lets start with the dash...........

Upper left switch is the main power
1st button down is the starter button
2nd item down is headlights
3rd item down is the turn indicators, left or right, (this will also be
a part time trail rig)
4th item down is the winch control, in or out
5th item down is the service light, (running reworked stock computer)


Moving down to the console

Lokar shifter
Atlas shifters, left is rear axle, right is front axle, forward is low
On top of Atlas shifters are line lock buttons for there respective axles,
Kick the axle out, step on the brakes, thumb the button the
wheels are locked up, (with a front dig, you kick out the rear
axle, lock the rear brakes and you have the use of the foot
brake to control the front wheel/tire speed.)
Levers behind the shifters are for pull downs, left lever is rear axle.
Push forward to pull the rear down and pull back to release pull
down. These levers activate cylinders in the rear or
the front, depending on drivers selection. The cylinders are
connected to the axle with a limiting strap. The cylinder limits are
preset so there is no guessing on how far your max down is or
where your max up is. You can let the chassis all the way up and
not be concerned with how much rope is out. You run the
cylinder to its stops, either up or down and you have it at it's
preset limits, or if you need to just restrick axle travel you can
stop in between limits. These limit straps act as both pull down
and limit straps for the axle. (Why not just run winches like most
others? Weight savings was one issue, but pulldown control was
a major factor.)


Driving impressions..........


It is a rig that will spoil a driver. It will take obscene lines and
make them look easy. It will do incredible climbs, and take off
camber sections with unbelieveable stability. Has impressive
amounts of power available, and it is there (right now, no
hesitation) just for the asking, but it is very controlable if you
just want a little to thump the tires. The brakes are hydro boost
and do thier job without fault. The steering is full hydro and is
two turns, lock to lock. It turns with ease but still gives you
feedback. The front axle is crazy with articulation and will turn
an unbelieveable tight radius. The rear is very stable, is
tighter than the front, but feels very good. Body roll is non
existant, overall, very flat and stable.


We will be doing more testing and fine tuning in the next two weeks. The first comp is at Katemcy. It will be a local event, but it is a W E Rock sanctioned event.

I want to thank all at Sunray for the outstanding design, craftsmenship and innovation with this rig.

 

[woody]

The pics posted don't do it justice...very impressive....can't wait to see how it performs when "under the gun" and not just out playing!!

 

[LanzG]

Well, we are ready to race. Testings done, the race panels are on and we are ready for K-rocks this weekend. Everybody stroke Jim a little, its time to get it on!
LG

 

[woody]

very very very nice....lookin forward to seein it with a trophy on the hood after this weekend

 

[HomeGrown]

all i have to say is that looks sick. nice choice of color. nice job guys.

 

[Tigerstripe40]

Nice...

LEts see some pics of those steering knuckles!!!

 

[LanzG]

If you like those skins, wait till the show skins get here. I got a teaser for ya.
LG

 

[Rock Taxi]

Man, that is really nice. Great Job Lance and crew, and congrats Jim.

Ed

 

[Hank]

Very impressive, interested in how it does in a competition. Nice work.

 

[wngrog]

Nice IH8MUD stickers

 

[TxCruzr]

Gonna have to go check it out this weekend
Hopefully the weather gets better, but if not then there should be alot more full throttle attacks

 

[denis]

the buggy is cool but the bezel looks like absolute crap IMO

 

[LanzG]

I know there are allready a few pics from this weekends comp, but I wanted to put mine in this thread. Turns out it does look real nice with a trophy on the hood.
LG

 

[cruiserrg]

Congrats on the win, glad the rig ran so well.

 

[Jimbro]

Coming soon..............to a location near you!!!


Columbus, Ohio...............W.E.ROCK USA.


July 29th to 31st................The ROC.




Looking forward to meeting Spaceghost and other east coast rockers.

Hope to see Woody, Lance is making plans to come.

Later, Jimbro