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Partially Committed Racing's buggy #004 build
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<blockquote data-quote="slravenel" data-source="post: 681258" data-attributes="member: 1068"><p>Its both big and small at the same time. Sitting next to mine its hard to really tell the size difference unless you are looking at them from the front. Once there is a body on Todd's that will change...but for now its almost just as compact as mine is. It should wheel really well. Actually has kinda almost maybe convinced me that my next chassis will be a 54". This thing will be super comfortable. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>yea yea laughing1</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It is definitely low and back - thats one of the main things we went after on the original 2 builds as well. The further down and back it is, the better it wheels...within reason obviously, but its a pretty solid key factor in building a chassis like this. You dont get to sit behind the drivetrain and have a super low roof and tall belly like a bouncer does...but the trade offs are that you get a better center of gravity, shorter wheelbase, and much much much better visibility. </p><p></p><p>That said though...the front fills up FAST. Radiator, winch, coolers, and possibly even an oil accumulator will all find a home up there behind the grill. Then there will be a small bumper and mini stinger up front outside the grill. The radiator leans pretty far back to keep the hood down low so between it and the winch you have pretty much the whole frame rail spoken for in front of the engine.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slravenel, post: 681258, member: 1068"] Its both big and small at the same time. Sitting next to mine its hard to really tell the size difference unless you are looking at them from the front. Once there is a body on Todd's that will change...but for now its almost just as compact as mine is. It should wheel really well. Actually has kinda almost maybe convinced me that my next chassis will be a 54". This thing will be super comfortable. yea yea laughing1 It is definitely low and back - thats one of the main things we went after on the original 2 builds as well. The further down and back it is, the better it wheels...within reason obviously, but its a pretty solid key factor in building a chassis like this. You dont get to sit behind the drivetrain and have a super low roof and tall belly like a bouncer does...but the trade offs are that you get a better center of gravity, shorter wheelbase, and much much much better visibility. That said though...the front fills up FAST. Radiator, winch, coolers, and possibly even an oil accumulator will all find a home up there behind the grill. Then there will be a small bumper and mini stinger up front outside the grill. The radiator leans pretty far back to keep the hood down low so between it and the winch you have pretty much the whole frame rail spoken for in front of the engine. [/QUOTE]
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