7m powered rail buggy?

[gaboonviper85]

has anyone ever seen or thought about doing this???? I cant get that idea out my head! If anybody has could you post pics?

ive seen a twin turbo ls1 i believe in a rail....looked sick...but would be bad ass to see a 7m.

 

[HommerSimpson]

We had a very very nice Invader (sp) rail with a 2300 pinto motor header turned upside down... and it was a mean mean RIDE... it would pully a wheelie in 1st 2nd 3rd gear....
Now with that being said.. a 7M weighs way way to much for a rear engine rail... now a mid engine might work.....

 

[GotBoost?]

Maybe b/c there are more compact powerplants out there to do the same job. My $0.02.

 

[WhtMa71]

It would be very cool indeed. I saw a guy build one with a honda motor that had 15:1 compression and ran on methanol. He had the engine mounted so he would have to use a custom transaxle..As you would have to do with the 7m.
http://www.mendeolatransaxles.com/mendeola_transaxles.php
They make very good transaxles but they aint cheap.

 

[iwannadie]

I thought the idea behind rails was keep the weight down, the 7m is a beast and its not like you need that much power.

For the fun of it, yea itd be cool if you have a motor laying around and just want it 'because'. In Az people run rails on normal roads alot, be kinda cool to make a streetable 7m rail.

 

[gaboonviper85]

as far as weight goes....rails Can get pretty damn big! A 7mgte wouldn't weigh much for a large 4 seat rail! Yeah rails aren't always small and its all about power to weight ratio and weight displacement....nothing big tires can't fix

Mid engine would be sick with the diff bolted right to the transmission...if a 7m can move 3500 pounds to impressive speeds I couldnt imagine how much fun it would be in a frame 1/3rd the weight

 

[gaboonviper85]

I thought the idea behind rails was keep the weight down, the 7m is a beast and its not like you need that much power.

For the fun of it, yea itd be cool if you have a motor laying around and just want it 'because'. In Az people run rails on normal roads alot, be kinda cool to make a streetable 7m rail.

"and its not like you need that much power".......how could you say that, just how...shame on you!

 

[IJ.]

BHG in the dunes followed by RK.......

bad idea Goon

 

[iwannadie]

"and its not like you need that much power".......how could you say that, just how...shame on you!

Well, Im just picturing a rail in the sand with wheels spinning and not going anywhere lol.

 

[gaboonviper85]

BHG in the dunes followed by RK.......

bad idea Goon

Oh cover your ears 7m....you don't listen to him....LOL

That would suck though


Iwannadie.....paddle tires would fix that....in sand with paddles there isn't such thing as too much wheel spin LOl

Either way I think it would be a neat sight even if there is better ways of going about it....

 

[IJ.]

Low speeds not much airflow

7M stock pan has horrible Oil Control even in a road car let alone bouncing and jumping

 

[gaboonviper85]

Thats where a little elbow grease and can do attitude come into play..and a huge damn oil pan LOL.

If all these other engines can do it a 7m is no different then the rest....

Its not something I'm planing on doing but it would be neat....I live in PA so dunes aren't the thing LOL...now putting a 7m in a 1st gen 4runner would be the shit here.

 

[blackturbona]

^^ plenty of those around the internet, but yes still awsome

 

[Poodles]

I'd love to make a rail....but one more along the lines of the Atom...

 

[bridg3r]

that would be badass

 

[IJ.]

If I had my time over I wouldn't use a 7M on a generator let alone a car

 

[gaboonviper85]

If I had my time over I wouldn't use a 7M on a generator let alone a car

lmao....ouch! just admit you know it would be pure sex to have a 7m powered rail buggy....be out there on the sand owning all the lame volks powered rails.

 

[HommerSimpson]

lmao....ouch! just admit you know it would be pure sex to have a 7m powered rail buggy....be out there on the sand owning all the lame volks powered rails.

As a rear engine rail ... them LAME ass vws would smoke it...

 

[HommerSimpson]

I built this in 2002.. and restored the red convertable in the background in like 2000.. its a 1835 about 125 hp

http://www.geocities.com/vwdunebuggy2001/

 

[gaboonviper85]

I built this in 2002.. and restored the red convertable in the background in like 2000.. its a 1835 about 125 hp

http://www.geocities.com/vwdunebuggy2001/

thats not a rail buggy.....and a 125 hp volks powered rail would NEVER own a 400hp 7m rail.....where the engine sits makes very little difference as to how fast or how it handles if you design the chassis right.....its power to weight ratio my friend.