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lochness42
08-02-2011, 04:54 PM
Sorry for yellow rear wheels - they were on for quite long time and I'm damn too lazy to change them for photos :D

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_mZiQI7ngxeo/TVFpwefwKiI/AAAAAAAAAic/frfyixrEbrg/01.jpg
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_mZiQI7ngxeo/TVFpwJpxA4I/AAAAAAAAAiY/ev45uyTUIUA/02.jpg
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_mZiQI7ngxeo/TVFpwJNGgUI/AAAAAAAAAiU/9adOCINk_3k/03.jpg
racingdwarf
08-02-2011, 05:14 PM
good plan, cougar front end, bomb proof gearbox on the back...not schumacher:thumbsup:. how does it go?
lochness42
08-02-2011, 05:31 PM
good plan, cougar front end, bomb proof gearbox on the back...not schumacher:thumbsup:. how does it go?

Uhm it's been done with racing on dirt in mind. I love my std cougar just want to try how would it handle with motor in rear. I don't really have issues with gearbox ;)

To how does it go - it's been finished about 4 hours ago so it has zero runtime. It will be ran next week in Austria at Carpetfun. So we will see.
jeffrey
08-02-2011, 06:00 PM
nice project :p
racingdwarf
08-02-2011, 07:24 PM
Uhm it's been done with racing on dirt in mind. I love my std cougar just want to try how would it handle with motor in rear. I don't really have issues with gearbox ;)

To how does it go - it's been finished about 4 hours ago so it has zero runtime. It will be ran next week in Austria at Carpetfun. So we will see.

:D very diplomatic, will be good to see how it goes, keep us posted pls:thumbsup:
lochness42
08-02-2011, 08:03 PM
:D very diplomatic, will be good to see how it goes, keep us posted pls:thumbsup:

Haha, but I really like my Cougar, got one of the first kits that were released and had only few outer gears stripped, inner gears are still original.
Anyway I've got some ideas I want to try no matter if my car I've got works well. I wanted to make own mid motor conversion 2 years ago. Managed to get sweet X6 before I got to making it, but I still couldn't resist. This was result http://oople.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27655 Actually current conversion uses some parts from previous car.
All in all I'm going to continue racing my std Cougar. I just want to try how will work amazing Cougar front end with one of the most stable rear ends I tried with rear motored car.
fotko
08-02-2011, 08:37 PM
Pali, from what is the main chassi maded? FRP?
lochness42
08-02-2011, 08:48 PM
Pali, from what is the main chassi maded? FRP?

2.5mm fiberglass sheet.
lochness42
20-02-2011, 10:41 PM
Well chassis didn't survive beating in Austria. It broke where rear pivot blocks are screwed as there was hole under gearbox.
Anyway it seemed to jump very nicely and was stable in the air. I still preferred my Cougar. Carpet wasn't high grip and it lost rear end when you tried to brake very hard at the end of the straight.

Now I'll be considering if I want to make another chassis for summer. I've proven that this concept works very well and it handled nicely without much setup work (well basically none :D). I call it success :thumbsup: