I have never seen this and I apologize if it has been posted but will this actually work? It is for sale one some auction site.
the spring looks stacked wrong to me, and I don't like the looks of the steering box mount. Also, the shocks are set up wrong.
yeah you wouldnt think that spring would work right like that, all the pull would be on the top leaf-
I guess it depends how you define the word 'work'... I've heard about it, but I'd never do it. As a master of the 'Z' Eyeball, you know how to do it right Amigo! ~Scotch~
i would think as long as you restacked the leaf pack in the right--to the application order to run it in that 'direction' it wouldnt realy be any different then all the underslung cars running around? though it does seem like there would be alot of body roll.....though im not sure why it would be more then stock...hmm
When this stupid "rat rod lifestyle" fad ends. That car may as well have no front suspension. It looks like it only has an inch or so before the frame hits the ground, effectively rendering the suspension ineffective (not to mention the steering). Crap wagon that needs a lot of work to be safe.
Yah, it's a flapper. No goo. On a tractor it's used to keep water, etc. out of the exhaust, being that they're mounted vertically. I don't quite know what it's doing on that.
for a good time go to ebay and search "rat rod".. there are alot of scary cars out there. the best part is look at the money people are paying for this crap.
Whether it "works" or not still doesn't make up for the fact that it looks like shit. Horrendous even! What a waste. Nice thought, bad execution...
I think if the spring is stacked the correct way the spring might work, but the axle upside down, with the kingpin inclination going backwards, is NEVER going to work. Besides the "concept" of the design, the whole car looks very RAT ROD and poorly constructed.
That steering box mount may be sturdy. I mean it should be with tubing that big, but who cares if it looks like crap and so out of place. Suspension wise, it should work flipped, it the leaves are restacked. I can't tell from the pic. Its interesting. I don't hate it, but I don't love it either.
Looks like there wasn't anything good on TV last winter....Personally, I don't see how this thing would drive, yet alone handle.....
Wow, what an Ill engineered collection of stuff. If youre looking for a pile of parts that needs to be re-assembled correctly, jump on it.
Looks kinda' neat for the first few seconds... if you squint your eyes.... and look away really quickly. It seems like the entire front of the car is now unsprung weight. I'm no suspension expert, but that's probably not good for ride quality or handling. There's a difference between an "underslung" and an upside down chassis.
I wonder what's going on at the rear of the frame too... Man that's a lot of work to F' that up like that...
That's what happens when someone sees an underslung chassis at a car show and decides to build one with no clue whatsoever how it works. This is the kind of thing that ruins the hobby for the rest of us when something breaks and hurts people. From an engineering stand point, that is unsafe and WILL fail. Selling it as anything else should be criminal.
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