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Originally Posted by mr2greasemonkey
Summer came by yesterday, guess he's moving to New Zealand next month some time. So depending on if it's permanent or not, our composite guy is gonna be out of touch for awhile.
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Yeah unfortunately not permanent.
Nah actually I am really excited to get back. I have some big projects in mind.
One of the first will be starting on the CRX. I am working on some drawings but i'm not done yet. Step one will be cutting off the hatch and rear glass and converting it to a pickup. My girlfriend and I want to get dirtbikes so the main goal will be making it able to carry two bikes, riders and gear.
I know, we could get a trailer or something but what fun would that be
Once that is done I will probably focus on getting the MK1 running right.
Eventually though I am begnining to seriously consider taking the CRX a little further. I would like to convert it to a 4X4, lift it about 8" and get some big tires. I think it will make a great offroader.
So far I am considering the honda CRV, and RAV 4. They are small and light (for an SUV), have AWD and longer suspension travel. I started to get excited about using a toyota pickup or 4runner but it occured to me that we would probably need to cut a huge hole in the firewall to fit the trans. Plus the motor might stick out front too much. I really like that idea though because it would be beefy as hell and their easy to find used and offroad parts for.
I am guessing a transverse setup would be easier to work with though. Any other ideas and sugestions are appreciated.
As far as I know the AWD civic makes it an easy swap but it won't have the suspension travel or beef I want.
Goals are
carry 2 dirt bikes
10 inches ground clearence and as close to that as possible in suspension travel
200-300 HP
30 MPG empty
built strong. Needs to hold up to 4 wheeling and hauling
Needs to keep up with the big boys or beat them in the sand, mud, rocks and dirt.
weigh in under 2500lbs including skid plates, front cattle catcher, winch, roll bar, and 30" tires
That gives us about 600 LBS to work with.
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and it can't cost too much.
Now the other thing.
My sister is going to teach me web design and help me set up a site. I want to make a site devoted to our projects. I will also make a new forum. Pete is gone and I don't talk to him much. I can make small changes but don't have the ability to change it much. I would like to get something like that back on track and I think it just needs a little more work than I was able to put into it.
I also think if I make the site clean enough I should be able to make some money advertising and I am hoping to maybe find some sponsors who would help us out a little in exchange for gaining visibility.
I mean if a 4X4 CRX hauling 2 dirtbikes on 30" tires doesn't get attention I don't know what will.
Anyway I will keep you guys up to date as things progress.