honda powered KID BUGGY...

[draggbody]

well i have been lurking around here for a while... i have a really clean 95 2 door accord, but imports arent really my passion, rock crawling is... i have a buggy that i built, 454, 40" tires, blah blah blah, its bad and none of that means anything to you... why do i bring it up, well i built my daughter a buggy too... powertrain is a '93 d16 w/ an auto trans turned sideways so there are now driveshafts where the cv axles once were, that runs to a set of suzuki samurai strait axles w/ 3.73 gears in it, 31" tires, PRP suspension seats and a full tube chassis... here are some pics and the link to the build thread if interested... i just thought i would share this w/ yall... btw she is 8 years old...

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=633445 (http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=633445)

here is the most recent pic... she did an rally style race and finished 13 out of 42...

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z148/draggbody/honda%20buggy/P1010687.jpg
http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z148/draggbody/honda%20buggy/20090801-IMG_0330.jpg

in harlan ky...

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z148/draggbody/honda%20buggy/PIC_0458.jpg

can you believe we are going to play in the dirt w/ this???

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z148/draggbody/honda%20buggy/P21010004.jpg

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z148/draggbody/honda%20buggy/P21010014.jpg

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z148/draggbody/honda%20buggy/P21010008.jpg

got wire tuck???

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z148/draggbody/honda%20buggy/IMGA0608.jpg

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z148/draggbody/honda%20buggy/IMGA0611.jpg

yokes...

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z148/draggbody/honda%20buggy/IMGA0415.jpg

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z148/draggbody/honda%20buggy/IMGA0412.jpg

[draggbody]

a couple of my favs... no fear...

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z148/draggbody/honda%20buggy/DSCF1293.jpg
http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z148/draggbody/honda%20buggy/DSCF1295.jpg
http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z148/draggbody/honda%20buggy/IMG_4047.jpg
http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z148/draggbody/honda%20buggy/snapshot.jpg


letting the smoke out of the tires...:D

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z148/draggbody/honda%20buggy/434845030_khgGQ-M.jpg

[larossa9]

woah!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ahhhh i whishi had one of these!!!!!!!!

[draggbody]

videos...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruhpgTihv6g (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruhpgTihv6g)

she gets on it hard at 1:40, but watch it through
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wf8UZrvM_ps (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wf8UZrvM_ps)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQcHakSlt_k (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQcHakSlt_k)

[z32smurf]

haha thats cool as hell

[Repiks]

Dude that is sick man.

But I dont know about most of the people on here, but I wanna see this 454 on 40 inchers...

[00CelicaGT]

^^^x2

[quiet_s0ng]

wow your engine is cleaner then my engine and you go playing in the dirty

[Ol' Gregg]

its what ineed as a daily driver

[Ol' Gregg]

its what ineed as a daily driver

[ATL_EG]

coolest dad ever award goes to.................

[Drummerboy]

I'd have atleast a 4 point harness in there for my girl, but yours seems to be doing fine.

that thing is BAD! great work!

[boostedb16]

dude that is fucking bad ass. i have a 9 year old daughter that i need to build one of these for. please post pictures of your toy also.

[cm7k24]

badass.

[Glides]

Wow man. Great stuff. All kids should have fathers as cool as you man. 2 thumbs way up.

[Atlblkz06]

bad ass dad... shes gonna be a helluva tomboy when she grows up lol

[redfire6i]

Wow that is bad ass!!!

[Sinfix_15]

that is awesome!!!!!!!! My dad never built me honda powered rock crawler buggys... :no: :no: :no: :cry: :cry: :cry:

[Sinfix_15]

i'm curious, what kind of price would you put on a machine like this?

[draggbody]

I'd have atleast a 4 point harness in there for my girl, but yours seems to be doing fine.

that thing is BAD! great work! it does... she wears it in really tough stuff..


bad ass dad... shes gonna be a helluva tomboy when she grows up lolshe is a full on girlie girl... likes shopping and all the chic stuff... best of both worlds...


i'm curious, what kind of price would you put on a machine like this?i probably have ten grand in it... i killed myself to build it in 7 weeks... :eek: i wouldnt build another for cash... the build was special for me...

[Truegiant]

looks good. i am a member on pirate, southernjeeps, and offcamber. Glad to see another person who loves to wheel.

[Elbow]

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!

[draggbody]

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z148/draggbody/withinfocus_3680513.jpg

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z148/draggbody/DSC_0133-1-1.jpg

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z148/draggbody/DSC_0068.jpg

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z148/draggbody/DSC_0492.jpg

big block eating...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1g7SGsBXE7Q

another
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG60akZa2Z0

jump...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rl6qvbGl73w

[speedminded]

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z148/draggbody/withinfocus_3680513.jpg

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z148/draggbody/DSC_0133-1-1.jpg

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z148/draggbody/DSC_0068.jpg

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z148/draggbody/DSC_0492.jpg

big block eating...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1g7SGsBXE7Q

another
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG60akZa2Z0

jump...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rl6qvbGl73wI would love to come out and shoot an event. I grew up with a Willys body on a CJ5 chassis & a VW dune buggy then had a LR discovery that went where I needed it to go...

BUT yeah, reps for you. More parents need to get involved with their kids and this world would be a better place. Doesn't mean they have to go spend $10k, just go out and do crazy or exciting things with them. :goodjob:


*edit*
I KNEW that would happen on the 2nd video LOL! I called it as soon as the driver reversed back as far as he did...then the line he chose at WOT :doh:

[03RCode]

Thats frigging awesome. I need to get my beater crawler back together.

[speedminded]

Thats frigging awesome. I need to get my beater crawler back together.That's not a very good way to talk about your other half lulz :boobies:

[03RCode]

/Threadjack:


My POS... I think this was at Tellico before the creek?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v424/EX075/CharliesCreek004.jpg

Headed out to a small rock section at a local place... mostly mud, which isn't my style at all, but there used to be one decent sized rock pile that was fun.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v424/EX075/CharliesCreek001.jpg

[Franco Tirador]

that engine looks too clean to be in a dirt car

very creative

[*DA Boo*]

that engine looks too clean to be in a dirt car

very creative

x2

yeah i would love to have one of those!

[speedminded]

that engine looks too clean to be in a dirt car

very creativeYou think it came looking like that? lol!

[UpSideDownDesi]

that's awesome, she sure has a great dad.

[Formally...]

This buggy is pretty cool. I have seen it in action at Morris Mtn in AL. She is a very good driver and it's fun to watch a 8yr old climb stuff that grown men can't. I would love to build something like this for my kids.

Also, does anybody know why everyone likes to use Honda motors when they build buggys like this? Reps to those who know.

[draggbody]

This buggy is pretty cool. I have seen it in action at Morris Mtn in AL. She is a very good driver and it's fun to watch a 8yr old climb stuff that grown men can't. I would love to build something like this for my kids.

Also, does anybody know why everyone likes to use Honda motors when they build buggys like this? Reps to those who know.
the engine is reverse rotation... that means you can put it in a rear engine configuration and still run the axles in a traditional manner and not be required to flip the axles so they run in "reverse rotation"... basically if i put a toyota engine in her buggy like it is there would be 4 reverse gears and one forward, so to correct that i would need to turn the axles upside down so that they would spin backwards, changing it back to 4 forward gears and one reverse... the downside to that is that it will run on the coast side of the ring and pinion, which is weaker... bottom line, hondas are one of the few, if not the only engine that spins in reverse... and it keeps it simple to build a rear engine buggy... hope this isnt to confusing...

[slowinmidga]

I must say....bad ass!

[j0nbunklah0m]

i dont understand how u got it awd?

[Sinfix_15]

the engine is reverse rotation... that means you can put it in a rear engine configuration and still run the axles in a traditional manner and not be required to flip the axles so they run in "reverse rotation"... basically if i put a toyota engine in her buggy like it is there would be 4 reverse gears and one forward, so to correct that i would need to turn the axles upside down so that they would spin backwards, changing it back to 4 forward gears and one reverse... the downside to that is that it will run on the coast side of the ring and pinion, which is weaker... bottom line, hondas are one of the few, if not the only engine that spins in reverse... and it keeps it simple to build a rear engine buggy... hope this isnt to confusing...

learn something new every day, quality tidbit of information right here.

[Tree]

i want it! i would do a n/a build with it!

[Barefoot]

fucking nice

[speedminded]

the engine is reverse rotation... that means you can put it in a rear engine configuration and still run the axles in a traditional manner and not be required to flip the axles so they run in "reverse rotation"... basically if i put a toyota engine in her buggy like it is there would be 4 reverse gears and one forward, so to correct that i would need to turn the axles upside down so that they would spin backwards, changing it back to 4 forward gears and one reverse... the downside to that is that it will run on the coast side of the ring and pinion, which is weaker... bottom line, hondas are one of the few, if not the only engine that spins in reverse... and it keeps it simple to build a rear engine buggy... hope this isnt to confusing...Why not just turn the engine around? Nothing dictates which way the intake manifold or exhaust should be, especially with a custom tube chassis. Plus when using an auto transmission there are no linkage issues...

[Echonova]

More kids need dads like you. Awesome work.

[draggbody]

Why not just turn the engine around? Nothing dictates which way the intake manifold or exhaust should be, especially with a custom tube chassis. Plus when using an auto transmission there are no linkage issues...that forces you to find axles w/ both differentials on the drivers side, which really dont exist... the samurai axles both have passengers drop diffs... also you are offsetting the engine ALOT to the front just so you can have a decent lenght rear driveshaft... technically you are correct, however practically it wont work...

[speedminded]

that forces you to find axles w/ both differentials on the drivers side, which really dont exist... the samurai axles both have passengers drop diffs... also you are offsetting the engine ALOT to the front just so you can have a decent lenght rear driveshaft... technically you are correct, however practically it wont work...ohh, I think I know what you did now. So you're running drive shafts straight from the transmission to the front and rear? For some reason I was thinking you had a transfer case tucked away and only used one output from the transmission. :doh:

[draggbody]

ohh, I think I know what you did now. So you're running drive shafts straight from the transmission to the front and rear? For some reason I was thinking you had a transfer case tucked away and only used one output from the transmission. :doh:

zactly... no t-case, driveshafts come strait out of the transaxle... effectively 4 lo all the time... max speed about 50-55mph on the rev limiter...

[Blitanicle99]

My neighbor owns Pro-Boat, his name is Tim.

Tim put nitrous on his son's go-kart. His son is like 10 years old.




You and him would get along great. LOL

[integra2die4]

Very cool man. Thanks for sharing.

[Formally...]

zactly... no t-case, driveshafts come strait out of the transaxle... effectively 4 lo all the time... max speed about 50-55mph on the rev limiter...

I figured you knew about the reverse rotation I just didn't think anyone else would know that.

Also, since the honda tranny already has a finaldrive in it and you are running that to axles that have finaldrives in them then the gear reduction is insane. Think about it people the tranny is setup to turn axles that are directly to the wheels. He is running that to axles with another 5.13to1 ratio. Do you know what the crawl ratio is on this?

[draggbody]

I figured you knew about the reverse rotation I just didn't think anyone else would know that.

Also, since the honda tranny already has a finaldrive in it and you are running that to axles that have finaldrives in them then the gear reduction is insane. Think about it people the tranny is setup to turn axles that are directly to the wheels. He is running that to axles with another 5.13to1 ratio. Do you know what the crawl ratio is on this?acctually i still have the 3.73:1 in the axles... the tires are only 31s, so i could easily go to a lower ratio for a larger tire... i think i figured the ratio at about 40:1 plus the mechanical advantage of the torque converter... its low, but she is able to comfortably run 40+ mph in overdrive... she likes going fast...:bump:

[ThE_EnD]

thats petty awesome, i wish i had one, pink flames and all.... lol

[Formally...]

acctually i still have the 3.73:1 in the axles... the tires are only 31s, so i could easily go to a lower ratio for a larger tire... i think i figured the ratio at about 40:1 plus the mechanical advantage of the torque converter... its low, but she is able to comfortably run 40+ mph in overdrive... she likes going fast...:bump:

Sorry I thought I saw you were running gears. Anyways, what lockers are you running or are they spools. Also, do know how much it weighs?

[draggbody]

Sorry I thought I saw you were running gears. Anyways, what lockers are you running or are they spools. Also, do know how much it weighs?spool in the rear, detroit in the front... shes a heavy pig, 1800lbs... there is alot of protection on the under carriage...

[NoWAyItZTOMmY]

awweeeesomeee

[draggbody]

just figured i would bump this w/ some serious D series beatdown... 10 years old btw...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFux2jOfojk

[chaseamundo]

That motor is so super clean haha

[EmminoDaGreat]

seen some vids of this before, thought it was awesome. I think its funny that the motor in that is cleaner then most of the people on here have in their cars, lol.

[draggbody]

its not clean anymore... i would like to tear it down for maintenance and cleaning... its 3 years old now...

[Hamp H]

wonder if i could build one subaru powerd using an ej25d cause im gonna have one around the house soon

[JDMDA_1.7]

just figured i would bump this w/ some serious D series beatdown... 10 years old btw...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFux2jOfojk

that is crazy!! lol.mad props man! iv always wanted to build one!

[Bacon]

This is epic. I hope to do something like this when my son gets older.

[mistergou]

good stuff!

love the buggy!

[Austin?]

Your motor are cleaner then 78% of the people on here.

[SLOWR/T]

Video would have been better with you outside the buggy.

[draggbody]

Video would have been better with you outside the buggy.

you sir are wrong... when you get the oppurtunity to ride w/ a 10yo girl flogging the shit out of her buggy like that, then you tell me you would rather watch than ride... the vids were genuinely candid, i posted what i had, but thank you for your input...

[civic gsr]

damn this thing is nice props for doing this

[SLOWR/T]

you sir are wrong... when you get the oppurtunity to ride w/ a 10yo girl flogging the shit out of her buggy like that, then you tell me you would rather watch than ride... the vids were genuinely candid, i posted what i had, but thank you for your input...

I'm not talking about for you. I'm talking about us, the viewers. The camera is shaking so much you can't see. You would be better mounting a camera to the cage.