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11-15-2010, 07:44 AM
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Posted By Dirty_Vinylpusher

RE: Quarter Scale Dragster

Stick a couple of ads in your local small ads papers.
There's heaps of old saws gathering dust in people's sheds.
06-23-2010, 06:59 PM
Replies: 367
Views: 74,620
Posted By Dirty_Vinylpusher

RE: Quarter Scale Dragster

Sorry to go a tad off toipc here, but look up Husqvarna industries and you'll be amazed at all the things they've manufactured over the years.
They actually started out making rifles in the late...
06-23-2010, 03:34 AM
Replies: 367
Views: 74,620
Posted By Dirty_Vinylpusher

RE: Quarter Scale Dragster

Noticed that it says "Made in Sweden" on the crank and got a bit confused as you said it was a Poulan saw.
I also thought the cylinderhead looked suspiciously similar to the Husqvarna and Jonsered...
06-22-2010, 05:02 PM
Replies: 367
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Posted By Dirty_Vinylpusher

05-25-2010, 03:57 PM
Replies: 367
Views: 74,620
Posted By Dirty_Vinylpusher

RE: Quarter Scale Dragster

Yeah throwing stuff usually helps.
Best not to throw pieces of timber though.
Splinters.
[:o]
05-25-2010, 05:38 AM
Replies: 367
Views: 74,620
Posted By Dirty_Vinylpusher

RE: Quarter Scale Dragster

.........T-t-try a bigger carb perhaps?





*hides behind chair*
05-08-2010, 08:40 PM
Replies: 367
Views: 74,620
Posted By Dirty_Vinylpusher

RE: Quarter Scale Dragster

Oh no I meant that in a good way.
Maybe modification was the wrong word.

How about fine-tuning and occasional realigning stage....?

:)
05-08-2010, 06:04 PM
Replies: 367
Views: 74,620
Posted By Dirty_Vinylpusher

RE: Quarter Scale Dragster

Might be, but now you're entering the modification stage :)


Waiting patiently for videos.
05-03-2010, 05:08 PM
Replies: 367
Views: 74,620
Posted By Dirty_Vinylpusher

RE: Quarter Scale Dragster

Very tidy wiring there mate.
Must be the years as a sparky shining through ey?
:)
04-15-2010, 07:08 AM
Replies: 367
Views: 74,620
Posted By Dirty_Vinylpusher

RE: Quarter Scale Dragster

You gotta remember too that you're driving a 1/4 scale car on a 1/1 scale road......
Any little lump and bump is gonna have a huge impact on the handling.


I can only imagine the damage a...
04-12-2010, 12:34 AM
Replies: 367
Views: 74,620
Posted By Dirty_Vinylpusher

RE: Quarter Scale Dragster

That's pretty cool.
I must try to get my head around that tune pipe calculator for my steel frame build.
04-07-2010, 01:35 AM
Replies: 367
Views: 74,620
Posted By Dirty_Vinylpusher

RE: Quarter Scale Dragster

Mudgy, I've been meaning to ask this for ages but keep forgetting:
What modifications have you done to the engine part from the super duper exhaust?
03-15-2010, 10:08 PM
Replies: 367
Views: 74,620
Posted By Dirty_Vinylpusher

RE: Quarter Scale Dragster

I guess this fella might be a bit too big?

http://www.roshani.co.uk/livingtoeat/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/giant-rabbit3.jpg
03-15-2010, 09:29 PM
Replies: 367
Views: 74,620
Posted By Dirty_Vinylpusher

RE: Quarter Scale Dragster

Easter is approaching mate - video time?
Maybe a 1/4 mile egg hunt?
:D





I should add, that having had the pleasure to see this thing in real life the other week, pictures and...
01-26-2010, 02:37 AM
Replies: 367
Views: 74,620
Posted By Dirty_Vinylpusher

RE: Quarter Scale Dragster

This is why you need to video EVERY run.
Every time you start that beast up, prop your camera/phone/whatever up on someting to capture it.




There's been many instances where I haven't...
01-24-2010, 05:16 AM
Replies: 367
Views: 74,620
Posted By Dirty_Vinylpusher

RE: Quarter Scale Dragster

Aw man got me all excited then.
I thought we'd get to see it drive.... [:o]


Pop the camera on the letterbox or something :)



Still - 17 000+ RPM?!?!?!?
Neat!
01-05-2010, 09:21 PM
Replies: 367
Views: 74,620
Posted By Dirty_Vinylpusher

RE: Quarter Scale Dragster

Hehe.








Yeah the only thing that really puts the price up on these homebuilds is the radio gear I suppose.
01-05-2010, 08:49 PM
Replies: 367
Views: 74,620
Posted By Dirty_Vinylpusher

RE: Quarter Scale Dragster

Have you kept an eye on the cost of this project at all?
Would be interesting to know.
01-05-2010, 03:44 PM
Replies: 367
Views: 74,620
Posted By Dirty_Vinylpusher

RE: Quarter Scale Dragster

Now you're talking my language mate!
01-02-2010, 05:45 PM
Replies: 367
Views: 74,620
Posted By Dirty_Vinylpusher

RE: Quarter Scale Dragster

I've got a Ryobi 54cc that's not doing much at the moment......
Was gonna build something around it but now that I've started that other build that won't happen for a while if at all....

It's...
01-02-2010, 08:16 AM
Replies: 367
Views: 74,620
Posted By Dirty_Vinylpusher

RE: Quarter Scale Dragster

Very tidy!
Love the red cable ties.
Nice touch.
12-13-2009, 11:41 PM
Replies: 367
Views: 74,620
Posted By Dirty_Vinylpusher

RE: Quarter Scale Dragster

6 for the horn.



:D
12-08-2009, 05:14 AM
Replies: 367
Views: 74,620
Posted By Dirty_Vinylpusher

RE: Quarter Scale Dragster

Sorry mate, guilty as charged.
I do tend to stray a bit sometimes.
Well....most of the time.

I know what you mean by the bankers.
Been feeling the pinch this year that's for sure.


...
12-06-2009, 07:37 PM
Replies: 367
Views: 74,620
Posted By Dirty_Vinylpusher

RE: Quarter Scale Dragster

Mudgy, what size servo are you using for the brakes in this?
I see that it says 1/4 scale servo's in the first post but which one?

That's the same break caliper you sent me yeah?



...
11-21-2009, 09:20 AM
Replies: 367
Views: 74,620
Posted By Dirty_Vinylpusher

RE: Quarter Scale Dragster

"NOTE: We are forced to say: Sorry it does NOT work on electric scooters.
(Yes, we get that question a lot)..." [sm=50_50.gif]
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