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gr8 work....
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nice work! how are things going with the cold there this winter? i saw you got blasted by another storm. so much for global warming!
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gr8 work
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Because it has already been answered like many, many pages back. I'd rely on common sense for this one...
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i'm sorry this is too funny. make sure you can parallel park this so you can use it for your driving test.YB- can't wait for the new pics. hopefully a video!
t:Where? I read through the whole thread, and did not find an answer.
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Then, I'd go with your better judgement. I guarantee, no matter how "street legal" it is, there would be some cop to stop it, just so he could say he gave the "Batmobile" a ticket.
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How did you make all these panels? Are you an engineer? Do you have a whole metalsmith factory in your house? How is this possible?
Great job! I suppose that constructing the pod and having it pop out the tumbler is impossible, but what is possible is making the seat go in "attack mode". You know, when the seat moves and batman drives the tumbler lying down. That would be awesome but i dont know if it would be legal.
Is your tumbler road legal? You ll need rear lights, turn indicators and signs. It will probably even need to pass crash tests to be approved. Damn it america! Perhaps you can hide some turn indicators and rear lights somewhere without spoiling the image of the car. But if that doesnt cut it, then you will probably be able to drive it in race tracks.
Great job! I suppose that constructing the pod and having it pop out the tumbler is impossible, but what is possible is making the seat go in "attack mode". You know, when the seat moves and batman drives the tumbler lying down. That would be awesome but i dont know if it would be legal.
Is your tumbler road legal? You ll need rear lights, turn indicators and signs. It will probably even need to pass crash tests to be approved. Damn it america! Perhaps you can hide some turn indicators and rear lights somewhere without spoiling the image of the car. But if that doesnt cut it, then you will probably be able to drive it in race tracks.
last summer I did about 20 radio interviews, I would have to say that the interest grew as a result of this thread. unbelievable. And the very first question each radio interviewer asked was, "is it street legal". Of course after the tenth time, you find yourself wanting to answer that question with "what do you think?", or some smart alec thing. But.. I didn't.
Street legal varies from state to state. But if you look at some of the cars in some auto shows ( the "Zephur"). You would wounder how that car can be allowed on the road. On any road, but it is. That car has a ride height of about 2", and a window about 9" tall. And it handles worse than a row boat.
One topic I tried to get radio interviewers interested in is the aspect of safety in a tumbler. The tumbler is 9' wide, so there is not much chance of it rolling. Some Jeeps are prone to skid rolling. top-heavy. The worst kind of crash in any commerical vehicle is a side collision at the drivers side. NO protection. Just a door about 6" deep, made of thin sheet metal, and/or plastic. Get hit in the drivers side in your volvo at 60mph. and you're dead. That door will be moved from your left side, all the way over to the passenger side. Now hit the left side of a tumbler at 60mph... you have 2.5 ft. of D.O.M tubular steel, with beams mounted in cross triangular patterns right next to your left shoulder. There is not much weight at the passenger part of the car so the car will be shoved(engine is in the back). Not much chance of another car getting to you. More reinforcement than a circle track race car. Very tough for another car to break through that kind of bracing. Or would you rather get hit from the side while riding in a volvo. Or a corvette perhaps. I was at a auto yard looking for parts, when I happened upon a ferrari that got hit on the drivers side. NO way the driver survived that. And I also noticed how easily the fiberglass broke because they vacumn bag the body parts to keep it light, low resin to glass ratio. As far as impact resistance, the body is a joke. You could see the fiberglass was dry in the middle, the resin never got to it. hence fairly weak.
And I can go on, and on.....
Street legal varies from state to state. But if you look at some of the cars in some auto shows ( the "Zephur"). You would wounder how that car can be allowed on the road. On any road, but it is. That car has a ride height of about 2", and a window about 9" tall. And it handles worse than a row boat.
One topic I tried to get radio interviewers interested in is the aspect of safety in a tumbler. The tumbler is 9' wide, so there is not much chance of it rolling. Some Jeeps are prone to skid rolling. top-heavy. The worst kind of crash in any commerical vehicle is a side collision at the drivers side. NO protection. Just a door about 6" deep, made of thin sheet metal, and/or plastic. Get hit in the drivers side in your volvo at 60mph. and you're dead. That door will be moved from your left side, all the way over to the passenger side. Now hit the left side of a tumbler at 60mph... you have 2.5 ft. of D.O.M tubular steel, with beams mounted in cross triangular patterns right next to your left shoulder. There is not much weight at the passenger part of the car so the car will be shoved(engine is in the back). Not much chance of another car getting to you. More reinforcement than a circle track race car. Very tough for another car to break through that kind of bracing. Or would you rather get hit from the side while riding in a volvo. Or a corvette perhaps. I was at a auto yard looking for parts, when I happened upon a ferrari that got hit on the drivers side. NO way the driver survived that. And I also noticed how easily the fiberglass broke because they vacumn bag the body parts to keep it light, low resin to glass ratio. As far as impact resistance, the body is a joke. You could see the fiberglass was dry in the middle, the resin never got to it. hence fairly weak.
And I can go on, and on.....
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why dont you make a living with this stuff? the bat pod is gonna be sick
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Chicks must dig that car? 
I would so do anything to get a car like that! Great job man!
I would so do anything to get a car like that! Great job man!
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Crate Bow-tie? Why a Bow-Tie, for chrissakes?t:
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Why a small block you ask? room.
http://www.gmhorsepower.com/350-HO-Deluxe.php
If I went to a bigger engine, I would have to mount it in reverse, use a transfer case, and the transmission and transfer case would eat up most of the space in the passenger area, hence not much chance to make the interior look like the interior shots in the film. That's kind of important to me. On the original stunt car, there was just enough room to cram the driver in like a circle track car. don't want that. I want to get in it and see almost the same stuff as you did in the film.
So the distance from the U joint to the front of the engine is 6". That's with an 18" driveshaft, and it ends right there giving me all the passenger room to play with. Also I have a Sweet mfg. (made in my home town) rack and pinion, which you can't see from the outside, nor from the inside, and again more room for the "stuff".
I live near lane automotive. (laneautomotive.com), and had the guys who are probaly tops in the racing parts stuff, put this (engine stuff)together. I kept my car light as I could. gear box was originaly built for a dragster, at 5:1 ratio. So the theory is that I should be able to burn rubber. Not that interested in seeing top end of 150, Just good start off speed, without having to eat up all the interior space. I want the space between the driver and passenger free and clear, and access to the nose cone (might have steering cap. from within the nosecone, we'll see).
http://www.gmhorsepower.com/350-HO-Deluxe.php
If I went to a bigger engine, I would have to mount it in reverse, use a transfer case, and the transmission and transfer case would eat up most of the space in the passenger area, hence not much chance to make the interior look like the interior shots in the film. That's kind of important to me. On the original stunt car, there was just enough room to cram the driver in like a circle track car. don't want that. I want to get in it and see almost the same stuff as you did in the film.
So the distance from the U joint to the front of the engine is 6". That's with an 18" driveshaft, and it ends right there giving me all the passenger room to play with. Also I have a Sweet mfg. (made in my home town) rack and pinion, which you can't see from the outside, nor from the inside, and again more room for the "stuff".
I live near lane automotive. (laneautomotive.com), and had the guys who are probaly tops in the racing parts stuff, put this (engine stuff)together. I kept my car light as I could. gear box was originaly built for a dragster, at 5:1 ratio. So the theory is that I should be able to burn rubber. Not that interested in seeing top end of 150, Just good start off speed, without having to eat up all the interior space. I want the space between the driver and passenger free and clear, and access to the nose cone (might have steering cap. from within the nosecone, we'll see).
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How much longer do you think it will take until this is completely finished? Also for the headlights, might I suggest using white airplane landing lights? That's what they use in films as well.
I have pias on the upper headlights, they are halogen. and the lower under the flaps are anti-fog headlights. I can light up a city block. 10 lights altogether.
engine and 350 tci turbo trans with torque converter now inside.
I now await the bone chilling temps to subside.
engine and 350 tci turbo trans with torque converter now inside.
I now await the bone chilling temps to subside.
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