"Tapas" (tapas)
05/19/2015 at 14:19 • Filed to: None
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"Tapas" (tapas)
05/19/2015 at 14:19 • Filed to: None | 3
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Saw this today! I think its safe to say this is no longer a Jeep. But it looks seriously capable :)
Look at all the gears. I know the two central ones are for regular gears and 4WD. But whats with the lever behind that (hand brake?) and the two by the seats (seat adjustment)?
atrombs
> Tapas
05/19/2015 at 14:22 |
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Dat Carbon Fiber....ungghh
bob and john
> Tapas
05/19/2015 at 14:22 |
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it doesnt have rear-steer, so its not tht...
Id wager one is a handbrake.
TheHondaBro
> Tapas
05/19/2015 at 14:22 |
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They even parked it correctly.
Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
> Tapas
05/19/2015 at 14:25 |
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I love that color combo. And my god that is a lot of levers.
EL_ULY
> Tapas
05/19/2015 at 14:25 |
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Dayum, that looks like a fun toy to take to the beach
TJDMAX
> Tapas
05/19/2015 at 14:26 |
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The center one is for the gears for the transmission. The two on the floor are for the transfer case. It either has something like an Atlas 2 or a custom doubler, but the two sticks allow for the rig to do a “front dig” where it can disengage the rear driveshaft and just send the power to the front. Something like this.
Snuze: Needs another Swede
> Tapas
05/19/2015 at 14:26 |
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I love that someone is just driving around in this thing. I love when people DD crazy shit.
carcrasher88
> Tapas
05/19/2015 at 14:27 |
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Apparently they made a very smart choice with these Super Swamper TSL/SX tires.
Read a review on them, and they got 5 stars on rock, mud, and trail. Of course, there’s some sacrifices with a tire like this, with only a 1 1/2 on street, 3 on sand, and 3 1/2 on snow.
Another plus: size availability
These tires are available in a wide variety of sizes.
nermal
> Tapas
05/19/2015 at 14:29 |
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I’d imagine that anything over about 35 mph on pavement in that is absolutely miserable.
Not sure which part would be worse, the noise, the wind, or the crappy handling.
GhostZ
> Tapas
05/19/2015 at 14:37 |
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Half Sand Rail, Half Jeep. I like it.
HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
> TheHondaBro
05/19/2015 at 14:38 |
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What do you mean? I don’t see a Prius under it at all.
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EL_ULY
> nermal
05/19/2015 at 14:41 |
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the noise, the wind, or the crappy handling.
sounds like a good time to me lol :] DD all the crazy things!!!
Sam
> TJDMAX
05/19/2015 at 14:43 |
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So it can be FWD, AWD, and RWD? My god.
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TJDMAX
> Sam
05/19/2015 at 15:15 |
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Yea essentially. Not like its a road legal rig though...but for off road it helps tremendously to have that kind of selection.
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TJDMAX
> Snuze: Needs another Swede
05/19/2015 at 15:17 |
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Judging by the lack of license plate i doubt its a street legal rig. That combined with the full hydraulic front steering means its probably not. Most states don’t allow full hydraulic steering. There has to be some mechanical linkage.
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TJDMAX
> nermal
05/19/2015 at 15:19 |
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Depends on how its set up. Have you ever seen a King of The Hammers race truck? Or an Ultra 4 class truck? Basically look like rock crawlers, but go on terrain over 100+ mph. Not its probably not good on the street (i dont think its road legal anyways..no license plate and full hydraulic front steering) but i bet it rides super soft and can actually get up and go. Just looking at the rig they have some money in it. Its not a cheap build by any means.
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Tapas
> TJDMAX
05/19/2015 at 15:24 |
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Oh damn, that is fucking sick!
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Tapas
> carcrasher88
05/19/2015 at 15:26 |
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I love the wheels and tires.
They work so well with the aesthetic of the rig. Its good to know they’re functionally sound too.
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nermal
> TJDMAX
05/19/2015 at 15:27 |
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Yep, the squishy tires and suspension that work so well off-road are what will make it miserable on pavement. Plus, traditionally you don’t wear a full-face helmet and earplugs like you would while racing.
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TJDMAX
> nermal
05/19/2015 at 15:32 |
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This is true...Although you would definitely get some looks if you did.
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Snuze: Needs another Swede
> TJDMAX
05/19/2015 at 15:56 |
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Good catches. I was too excited thinking about driving this thing to pay attention to the fact that it’s probably not road legal.
Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
> Tapas
05/19/2015 at 16:16 |
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I suspect the fuel economy is worse than stock.
:-)
WiscoProud
> Tapas
05/19/2015 at 16:24 |
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my guess is he has dual transfer case setup. The handles by the seat appear to be for individual braking. Here is an article I found about it. One of the lever setups in the photo looks very similar to what’s shown here.
http://www.fourwheeler.com/how-to/wheels-…
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Tapas
> Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
05/19/2015 at 16:44 |
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I thought so too. Wouldn’t be surprised if this weighs in more than twice the original jeep lol
You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much
> TJDMAX
05/20/2015 at 16:21 |
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Possibly the transfer case has separate levers for high/low range and 2x4/4x4, I’ve seen some like that. It isn’t very common any more but a lot of older ones were like that and possibly some of the more “industrial” transfer cases have retained separate levers.