"Drives like a bag of hammers"

"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa) 12/09/2016 at 16:33 • Filed to: None

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I want this.

Mercedes Streeter > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/09/2016 at 16:35

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I wanna make Tucker like that Miata. :D

(The offroady bits, not the colours)

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Mercedes Streeter 12/09/2016 at 16:37

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It’s an unfinished project. This thing was dug out of his backyard, stripped to individual parts, everything completely rebuilt from scratch with all kinds of rustproofing and stuff as a winter beater. I kinda dig his crazy green hydrodipped wheels though.

But yes, lifted Smart. Do it. Doooo iiiittttt.

RPM esq. > Mercedes Streeter 12/09/2016 at 16:41

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Do it!

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Mercedes Streeter 12/09/2016 at 16:48

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I’m just imagining this now for every corner you go around :)

TysMagic > Mercedes Streeter 12/09/2016 at 16:51

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oh my gosh yessss!!!! This guy gets your vibe

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3420894/Is-Smart-idea-Ukrainian-petrolhead-converts-small-car-fearsome-roader.html

Mercedes Streeter > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/09/2016 at 17:06

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I’m still trying to figure out the logistics of it. Like, the existing lift kits for smarts only offer a wimpy 2 inch lift (or like 4 inches total after bulky tyres), which, I’d like total ground clearance to be something like a foot, so I’ll need something a little more than just a hockey puck lift.

Mercedes Streeter > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 12/09/2016 at 17:07

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That’s why you increase the track width xD

Mercedes Streeter > TysMagic 12/09/2016 at 17:08

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Holy crap! My build would be WAY more plebeian than his masterpiece. I think my current goal is “make it able to do something like mudding or clear decently-sized obstacles”.

Of course, the fate of Tucker is still in limbo. There is my dreams, and there is being an adult and saving money, and one of the two is going to win lol

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Mercedes Streeter 12/09/2016 at 17:34

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After a certain point the angle of the CV shafts or control arms becomes so drastic that stuff starts breaking. With how small that car is I’m guessing it has equally adorable control arms, thus a higher angle for given amount of droop. If that’s the case, LCA relocation brackets would likely be needed, but that’s probably going to require custom fabrication.

LongbowMkII > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/09/2016 at 17:47

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Portal. Axles.

TysMagic > Mercedes Streeter 12/09/2016 at 17:50

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DREAMS.DREAMS.DREAMS

shop-teacher > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/09/2016 at 18:46

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I dig it.

1111111111111111111111 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/09/2016 at 19:13

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I love it! That would be perfect for the endless gravel roads we have here.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > LongbowMkII 12/09/2016 at 19:15

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This is true. I wonder how easily those could be adapted to simply bolt in place of a Smart car’s hub?

1111111111111111111111 > Mercedes Streeter 12/09/2016 at 19:15

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What are the smallest wheels you can find? That would be the place I’d start looking.

Or:

LongbowMkII > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/09/2016 at 19:27

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I’m not the one with the spare smartcar. Get on it Miss Mercedes

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/09/2016 at 20:57

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Yes. Offroad sports cars is a sadly under-represented niche.

We need moar!

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/09/2016 at 23:45

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Lifted Miatas are so rad. I want to do this to my 03

http://pacomotorsports.com/

cluelessk > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/13/2016 at 22:36

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Here’s a video. Keep in mind we just got 30cm of snow.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/13/2016 at 23:45

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The lift kit is only $179 and fully reversible.
https://www.flyinmiata.com/lift-kit.html

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 12/14/2016 at 01:08

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Yeah, I know about that lift kit but it’s pretty damn mild.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > cluelessk 12/14/2016 at 01:13

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Eppic? Is that you?

cluelessk > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/14/2016 at 08:01

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Nope. Went to the same high school. Work with a friend of his.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > cluelessk 12/14/2016 at 09:57

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I love everything about this build. The amount of tear-down and rustproofing is awesome. Yell at him for me to put a 1.8 in there already :P