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leatherface24 05-28-2009 04:12 PM

My pants are tight....
 
Oh My.......

More details on the 500-hp Ariel Atom 500 V8

gospeed81 05-28-2009 04:18 PM

God there are some fantastic engineers on this planet.

I don't think you could have more fun without just attaching turn signals to an F1 (or Indy) car.

Eddie Cheever’s Street-legal 2000 Dallara Indy Car : Product Reviews Net

Joe Perez 05-28-2009 04:24 PM

Ya gads! Further detail (and pictures and video) of the Indy car: eBay: Eddie Cheever’s 1999 Indy Car For Sale And Street Legal? - Carscoop

icantthink4155 05-28-2009 04:28 PM


Originally Posted by leatherface24 (Post 412885)

Whos in to rob some banks and buy a couple of these?

A search of street legal indy car returned some results

Ex-Eddie Cheever 1999 Dallara Indy Car Street legal.

gospeed81 05-28-2009 04:29 PM


Originally Posted by icantthink4155 (Post 412901)
Whos in to rob some banks and buy a couple of these?

I'm in...we've got pretty damn decent getaway cars.

icantthink4155 05-28-2009 04:31 PM


Originally Posted by gospeed81 (Post 412903)
I'm in...we've got pretty damn decent getaway cars.

Most of them are two seaters, we'll need a couple of them.

gospeed81 05-28-2009 04:32 PM


Originally Posted by icantthink4155 (Post 412904)
Most of them are two seaters, we'll need a couple of them.

We can make an "Italian Job" style scene out of it.

Saml01 05-28-2009 07:00 PM


Originally Posted by icantthink4155 (Post 412901)
Whos in to rob some banks and buy a couple of these?

A search of street legal indy car returned some results

Ex-Eddie Cheever 1999 Dallara Indy Car Street legal.

All it takes is one supra.

leatherface24 05-28-2009 07:14 PM

Yeah one supra that will undoubtly cost twice the amount to build as one v8 atom would cost...not to mention still be a land whale LOL

cueball1 05-28-2009 07:14 PM

My old neighbor built himself a tube frame CanAM style car back in the late 70's. He rebuilds Corvair parts for a living out of his home. Has a pretty nice home shop. He used a turbo Corvair motor and tranny and used aluminum sheet for the body. Car weighed maybe 13-1400 lbs with 250hp. Nice locost with real downforce and great power to weight ratio for the day. He's only put a few hundred miles on it in 30 years.

curly 05-28-2009 11:43 PM


Originally Posted by icantthink4155 (Post 412901)
Whos in to rob some banks and buy a couple of these?

A search of street legal indy car returned some results

Ex-Eddie Cheever 1999 Dallara Indy Car Street legal.

Worst. Video. Ever.

That Atom is sweet though, how much hp with the non-supercharged V8 in the US? I'm sure it'll still be crazy, but that sucks that we don't get the supercharger. The wings make that thing look very aggressive, I love it.

icantthink4155 05-29-2009 08:21 AM

I dont think a F1 car would be fun on the streets at all. I dont except they make much downforce at 55. Wouldnt be suprize if you had to crawl through turns to keep it from sliding. After a few insane burnouts, you'd be poor from buying new tires.

Saml01 05-29-2009 09:50 AM


Originally Posted by leatherface24 (Post 412973)
Yeah one supra that will undoubtly cost twice the amount to build as one v8 atom would cost...not to mention still be a land whale LOL

Probably not, but whatever.

leatherface24 05-29-2009 11:45 AM


Originally Posted by icantthink4155 (Post 413149)
i dont think a f1 car would be fun on the streets at all. I dont except they make much downforce at 55. Wouldnt be suprize if you had to crawl through turns to keep it from sliding. After a few insane burnouts, you'd be poor from buying new tires.


ha! ( i fail again at posting youtube links)

leatherface24 05-29-2009 11:47 AM

to hell with it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqZbq...eature=related

icantthink4155 05-29-2009 12:35 PM


Originally Posted by leatherface24 (Post 413238)

You sir, are full of fails.


leatherface24 05-30-2009 03:27 PM

yeah i know. its a sad life i live :(


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