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Old 01-01-2013, 04:00 AM   #1301
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In the FX business we call that R&D work. Ripoff and Duplicate...
Actually gave me a few ideas with the flex pipe...
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Old 01-01-2013, 03:51 PM   #1302
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Are you putting a full blown windshield on it?

Couldn't you get away with a side cage bar like the Spec Ariel Atom:


That and the, I don't know what they're called, shortie windshields that you see on a lot of race cars:


or:

note the side bars on the 818 too.
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Old 01-07-2013, 03:18 PM   #1303
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I like the look of the roll bar on the Atom in the post above... Hell, I plan on driving my TR-42 with a helmet on anyway so no windscreen for me
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Old 01-08-2013, 01:05 PM   #1304
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I just keep picturing sliding up under the back of a truck...be it your own fault or some idiot rear ending you.
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Old 01-08-2013, 01:34 PM   #1305
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I just keep picturing sliding up under the back of a truck...be it your own fault or some idiot rear ending you.
I think you have to look at toys like this and Atoms much as you would a street bike (Safe?...Prob not so much).
Hey GreenMarine, When we gonna start on yours!!?? Olive Drab green... right..
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Old 01-08-2013, 01:47 PM   #1306
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And if that logic doesnt work I also build an Exo-Truck..
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Old 01-08-2013, 02:04 PM   #1307
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This has been my favorite thread to follow for the longest time.....and still is.

What's going into that exo-truck?
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Old 01-08-2013, 02:13 PM   #1308
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It "was" Just a V6, I built it for my father-in-law to go rock crawling...Then the boat bug bit him and it was traded to a pontoon boat before we finished it...sad
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Old 01-08-2013, 08:42 PM   #1309
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That and the, I don't know what they're called, shortie windshields that you see on a lot of race cars:


that car is smiling.....a big chubby cheeked smile.
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Old 01-09-2013, 11:04 AM   #1310
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I think you have to look at toys like this and Atoms much as you would a street bike (Safe?...Prob not so much).
Hey GreenMarine, When we gonna start on yours!!?? Olive Drab green... right..
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Oh, you don't have to tell me. I'm pretty sure I'm the only person (ok maybe a handful) that have a drive a Formula SAE on public roads with semis...


I was just speaking from a less motorcycle-like point of safety. A front hoop adds minimal weight, adds rigidity and could safe your life.

Not saying it's for everyone, just saying that I would want one.

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Old 01-09-2013, 11:11 AM   #1311
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I agree!!! with the hoop thing not the Formula and Semi thing...uhm No Thanks! Thats like jumping out of a perfectly good airplane.....
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Old 01-09-2013, 11:31 AM   #1312
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that car is smiling.....a big chubby cheeked smile.
Does look to be a "Happy Car" doesnt it!
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Old 01-09-2013, 12:35 PM   #1313
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I agree!!! with the hoop thing not the Formula and Semi thing...uhm No Thanks! Thats like jumping out of a perfectly good airplane.....
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There is no such thing as a perfectly good airplane in the Army...that's how Airborne got invented.
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Old 01-09-2013, 12:42 PM   #1314
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There is no such thing as a perfectly good airplane in the Army...that's how Airborne got invented.
As long as the engines still running Im not getting out!
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Old 01-09-2013, 02:56 PM   #1315
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I think the way we will all be driving these types of cars, the cage like the Spec Atom should be the lightest cage we should think about. Something about being upside down sliding along at 60 mph makes me worried about anything less. 30 or 40 extra pounds for thicker wall tubing or a few extra feet of it might pay back huge returns one evening. The 818 frame is no where near strong enough for my feelings. And the stock Atom with the center hoop only is asking for one shoulder to be ground off upside down.
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Old 01-09-2013, 08:35 PM   #1316
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As long as the engines still running Im not getting out!

non-running engines will get you to the crash site.
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Old 01-09-2013, 10:53 PM   #1317
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Are you putting a full blown windshield on it?
That and the, I don't know what they're called, shortie windshields that you see on a lot of race cars:
That'd be an Austin-Healey "bugeye" sprite.
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Old 01-11-2013, 07:13 PM   #1318
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There is no such thing as a perfectly good airplane in the Army...that's how Airborne got invented.
Hahaha, I have to agree... I was supposed to fly three times this week and somehow two of the three helicopters were broken... thats a wonderful 33% success rate this week... So just as theres no such thing as a "perfectly good airplane in the army", the same thing goes for the helicopters. And when things go wrong for us, there's no jumping out. We get to ride out aircraft straight to the scene of the crash...

Pook, before I can pull the trigger on mine I need to make sure I get deployment orders. Until then I'm in the brain storming / planning phase...
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Old 01-11-2013, 09:13 PM   #1319
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Hahaha, I have to agree... I was supposed to fly three times this week and somehow two of the three helicopters were broken... thats a wonderful 33% success rate this week... So just as theres no such thing as a "perfectly good airplane in the army", the same thing goes for the helicopters. And when things go wrong for us, there's no jumping out. We get to ride out aircraft straight to the scene of the crash...

Pook, before I can pull the trigger on mine I need to make sure I get deployment orders. Until then I'm in the brain storming / planning phase...

you can rappel from the helicopter.....unless the rope breaks when you are 30-40 feet off the ground.
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Old 01-12-2013, 11:52 AM   #1320
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Pook, before I can pull the trigger on mine I need to make sure I get deployment orders. Until then I'm in the brain storming / planning phase...
No problem my friend! I know I have prob said it before but THANKS for what you guys do to keep the rest of us safe!!
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Old 01-12-2013, 07:04 PM   #1321
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That's a fact GreenMarine. Thanks for doing the job! What machine do you fly?
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Old 01-13-2013, 10:09 PM   #1322
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No problem my friend! I know I have prob said it before but THANKS for what you guys do to keep the rest of us safe!!
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No worries bud, I love the job! Hopefully the job will allow me to get one of your play toys!

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That's a fact GreenMarine. Thanks for doing the job! What machine do you fly?
Again, no worries at all!! I fly the AH-64D Longbow Apache
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Old 01-14-2013, 02:17 AM   #1323
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No worries bud, I love the job! Hopefully the job will allow me to get one of your play toys!



Again, no worries at all!! I fly the AH-64D Longbow Apache
Always made me feel more at ease knowing ^^^ these guys were in the air nearby.
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Old 01-14-2013, 02:36 AM   #1324
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Cannot get better friends than those flying the Apache. Nothing you ever do after you get out will compare...

Give them Hell!
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Its like trying to stuff a shotgun shell into a .22...
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