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New toy....

#1 Post by Trumpeteer » Fri Jul 20, 2007 12:27 am

Whaddya recon....650cc Isuzu...tuned from homulugation limit of 50kph to 100kph.
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#2 Post by Gio » Fri Jul 20, 2007 6:15 am

2 wheels to many :smt002 :smt005

It's okay really, does it do what every dune buggy does, chuck sand in your face?

Hope its got a well padded seat, they can be murder on your arse otherwise. :smt005

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#3 Post by Fausto » Fri Jul 20, 2007 8:51 am

By the looks of that beach it'll just be going round in small circles a lot :smt017

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#4 Post by Kwackerz » Fri Jul 20, 2007 1:29 pm

That's really cool and I am more jealous than a jealous thing on jealous day. :smt001

Did you get it as a kit to build up, or was it wossname.. preassembled, etc?

Love those alloys.
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#5 Post by Kwackerz » Fri Jul 20, 2007 1:30 pm

Bloody hell! Just realised, it's road legal too isnt it?

That's it. Im proper really jealous now.


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#6 Post by Trumpeteer » Fri Jul 20, 2007 6:24 pm

Dealer assembles it..17 bits to bolt on I believe. Fun on the road but it comes into its own on the dunes.

Gio, you are dead right, heres a pic to prove it.
And one of it in action..zoom in.
See next post...

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#7 Post by Trumpeteer » Fri Jul 20, 2007 6:27 pm

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#9 Post by woody » Fri Jul 20, 2007 10:26 pm

Blown back hair, covered in mud, big grin!!!




About as good as it gets eh!! :smt004

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#10 Post by Fat Harry » Sun Jul 29, 2007 4:50 pm

Kwackerz wrote:Bloody hell! Just realised, it's road legal too isnt it?

That's it. Im proper really jealous now.


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Can't be road legal, no mudguards ! Wheels with nowt round em are concidered an unacceptable risk to pedestrians ! :smt002

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#11 Post by Kwackerz » Sun Jul 29, 2007 5:16 pm

It's France though.. Surely over there it's fair game with the old Pedestrians?
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#12 Post by Fat Harry » Sun Jul 29, 2007 5:26 pm

Our SVA regs were designed to get brit cars European approval !
Personally, I agree, peddestrians are fair game ! :smt003

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#14 Post by Gio » Sun Jul 29, 2007 8:52 pm

Trumpeteer wrote:Gio, you are dead right, heres a pic to prove it.
And one of it in action..zoom in.
See next post...
Damn good pics those :smt003 Cheers Paul.

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#15 Post by Fat Harry » Sun Jul 29, 2007 9:18 pm

If this is UK road legal I wanna see the MOT or SVA pass ticket !! :smt002

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