nelson and nelson spy pics

[sibeta]

did anybody check out what nelson and nelson have built for this year's rockcrawling season? looks alot the like what they already had with the exception of the motor and some other things. Saw this on Pirate

 

[sibeta]

here is the motor Chevrolet IRL Indy Motor

 

[Caleb]

I saw that, to me it looks VERY similar to Tiny...in the pic they have of the rear its even bent up the exact same way...cic ya see those pimpin shocks they are using

 

[crimsonride]

I like their creativity, looks cool, yet simple.

 

[Floppy Hat]

It looks a little lower than Tiny. Do you guys think that is the case or just an illusion from the pic?

 

[crimsonride]

I think the shocks are probably adjustable or something, there's got to be a way they can adjust the heigth, those control arms are angled upward.

 

[bobdog]

here is the motor Chevrolet IRL Indy Motor

That is going to sound so cool. It seems like a very strange choice for a rockcrawler though. 16,000 RPM climbs will be cool but I cannot see it working well in the slow stuff. It was not designed by dummies so I am sure it will work well, but I never would have thought it would.

 

[sibeta]

It looks a little lower than Tiny. Do you guys think that is the case or just an illusion from the pic?

Those are shocks arent charge with any nitrogen yet it looks like so it will be 6 or 7 inches higher i bet.

 

[Floppy Hat]

Those are shocks arent charge with any nitrogen yet it looks like so it will be 6 or 7 inches higher i bet.

I see, that makes sense. Your estimate seems pretty accurate.

 

[James K]

Have you seen the pic of the guy standing next to it?

It is short even if it does get bigger by 6 or 7".


http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=221354

 

[Caleb]

Have you seen the pic of the guy standing next to it?

It is short even if it does get bigger by 6 or 7".


http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=221354

yeah, thats Larry...guessing I would say he's 6'2" or so...I'm 6ft and he is taller than me...once the shocks are charged (I would guess 4-5 inches taller than it is now, Larry mentions they are going to have lots of droop) it will sit just a tad lower than Tiny...gonna be cool, but as some have point out on the Pirate thread, how low is too low (belly pan clearance)

 

[James K]

yeah, thats Larry...guessing I would say he's 6'2" or so...I'm 6ft and he is taller than me...once the shocks are charged (I would guess 4-5 inches taller than it is now, Larry mentions they are going to have lots of droop) it will sit just a tad lower than Tiny...gonna be cool, but as some have point out on the Pirate thread, how low is too low (belly pan clearance)

I agree a low COG is great and I believe in it but, at the scarifice of breakover ............I just don't know :-\

 

[Nixter]

Man that's small. Gonna be cool watching John get in that thing. Creative thinking for sure.....

 

[James K]

Man that's small. Gonna be cool watching John get in that thing. Creative thinking for sure.....

I believe nelson himself is going to drive this one.

 

[Caleb]

I believe nelson himself is going to drive this one.

They have said this is Nelsons newest creation but they haven;t said he is driving it...Larry said Jon and him are in Tiny this year but its only assumptions that Nelson is driving the new tiny...(probably is though)

 

[James K]

They have said this is Nelsons newest creation but they haven;t said he is driving it...Larry said Jon and him are in Tiny this year but its only assumptions that Nelson is driving the new tiny...(probably is though)

hell he might as well, whats he got to lose . I thought tiny was getting some changes and keeping the same driving team.

 

[Caleb]

hell he might as well, whats he got to lose . I thought tiny was getting some changes and keeping the same driving team.

Yeah agreed, Tiny's driving team is Jon Bundrant and Larry Mcrae

 

[Billforceone]

They have said this is Nelsons newest creation but they haven;t said he is driving it...Larry said Jon and him are in Tiny this year but its only assumptions that Nelson is driving the new tiny...(probably is though)

I think that this is no assumption. I think Nelson will be driving in the pro's with a few other drive.

 

[Caleb]

I think that this is no assumption. I think Nelson will be driving in the pro's with a few other drive.

What team is working with then because he is not on the drivers list? I am more curious than anything...

 

[RockMonkey]

I dig it! Chassis looks considerably smaller than tiny to me. Is that 1.75" tube (prolly not, the chassis is prolly just so small it makes the tube look big)? 40 inch tires? So, looks like they are again trying to cut as much weight as possible. That would explain the air shocks (considerably lighter than coilovers) and the IRL engine. I'd wager that thing will weigh significantly less than tiny.