Purple sand rail buggy performing a wheelie, rear view

the Double Tlmm Down ClillSSlS. The specications for Lhe ECU Chasm int-little a live l. tear-cngiue layout wuh duul Arliflnh up trnnt nntl dualrpivtil trailing 2mm in the- rear. mill '4 wheelbase of 125 inches The A-ttmts are slimline-led of beef y |l/4rinch chromnly tuhi h ineh chromoly heim joints it ill pivot nuints, The spindle uprights ure cluumnly us well. with new geolneLry tur hetrcr hurt dlmg lint] u very slmii steering arm. Frcm shacks are 2 rich Klngn with billc| alur nlil'llml pi hack tcscrmlte and silver ntmucr enntctt duallridte collrliver Springs. l'llexc have it Much aLrOkC that provides 18 inches of wliecl Havel. Extreme notes that the tram til the buggy hus 54/2 inchcx of grnuntt clearance with the suspenstnn fully compressed. Steering in handled by a billet aluminum centerrload rack and pinitin unit, along with oncrinch Chmmnl) liermtls anti S/srineh ehmmuly heun mints Frtint rnlliug xlntlt are Duilglus Sunti stnr heavy dilly Allttli with Xlltme Tlrc Cl) 8.80 Aptx tires. The r r suspension based ml Exlrcme's dualrplvot twill > amisl which are itmsmetel] out ui clu'omnly tubing and lioxcd on the- ends. King 1 Zinch Cnilrovcr shocks with piggyback reserve 5 and u 14. inch suukc provide the rear with iii inchch til travel it; mirror the from. The re - pension is also tted with u 5%, ArWay emulsion bump strip that helps prcvenl hut. turning. Contacting are hurting amt during the lllst four inches of ltlwel Tllc lam of the cur has 3-1/2 inches nf giuuud clsaranct at full compression. Housed in the trailing arms are Kartck micro-smb axles. ill! Wilwnotl four-piston aliper disc brakes. Douglas hillel- emcr Sand Star wheels mount Xchmt 16.50 Competitor cut Pauli dlcsi Total widLh with the paddles oil the exit is 9l-l/Z Incllsi. As mentioned. Roll chose a Ford SHO V6. ti ' nally tied in aTaurun. This tngilii 3000cc. Willi dual-overhead cams mill follr-vllhcs per cylindcl, Extreme Pertununnec rebuilt the engine, utilizing n stock crank unu ml 3 JE pistnns. and stnukvspcc uumshalh As they often do. P treme chose to leave the t: inc rellltivcn ly mild unrt mnlte big horsepower vm u tun NOVEMEtRiDECEMBER 2005 huehnrger and plenty ml bunst. In Lh.is case. they built a custum exhaust that routes In a Garret Ballistic Cnncepts turbocharger. The intake charge goei through an Eercme built lntcrctmlcr, than lhrougli a GM Llimttle nuuy. enu into modificd and pnlished than ry plennum The individual runners into the ports were ptnvuer unateti to match the trains. adding a nice mtrast tn the pultshed plennunis, Fuel is supplied via nn Aeromutne ruei pump ant] metered willi SZ-Ih: pBFllUur tiller-tots. Btiosl is controllcd with an Extreme Perfornmnce wastegate. An Eleetrnmutive Tech 3 engine management Cour puter take: new at making Continued nn page 64 Rob Hornsbv is the owner nl this new Eco model Sand buggy from Extreme Performance. Yhe rear-engine live seater has a 125-inch wheelbase, has A-arms from and trailing arm in me rear, and wheel travel is 13 inches at all fours. Engine is turhoed 3000c: Ford 5H0 VG that pumps out 545hp at 16 pounds of boost. This is the same model car, excem for a few options, thal Extreme otters turn-key at a starting price at 35K, 45