I now turn this topic over to all the nutswingers, nay sayers, and know it alls

good GOD ask a simple question

thinking of switching over the drivetrain and all the other componets over to mosebuilt chasis?
and then do what with the tatum frame?

i have been thinking the same thing , i have talked to mosebuilt and tor . i want to ride in a few first . i am thinking a rear engine two seater . tim

Those full size 2 seaters look pretty cool!

80"? I thought it was 88" wide?

I think that's a pretty large motor for a little car like that IMHO.......

the " paquito taquito" is 80" wide

dont quote me on this, but i think with that much power in a small car, it would just always wana wheelie especially when you get on it in the dunes going through turns...would be fun and fast as hell!

Steve i think you just need to quit wasting your time and just sell the tatum and go buy your self a predator x-18 so far from talking to you and watching you i think that car will suit you the best!
alot of car for the money...i like em!

I say hell yes!

OBII

lol, that's a narrow car man, i'm 90" wide with 5.5" offset wheels. Did you say you got like 20" travel with that as well?

If you go with the eco, were you thinking about cvt or manual?

Are you sure thats an 08 ? where is the B pillar ?

But thats hitting below the belt

091?

this car in question is getting a 249lb ecotec
and a built 091

hahahah sounds like a natural duners train of thought ...

i got as far as thinking about subi and then backed off... i dont want my tranny to blow up.. things get too expensive... all about reliability

Why not do a mid engine subi with a north star rear engine. Just run a switch to flip between the 2 different motors. You could also run the ecotec in the front of the rail with front wheel drive so if the subi or north star ever broke down, you could have a reliable backup..

Always a solution. Yoshi is such a giver.

What can I say, I have to be. My wife's a taker, and has molded me into an unconscious giver....

That cars too small for a V8 IMO.

This car is NOT a 2008, picture below was taken Halloween 2005 and I know the car was not new then.

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That thing has to be one of the first sand demons ever made, cause if you look at the rear bar that is over the engine, tatum hasn't built one that high for as long as I can remember.

Quit trying to start trouble. Those rails are completly different.........

















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You wont get much for the frame and it will take a long time to sell especially now the season is almost over. The car is worth more as a whole even though its a tatum (jab jab).

Youd be taking a greater loss money wise. but its your choice. I aslo recommend driving a car you are going to buy first. Make sure its what you want. Make sure the shocks dont sqeak. Make sure it dont get stuck all by itself .

Any one of the builders have cars and should take you on a test run. Just my 2 pesos

Yoshi...you are so observant! But another tell tale that they may be different is one is on sand...the other is on artificial turf!


Ok back to topic...I think selling it as a whole would get a better price. I'm wondering if the guy you bought it off told you it was a 2008 when in fact its a 2002-05 possibly?????
If someone wrecks their car and puts it back together with new parts it doesn't change the year of the car. I just hope the guy didn't try to pull a fast one!

Good luck on the sale.

db

Not so...
I think they retain the right to go back to 2006.. Could be mistaken.. But I think anything 2007 and over made by the manufactuerer had to have CARB.