Cookie Posted February 22 Member ID: 176 Group: Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 25 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1,529 Content Per Day: 1.41 Reputation: 1,678 Achievement Points: 11,238 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 2 Joined: 05/05/2021 Status: Offline Last Seen: 15 hours ago Birthday: 06/06/1967 Device: Windows Share Posted February 22 Mid engine two seaters are some of my all time favorite cars. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acefuture Posted February 22 Member ID: 1,108 Group: Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 25 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 242 Content Per Day: 0.23 Reputation: 381 Achievement Points: 2,241 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/08/2021 Status: Offline Last Seen: Friday at 10:49 PM Device: Macintosh Author Share Posted February 22 1 hour ago, HP.Habits said: Alumicraft is on my list of cars to drive, older and newer. Anyone can tell me the main differences/improvements they have made? Any info would be appreciated. Id love to do a write up on one Really depends on the models we are talking about. Cooley was pretty adamant about building race cars and not dune cars from my understanding. They did build a few types of cars in the early 2000s. One was a light weight "dune focused" car and the others were built for desert/racing. A good example is the two cars I have in the garage right now. My car was originally built in 05 (rebuilt in 2015) but weighs 3200 lbs and has a TON of overbuilt parts on it. Albins, LS, full floater hubs, etc. Then the other car is a same gen 2 seat that probably weighs 1500lbs. 2D, J35, midboards, all lightweight parts. Since then there has been a ton of updates to their chassis into modern day. But one thing has always remained with Alumicraft is that they are built well, and for safety. And they are some of the best handling cars in the dunes and the desert hands down. I don't think there's been another most winning buggy company in desert racing as of recent. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted February 27 Member ID: 318 Group: Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 77 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 4,418 Content Per Day: 4.06 Reputation: 5,605 Achievement Points: 36,417 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 24 Joined: 05/05/2021 Status: Offline Last Seen: 2 hours ago Device: iPhone Share Posted February 27 On 2/11/2024 at 5:06 PM, acefuture said: It’s locked up. Overheated. Yea it’s a J35 with a pretty big turbo. Apparently it had 390 to the tires. Not positive about that, but wouldn’t be surprised The owner reached out the day after I posted, just took a few days to make it happen The ratio is pretty wild haha Perfect power level is: Way Too F*cking Much - 1 = Perfect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOG Posted February 27 Member ID: 818 Group: Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 21 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1,404 Content Per Day: 1.30 Reputation: 1,583 Achievement Points: 13,862 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 2 Joined: 05/11/2021 Status: Offline Last Seen: 6 hours ago Device: iPhone Share Posted February 27 On 2/22/2024 at 8:06 AM, KyleDodd said: Let’s keep it going, anything else out there for sale not listed? Alumicraft 2 seat This AlumiCraft 2 seat mid engine is for sale. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOG Posted March 3 Member ID: 818 Group: Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 21 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1,404 Content Per Day: 1.30 Reputation: 1,583 Achievement Points: 13,862 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 2 Joined: 05/11/2021 Status: Offline Last Seen: 6 hours ago Device: iPhone Share Posted March 3 On 2/27/2024 at 1:49 PM, FOG said: This AlumiCraft 2 seat mid engine is for sale. @KyleDodd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleDodd Posted March 3 Member ID: 1,573 Group: Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 3 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 12 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 5 Achievement Points: 110 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/02/2021 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 2 Device: iPhone Share Posted March 3 2 hours ago, FOG said: @KyleDodd On 2/27/2024 at 1:49 PM, FOG said: This AlumiCraft 2 seat mid engine is for sale. A sweet car but out of my price range! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOG Posted March 3 Member ID: 818 Group: Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 21 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1,404 Content Per Day: 1.30 Reputation: 1,583 Achievement Points: 13,862 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 2 Joined: 05/11/2021 Status: Offline Last Seen: 6 hours ago Device: iPhone Share Posted March 3 9 hours ago, KyleDodd said: A sweet car but out of my price range! When I saw it in December he did say that he would sell it minus the motor for considerably less. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandkist Posted March 4 Member ID: 338 Group: Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 13 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2,297 Content Per Day: 2.11 Reputation: 474 Achievement Points: 12,356 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/05/2021 Status: Offline Last Seen: 2 hours ago Device: iPhone Share Posted March 4 (edited) On 2/22/2024 at 8:57 AM, HP.Habits said: Alumicraft is on my list of cars to drive, older and newer. Anyone can tell me the main differences/improvements they have made? Any info would be appreciated. Id love to do a write up on one If my memory serves me correctly, back in 1999 Alumicraft offered a four seat rear engine and a two seat mid engine sand car along with a four seat prerunner. At that time Honda was the preferred power plant. 1 1/2” chromoly tube and Bilstein or Fox coilover shocks. Sand cars were not offered with power steering at that time. Here is a pic of an early Alumicraft. This was their first car with an LS in it. Edited March 4 by Sandkist 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonyd Posted March 4 Member ID: 377 Group: Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 24 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 149 Content Per Day: 0.14 Reputation: 53 Achievement Points: 1,083 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/06/2021 Status: Offline Last Seen: Thursday at 05:40 AM Birthday: 12/18/1966 Device: Windows Share Posted March 4 (edited) Here is a friends 2000 mid-engine dual sport. This was Cooley's premier car at the SSSS that year. Way ahead of its time....... 1st full-body (Jeff Davis), 2" hollows, 4 wheel bypasses, Fortin mid-boards, windshield... Edited March 4 by Tonyd 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmpirE231 Posted March 4 Member ID: 1,364 Group: Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 34 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 479 Content Per Day: 0.48 Reputation: 390 Achievement Points: 3,677 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 08/12/2021 Status: Offline Last Seen: Thursday at 09:33 PM Device: Windows Share Posted March 4 2 minutes ago, Tonyd said: Here is a friends 2000 mid-engine dual sport. This was Cooley's premier car at the SSSS that year. Way ahead of its time.......2" hollows, 4 wheel bypasses, Fortin mid-boards, windshield... pretty sure this was a board members car on here. He was the one who updated / redid the car. Very cool car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acefuture Posted March 4 Member ID: 1,108 Group: Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 25 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 242 Content Per Day: 0.23 Reputation: 381 Achievement Points: 2,241 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/08/2021 Status: Offline Last Seen: Friday at 10:49 PM Device: Macintosh Author Share Posted March 4 14 minutes ago, Tonyd said: Here is a friends 2000 mid-engine dual sport. This was Cooley's premier car at the SSSS that year. Way ahead of its time....... 1st full-body (Jeff Davis), 2" hollows, 4 wheel bypasses, Fortin mid-boards, windshield... That car is one of my favorites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonyd Posted March 4 Member ID: 377 Group: Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 24 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 149 Content Per Day: 0.14 Reputation: 53 Achievement Points: 1,083 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/06/2021 Status: Offline Last Seen: Thursday at 05:40 AM Birthday: 12/18/1966 Device: Windows Share Posted March 4 (edited) 31 minutes ago, EmpirE231 said: pretty sure this was a board members car on here. He was the one who updated / redid the car. Very cool car. Yes, it was owned by four people in our circle of friends...one of which bought it from the original owner. Car was originally yellow and built as a prerunner for their team. Edited March 4 by Tonyd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandkist Posted March 5 Member ID: 338 Group: Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 13 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2,297 Content Per Day: 2.11 Reputation: 474 Achievement Points: 12,356 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/05/2021 Status: Offline Last Seen: 2 hours ago Device: iPhone Share Posted March 5 2009 Alumicraft dual sport. First or second year of the radius roof. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesinls Posted March 5 Member ID: 385 Group: Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 69 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 532 Content Per Day: 0.49 Reputation: 611 Achievement Points: 5,286 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/06/2021 Status: Offline Last Seen: 9 hours ago Device: Windows Share Posted March 5 (edited) Pictures of when my car was built - Don picking up the car after Jeff Davis finished body,...I have the receipt, I think it was like $1800 lol Edited March 5 by wesinls 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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