bluespanner Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 Will he ever build anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve b Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 Maybe , but whatever, some of the threads have been very interesting and diverse, with some great tech to day dream about .... nothing wrong with a bit of speculation ..what are you thinking about today OT? cheers Steveb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluespanner Posted April 21, 2013 Author Share Posted April 21, 2013 I was thinking about Land Rovers in gereral... Who needs them. I reckon i could be quite competitive at winch challenge in a standard Fiesta with the appropriate winches bolted on here and there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigelw Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 I was thinking about Land Rovers in gereral... Who needs them. I reckon i could be quite competitive at winch challenge in a standard Fiesta with the appropriate winches bolted on here and there. I am beginning to think I should have bought a Peugeot Partner van and never bothered with my project car, could have bought a fairly recent one with lots of toys and probably had a decent holiday with what I have shelled out so far..... I hope he does build something and shares his creation with us, would be good to see but at this rate it might be a year or three before we get past the idea stage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtydiesel Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 I do wonder where he came from before found us? But that said, His posts certainly provoke a great deal of technical thought, I personally like the cross-pollination in the threads, I certainly have a much better understanding of walking beam suspension now, and I wonder how else a praga v3 would have made it on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 I do wonder where he came from before found us?But that said, His posts certainly provoke a great deal of technical thought, I personally like the cross-pollination in the threads, I certainly have a much better understanding of walking beam suspension now, and I wonder how else a praga v3 would have made it on here. I agree, loads of ideas and interesting things I've now read up on since he's posted about them. Nothing wrong with a bit of vapour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o_teunico Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Oh, a thread with my name! I´m feeling now important Will I build ever something real, not just "vapour"? Certainly yes. When? Who knows... Now I have all the time in the world for thinking (and sharing) all my crazy ideas. To my surprisen some of them are not so crazy, and have been built decades ago, like the belly halftrack. All I have now is a Discovery with a broken engine, no money and a fu**ink local regulation that bannes all my ideas if I want a road going car. A guy with a 1999 BMW 328ci, with pick-up body conversion, has contacted the engineering company I talked to. He has been asked for a second car, with same body moddification, for crash-testing it. Absolutely senseless! And they cannot assure that the second destroyed car will pass the test with an "OK". I have even thought about simply buying a cheap small car (Fiat Cinquecento or similar) and forgeting about a road going Discovery. My brother followed that route and uses a Lancia Y10 for road and a Santana ,with no paperwork, for playing arround the farm. Another important part is that all this crazy ideas, and all the feedback from the LR4x4 community, are keeping my brain busy, and not thinking in this crisis we are suffering. More crazy ideas will come soon: Discovery forward control, Discovery waterproof motorhome that floats and doubles as a boat... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremlin Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 If you are determined to build what you want move out of the EU, i guess some place in africa would be better! Damn rules for everything............... G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landy-Novice Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Will he ever build anything? doubt it! o_teunico, why not just make 1 thread, instead of making 6 everyday that only a has 1 picture of (usually) some awful 'creation'. and have it as your only inspiration/mind-map/discussion tread. then if you ever build something, make 1 more thread in the members section. that way, you only have 2 topics, instead of 76547589087656908976 different ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o_teunico Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Mmmmmm...that´s a good idea. Will create a new thread at "International" for crazy/dumb ideas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyoldgit Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Mmmmmm...that´s a good idea. Will create a new thread at "International" for crazy/dumb ideas Do that then we can merge all the existing crazy / dumb ideas into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o_teunico Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landy-Novice Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Mmmmmm...that´s a good idea. Will create a new thread at "International" for crazy/dumb ideas http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php?showtopic=83083 look at that! thats much better! let the bad photos and inspiration flow! Do that then we can merge all the existing crazy / dumb ideas into it. good idea Steve! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonr Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 and a fu**ink local regulation that bannes all my ideas if I want a road going car. I have a suggestion! How about starting with something like a Suzuki Carry flat bed truck - then build a vehicle with long hydraulic extending wheel pods mounted on the back of the truck. On the road, the legs are folded (like a spider's legs) and it's just a truck with an unusual load. Off road, the wheel pods unfold and lift the truck wheels off the ground. Use hydraulic motors to drive the wheels and power all the hydraulics from the truck engine via a PTO / crank shaft. That way, the truck stays standard (ish) for legal purposes - but can still be uber-cool as an off roader! Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o_teunico Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 If correctly designed, legs could be even tyreless! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XD-i4j-NBl8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missingsid Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Hmmmm, Two of my favourite vehicles on video, only, one of them is ridiculed? Surely the Centaur is so cool looking? And how cool is a John Deere walking tractor for a trial motor? Marc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill van snorkle Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 I think O Teunico's posts can be quite inspirational, in fact at least one member has been inspired enough to seriously contemplate building a 6x6 Landrover based on some of the accumulated data/experience from O.T's introductory thread. I can understand why he won't commence any build at this stage, what with being unemployed in a country experiencing a serious economic crisis, in addition to having highly restrictive vehicle modification regulations. If I had his photoshop skills i would probably build vapour projects all day. O.T, how about you form a lobby group with some of your local residents to pressure your local council to lower the road under that stupid bridge? Then you can just fix the engine in your Disco and just concentrate on improving its offroad credentials. In case no one has noticed, this 'International' forum and the 'modified vehicle' forum has been fairly static for the past few weeks, so it does no harm to throw a few different ideas out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigelw Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 I think O Teunico's posts can be quite inspirational, in fact at least one member has been inspired enough to seriously contemplate building a 6x6 Landrover based on some of the accumulated data/experience from O.T's introductory thread.I can understand why he won't commence any build at this stage, what with being unemployed in a country experiencing a serious economic crisis, in addition to having highly restrictive vehicle modification regulations. If I had his photoshop skills i would probably build vapour projects all day. O.T, how about you form a lobby group with some of your local residents to pressure your local council to lower the road under that stupid bridge? Then you can just fix the engine in your Disco and just concentrate on improving its offroad credentials. In case no one has noticed, this 'International' forum and the 'modified vehicle' forum has been fairly static for the past few weeks, so it does no harm to throw a few different ideas out there. Same across all the forums I think Bill, trouble is there are just too many out there and with so many of the problems we have with our vehicle already being so well documented on various forums and especially on this particular forum, a few minutes of google searching can yield all the answers you need, unless you are into something really heavy such as the extreme modding and comp side of things there tends to be little new to be discussed....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeyw Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 I am disappointed to say the least to read such negative public comments about another forum member's posts. It strikes me as poor etiquette, especially when a member of the admin team joins in. I don't see what the OP's intention was in starting this topic, I hope it wasn't negative. I am pleased to see there are plenty of members who like myself do appreciate the stirrings of our Spanish friend's grey cells. As already commented, his posts have evoked plenty of discussion from some well respected technical people on here, as well as other vapour builders. I am envious of the time he has to think up these ideas, mad-cap or otherwise. However I am not envious of his employment status, and hope that it changes before too long, thus enabling funding to transform his vapour plans into reality. It wasn't long ago that certain members were complaining about this forum becoming rather stagnant. Now we have someone changing all that, and some don't like it. Those members are going the right way to losing valuable contributors to this forum's content. IMO I think o teunico's posts are well written, especially considering his first language is not English. They are well researched, and illustrated to get the intended concept across. If the image is is low-res, does it matter? A small picture can still often convey more than words can. Please o-teunico, do not be put off by this thread. I shall continue to enjoy your ideas, and look forward to the next posts, but hopefully not because you are having to defend yourself and your ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyoldgit Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 If you are referring to me then I have not 'joined in' or submitted any negative comments in this matter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
task Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 SNIP What he said The posts, albeit mad, are interesting and entertaining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeyw Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 If you are referring to me then I have not 'joined in' or submitted any negative comments in this matter Steve, it seems I misinterpreted your post, so I apologise. Do that then we can merge all the existing crazy / dumb ideas into it. I just read your comment as agreeing that his ideas were dumb, but having re-read this thread I see that you have simply repeated o_teunico's own words. Criticism (in your case) retracted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o_teunico Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 I am disappointed to say the least to read such negative public comments about another forum member's posts MickeyW, thank you very much for your post. I have to say that I have never seen this thread as something negative. I thought that "one idea=one thread" was OK, but putting all ideas in just one thread can also be positive. I have gained lots of knowldgements in this forum, and hope to keep doing it in the future. Bill´s drop box made out of series transfer box parts is something I would like to build in a near future. I love real builds, like Dirtydiesel´s Jeep, but, at the moment, all I can give to this forum is just "vapour". It will be great to see more ideas and "vapour builds" from other members in the new "pass the bucket" thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyoldgit Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Steve, it seems I misinterpreted your post, so I apologise.I just read your comment as agreeing that his ideas were dumb, but having re-read this thread I see that you have simply repeated o_teunico's own words. Criticism (in your case) retracted Apology accepted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 ^^ HOG, should I call "Knuckles" off "The Job" then Wheres the stirry Icon when you need one ? N Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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