... and it wasn't built by pixies
In Nebraska’s billions of acres, in a lush, genuflecting sea of green, there’s a purple soldier, and even more than that. The purple soldier has flames crawling up its fenders and dancing down its flanks. Is it a car … or a car caricature? We’ll soon see.
Bill. “We focused on the Hot Wheels aesthetic and included a radical old/new school engine package.” He says that among other things, the most vexing part of the project was providing clearance for the humorously huge tires and packaging the exhaust system complete.
They didn’t have to look far. A Speedway employee already owned one. “We wanted an independent rear suspension and to create a much lower and wider stance than stock,” said Bill. “We focused on the Hot Wheels aesthetic and included a radical old/new school engine package.” He says that among other things, the most vexing part of the project was providing clearance for the humorously huge tires and packaging the exhaust system complete.
None of which happened easily. There were areas of contention.
Bill: “The front subframe is based around stock location pickup points on the unibody car. Basically, this ultra-low suspension setup can bolt to a stock first-gen. The subframe is designed around the 355/30/19 tires on the front. We have a narrowed Speedway prototype Unser-style subframe designed to accommodate the width of the tire as well as the necessary turn radius, specifically for tight autocross courses.
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7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トライアルを開始して、何千もの厳選されたプレミアム ストーリー、9,000 以上の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしてください。
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