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on: 03-26-2003
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The Monster Garage Mazda RX7 SandRail.
It was slow.
It needed NOS to help.
It got killed by a Dillon Machine gun,3000 Rounds per minute,4 barrel.
TRANSITION TECHNIQUE:
The seven-day odyssey began with a firestorm of ideas, with the end goal for the RX constantly changing. At first, the design team talked about converting the Mazda into a sand rail, a lightweight steel-tube configuration built to cruise over sand. Then their plan shifted to building a hill climber, a vehicle meant to drive straight up a sand hill. In the end, they decided that a single wheel powered off the rear drive shaft would be their design — no matter what the purpose.
With the plan finally cemented, the build team arrived the next day and tore apart the car, trying to figure out how much space they had to work with for the giant mono-wheel. Ideas flew, but the team had trouble deciding how the swing arm would work. So they went about their separate tasks: Jim and Jason focused on pumping up the horsepower on the Mazda's rotary engine by adding a nitrous system; Anthony and Mike machined the detailed parts for the mono-wheel's hub and swing arm, with master fabricator Cole filling in the gaps; and Jesse built a roll cage.
The team also pumped up the Mazda's front end to add clearance by using air-powered canisters, mounted off-road performance seats for dune driving, and replaced the heavy stock tank with a lightweight fuel cell. But after days of building, planning and re-planning the team found themselves running out of time — and without a completed swing arm.
Finally, as Build Day 5 came to a close — the deadline only eight hours away — the team pulled together. In a full-force effort, they finished the swing arm and hooked up the dual actuators that would move the mono-wheel up and down. By 11:15 p.m., the monster was complete and ready to test.
Minutes before midnight, Jesse hit the sand, but the sand hit back. The engine fired up, the mono-wheel turned, and the Sand Rail moved — but merely moving is not terribly monstrous. Before the crew could evaluate what was going on, the cops showed up and shut the test down.
Alas, the team was left in limbo. Was their monster a success? Or a failure? And, well, if you watched the show, you know the answer ... |
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3-26-2003 @ 10:00:22 PM |
| Posted By : AutobahnRacer |
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In the description "Minutes before midnight, Jesse hit the sand, but the sand hit back. The engine fired up, the mono-wheel turned, and the Sand Rail moved — but merely moving is not terribly monstrous. Before the crew could evaluate what was going on, the cops showed up and shut the test down."
Those were ricecops.
We supplied the gun.
WE HATE RICE.
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| #2 |
3-26-2003 @ 10:02:45 PM |
| Posted By : Obsidian |
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how can you fit all that into a description with only a 1000 character limit?
[Edited by Obsidian on 3-26-2003 @ 10:03:05 PM]
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3-26-2003 @ 10:09:07 PM |
| Posted By : Obsidian |
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#3, can't be! My description are always getting cut short!
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| #6 |
3-26-2003 @ 10:12:30 PM |
| Posted By : Skid |
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Why the hell did they blow it up?
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| #9 |
3-26-2003 @ 10:16:15 PM |
| Posted By : Low-Tech Redneck |
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These guys get more pathetic with each episode, I hate the guys who think Jesse is a genius, he's a whiney bitch ass, and their battle plans are always drawn around not what will work, but what LOOKS COOL!!!!!
Hence the failure here
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| #10 |
3-26-2003 @ 10:16:25 PM |
| Posted By : Skid |
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That Jesse James is a tempermental little pussy-boy. He's the reason I don't watch the show.
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| #14 |
3-26-2003 @ 10:20:08 PM |
| Posted By : AutobahnRacer |
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The bling rims survived. Weird.
On fire!!
[Edited by AutobahnRacer on 3-26-2003 @ 10:20:30 PM]
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| #15 |
3-26-2003 @ 10:22:22 PM |
| Posted By : AutobahnRacer |
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Jesse hates japanese cars.
I can see why he blew it up.
If it was a camaro he would have let it live.
It's on Saturday at 7PM.
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| #16 |
3-26-2003 @ 10:22:40 PM |
| Posted By : Lebo |
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i don't really understand why this was called a failure. sure it lost the race, but it wasn't like the hearse, where they were unable to actually make anything they planned work. this one actually worked, just wasn't very fast :S and this show does portray James in a pretty bad light, he's better in person.
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| #17 |
3-26-2003 @ 10:23:32 PM |
| Posted By : AutobahnRacer |
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Bye guys. Any more Questions ask me tomorow and I'll get to it.
I love these pics.
Ain't I great??
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3-26-2003 @ 10:26:07 PM |
| Posted By : AutobahnRacer |
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#16, Yes.
The hearse was cool.
It's just odd that jesse did such a stupid thing,But i explain in #17.
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3-26-2003 @ 10:27:35 PM |
| Posted By : Skid |
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That hearse one pissed me off. I'd give anything to have a '73 Miller Meteor coach in good condition.
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