404 parts sell off

piggy · Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 9:17 pm Post subject: 404 parts sell off

i have just come back from the eurotrial, and have decided not to build my 404 into a winched up mud plugger but to just make it into a classic, this is because i am building the spider, PLEASE USE THE FREE CLASSIFIEDS thank you david

minimog · Off-Road Guru Joined: 25 Nov 2004 Odometer: 1700

haha knew you would Wink

try rob at art offroad he had a few sets for sale

piggy · Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 9:46 pm Post subject:

ok you were right, ******.

i have lots of loverly spider pics for you, it might be easier for me to put them on a disk and post it to you, the eurotrial was fantastic the spiders were amazing

minimog · Off-Road Guru Joined: 25 Nov 2004 Odometer: 1700

you might aswell just think of all that ground clearance even with smaller 37" tyres will have more than a solid axle on 40-44's and a very low center of gravity
be cool to see the pics

engines sat in mine and only one mount left to do then i can start on the suspension

big_patrol · Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 5:20 am Post subject:

Euro trial was fantastic I had a great time too. Tris I have lots of pics.

Spiders are cool, but some of the drivers definately need to learn to leave the levers the f@@k alone for the majority of the driving. They are so stable and capable that simply driving them in a traditional way would save lots of time. The amount of trouble I saw rear steer, and the stop start method of driving cause was simply frustrating. The terrain they were mastering was mind blowing, but at times the extremely agile spiders looked akward and numb. On the complete flip sid they would drive towards an axle that you could not walk over let alone drive and make it look like driving up a kerb.

The confident drivers that used the insane stability and grip to take wild lines and think outside the box were greatly rewarded. The others that suffered from lever feaver often found them selves stuck for the simple reason they had just expected the tricks to do the work.

There was one or two gates that all classes shared and a well driven sj was making it look easier than the spiders, just because they drove it in one fluid move knowing they had a lack of power/travel etc.

Danny

dxmedia · Mud Obsessed Joined: 10 Dec 2008 Odometer: 2185

Quite interested in the crawler box, also have you any spare door tops?

minimog · Off-Road Guru Joined: 25 Nov 2004 Odometer: 1700

yep im gutted i couldent go
and dan i know what you meen with the rear steer (you become lazy at picking the correct line and rely on the rear steer to get you out of trouble)
are you going to kirton aug bank holl