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11-13-2006, 01:24 PM
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OT Subaru Powered Water Car
Thought some of you might find this interesting...
It's powered by a Turbo 2.5 Subaru motor.... Subaru powered Water Car
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11-13-2006, 01:35 PM
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1/3 Camaro
1/3 WRX 1/3 Jet Ski Looks great.... Want to re-explore a tube frame 550 Spyder w/ WRX motor now....
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11-14-2006, 10:32 AM
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I can only imagine the ground clearance problems of that vehicle when in automobile mode. It obviously retracts the wheels/tires to the very top of the wheel wells. This alone means a complicated and heavy suspension that has little travel (harsh ride). In order to get the vehicle "on plane" and fairly stable as a boat the bottom must be designed with a slight V, making it most vulnerable to damage when operating as an automobile. I'm afraid this is one more example of failure to realize that a car is a car, a boat is a boat and an airplane is an airplane, all separate and apart from one another.
Preston
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11-14-2006, 11:33 AM
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I saw the thing on TV today and no, there isn't much ground clearance. But it was intended to be a high performance sports car on land, so ground clearance was probably not a top concern. The suspension actually moves quite a bit, the car is fairly smooth and stable over rough patches.
Not a big fan of the looks though. Too pointy nosed for me.
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11-14-2006, 07:51 PM
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Camaro body, WRX engine, old 90's corvette wheels.
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