Just an old fart from Florence Oregon
Hello everyone I have visited this site on a number of occasions while I was building my rail but after meeting Gene at Sandfest he convinced me that I better check in so here I am.
I've been messin with cars for 50 years from drag racing to street rods and now it's sandrails. I've had a few rails (VW) but wanted something smoother and faster so decided to build me a mini rail from scratch. Ordered a batch of 060 X 1.25 4130 tubing and got started. I wanted it light and functional with out spending a ton of money. So I got an 83 Katana for $100 and a VW carrier for a diff but that's all history.
Last year got an 05 Busa and chopped up an 88 Honda 5 speed for a diff with the dreaded short drive chain that I think I have a handle on making it live. So I end up with 30 forward ratios and 6 reverses so as the joke goes I can go rock crawling or to Bonneville or anywhere in between. Here's some pics ....766 lbs with fuel ....any questions?
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