Cherokee Hoonicorn would be awesome hahaha!sierrablue wrote:Looks good! Honestly if you left it 4x4, but at that height, you could probably run around with the Subarus
That's a tall order to take on a car that's probably worth $1MM of development, especially in an EV. The electrikhana Audi is probably your answer, and that was built by a team of Audi engineers. As an EE myself, I'm all for EVs, but with battery technology and cost where it is currently, It's not worth it to me to attempt building one. But if you've got the time and money, get after it!sierrablue wrote:I'd been thinking, it would be really cool to build an all electric, lowered, 2-door FSJ Cherokee, and race it against Lia Block in the Hoonicorn (those who have seen the second round of the Hoonicorn V Everything on YouTube will know exactly what I'm talking about). Or a bone stock looking one. Just, a family wagon, bone stock on the outside, then it keeps up with this wickedly fast custom Mustang.
The Hoonicorn makes ~1800hp when turned up. It would take some good engineering to beat it. But would be pretty awesome to see!sierrablue wrote: ↑Wed Feb 15, 2023 12:28 pm I'd been thinking, it would be really cool to build an all electric, lowered, 2-door FSJ Cherokee, and race it against Lia Block in the Hoonicorn (those who have seen the second round of the Hoonicorn V Everything on YouTube will know exactly what I'm talking about). Or a bone stock looking one. Just, a family wagon, bone stock on the outside, then it keeps up with this wickedly fast custom Mustang.
Yeah...so you'd probably need 2500 hp or so to deal with the little bit of extra weight (the Hoonicorn is actually fairly heavy for what it races against) and wind resistance...plus you obviously want to win... Plus side, with the electric you would have full torque and everything instantly--as long as you have enough tire and it doesn't stop pulling, the Hoonicorn physically can't keep up with that. Not that it takes it an especially long time to get up to its power RPM range.Stuka wrote: ↑Wed Feb 15, 2023 3:31 pmThe Hoonicorn makes ~1800hp when turned up. It would take some good engineering to beat it. But would be pretty awesome to see!sierrablue wrote: ↑Wed Feb 15, 2023 12:28 pm I'd been thinking, it would be really cool to build an all electric, lowered, 2-door FSJ Cherokee, and race it against Lia Block in the Hoonicorn (those who have seen the second round of the Hoonicorn V Everything on YouTube will know exactly what I'm talking about). Or a bone stock looking one. Just, a family wagon, bone stock on the outside, then it keeps up with this wickedly fast custom Mustang.
Firing up the CNC now. 6L 4JZ coming upsierrablue wrote:Wait, you're telling me you're not going to weld the blocks together and put in a custom crank (and redo the cooling and stuff too)????? I thought you were trying to turn it into a V12 2JZ
Theses Jeeps were never designed for that so I would say no. However, I'm sure a significant amount of weight could be saved by ditching the factory frame for a custom tube chassis integrated into the body. But I'm not a chassis builder so I will make due with the original frame.sierrablue wrote:That's awesome!
I had a crazy thought--you're doing a 2wd swap, and looking to save weight--could a unibody conversion be a good option?
Seth, you are correct about it would need a chassis Intergrated. I know a guy that has done that a time or 2 lol. That’s basically how my Bronco is put together. It’s a complete chassis with the body sandwiched in the middle.SJohn wrote: ↑Fri Feb 24, 2023 8:18 amTheses Jeeps were never designed for that so I would say no. However, I'm sure a significant amount of weight could be saved by ditching the factory frame for a custom tube chassis integrated into the body. But I'm not a chassis builder so I will make due with the original frame.sierrablue wrote:That's awesome!
I had a crazy thought--you're doing a 2wd swap, and looking to save weight--could a unibody conversion be a good option?
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