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cornfield customs simply stunning
The Rouster Indy Roadster
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cornfield customs
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it is not hiding anything. original these cars ran an offy which was a dry sump oiling system. that tank would have been the oil storage tank, as well as working as a cooler
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cornfield customs
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some updated pics after powder coat, chrome and interior. the car is getting lettered this week
Chateau Slate 66
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Absolutely killer, and hand built to boot! Awesome.
driftpin
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rsanter
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That is awsome
I have though many times about building something like that.
Simple, clean, light, and cool
Can you share the build cost?
The plan is to make it street legal?
I have though many times about building something like that.
Simple, clean, light, and cool
Can you share the build cost?
The plan is to make it street legal?
OP
cornfield customs
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it is already street legal. total cost to reproduce for another customer would start at $250k
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cornfield customs
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Joshua Shaw finished up the lettering today
Boosted1
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Wow!
That looks awesome. Nice work.
That looks awesome. Nice work.
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cornfield customs
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some sad news. The owner was involved in an accident in the roadster a couple weeks back. it doesnt look bad in the pics, but it is looking like it will total out through insurance. He hit a vehicle pretty hard, guessing around 50 mph, frame is bent and diamond, front end and suspension wiped out, rear end and suspension wiped out, and a bunch of other damage over all. If the car does total I am going to try to buy it back and rebuild later on down the road
matt_i
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Aww man 
I am no expert, but while looking thru this thread, I was wondering about those front suspension arms!
With one arm on the top out front and the lower arm out back would this cause some kind of axle rotation that would keep changing the king pin angle?
Added to that I noted the main steering arm from the cowl to the axle has quite a slope/angle on it, so combined with both my observations how did it steer and drive?
Just curious to understand it as it looks to go against what I thought was best practice...
On the other hand I must compliment you and your team on an exception build and it would be great to see this vehicle repaired and back on the road again, who ever owns it.
Keep up the good work.
With one arm on the top out front and the lower arm out back would this cause some kind of axle rotation that would keep changing the king pin angle?
Added to that I noted the main steering arm from the cowl to the axle has quite a slope/angle on it, so combined with both my observations how did it steer and drive?
Just curious to understand it as it looks to go against what I thought was best practice...
On the other hand I must compliment you and your team on an exception build and it would be great to see this vehicle repaired and back on the road again, who ever owns it.
Keep up the good work.
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cornfield customs
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it handled and drove very well. better than i actually thought it would. the reason we did the steering and suspension the way we did was to keep it authentic to the watson indy roadster we based it off of. with the suspension fully cycled it never had caster that was out of range.
Chateau Slate 66
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Was it damaged at the track? I was under the impression that a person couldn't insure a race car while racing?
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cornfield customs
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this car was built and titled as a street car. the accident was on the road
driftpin
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OK, I'm asking, whose fault? With those narrow 'period wheels and tires', and with an abundance of power, I would expect that the car would snap-steer abruptly, so, "whose-fault was-it?"
From the damage, it appears someone was ahead of him, and he tried to dive-inside him, before the car was past-him, resulting in the right-front damage. Since I wasn't there, all-conjecture. Damage to the front is often the fault of the following car. Save the aggressive moves for track days, though with this type of investment, that's not a good idea either.
From the damage, it appears someone was ahead of him, and he tried to dive-inside him, before the car was past-him, resulting in the right-front damage. Since I wasn't there, all-conjecture. Damage to the front is often the fault of the following car. Save the aggressive moves for track days, though with this type of investment, that's not a good idea either.
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cornfield customs
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it was driver error. he wasnt paying attention cruising down the road. a truck in front of him slowed to left. when we saw the truck he tried to go around them the left to avoid rear ending them but ended up hitting them right at the front wheel as they turned left ( impact damage on nose). ended up pushing himself and the full size off the road into the ditch. a simple error due to not paying enough attention to his surroundings, and a panic move to try to avoid impact.
zmotorsports
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That ***** about the accident.
Fantastic build however. Awesome skillset.
Fantastic build however. Awesome skillset.
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cornfield customs
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Well there is some good news and bad news about the Rouster indy car. The bad news is Insurance ended up totaling it from the damage from the accident. The good news is I was able to purchase the car back and we plan to eventually get it al fixed back up and drive the wheels off of it! Here’s to it getting a second chance at life instead of going to a salvage lo
4xdog
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Good to hear! That car is too cool for any other outcome.