owner jeeps

marco_1

parang ala nako nakikitang owner jeeps nowadays

pse907

madami pa po sa cavite.

magkano kaya ang isa? gusto ko sana yung "jeep" style na merong fiberglas top para pwede aircon

Pao|o

I wonder when we'll see carbon fiber jeeps.

shun_sakurai

Marami pang owner-type jeeps sa kalsada.

Even saw one reckless enough to barrel into slowing traffic at 120 km/h. On the SLEX. In rush hour.

OTEP R

Madami pa nga. Some even use automatics and modern Japanese engines with efi and stuff.

shun_sakurai

Do I have to mention the 2T-powered owner-type jeep that humiliated drag Civics with a 12-second run two years ago?

Made the news on some local auto websites.

coZee

last sunday nasa seafood city ako here in carson california....damn i saw a pinoy owner jeep...akala ko namamalikmata lang ako pero totoo, lumapit pa talaga ako to check it.

Pao|o

^^ I wonder how it got passed US Customs. I know they're kinda pissy with imports.

coZee

baka dito na lang in-assemble yun

so_obVIOS

Speaking of Philippine Jeepneys. There's a static display sa Islands of Adventure sa Florida. Gulat nga ako eh nung nakita ko dun last year. Yun yung version na with all the seats facing forward (di yung pang-pasada type) Go Pinoy!

marco_1

hehe.. maganda sana may owner na makita ay pang SIR tapos naka-aircon, hehe

elyserva

There's a jeepney displayed in front of the Faisaliah Center here in Riyadh.

pse907

Bakit kaya hindi tayo magkaroon ng "owner type" jeepney racing series?

Pwede mong lagyan ng rollbar para safe, fire extinguiser (kahit hand operated) pwede din!

Nice idea ito! And best of all, you get the most BANG FOR THE BUCK! Body panels aren't that expensive, sheet metal lang!

Whattya think guys?

saint_sinn3r

that would be nice.

just make sure the owner parts are properly bolted in. we wouldn't want to see flying debris at 140 kph, right?

shun_sakurai

Hmmm...di siguro porke may rollbar na, safe na ang owner-type jeep.

You've got to contend with the design of the dashboard and steering column as well. Maraming namatay sa vehicular accidents in the 1950s because people bashed their heads and chests into unrelenting steering wheels and columns. Those parts are supposed to collapse into the dashboard upon impact to avoid injuring drivers' vital organs.

Hard points on the dash will likely maim the occupants in case of frontal impact too.

In short the chassis may be stiff and safe, but the body may not.

elyserva

^Filipinos really have the wrong concept of safety! Basta matibay at matigas ang body safe na. Pag nabangga, ang pasahero ang naga-absorb ng impact!

OTEP R

The steering column was the #1 driver killer of the 1950's.

And locally assembled vehicles still have a steering column built to 1950's specs (rigid/non-collapsible).

shun_sakurai

Originally posted by elyserva
^Filipinos really have the wrong concept of safety! Basta matibay at matigas ang body safe na. Pag nabangga, ang pasahero ang naga-absorb ng impact!

I agree.

I've noticed so many accident news reports lately, saying that the cars were damaged badly.

If you're car-savvy enough you'll notice that's not always the case. More often than not, I noticed the crumple zones did their job absorbing the impact of the crash and leaving the passenger cells intact, allowing the foolhardy drivers to escape relatively unscathed.

Well, that's Neanderthal thinking for you..."if it crumples the car's not good." How utterly WRONG.

pse907

Originally posted by shun_sakurai
Hmmm...di siguro porke may rollbar na, safe na ang owner-type jeep.

You've got to contend with the design of the dashboard and steering column as well. Maraming namatay sa vehicular accidents in the 1950s because people bashed their heads and chests into unrelenting steering wheels and columns. Those parts are supposed to collapse into the dashboard upon impact to avoid injuring drivers' vital organs.

Hard points on the dash will likely maim the occupants in case of frontal impact too.

In short the chassis may be stiff and safe, but the body may not.

Good point.

Perhaps we can make a good safe design that incorporates the likeness/structure of an owner type jeep. Anybody with an engineering degree out there? Maybe you could do a design and make a CAD out of it.

vantomiko

haha!

Parang ginaya ung Super 7 Racing series...

Cguro mas safe kc yun kc Production cars ung ginagamit..

OTEP R

Homebuilt or garage built vehicles make for great project cars. Though they may lack some safety features and are generally not refined, they do bring joys to their owners.

However, they were not designed to be daily drivers like the way owner type jeeps are used.