New Volvo Hot Rod from Sweden - Lateral-g Forums

h_leadfoot · #1 02-26-2008, 11:22 AM

Looks really cool I think...

Pics: http://www.sportbilen.se/index.php?p...trodjakob&go=0

Facts: http://www.sportbilen.se/index.php?p...ss.php?id=1626 In Swedish of course. If theres any questions just ask. We are several swedish guys here at Lateral.

H.

Kustom_dude · #2 02-26-2008, 12:21 PM

Here is another link http://www.zercustoms.com/photos/Hot-Rod-Jakob.html

I also like the way they did the disc brakes on the front wheels. I have seen some custom harley's that run them like that.

#3 02-26-2008, 12:24 PM

buell bikes are the same, they are called radial brakes

DG. · #4 02-26-2008, 01:31 PM

Is it me, or do those tires mess up the total picture.... Besides that, really cool car!

byndbad914 · #5 02-26-2008, 03:30 PM

I like it from a "looks" standpoint! Those brakes are dangerous... as a cruiser and show car it is fine, but you would cook them pretty quickly if you ever actually got after the car a bit... unless it only weighs what two Buells weigh which I highly doubt. Still, neat looking - thanks for posting! (My buddy is a big-time Volvo guy so I will let him know

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Nate_ERC · #6 02-26-2008, 06:46 PM

I appreciate the elegance of its design, but it's almost too simple. Still cool though.

And yes those brakes look like they will fold like paper!

h_leadfoot · #7 02-29-2008, 10:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DG.

Is it me, or do those tires mess up the total picture.... Besides that, really cool car!

It´s the old Volvo sign cut in to the tires..

Diognes56 · #8 02-29-2008, 11:47 AM

I like the look of the car. I (as you all have said) have to wonder about the durability of those brakes in this application, but they do look cool.

David

Tom.A · #9 02-29-2008, 02:09 PM

I think it looks cool.

deuce_454 · #10 03-01-2008, 03:50 AM

i think it looks absolutely awesome... the fromn tires are alittle wide but the look is just awesome... i hope to see the car first hand at the ESRA nats this year, where with any luck me and the 32 should attend... i doubt the brakes will be a problem... with a carbon fibre chassis and aluminum body that thing should weigh no more than 900 kg.. with a 70/30 weight bias at braking the front wheels should stop no more than 315 kg´s each... which is the same as a buell with a 80kg driver... and besides the kinetic energy is alittle less at the speeds youd expect this car to go.. a buel is made to do back to back 150-0 mph stops all day and not fade.... and the cooling should be fenomenal with no fenders and a 14.7'' diameter brake...