"The OffRodeo" - "Third time lucky?"

Well, the Commodore was a bit of a problem...  It really needed a replacement shell and even though we had one sitting around, it was going to be a lot of work to weld/bolt/fabricate everything into it.  There was also a small issue with the back-end, in-so-much as the thing kept breaking and was a limiting factor in how hard we could push the car.  We did bandy about the idea of replacing the existing HQ rear with a GQ Patrol diff. (which was actually sitting on the bench, and was something we should have done ages ago), however that seemed like a lot of work for a car that also required a new shell.  So we decided to bite the bullet and spend the doolies on a Class 4 stadium truck.  Now there was an interesting beast...

General specs are:

• Based on a Holden Rodeo wheelbase
• Custom 4130 tube frame with a combination of aluminium and fibreglass panels
• A-arm front suspension - 18" travel
• 4-link rear axle - 20" travel
• Sway-A-Way coil-over and external bypass damper on each corner with hydraulic bump-stops
• Supercharged (Sprintex) 3.2L Holden Isuzu all-alloy block
• Front reduction box, feeding a 2-speed Powerglide, into a rear reduction box
• Dana 60 differential with 40 spline axles and floating hubs
• Front brakes - 2-piston Wilwood calipers on 300mm solid cross-drilled discs - Wilwood pads
• Rear brakes - 4-piston CNC calipers on 300mm ventilated discs - EBC pads
• MoTeC M4-8 ECU and SDL (dashboard)
• Front wheels - Hankook RT03 31x10.5x15 on external/internal beadlocked rims
• Rear wheels - Hankook RT03 33x12.5x15 on external/internal beadlocked rims