12 batteries in one car?

[Charger Aficionado]

  I saw this on another car board and am shamlessly swiping it...  Maybe Ponch can enlighten us?  (all the Lowriders are in L.A.).  Would someone REALLY put more than 2 batteries in a car??? >?

  No wonder it's LOW:


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cadillac-Fleetwood-Brougham-1995-CADILLAC-FLEETWOOD-BROUGHAM-LOWRIDER-HYDRAULICS-NR_W0QQitemZ4604883674QQcategoryZ6149QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[Ponch ®]

they need all those batteries to power the hydraulics, and also to put more weight in the back of the car.

[derailed]

and to keep the 4 ways and stereo working when there sitting on the side of the road with there blown trannys.

[Khyron]

 


that would be my guess.

[70charginglizard]

5 hrs left and no bids.

Doesnt suprise me a bit.

lol

[Ponch ®]

and to keep the 4 ways and stereo working when there sitting on the side of the road with there blown trannys.

actually the tranny's hold up pretty well, but the front axles are always breaking.

I like lowriders (its the mexican part of me), but I dig the classic stuff - 64-65 Impy's, CoupeDevilles, and Bombs, but newer cars just dont seem that authentic to me.

A guy in the buiding  I work at had  a car exactly like that.

[Silver R/T]

hydraulics need a lot of juice, especially competition kits

[Wakko]

One of the problems with hydraulics is that the Ford starter solenoids, which aren't designed to handle that much current for that length of time, will overheat and spot weld themselves open.  Can burn the hell out of the hydraulic pumps right away.  The ride on hydro equipped cars is horrible, as the "shocks" or rams as they REALLY are, don't flex and the coil spring might have two or three coils MAX. 

But they sure do get alot of attention. 

[BigBlockSam]

i'm spanish too, Cuban, but we don't have that lowrider stuff in the north east. the roads suck after winter. it's hard enough to ride a harley in the spring. Rene Gutierrez

[CB]

I had a 64 Impala before and wanted to build a pimped out lowrider. After some time time a sold tha POS.
Happy I am now in Mopar World... 

[Telvis]

 

[Blusmbl]

a clean dark blue metallic '64 Imp 'vert on 100 spoke daytons is my automotive guilty pleasure.  I'd roll one like it was going out of style.

Unfortunately I'm poor so I have to roll my Caddy, which went out of style awhile ago.

[BigBlockSam]

isn't that the one that was in a video burning rubber?

[Blusmbl]

Among other things, yes.    I also have a clip of driving it around in a snowstorm... sans top. 

[moparguy01]

do you even still have the top for that beast?

[BigBlockSam]

that was a great vid, you guys are nuts 

[Blusmbl]

do you even still have the top for that beast?

Yes, but I haven't tried fitting it back on the car.  I'd need bungee cords or someting. 

[Charger Aficionado]

that was a great vid, you guys are nuts 

  Dude I need that link again (what an AWESOME burnout)!

[Blusmbl]

http://caintmakit.com/pics/greatestvideoever.wmv (no arrogance here, LOL)

http://caintmakit.com/pics/SnowCaddy.wmv

[SeattleCharger]

  haha, that was funny,
 
       flame throwin' side pipes and top down in a snowstorm, 

                          -the burnout vid said page not available 

[Blusmbl]

fat fingered the title.  Should work now.

[SeattleCharger]

  You guys were pretty mellow when it was on fire, after a minute you casually say, you got some flames there.     Wasn't there a chance that gas tank could explode?     
   Good job on the video, cool.   Wish I knew how to make video/ words, music etc.    Great smoke show.     

       

[Todd Wilson]

they need all those batteries to power the hydraulics, and also to put more weight in the back of the car.

I thought it was called juice?

The rear half of the bed there was batteries. Car overall looked to be heavy and rough riding.

[Blusmbl]

  You guys were pretty mellow when it was on fire, after a minute you casually say, you got some flames there.     Wasn't there a chance that gas tank could explode?       

Well, yes, especially if it leaked at all.  Nobody ever accused us of being intelligent. 

[Ponch ®]

a clean dark blue metallic '64 Imp 'vert on 100 spoke daytons is my automotive guilty pleasure.  I'd roll one like it was going out of style.

Unfortunately I'm poor so I have to roll my Caddy, which went out of style awhile ago.

dude, thats a kick ass caddy. Itd be awesome crusing around in that sucker here in L.A.

I saw a 65 impy for sale earlier today. It was just parked on a big street with for sale signs. metallic blue, 100 spoke gold daytons, and front and back / side to side hydraulics.

[Blusmbl]

I want either a '65 Imperial 'vert or a '68 300 'vert when my Caddy dies as a replacement.  I'd throw 100 spoke daytons on it in a heartbeat!

It doesn't get any better than a big convertible (or roadster) for fairweather fun.  They just put smiles on your face everywhere you go.  I need to move to Arizona or California so I can drive crap like that every day....

Nick