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 hellbugged
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| posted on August 4th, 2011 at 01:44 PM |
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Looks mad as....thought it was red oxide from the first pics
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| posted on August 4th, 2011 at 05:42 PM |
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I love the enthusiasm that you have shown in continually developing this car.
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| posted on August 4th, 2011 at 11:09 PM |
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Congratulations Ben!!!! You have made this car your own and it looks GREAT. Can't wait to see the final product (for now at least :-)). Best of
luck when u get her on the track!!
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| posted on August 5th, 2011 at 06:49 PM |
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looks great Ben and as has been previosly seen runs the numbers too.
look forward to seeing you both at Warwick
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| posted on August 6th, 2011 at 10:14 PM |
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All-Ways Rigging?.... Morgans mate that made his tie-downs?..... You Ben?
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| posted on August 6th, 2011 at 10:59 PM |
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Hahahaha..... I met you at Portland a couple of years back.... I took heaps of pics of Morgans car and noticed the tie downs when you guys were
packing up.... I said to you guys that I'd love a set of those, and you said you made them.... Good times!
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| posted on August 6th, 2011 at 11:22 PM |
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Now it's a team effort.... All you need is a tandem trailer and big arse hauler like Rodney's to drag the lot around!!!!
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| posted on August 7th, 2011 at 01:27 PM |
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Lookin a bit flash there Benny!! Morgan looks a but second hand so I'm guessing he had already a few amber cordials by the time you took the pic
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| posted on August 7th, 2011 at 01:29 PM |
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Looking good I assume the rear guards will be painted orange as well?
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| posted on August 7th, 2011 at 01:32 PM |
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You need my back wheels to fill out those rear guards  Looks great
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| posted on August 9th, 2011 at 10:54 PM |
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looks awesome ben well done
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| posted on August 9th, 2011 at 11:51 PM |
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what a difference paint makes.looks mad.
down sharon.
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| posted on August 10th, 2011 at 10:06 PM |
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I looked like that cause I'd had a long week a big Saturday then got to work with shitty fibreglass on a saturday night all when I should have been
living in my van somewhere far far away, stupid doctors. I think Ben was near a few empty bottles when he wrote that last post, and the back end of
that car is looking as wide as yours how many kg's you loose this week? 35kg's is is good for a tenth or two isn't it.
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| posted on August 13th, 2011 at 07:01 PM |
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what time are the TNT on 2moz??
we may come and watch the racing.
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posted by whathaveidone
Fired it up today. All ready to go for the TNT Tomorrow. Looking forward to going over the scales and Hoping to get some good times. Ill keep you
posted.
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| posted on August 13th, 2011 at 07:06 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by ian.mezz
what time are the TNT on 2moz??
we may come and watch the racing.
| Quote: | Originally
posted by whathaveidone
Fired it up today. All ready to go for the TNT Tomorrow. Looking forward to going over the scales and Hoping to get some good times. Ill keep you
posted.
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I will be there from (;30 am meeting Ben there hope to get some good photos
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| posted on August 14th, 2011 at 02:40 PM |
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Went out and took some photos of Ben today, did his best time at 12.19 seconds but he may break that later today.
More images can be found on my facebook page
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| posted on August 14th, 2011 at 02:49 PM |
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Talk about a hot rod stance!!!!!
Way to go Ben!
Though your prolly need some more caster in there to compensate!!!!
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| posted on August 14th, 2011 at 05:23 PM |
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that wheelstand photo is awesome! it looks like you are eating the trans-am for breakfast!
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| posted on August 14th, 2011 at 05:47 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by 1916baja
that wheelstand photo is awesome! it looks like you are eating the trans-am for breakfast!
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Yeah, second that !!!
Car looks hot as in the new paint scheme all stickered up... love it !!!
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| posted on August 14th, 2011 at 05:49 PM |
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Color coded bonnet and all hey Dave!
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| posted on August 14th, 2011 at 06:00 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by 1916baja
Color coded bonnet and all hey Dave!
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Heh heh - touchy subject there Mick ???
Also what's the word on the fuel tank that everyone was commenting on the tiny'ness of... capacity enough ???
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| posted on August 14th, 2011 at 07:55 PM |
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| posted on August 15th, 2011 at 01:04 AM |
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| Quote: | | Quote: | Originally
posted by whathaveidone
Though your prolly need some more caster in there to compensate!!!!
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With a rake like that my car, was a handful at the top end.... The cross winds are murder at the Motorplex here in WA, which I'm sure doesn't
help!.... So I stacked two caster shims (4 in total) which really helped..... But as my car is getting revamp, I will be chopping the framehead (to
build in some caster) in the very near future... And lifting the transaxle.... Hoping this will help with the topend stability...
But back onto this one..... Jeez Ben you gotta be stoked with your 60' times!!!!..... This car is a bloody credit mate...
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| posted on August 15th, 2011 at 08:54 AM |
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Definately the caster is a problem, linkpin shims will also need correcting to get the desired pack total and set correctly for camber.
Well done on getting back on track.
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| posted on August 15th, 2011 at 11:35 AM |
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nice going mate. car looks much better than before.
why did you not just get std size guards and paint them?
did you find out how much lighter the car is now?
good times and fantastic 60ft.
good on you
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| posted on August 16th, 2011 at 11:03 AM |
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how much lighter now after the diet you put it on? worth is cost wise?
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| posted on August 16th, 2011 at 07:55 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by whathaveidone
Of course its not worth the cost!!!!! nothing in dragracing is
value for money. I dont count what it cost me. The value is in getting on the track.
It weighed 600kg with an empty fuel tank. Still have a few more bits and pieces to remove. Now Ive almost got the car looking how I want, Im going to
start chasing mor HP
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I know how you can reduce the weight by another 40 kilos and it wont cost you a cent? Let me take it for a spin lol
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| posted on August 16th, 2011 at 10:07 PM |
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Damn there's some good pedalling going in that Vid...... The "M'n'M" ( my new name for your car!!!! ) looked great Ben.... Really tidy run.
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| posted on August 17th, 2011 at 09:34 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by whathaveidone
The "M'n'M" ( my new name for your car!!!! )
The "M'n'M" ?????? OHH come on!!!!!! surley you can come up with something better than that!!!!!!
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Righto..... I reckon we need to add a poll to this thread in an attempt to get a popular public consensus.... Tis the season for it after all!
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| posted on August 17th, 2011 at 10:17 PM |
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Sorta looks like a Jaffa........
Sorry Ben
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