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 Secoh
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| posted on January 31st, 2004 at 09:24 PM |
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Bought a baja!
Woo!
it's a bit rough round the edges and needs to be registered (I hope they dont have engineering issues) but I'm pretty happy!
3 things I immediately don't like about it, one is the exhaust and cage stick out too far, and will probably scrape, so I'll have to fix
that. Another is the very yellow paint (bleagh) and the biggest is the "Bad Girl" sticker on the windscreen. no thanks!! LOL
anyway, it's a '68 with disc front, swing arm rear and single port 1600 (apparently, though that'll probably change too)
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graham
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| posted on January 31st, 2004 at 09:28 PM |
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looks a tidy baja congrats on the buy. Inspiration to finish mine (long pause) one day, maybee, well see.
extreme dubber
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Secoh
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| posted on January 31st, 2004 at 09:30 PM |
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thanks! you'll cry when you find out how little I paid for it 
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graham
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| posted on January 31st, 2004 at 09:32 PM |
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dont be shy share with us all have tissues ready right hand ready to wipe
extreme dubber
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| posted on January 31st, 2004 at 09:34 PM |
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mmm
Renault R30 subaru ej20 quad cam turbo
should be doing good roster tails in the sand secoh ,Hey what thego with the bellhousing you have a plan > seagull
Looking for that special lady : PM me for coffee & cake
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Secoh
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| posted on January 31st, 2004 at 09:43 PM |
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I paid a grand for it (or will do when it's delivered). the paint is brand new.
Seagull, if you have a 2nd R30 box spare, let me know 
I'm using the VW bolt pattern CAD drawing that Baja Wes kindly has available, and I will draw the renault bolt pattern, and make 2 cut out
patterns from 20mm alloy plate, then fabricate the bellhousing by welding shaped plates to the motor bellhousing and gearbox bellhousing plates. then
I will fit up the clutch mechanism and hydraulic clutch cylinder.
then I'll make sure it works, then either use it as a mould template tfor casting some more, or just make more by straight out fabrication. need
to see how well it works first
BTW I don't think I'll use the R30 box project on the baja, it wont get the same punishment the racecar will. well...yes it will, just not
in the same way
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Craig Torrens
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| posted on January 31st, 2004 at 10:01 PM |
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good buy :thumb
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lugnuts
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| posted on February 1st, 2004 at 12:44 AM |
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Now you can DRIVE IT LIKE YOU STOLE IT. |
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Craig Torrens
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| posted on February 1st, 2004 at 07:47 AM |
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kroozzn63
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baha
u did well nice buy
show us your gates
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kroozzn63
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| posted on February 1st, 2004 at 02:05 PM |
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opps i meant baja "late night"
show us your gates
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Baja Wes
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| posted on February 1st, 2004 at 02:48 PM |
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Looks like a great buy :thumb
I'll agree the exhaust and cage need some work though. Street exhausts on Baja's have always puzzled me :puke
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| posted on February 1st, 2004 at 04:52 PM |
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I think the yellow rocks!!! fine piece of work you got yourself there
Congrats!:bounce |
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Secoh
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| posted on February 2nd, 2004 at 07:17 AM |
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Thanks everyone! it should be some fun.
Wes, yeah I can modify the cage and exhaust a bit but I'll see if I can get one first. Why work harder than I have to?
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| posted on February 2nd, 2004 at 08:21 AM |
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Yellow keep the yellow luv the yellow
but am biased
If you can't laugh at yourself you can't laugh at anyone else! Because life is to short not to LAUGH
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Secoh
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| posted on February 2nd, 2004 at 11:02 AM |
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Ben Durie just found out he's organising the rego for it Muuahahaha
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