Millevanille wrote:Nitro Cat paintwork?its wrapped...kinda like a big sticker....
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v8dude wrote:How long you been going drag racing Thomas?sjb wrote:Nice one for the info mate, appreciate it!.. your right, about 90% of this car was built off my ema money from college (30 a week) and my dad helped me loads to build the car. It has cost about a grand to build. was its first time out, and there were problems like we expected, as you can see traction was one of them! We are sorting the cars problems for the next meet (nostalgia nationals)..thanks for the pics again..hope to see you all at the track! Tomukdrn wrote:Black A40---Thats Thomas.
There was a build up on this Rover 3.5 over on the Rods n sods site.His only about 19 and built this with the help of his dad on hardly any money.
The weekend was the first time Thomas had run up the strip with the A40.
video here...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OZvc2uB ... r_embedded#!
torment wrote:Millevanille wrote:Nitro Cat paintwork?its wrapped...kinda like a big sticker....
What are these vents for?.
i expect to let air out, love them anyway...
sorry Jon nicked your pic from above..
Sid.
i expect to let air out, love them anyway...
sorry Jon nicked your pic from above..
Sid.
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sid wrote:What are these vents for?.
i expect to let air out, love them anyway...
Sid.
Well Sid I think you may find that in a previous life they were Mk 1 cortina dashboard air vents, and I suspect you are right about their new use.
95% of my time in the ACAG tent on Saturday was spent staring at The Commuter, I couldn't take my eyes off it, stunning.
So just because we can here's a couple of more pictures
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So just because we can here's a couple of more pictures
That gets me in the mood for some tasty slingshots of the excellent Wild Bunch from Shakey.
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okay not all slingshots
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ukdrn wrote:Ive been going for years, since i was about 7...my dad has always built v8 magnums and raced them at the strips.v8dude wrote:How long you been going drag racing Thomas?sjb wrote:Nice one for the info mate, appreciate it!.. your right, about 90% of this car was built off my ema money from college (30 a week) and my dad helped me loads to build the car. It has cost about a grand to build. was its first time out, and there were problems like we expected, as you can see traction was one of them! We are sorting the cars problems for the next meet (nostalgia nationals)..thanks for the pics again..hope to see you all at the track! Tomukdrn wrote:Black A40---Thats Thomas.
There was a build up on this Rover 3.5 over on the Rods n sods site.His only about 19 and built this with the help of his dad on hardly any money.
The weekend was the first time Thomas had run up the strip with the A40.
video here...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OZvc2uB ... r_embedded#!
v8dude wrote:I hope you have fun with your car, I think you spent your EMA wisely, better than my son did anywayukdrn wrote:v8dude wrote:sjb wrote:Ive been going for years, since i was about 7...my dad has always built v8 magnums and raced them at the strips.ukdrn wrote:Black A40---Thats Thomas.
How long you been going drag racing Thomas?