This kinda makes my man parts tingle....
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May 11, 2011 12:38 p.m. orphancars Reader
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May 11, 2011 12:45 p.m. bravenrace SuperDork
In reply to orphancars:
Very, very cool.
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May 11, 2011 12:50 p.m. turboHLS30 Reader
That's sick, I love the fake tail pipes. I'd like to see a build thread on that one.
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May 11, 2011 12:51 p.m. Woody SuperDork
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May 11, 2011 1:04 p.m. DukeOfUndersteer SuperDork
just pitched a tent thank you.
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May 11, 2011 1:11 p.m. DILYSI Dave SuperDork
Not sure I'd have done it that way, but nice execution regardless.
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May 11, 2011 1:23 p.m. jimbob_racing HalfDork
That is incredible.
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May 11, 2011 1:31 p.m. orphancars Reader
In reply to DukeOfUndersteer:
I don't think I've ever been thanked by a dude for someting like that before.....
Uhhh, you're welcome, I guess???
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May 11, 2011 1:33 p.m. orphancars Reader
In reply to bravenrace:
Yup -- still working on the TVR..........as time and money allow. I forget -- are you a purist? If so, you'll be pissed at the build. If not, you might find it pretty cool, although, admittedly, there is very little TVR left at this point. It is mine tho
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May 11, 2011 1:35 p.m. ArthurDent Reader
Interesting. A rear engined inline four always looks odd to be - probably because I am expecting a flat four. Very impressive looking build though.
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May 11, 2011 1:35 p.m. DukeOfUndersteer SuperDork
...wait, it came out wrong...
Thank you for providing me with said materials that one's tent shall me pitched in a way that one... ehh.... wait, thanks for posting the link to the nice automobile...
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May 11, 2011 1:37 p.m. triumph5 Dork
Impressively clean. Dry-weather driving car. It would be fun in a downhill, off-camber, decreasing radius turn. In the rain.
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May 11, 2011 1:38 p.m. Drewsifer Dork
Very cool. Aside from the hole on the trunk, it looks stock. But oh no.
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May 11, 2011 1:44 p.m. bravenrace SuperDork
In reply to orphancars:
No, I'm not a purist at all. I'm gearing up to put a SBF in mine right now.
I've been following your build, but haven't seen any updates for a while so I was wondering.
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May 11, 2011 3:01 p.m. orphancars Reader
In reply to bravenrace:
Car is being heavily worked on right now, bodywise..
Have fender flares on front and rear. Rear tires are a 315-35/17. Center of bonnet has been raised 2" to clear engine, and front of bonnet is being reworked to provide more air to radiator. And I still have to work the area under the doors to fit the side exhaust.
Pics soon.......have to get the car on the ground and out of the shop once the rain stops.
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May 11, 2011 3:48 p.m. FlightService HalfDork
I was kind of like so wha--HOOOOO.
(when I saw the picture of the body opened.)
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May 11, 2011 9:07 p.m. DirtyBird222 SuperDork
awesomeness
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May 11, 2011 9:35 p.m. M2Pilot Reader
I like that a lot but I think I'd rather have the beetle convertible with the mid engined SBC that Paul Newman built in 1964 or thereabouts.
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May 11, 2011 9:47 p.m. Maroon92 SuperDork
M2Pilot wrote:
I like that a lot but I think I'd rather have the beetle convertible with the mid engined SBC that Paul Newman built in 1964 or thereabouts.
In the current issue of Motor Trend Classic.
On another note, I LOVE the BBS RKs on that.
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May 12, 2011 6:03 a.m. bravenrace SuperDork
M2Pilot wrote:
I like that a lot but I think I'd rather have the beetle convertible with the mid engined SBC that Paul Newman built in 1964 or thereabouts.
My older sisters boyfriend built one of those back in the early 70's. I have to admit that the mid-engined design seems more appealing, even if you used the same Honda engine.
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May 12, 2011 6:51 a.m. NOHOME Reader
FlightService wrote:
I was kind of like so wha--HOOOOO.
(when I saw the picture of the body opened.)
This was my same train of thought: Looking at first pic and thinking this could be interesting, but hey, its just a bug with a motor swap.
Second picture was a surprise!
Follow the picture/build link to the headlight picture. It is priceless. A true sign of what a different human the builder really is.
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May 12, 2011 8:24 a.m. DILYSI Dave SuperDork
NOHOME wrote: Follow the picture/build link to the headlight picture. It is priceless. A true sign of what a different human the builder really is.
Didn't see the picture link initially.
I had always wondered if I could sleeve a block on a normal bridgeport. Guess so...
