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Old 03 March 2008, 06:39 PM
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After lots of problems tryin to sort the engine out and missing out on brands I've finally got my track car to the main man
Can't wait to get it sorted and out on the track
Old 03 March 2008, 06:45 PM
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What's that then.... what you running on the track?

The VW rascal
Old 03 March 2008, 06:53 PM
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I've finally got my track car to the main man
Just took it for a quick spin, rides nicely on that suspension but reckon it could do with a new 4th gr synchro
Old 03 March 2008, 07:14 PM
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Just took it for a quick spin, rides nicely on that suspension but reckon it could do with a new 4th gr synchro
i quite like that little crunch lol
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Originally Posted by ABW
i quite like that little crunch lol
Old 03 March 2008, 07:33 PM
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Crunch is great from a dog box... any crunch from a syncro box, is rather unpleasant lol
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did someone mention track car????
can i have a go???

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Old 03 March 2008, 08:19 PM
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Crunch is great from a dog box... any crunch from a syncro box, is rather unpleasant lol
lol , i've got another box in my magic container
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Originally Posted by essexboy30
did someone mention track car????
can i have a go???
In the passenger seat as instructor ! of course you can m8
Old 03 March 2008, 08:28 PM
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In the passenger seat as instructor ! of course you can m8
not so much fun hearing me scream... much prefer when i hear the passenger do this!!!
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Originally Posted by essexboy30
not so much fun hearing me scream... much prefer when i hear the passenger do this!!!


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Originally Posted by ABW
lol , i've got another box in my magic container

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Big thanks to Zak I picked the car up wednesday and I'm chuffed to bits , I can't keep out of it now , restored my faith in people with an excellent service at a very fair price .
I'm back into my Scoobys now
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Good to hear mate
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will be a cracking little track car when you've finished it mate like the looks with no spoiler and no graphics so much that i took all my graphics off today
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Originally Posted by mneame
will be a cracking little track car when you've finished it mate like the looks with no spoiler and no graphics so much that i took all my graphics off today
Nice one , I'm looking for some inspiration for it at the mo.
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Originally Posted by ABW
Nice one , I'm looking for some inspiration for it at the mo.

i think what we were talking about on saturday would be good. i'll dig some pics out only seen that on a handful of scoobs.
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Tax monday , then I'm using it for work so I can work on it in my spare time , Would appreciate some opinions on colours for graffics/wheels
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Is the car staying dark blue mate?
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Is the car staying dark blue mate?
Yes Frayz it is
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What sort of look to you have in mind?

Any ideas for me to go along with?
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Just going real simple m8 rear spoilers staying off , I'll have a couple of sets of wheels so may go dark/bright . Time dependant may loose the side skirts . Obviously need abw on it somewhere
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What wheels have you got mate? srtyles, size etc.

I think as the car is DBM i think you may want lighter wheels or something that will contrast with the paint. If you go with dark rims you can make it work but it will need something to break it up as they will become lost on the car.

I like the idea of wingless but think you should keep the skirts, paint them if theyre not already. A nice subtle splitter will work well too. Im thinking something quite motorsport/track looking.
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I've got some 16" speedlines in Gold which I'll probably use for the track to keep tyre prices down . I'm painting some 17" oz prodrive alloys at the mo. or I've got a set of 18"oz Prodrive's in Gold (though they're on my vw camper at the mo. )
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dal, you will have limited tyre choice in 16" and funnily enough, in some instances, i have found 17" tyres cheaper than 16" due to supply and demand (figure that one???) believe me, i have been looking into this.
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Originally Posted by WRX_Dazza
dal, you will have limited tyre choice in 16" and funnily enough, in some instances, i have found 17" tyres cheaper than 16" due to supply and demand (figure that one???) believe me, i have been looking into this.
Agreed.
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Originally Posted by WRX_Dazza
dal, you will have limited tyre choice in 16" and funnily enough, in some instances, i have found 17" tyres cheaper than 16" due to supply and demand (figure that one???) believe me, i have been looking into this.
Fair point , I'll just wear out all the 16" tyres I've got and put the 17's on .
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Fair point , I'll just wear out all the 16" tyres I've got and put the 17's on .

You just wanna play with your new fan dangle tyre fitting machine
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Originally Posted by tiny01
You just wanna play with your new fan dangle tyre fitting machine
Yeah baby ! I've got the hang of it now


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