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Post by scurvy on Mar 17, 2007 16:29:55 GMT -6
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Post by fredmellini on Mar 17, 2007 17:35:11 GMT -6
Thats Kool Scurvy!!! Are those things rubber-band powered? I remember building something similiar (or it was that) when I was a kid in like 2nd grade and we would spend hours playing with those things after building them..............Fred
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Post by scurvy on Mar 17, 2007 17:39:55 GMT -6
Thats Kool Scurvy!!! Are those things rubber-band powered? I remember building something similiar (or it was that) when I was a kid in like 2nd grade and we would spend hours playing with those things after building them..............Fred I think they're supposed to be rubber band powered, but I can't figure out exactly how it's supposed to work. They're still available in the hobby shops for $5-$6 a pop. |
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Post by halfasskustom on Mar 18, 2007 15:03:23 GMT -6
kool man.
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Post by Paul B. Canney on Mar 18, 2007 15:23:18 GMT -6
I always thought those Hawk bonneville models would be a good base for a weiner mobile
nice work though - way better than the original rubber banded things
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Post by Starry Eyes on Mar 18, 2007 15:31:28 GMT -6
How kool is that Scurvy ! .. After seeing your post and had to go digging .. yup .. they're still in the closet .. hehehehehehee.... Love your "killer bee"  -Chuck- |
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Post by scurvy on Mar 18, 2007 15:48:00 GMT -6
How kool is that Scurvy ! .. After seeing your post and had to go digging .. yup .. they're still in the closet .. hehehehehehee.... Love your "killer bee" -Chuck- We used those Turbo-Gos for a club speed-building contest in December. After we built them, we decorated them with Sharpies and rolled them down a ramp across a tile floor for distance. The winner of the speed building contest got his dues for free. I usually win the contest, but I promised to loaf this year and give someone else a chance.  |
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Post by Tim Nolan on Mar 21, 2007 10:32:07 GMT -6
So you broke that thing out! Good start, can't wait to see how this one progresses. I always liked these salt/speed cars. We have quite a history here being near Daytona, and I've always had a fascination of those early pioneers of land sped racing. Sadly, lots of these guys got roasted in the early years on the beach in some horrendous crashes. Sir Malcolm Smiths restored "BlueBird" is in the Museum at the Daytona sppedway. IT'S HUGE!!! Scary lookin' too!
Ever read the story of the "Mormon Meteor"? Good reading. The guy was nuts with balls the size of a Volkswagon, but totally responsible for land speed trials being taken out to the salt flats! Worth a trip to the library!
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Post by scurvy on Mar 21, 2007 20:05:58 GMT -6
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Post by rustybill 1960 on Mar 24, 2007 19:50:09 GMT -6
;D
Scurvy, you dog...
those are some sweet pieces you come up with
"NEAT-O-RIFFIC!!!"
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Post by davea on Mar 24, 2007 23:54:25 GMT -6
Well, that's gonna be neat!
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Post by Tim Nolan on Mar 25, 2007 7:25:37 GMT -6
Whatta' ya' thinkin' on final color scheme? (Please don't say "So-Cal" Speedshop....thats soooooo worn out...) |
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Post by scurvy on Mar 25, 2007 9:52:07 GMT -6
Whatta' ya' thinkin' on final color scheme? (Please don't say "So-Cal" Speedshop....thats soooooo worn out...) I'm not absolutely sure. I was over at Steve Garcia's house (he's crewed on several Bonneville lakesters and streamliners) and was looking at his photo albums. I think I'm just going to paint it a single pearl or metallic color and add some lettering. Probably red - that's a good color for a racecar. |
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