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Old 26-10-2009, 10:16 PM
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well the plot gets thicker wenny you have got a lot to do going to be a monster when done, wish i could of kept mine a sleeper & 4x4 but the cars to narrow so i went the other way & went in your face love this car .
Old 26-10-2009, 10:57 PM
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That will be monster! 9 seconds for sure?
Old 26-10-2009, 11:31 PM
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what throttle body is that wenny?
Old 26-10-2009, 11:33 PM
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I think there actually a volvo part Roosie.
Old 26-10-2009, 11:33 PM
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quick tell me more
Old 26-10-2009, 11:47 PM
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Originally Posted by carlo
Awesome car going to be even better nice one mate who done the shell how long has it been 4x4 cossied for ?
Originally Posted by miller3
Nice one Wen

you doing the cage your self mate?

shells been done 8 year, andrew gallacher doing the cage just waitng on a date next month off him
Old 26-10-2009, 11:49 PM
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Originally Posted by andy escos
well the plot gets thicker wenny you have got a lot to do going to be a monster when done, wish i could of kept mine a sleeper & 4x4 but the cars to narrow so i went the other way & went in your face love this car .
told ye i had a few more bits to do, want it done for central day

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That will be monster! 9 seconds for sure?
ye had better be

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quick tell me more
ye its off a volvo non turbo i think it is
Old 27-10-2009, 09:37 AM
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Cool i will get to see the car at andrews
Old 27-10-2009, 04:06 PM
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ye carlo, he`s got a ffd front diff for me aswell, is andrew away carlo
Old 27-10-2009, 04:09 PM
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No mate i spoke to him earlier
Old 27-10-2009, 04:18 PM
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ah rite i pm`d him a couple of times, no dout he`ll get back to me
Old 27-10-2009, 04:26 PM
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Best text him mate
Old 27-10-2009, 05:04 PM
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ye i will do mate
Old 27-10-2009, 06:53 PM
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whats that before i open it

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Old 27-10-2009, 07:03 PM
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cant wait to see this at york drag way, and santa pod will be wicked
Old 27-10-2009, 07:41 PM
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Its spam Wenny

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Old 27-10-2009, 08:48 PM
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ye thought it might be, dan delete it off your quote mate

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Old 28-10-2009, 11:23 PM
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car is a complete bare rolling shell now, waiting to go to gallachers

aim dash and carbon surround came today


Old 28-10-2009, 11:36 PM
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Mmmmm AiM dash

What you doing for idiot lights ?
Old 28-10-2009, 11:54 PM
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which lights, the battery, indicators etc, i have a nice little led set off fraser
Old 29-10-2009, 12:00 AM
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Originally Posted by WENNY
which lights, the battery, indicators etc, i have a nice little led set off fraser

Ok cool

Is he making you a bespoke car loom ? Or you sticking with what you have ?
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Originally Posted by Richie.
Ok cool

Is he making you a bespoke car loom ? Or you sticking with what you have ?

he made me 1 a few month ago, just need a few mods after this winters work, saved me 6 kilos in weight his car loom
Old 29-10-2009, 11:41 AM
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awsome!
Old 10-11-2009, 11:10 PM
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cars off to andrew gallachers on the 30th, then i can start and build it back up, need to find a ff6 6sp sequential and a 9" rear diff
Old 11-11-2009, 02:11 AM
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Originally Posted by WENNY
cars off to andrew gallachers on the 30th, then i can start and build it back up, need to find a ff6 6sp sequential and a 9" rear diff
Good stuff Wenny, take it Andy's doin cage ect? does the rear mounts for 9" have to be modified as im prob goin that way with the 106, what sort of dosh do 9" diffs go for these days?

Oh be heading down to you mid next week with a little pressie in a packet, will give you a quick buzz closer to the time. :
Old 11-11-2009, 03:34 PM
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no probs mate just let me know when your coming, the 9" bolts to the same 4 holes on the floor, prices vary from 1500 to 4000

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Old 11-11-2009, 09:02 PM
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nice one
Old 12-11-2009, 10:10 AM
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wenny your mental, think you mite get another point on licence 4
Old 20-11-2009, 07:02 PM
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danny im not mental, just a different sense of humar

the cars in getting the cage done, think i get it back tomorrow, i didnt use andrew in the end as a freind of a freind knew a cage company round the corner from my workshop and i didnt know they were there, went to see it today and looks the bollocks
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Originally Posted by WENNY
danny im not mental, just a different sense of humar

the cars in getting the cage done, think i get it back tomorrow, i didnt use andrew in the end as a freind of a freind knew a cage company round the corner from my workshop and i didnt know they were there, went to see it today and looks the bollocks

should be a right tool when done wenny have you got any pics of cage yet
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can wait to see this done
Old 20-11-2009, 08:10 PM
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if its back tomorrow we will get pics
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whens it due bk then /??
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Should be back in the workshop tomorrow Beefy, went to see it today really does look good. Missed you last week mate you must have turned up minutes after we had left!
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Originally Posted by paul16v
Should be back in the workshop tomorrow Beefy, went to see it today really does look good. Missed you last week mate you must have turned up minutes after we had left!

yeah looks that way fella lol ,

drop me a txt when its bk , ill have a run up and a nosy bud
Old 20-11-2009, 08:42 PM
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Will do my ginger brother
Old 20-11-2009, 09:51 PM
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ye you 2 could be real brothers lol

reckon its added 50 kilos like but he says i could cut 150 kilos out of it now or even go full space frame which he wants to do, but i think that would take away some of the cars apeal
Old 20-11-2009, 10:03 PM
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now thats just geting silly if ya gonna space frame it, think that bear must add about 15kg lol
Old 20-11-2009, 10:45 PM
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looks good were didi you get the aim from???
Old 21-11-2009, 07:49 AM
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i feckon mine agout 80 but its a beast of a cage!


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