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09-12-12, 13:21 GMT+10#21 Just ordered the mini tubs from mcdonalds bros racing for $275, they want $2800 to fit the tubs, a but of ****ing around I'll save 2 grand, I want to notch in the rails to get maximum room for tread
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13-12-12, 13:55 GMT+10#22 Quote:
Originally Posted by Brucon
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Just ordered the mini tubs from mcdonalds bros racing for $275, they want $2800 to fit the tubs, a but of ****ing around I'll save 2 grand, I want to notch in the rails to get maximum room for tread
how far can you notch rails inwards without destroying strength?
and what sorta width tyres should you then be able to fit?
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13-12-12, 15:15 GMT+10#23 Sorry I've been slack...
Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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13-12-12, 15:30 GMT+10#24 Do not touch the exterior of that VL and roll up to the highway. Boss.
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13-12-12, 15:38 GMT+10#25 Haha under all the dust the car is pretty nice.
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13-12-12, 15:40 GMT+10#26 Cheers Luke. It's not changing mate! Haven't got any good pics of everything now it's powdercoated underneath but I'm more than happy with it
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13-12-12, 18:06 GMT+10#27 car looks good, did it take long to do that setup?
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13-12-12, 18:22 GMT+10#28 I'm a Chippie by day, so it was a long process finding the time for it. I pulled it off the road 15 months ago and the rear end and cage were finished a month ago. If i had a good crack and wasnt flat out with the business i couldve smashed it out way faster
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14-12-12, 09:28 GMT+10#29 Looking good Jakey boy
ready for the Nats or holiding off for powercruise?
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14-12-12, 09:33 GMT+10#30 Cheers nugget, was going to do the nats but I'm still a bees d!ck off from it running so don't think ill make it. Powercruise 110% though. What's happening with your beast?
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17-12-12, 07:58 GMT+10#31 not much banned from entering summernats this yr so just going to come with a mate in his VL
but already entered in powercruise for sydney so def going to have a bash around there
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17-12-12, 09:26 GMT+10#32 Mines mini tubbed to the chassis rail
Street I use a 275/60/15
Track I use a 28 x 10.5
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17-12-12, 09:27 GMT+10#33 Good stuff, powercruise will be unreal this year so many canberra boys going. I'm sure ill bump into you at the nats for a drink anyway mate. Which vl you going in?
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17-12-12, 14:34 GMT+10#34 Quote:
Originally Posted by OVR-800ST
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not much banned from entering summernats this yr so just going to come with a mate in his VL
but already entered in powercruise for sydney so def going to have a bash around there
LOL.. what'd you get banned for?
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17-12-12, 19:47 GMT+10#35 yeah cant wait to go to power cruise, hopefully i have my setup in my new car buy then.... just got to pull my finger out...
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Originally Posted by GAS747
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Mines mini tubbed to the chassis rail
Street I use a 275/60/15
Track I use a 28 x 10.5
are your 275's semi slicks or just normal tread...
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17-12-12, 21:21 GMT+10#36 275 ET radials
Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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18-12-12, 08:25 GMT+10#37 Quote:
Originally Posted by InsaneVL
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LOL.. what'd you get banned for?
Got banned fo to many skids basically!
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Originally Posted by vl4skids
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Good stuff, powercruise will be unreal this year so many canberra boys going. I'm sure ill bump into you at the nats for a drink anyway mate. Which vl you going in?
prob will be in Niges VL or another mate with a White calais
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18-12-12, 08:38 GMT+10#38 Did your mate only get the white Calais Have red interior and buy it from Sydney?
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18-12-12, 10:25 GMT+10#39 Is Nige taking his car? Is your mates name Jesse with the white Calais? And it is grunters old car hey
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18-12-12, 13:33 GMT+10#40 Quote:
Originally Posted by vl4skids
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Is Nige taking his car? Is your mates name Jesse with the white Calais? And it is grunters old car hey
yeah he has entered!
yeah my other mate is Jesse, yeah grunters old car
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Originally Posted by grunter01
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Did your mate only get the white Calais Have red interior and buy it from Sydney?
yeah man
its your old car
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