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my A RPU..getting close

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by lowsquire, Oct 8, 2005.

  1. Milner
    Joined: Jan 4, 2005
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    Looks good....I like the stance.
    Wonder if you'd mind telling us how much you Z'd the rear frame and what your wheelbase is?
    Thanks
     
  2. Ben...I will help put in a spacer to raise the rear an inch or two! :) and we can take the inch or two lowering from yours and insert it into the rear of my EK (sounds *****).

    =]

    MKK
     
  3. Brandy
    Joined: Dec 23, 2004
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    from Texas

     
  4. UMM...Lowsquire...please send this to your dad and see what he says???

    =]

    HEHE...

    M
     

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  6. Brandy
    Joined: Dec 23, 2004
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    from Texas

     
  7. lowsquire
    Joined: Feb 21, 2002
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    13 " kick up and 106" wheelbase (ithink? its 3 inches longer than a stock A,are they 103?) The frame is stock A dimensions between the crossmembers, the axle in front of spring adds the 3 inches.
    front track is also wider than the rear, which i like, gives a subtle forward momentum to the shape, early hillclimb cars (E.R.A.s etc) used this and i have a weakness for 'proper' sports cars.Frame is basically a ripoff of the instructions on theantidote.com

    yeh yeh yeh gogo a gogo!do the swim!
    **** that music was ****e.

    Maiki i might pop over tues and grab floorboards,gotta keep pushin on!
     
  8. Will be home tuesday between 6-9pm....or after 10:30pm..let me know...!
    Or ill be in brunsweick playing soccer from 9-10:30pm..could be nearer for you!

    Let me know.

    Party this sat!

    M
     
  9. Lookin real sweet Ben, cant wait to see it in person.
     
  10. man,

    just for a mental exercise i'd love to see what your ride would look like with a track t nose.

    dann
     
  11. That'd make it a track A nose then eh?! Hey punk, where's that DVD?! You ain't the head of a giant DVD pirating cartel, are you?

    Lookin' good Ben. You could always add some more traditional body striping to show off the contours if they really annoy the **** out of everyone......I think it looks fine otherwise.

    Don't forget....I'm just 5 mins down the road, so if you need help, just holler.
     
  12. Hey Man,

    Nah - just president of the Alzimers and Apathy Support Group. I'll post out the dvd tommorow from work. Man I drove past your house on the weekend and didnt even click. lame.

    dan
     
  13. whodaky
    Joined: Dec 6, 2003
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    from Aust

    Has the track nose off the race car sitting in a crate right here beside me. I like the style you have in your pick-up Squire of lowness Geoff aka whodaky
     
  14. striper
    Joined: Mar 22, 2005
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    Sorry, Out of the loop for a few days. Don't you go puttin' this back on me, man. He has agreed to it...he aint signed nothin yet!

    There are so many cars getting around with split bones and reg, how can they refuse? Anyway, It's a flawed arguement to say that it doesn't work or it's dangerous, as long as it's done properly (much like anything else, really)

    Pete
     
  15. Stovebolt
    Joined: May 2, 2001
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    I've had the 'puter at the doctors for a week (virus) so I'm coming in late on this one.
    Pete I spoke with your engineer, and he's against repop ch***is, but I didn't speek to him about splittin the 'bones.
    Seems as though you have to ask 'em all, then pick the one that agrees with you.

    Cheers
     
  16. striper
    Joined: Mar 22, 2005
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    Mr Bolt,
    Looks like my man aint your man :( He'd be calling a repop frame an ICV I guess, would he? Haven't spoken with him for a long time cause I've been busy getting on with all the things we've already talked about. Probably should catch up with him just to make sure he hasn't had some sort of revelation about split wishbones or something. By the way Stove, I got an email from you some time back with some cool pics. I didn't ignore you... I sent a reply but got it returned to me :confused: Why don't you post some of those pics on here?

    Pete
     
  17. Hey Crew,

    Could you just tell the engineer its a stock ch***is?

    Danny
     
  18. striper
    Joined: Mar 22, 2005
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    They might be boffins but they not stupid!

    Pete
     
  19. "What do you mean, Chevrolet didn't use Ford crossmembers and Cadillac motors??":eek:
     
  20. lol,

    ease up tiger. what im saying is, if you present with a set of stamped 32 rails, or some boxed filled and smoothed "model a" rails, how will they know?

    danny
     
  21. striper
    Joined: Mar 22, 2005
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    Sorry Dan....context. I'm pretty sure I remember Stovebolt has a home made RHS frame. Sure, you might get away with a reproduction of an original. I'm leaving as many holes and rust pits in mine as possible just to make sure there's no mistaking it for a repro. Oh yeah Wayne, I'm sure the 401 nailhead WAS an option in '28.

    Pete
     
  22. Hey champ,

    no stress im just ribbing ya. thats what i was thinking of, if you made the frame dimensionally correct, i was wondeirng if they would know, or if they would care?

    the whole system ****s in some ways.

    dann
     
  23. Stovebolt
    Joined: May 2, 2001
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    What like these?
     

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  24. striper
    Joined: Mar 22, 2005
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    Yep, that would be them. Haven't seen that intake. That looks very noice.
     
  25. striper
    Joined: Mar 22, 2005
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    That is a good looking frame too. You obviously want full reg?
     
  26. Stovebolt
    Joined: May 2, 2001
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    The intake was one that was for sale on Ebay, and sold for something like $150US. just threw it into the mix for a laugh.

    I think full rego is the way to go, so now I'm looking for a 28 dodge ch***is, either a full ch***is or just the right rail, to replace the rusted one I have here.

    Present thoughts are to cut the present ch***is up, and fit a dodge ch***is to the inner wall of the fabbed ch***is - so the RHs ch***is becomes the boxing for the Dodge ch***is. That way All the inner x-members, mounts etc, remain in place, and I have a legal ch***is.

    a bit of work - but less than a full ch***is
     
  27. Brandy
    Joined: Dec 23, 2004
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    from Texas


    :D I'm soooooo spoiled.
     
  28. Rusty
    Joined: Mar 4, 2004
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    Congrats. I like the paint. Simple and precise.
     
  29. Hey Stove,

    I'm digging the pics, killer intake!

    Danny
     
  30. awesome man.. looks like you'll be having fun very soon...

    keep us up with the progress
     

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