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Offline Dynoroom

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Re: Skip’s “Thing” – Blown Fuel Roadster
« Reply #255 on: June 12, 2013, 01:11:03 AM »
Nice work Skip. The "Thing" is coming along.
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Re: Skip’s “Thing” – Blown Fuel Roadster
« Reply #256 on: June 12, 2013, 01:12:29 AM »
Congratulations on this roll out!  To those who've never experienced it, be it bike or car, there is no way to describe that first time out in daylight.  Everything gets real with some sky over it, don't you think?

Very good looking roadster, Skip.

Regards, Jim
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Re: Skip’s “Thing” – Blown Fuel Roadster
« Reply #257 on: June 12, 2013, 03:00:02 AM »
Quote from: JimL on June 12, 2013, 01:12:29 AM
Congratulations on this roll out!  To those who've never experienced it, be it bike or car, there is no way to describe that first time out in daylight.  Everything gets real with some sky over it, don't you think?

Very good looking roadster, Skip.

Regards, Jim

I second that.. :cheers:
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Re: Skip’s “Thing” – Blown Fuel Roadster
« Reply #258 on: June 12, 2013, 03:17:56 AM »
Congrats skip......keep pulling those long week and weekend days...in the garage...
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Re: Skip’s “Thing” – Blown Fuel Roadster
« Reply #259 on: June 12, 2013, 03:55:28 AM »
Thanks guys for the encouragement.

It should make the lakebed after Speedweek.

Thanks Jorge, It would be on it's wheels if you hadn't pitched in this last year to get it where it is.
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Re: Skip’s “Thing” – Blown Fuel Roadster
« Reply #260 on: June 12, 2013, 08:52:45 PM »
It would or wouldn't....lol...thank you for letting me take part in it...glad I was there to see it roll out for the first time...that moment really was something special...
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Re: Skip’s “Thing” – Blown Fuel Roadster
« Reply #261 on: June 13, 2013, 12:35:55 AM »
Congrats Skip---you are getting much closer to being able to go kill some bugs!!!!  :-o   :cheers:
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Re: Skip’s “Thing” – Blown Fuel Roadster
« Reply #262 on: June 13, 2013, 10:16:01 AM »
Our lakester hasn't come out of the cellar yet but it was a BIG day last month when it sat on the floor on four wheels after 11 years of building.
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Re: Skip’s “Thing” – Blown Fuel Roadster
« Reply #263 on: June 13, 2013, 12:58:38 PM »
Very cool Skip
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Re: Skip’s “Thing” – Blown Fuel Roadster
« Reply #264 on: September 08, 2013, 02:42:51 PM »
Updates Skip?
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Re: Skip’s “Thing” – Blown Fuel Roadster
« Reply #265 on: September 10, 2013, 01:02:29 AM »
Hi Trent,

It's in final assembly and I've been working my tail off to get it finished. I've just been too tired to post anything. I think the damn thing has mind of it's own and it's determined to let me know so. 

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Re: Skip’s “Thing” – Blown Fuel Roadster
« Reply #266 on: September 10, 2013, 01:14:00 AM »
Hi Skip

I was wondering how the car was coming too, wow that is one hell of a frame once the skin is off to see it all

All that tube will help keep her planted to the white stuff

When do you plan on running the car?

G Don
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Re: Skip’s “Thing” – Blown Fuel Roadster
« Reply #267 on: September 10, 2013, 03:00:22 AM »
Hi Don,

Yea, it's a bit overkill; but I like it that way. I'm constantly reminded by my friends that there might be an easier way, but that's not what I'm know for. I built it so you could throw as much HP at it as you could afford. Unfortunately, I can't afford that much, so I'll stay in the lower engine classes.

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Re: Skip’s “Thing” – Blown Fuel Roadster
« Reply #268 on: September 10, 2013, 07:36:17 AM »
That looks like a really HD piece, nice work.
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Re: Skip’s “Thing” – Blown Fuel Roadster
« Reply #269 on: September 10, 2013, 11:32:31 AM »
STOUT comes to mind! Lookin good!
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