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You forgot to install the bottom ones….
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Hang on….
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Fixed it !! :lol:
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Through the 5 hole or it doesn't count! :D
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Epic failure....car is ok...went 55mph in 75ft.....way too much power when the 2nd stage was hit!...back to the drawing boards...I hit the 2nd gun way too soon tho....thumbs will post vid .....car will be fixed and back at it this weekend!
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At least it's easy to see in the dark...

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Maybe it needs some spoilers for down force while accelerating.
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It was a car barely alive but we can rebuild it better ,stronger , faster ....
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Made some changes...two single engines, new front wheels, steel reinforced rear deck lid....stay tuned...100mph here we come!
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Trying to be delicate but it's starting to look a little .........used :!:
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That body literally made me LOL. :lol: I kinda like it though.
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Dadio wrote: ↑Sat May 06, 2023 2:49 pm Trying to be delicate but it's starting to look a little .........used :!:
Been thru Hell and back!...going under a full restoration after I hit 100mph in 3 seconds
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Next test launch...5:45am Sunday May 7th
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Ready for next launch
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coxbros1 wrote: ↑Sat May 06, 2023 4:54 pm Next test launch...5:45am Sunday May 7th
Cool!
So, can we assume this launch will be televised like the others?? :D

Dadio is right, the body is developing a certain ... um ... patina. :mrgreen:
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coxbros1 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 21, 2023 3:53 pm Pic of body I purchased, not my car
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You changed this up a little bit! :D

Where did you end up wheelbase and wheeltrack wise? I got a pretty little original Bolink funny car body NIP that I would donate to the cause. :wink:
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