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by matthew john
Sun Oct 25, 2009 12:18 am
Forum: Associated On-Road Forum
Topic: can'tseem to stay away
Replies: 14
Views: 1417

Re: can'tseem to stay away

Welcome to Hawaii. only prob is, youre gonna have to start mailing stuff home!!! youll get addicted ...FAST!!

good find, 6 hr drive? was traffic bad or something?
by matthew john
Thu Oct 22, 2009 2:58 am
Forum: Off-Topic / Chit-Chat
Topic: what i do when im not working or playing with rc10's.
Replies: 10
Views: 985

Re: what i do when im not working or playing with rc10's.

oh i hate the front suspension. no clearance. not what i wanted to do with this truck. the guy who was supposed to buy the truck flaked out. i rented a trailer, loaded it up, took it to his house. guy didnt answer the door or his phone. i was supposed to have it gone by noon, which i did, but didnt ...
by matthew john
Thu Oct 22, 2009 2:44 am
Forum: Off-Topic / Chit-Chat
Topic: THE END OF A LEGEND. RIP lil red ridin' hood
Replies: 21
Views: 1260

Re: THE END OF A LEGEND. RIP lil red ridin' hood

i still dont know how it bent it. burried the pedal, guess the torque? broke one motor mount, threw a rod, one piston hit the head and split it, the other motor mount bent, cracked the block where it mounts to , and that side of the frame reail was the one twisted out ward. these trucks come with li...
by matthew john
Wed Oct 21, 2009 6:21 am
Forum: Off-Topic / Chit-Chat
Topic: THE END OF A LEGEND. RIP lil red ridin' hood
Replies: 21
Views: 1260

Re: THE END OF A LEGEND. RIP lil red ridin' hood

they are but its hell to get them legalized to pass saftey and recon. my ram charger is stock suspension, i didnt change the hight of it, or nothing, i just put on some 33 in super swampers and put on temporary mud flares. i got pulled over for not having a recon.they said my truck was illegally lif...
by matthew john
Wed Oct 21, 2009 12:30 am
Forum: Off-Topic / Chit-Chat
Topic: THE END OF A LEGEND. RIP lil red ridin' hood
Replies: 21
Views: 1260

Re: THE END OF A LEGEND. RIP lil red ridin' hood

yeah the carb was rebuilt before i got it, but im gonna do a compression test, if its okay, ill try a hotter spark plugs, i got an edlebrock preformer intake and a edelbrock carb ill put on, while i got the top half way off, ill go ahead and install my purple shaft cam . gonna have that low cammed o...
by matthew john
Tue Oct 20, 2009 10:22 pm
Forum: Off-Topic / Chit-Chat
Topic: THE END OF A LEGEND. RIP lil red ridin' hood
Replies: 21
Views: 1260

Re: THE END OF A LEGEND. RIP lil red ridin' hood

oh another thing, roll pans are illegal here. unless they stick out,so the tail lights dont touch the wall when you back up. besides, get rear ended, real easy to bend the frame , and then insurance says its totaled... and all that crap. ill see what i can do to rebuild. putting the body on another ...
by matthew john
Tue Oct 20, 2009 7:19 pm
Forum: Off-Topic / Chit-Chat
Topic: THE END OF A LEGEND. RIP lil red ridin' hood
Replies: 21
Views: 1260

Re: THE END OF A LEGEND. RIP lil red ridin' hood

thinking about it, scrap yard said wiring got to be removed, glass removed , tires off, no rims can be on it. on the millitary post at the auto shop, you cant remove bodies with out a reconstruction permitt,. so when i went to get one they asked what i was doin, just told them swaping chassy for ano...
by matthew john
Tue Oct 20, 2009 8:17 am
Forum: Off-Topic / Chit-Chat
Topic: Even old dragsters and gasers are worth a fortune
Replies: 65
Views: 3806

Re: Even old dragsters and gasers are worth a fortune

now why cant a poor man's muscle car be worth that much :lol: like a 76 vega,all tubbed out with all the goodies? :)
by matthew john
Tue Oct 20, 2009 8:13 am
Forum: Off-Topic / Chit-Chat
Topic: THE END OF A LEGEND. RIP lil red ridin' hood
Replies: 21
Views: 1260

Re: THE END OF A LEGEND. RIP lil red ridin' hood

hmmm.... the side view, i think i should have put on a hood scoop, put on bigger tires in the rear to fill in some of that space.
just possible ideas for the next one i guess :P
by matthew john
Tue Oct 20, 2009 8:05 am
Forum: Off-Topic / Chit-Chat
Topic: what i do when im not working or playing with rc10's.
Replies: 10
Views: 985

Re: what i do when im not working or playing with rc10's.

Little update. i just got back from a trip outta state. bad news. the guy who had let me store my truck at his lot, called me and told me i had to get the truck off his property. neighbors complained about too many vehicles. i have only 1 day to get it outta there . ( i got back monday,and he told m...
by matthew john
Tue Oct 20, 2009 7:26 am
Forum: Off-Topic / Chit-Chat
Topic: THE END OF A LEGEND. RIP lil red ridin' hood
Replies: 21
Views: 1260

Re: THE END OF A LEGEND. RIP lil red ridin' hood

dude, quit being a hater.
by matthew john
Tue Oct 20, 2009 6:34 am
Forum: Off-Topic / Chit-Chat
Topic: THE END OF A LEGEND. RIP lil red ridin' hood
Replies: 21
Views: 1260

Re: THE END OF A LEGEND. RIP lil red ridin' hood

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by matthew john
Tue Oct 20, 2009 6:20 am
Forum: Off-Topic / Chit-Chat
Topic: THE END OF A LEGEND. RIP lil red ridin' hood
Replies: 21
Views: 1260

THE END OF A LEGEND. RIP lil red ridin' hood

all good things must come to end. my first truck is getting crushed. 2003 s10 long bed. went through 4 350 sbc's. i painted it , and put a 400ci sbc,changed the rear end,trans, fuel cell, new gauges. ran it for a 6 months, last ride, septembe 5th 2009, was out on the highway, burried the pedal ,it t...
by matthew john
Mon Oct 19, 2009 2:45 am
Forum: Tamiya Forum
Topic: Tamiya Wild One
Replies: 8
Views: 1101

Re: Tamiya Wild One

pretty good looking!

do you got any before pictures?
by matthew john
Sat Oct 17, 2009 3:34 am
Forum: RC10 Buggy Forum
Topic: newbie to the forum
Replies: 9
Views: 969

Re: newbie to the forum

who makes them rear tires on the gold pan? i got like 4 sets of them things? :)

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