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November 19th, 2007, 06:17 PM
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 Joined: Dec 7th, 2004 Last Online: November 25th, 2008 Location: England Age: 25 Posts: 1,023
Car: Toyota MR2 Mk1, Toyota MR2 Mk1 SC, Peugeot 309 Rep Power: 19  |  Johnny Smith's New Project Johnny Smith's just gone up in my books! He's putting a Rover 827 engine into an old Allegro... Enter: Project Retirement Rocket... Project Retirement Rocket Part 1 Project Retirement Rocket Part 2
__________________ Yup, two too many cars, but I love 'em: 1991 Peugeot 309 - owned it for four years, currently the only runner and the daily driver... but great fun to drive! French though, so gotta treat her rough to keep her happy. 1989 Toyota MR2 Mk1 - owned it for two years. Love it loads. Currently undergoing a suspension upgrade... 1987 Toyota MR2 Mk1 SC - A project car that had Headgasket issues when I bought it. I've never driven it... yet... |
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November 19th, 2007, 06:34 PM
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| Previously Known As powerof1000  Joined: Mar 13th, 2007 Last Online: Yesterday Location: NZ Age: 15 Posts: 1,233
Rep Power: 12    | Nice. |
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November 19th, 2007, 08:32 PM
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| I'm not Moe  Joined: Dec 1st, 2004 Last Online: 06:57 AM Location: University of Michigan Age: 19 Posts: 7,616
Car: 1996 Grand Am SE sedan, and dad's 2006 S60 2.5T Rep Power: 41   | lol, that sounds like fun.
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November 20th, 2007, 12:49 AM
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| Lazy Head Dude  Joined: Sep 21st, 2003 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 24 Posts: 20,988
Car: Dodge Viper (I wish!) Rep Power: 234 | Oh, I thought you were gonna post that his new project was seeing the future.  Spoiler Text: (Click here to toggle display)
__________________ Fight back against the evil Quiky by +1'ing this post! There is no replacement for displacement. - Wolfgang Bernhard, Chief Operating Officer, Chrysler Group talking about the Dodge Viper SRT-10 ... I ask Herb Helbig, vehicle synthesis manager for SRT and a member of the original Team Viper development group since day one, if they'd ever thought of adding traction control. "It comes with two," he says, pointing at my feet. "Learn to use them." Got it. - Motor Trend on the 2006 Dodge Viper Coupe, November 2005 | |
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November 20th, 2007, 02:50 AM
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 Joined: Nov 5th, 2006 Last Online: November 19th, 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 22 Posts: 2,080
Car: The George "BBQ Spoiler Grille" Foremanator Rep Power: 62 | Quote:
 , the recovery fees are more that the cost of both cars put together...
__________________ "Aerodynamics are for people who can't build engines." - Enzo Ferrari (1898-1988) responding to driver Paul Frère as to why his 250 TR had a limited top speed on the Mulsanne straight at Le Mans - •••   | |
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November 21st, 2007, 09:10 PM
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| Squirrel Mincer  Joined: Feb 17th, 2006 Last Online: 07:29 AM Location: Market Harborough, UK Age: 18 Posts: 3,479
Car: '77 Land Rover Series III LFS Status:  Rep Power: 53 | that's a good read. that will be a monster when it's done  as for the Rover, £150! i have that *goes and finds cash* £150 for a V6!!!
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November 23rd, 2007, 01:40 PM
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 Joined: Jan 22nd, 2007 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Hlohovec, Slovakia Age: 22 Posts: 319
Car: '04 Skoda Octavia 2.0 TDI Rep Power: 11  | thats cool... I always dreamed of having something like that, for instance putting a shell of some old car like Skoda 1000 onto an M3 platform
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November 23rd, 2007, 02:43 PM
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| Cigar Smoking Man  Joined: Dec 11th, 2005 Last Online: 02:27 AM Location: A-Town, Illinois. Age: 33 Posts: 4,998
Car: MY07 G11 WRX-TR WRB. Rep Power: 86 | Sweeet. IIRC, that Rover was sold in the US and was called a Sterling.
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