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The buggy thread

what do you have an how are you doing it? Cars or trick bits, put your shots up here.

Postby Rippthrough » Thu Nov 15, 2007 12:28 am

I'm up for a duel [;)] [8D]
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Postby edthedrummer » Thu Nov 15, 2007 12:50 am

you could always get in touch with the college and see if they'd like to organise a day trip for the students that are involved with it. . . . and me.
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Postby Rippthrough » Thu Nov 15, 2007 1:00 am

Sneaky bugger!

France, next wednesday, peak and valley rally, get organising quick.
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Postby edthedrummer » Thu Nov 15, 2007 1:13 pm

hahaha quick wouldn't be the word for it. I think i'll pass on that one
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Postby edthedrummer » Sun Dec 30, 2007 4:30 am

I asked as to why they used square tubing instead of round and it was simply down to cost. They were able to get the square tubing really cheap, and the buggy was built for £150 in all.
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Postby Rippthrough » Sun Dec 30, 2007 1:13 pm

Cheapskates!

Wish ours was. Runs to that for a couple of sets of spark plugs.
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Postby edthedrummer » Sun Dec 30, 2007 7:42 pm

hehehe i think yours is in a bit of a different league though.
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Postby Rippthrough » Sun Dec 30, 2007 9:31 pm

Only a few months to the first event, going to be a struggle to get it finished at this rate!
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Postby V8DNW » Sat Feb 09, 2008 3:27 pm

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Trebuchet, Arial,Verdana" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Rippthrough</i>
<br />Only a few months to the first event, going to be a struggle to get it finished at this rate!
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Why not buy Guy's car - you would be ready immediately then!

http://www.awdc.co.uk/data/awdc.nsf/For ... 10042A746/

<i>Description/Advert Text Fouquet 4X4 nissan 3500 v6 360bhp ex works car. 5speed sequential gearbox.
Right hand drive (the only one right hand drive)
6 rally tyres and 6 Fredi tyres all on Compomotive rims
Spare Gearbox spare drive shafts.
This car is very fast ready to race in France or UK
For more info please phone 07831 279200

Price £49000 pounds ono
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Postby Rippthrough » Sat Feb 09, 2008 4:58 pm

Because I'm fed up of seeing the damn thing!
Although it does have lots of shiny new parts.

Price is dependent on the spares package, starts at 15k....
You could buy it and put a dirty diseasal in it [;)][8D]


Still working on the buggy, not even got it wired in yet, looks like well be missing the championship this year at this rate.

You all tooled up and ready to go or is it last minute running around already?
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Postby Rippthrough » Mon Feb 11, 2008 1:31 am

Karl's selling his TVR powered 306 too. Choices choices eh?

He won't take £50 and a jaffa cake for it though for some reason.
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Postby Rippthrough » Wed May 07, 2008 8:15 pm

We're off to see the wizard, the wonderful wizard of oz.






Although the boring people call him a dyno operator.
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Postby Rippthrough » Mon May 26, 2008 11:51 pm

We pushed it outside so it could blink in the light of the sun and wonder what the hell is going on for the first time in 18 months:

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Gives you an idea of just how small she is - that's a suzuki Sj towering over her in the background :lol:
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Postby V8DNW » Thu Jun 05, 2008 10:33 am

You reading to start racing it yet?
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Postby Rippthrough » Thu Jun 05, 2008 3:46 pm

Nope, had all sorts off problems with engine management, from knackered units to the latest one not being able to do what they reckoned it could....
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