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  1. #1221
    i love this little car. junker miata is best miata:

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    Talking of cars, got the three wheeler running yesterday. Feels like a Go-Kart.
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    Oh sweet tryke! Are you going to do a body on it?

    I had dreamers of scratch building a car like "Old Yeller". Semi famous car that started out as chalk on the floor.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nobody View Post
    Oh sweet tryke! Are you going to do a body on it?

    I had dreamers of scratch building a car like "Old Yeller". Semi famous car that started out as chalk on the floor.
    Yep, think '32 Ford body. (Not my choice if I'm honest) - currently at the fibreglassers place. There's a Hot Rod show here in Oregon next weekend that we're wanting to be at, along with a huge show in Carlise, PA in May that we'll be at.
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    Boo, but i can see why you could or would go with that. If i am honest, i would go the harder route of doing a one-off body, all laid out by hand. Either piecing together bits and pieces, like patch panels of whatever is cheap or you can get you hands on. Then like a big paper mache puzzle, stick them together till you get the shape you want. Either all metal pa.els or a combo of plastics and fiberglass, i.e. total custom fabrication. But having the other guys make a shells is less costly in time and maybe money.

    Seeing things like this is why i always wanted to take some shitty station wagon, gut the beast, strip it down to the frame. Then pop a good strong engine in front of the rear wheels and make a sleeper mid-engine monster that no one would ever suspect. Like putting a chevy 350 in toyota corolla wagon and really blow people's minds.

    But i have more dreams than time, money or effort.

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    harrisburg is only a few hours away, maybe ill make the trek down this year...

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    We've got all of the body moulds in place, but I wanted to go down your route and make the entire thing a bit more... aggressive. More angles and such.

    Sleepers are awesome. I've kinda got one (Escort 1.6 in a Peugeot 106 body), but I've always wanted to put an old Ford V8 into one of the early model Toyota Aygos just to see the look on people's faces.
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    Quote Originally Posted by pote View Post
    harrisburg is only a few hours away, maybe ill make the trek down this year...
    A little further for me, but I might be interested in making it also...

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    Boo on fiberglass.

    WOOD. All nice and shiny and polished like a Chris Craft.

    Or riveted aluminum/SS.

    (shugs) not that I matter, but hey, it would look cool.

    I am curious about the drivetrain layout to the motor and rear wheel though. Have more pics?
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  10. #1230
    as much as this guy is the eat, pray, love of shock tuners, he is interesting and knows a lot:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKSZQDBIVMo
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