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marcsvenson
PostPosted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 5:04 pm 
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Well what will you all do when your conversions are finally finished

Race em Cruize daily hack :idea:

i mysself will enjoy daily driving and hopefully fingers crossed a little hill climb action

thats if its ever done :x
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Baracade
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Hmmm

Street driving...

Track action...

Hill Climbs...

Deffinatly Drags...

& then take off the road for the AWD conversion... Or sell... hahaha

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marcsvenson
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sell it :shock: :shock: you dont mean that
once you start driving it im sure youll keep it

awd conversion thats going to make one fast qrt time
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awdmoke
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Bit o' racing (drags, hillclimbs, etc), weekend fun, & some off-road bashing :twisted:

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Moke of Death
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Drag racing and cruising the foreshore 8)

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Yeah Drags, Hillclimbs, Daily Driving and the Sydney to Hobart...

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JC
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Sell it. Do the same to a 'ute converted' panel van.

We've got to have a hobby don't we?
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marcsvenson
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yeh i quess soooo i just caant see myself parting with mine i have three now i just cant stand to see them go i think i will end up with 10 of em by the end :? :x
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Baracade
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I don't think I will ever sell... I have risked my relationship & my future Financial stability on this car... Sooo I will never sell...

Whats this Sydney to Hobart????

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JC
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Baracade wrote:
Whats this Sydney to Hobart????


A yacht race.
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manofaus
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the main reason that I went the GTi route is purely for use everyday. I really don't know if I will be willing to risk driving it in the Newcastle hill climb, or even what mods need to be done to enter, but I am mostly doing it for convience of owning an EFi mini.
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Moke of Death
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Foreshore cruising for you to, huh?

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manofaus
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lol.. nah, but in the first few weeks while it is still clean maybe.
I soon grew tired of doing that in my ute. I think I have turned into a sunday spirited driver actually.
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did anyone mention BURNOUTS hehe

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