blue-deluxe... i`ve been known to drink a whole lotta different things

Tricky,,, well yeah it`s a "Bit" of a pain but i`ll sort something out later,,, the original air-box on the last engine was like that at the start , until i cut the base of it out & turned it around & plastic welded it back in, it then sat down a fair bit lower behind the engine

But if i did the same thing to this one it would, (funny enough) end up just as high,,, design changes make it a problem but anyways--> maybe some air-pods & a different "made-up" air-box of some sort later will fix it,,, but for now it stays there cause i`m a lazy sH!t & i just want to go for a fang

it`s ok for cornering cause i`m looking diagonally past each wheel,,, & on the straights it`s something to protect my head against the wind buffering

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

Yeah gotcha buddy, there is always a work-a-round hey!!
How is the ticker??

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Ah, the heart is getting better,,, been doin walkies around the block lately as a pre-cardio re-hab thing & making 20min walks now

the first walk i did, a week or so ago, i could hardly make 8 mins & it felt like i had a 5 game match of A-Grade squash

But, i just had a sneezing fit a min ago, & i can tell you than all my ribs are not quite right yet



Man i hate broken ribs,,, especially the ones around near the edge of my back-bone trust me when i say "They" are the worst!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

Glad to see that you are on the improve Matt.

Dont want to experience the ribs myself (have been there, done that) so I'll take you word for the discomfort.

All the best my friend!!

Sorry for the hijack JC.

Cheers,
Tricky

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Any news JC??

I take it the engine arrived OK?

Cheers,
Tricky

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Sure did. I haven't looked at it as it's all wrapped up in plastic and on a pallet. I'm thinking it should stay that way until it goes home to aus...

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But he's thriving and striving and hugging the turns.

Yep, good call.

Whats left??

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Decide if I actually want to put it in a car. Or just build a really REALLY fast little thing like Matt's.

I will afterall have the chopper and the scooter for toy. And a house to perform some reno's on when we get back.

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But he's thriving and striving and hugging the turns.

yeah build a really really fast little race thing like Matts

except WAY lighter

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

Can't be that hard can it?

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But he's thriving and striving and hugging the turns.

it~s actually pretty easy really

look even a 6 or 7 year old kid can do it



notice buggy to the left of me in that pic, that was my first ever buggy that my dad & i built

& here`s another of me standing next to it before it was finished



I know they`re not the best pics in the world so sorry about that, but i reckon i was actually about 5 or 6 years old in that pic going on the fact that the buggy wasn`t quite finished there,,, the fuel tank for it sits just behind there (yes a van one)

so yes JC,,, you can do it easy-peasy,

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/180796836294 ... 1423.l2649


What do you reckon Matt?

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But he's thriving and striving and hugging the turns.

well,,, if you wanted to play around in the dirt then that`d be fun

but it certainly won`t be any "real" fun coming 12th or 15th or 20th at any of the hill climbs & street sprints with it

it just won`t handle any good on bitumen,,,, ever!

so,,, see-ing as you`re asking me,,, well my answer is definately NO

make your own & that way you can make it good,,, not just purchase some one elses poor design just because it`s easy

but hey,,, it`s easy & it will be fun

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

Matt, this is the one I was talking about this morning...

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If you want more inches, stroke it
Life's a garden.... Dig It!
http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=20746

ah ok, that`s an old one that`s been re-vamped

notice the beam-axle front end? bit heavy & more from old speedway design than any current stuff

still would probably be quicker on the black stuff than the Edge thing

it`s all about "power to weight ratio" right???

BUT!!! there are other things as equally important in the "Package" ,,,, things like handling, braking, aero, & cost (amongst others)

my buggy is not the best aero package at all,,,
but power to weight is absolutely awesome
handling is far far better than most of em out there
braking is slightly overkill so is just right
& cost beats them all by miles

sooo,,, aero is the only issue i need to work on now

apart from me needing to learn how to drive fast again

JC when you`re back here, we should hook up with tricky & have a good long talk yeah? we need some solid quality direction for you young man !!!

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.