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10-07-2009, 09:55 AM

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Thats cool. I only put 200 pounds of **** in my car....

LOLOLOL. Kurt i must come up to VA soon.

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10-07-2009, 10:05 AM

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Believe it or not, yes but in such small proportions. I have recently applied some to a fish tank stand I am building, I cut some Jabroc material for feet that I mounted to the bottom of the stand. Jabroc is what the world uses for skid or plank material.

What ride height do you run on the fish tank?

Jabroc is amazing stuff. Before the repave at Heartland, my car would bottom entering turn Alpha. I would skateboard on the jabroc for a second (no steering control) until the car hooked up. At the end of the weekend the jabroc had scratches but nothing very significant.

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10-07-2009, 12:20 PM

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What ride height do you run on the fish tank?

Ride height will be zero, hopefully anyhow

Yep, its pricey stuff but does an amazing job!!

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05-10-2010, 05:24 PM

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To continue with more images -- here are a few more

Safety wire galore! I was worn out after prepping a diff!! I often times thought about becoming an orthodontist

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05-10-2010, 05:25 PM

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The oval config was much easier

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05-10-2010, 05:27 PM

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pit stop practice at the Milwaukee Mile (excuse the picture quality)

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05-10-2010, 05:42 PM

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A few weeks ago I shot this image of our latest car

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05-10-2010, 06:08 PM

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Wind tunnel model

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05-10-2010, 07:08 PM

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pit stop practice at the Milwaukee Mile (excuse the picture quality)

There's always one. (shorts and short sleeves) Nice work on the Diff.

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05-10-2010, 11:50 PM

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The oval config was much easier

Beautiful!!

Andreas

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05-11-2010, 07:00 AM

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Cartridge axles?

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05-11-2010, 08:23 AM

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Wind tunnel model

Aww shucks, it's so cute.

Hey couldn't you use a sort of D shaped circlip type thingy instead of lock wiring?

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05-11-2010, 10:56 AM

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Cartridge axles?

No, but they were made by the same folks

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05-11-2010, 10:58 AM

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Hey couldn't you use a sort of D shaped circlip type thingy instead of lock wiring?

Well, to be honest, lock wire in a gbx just keeps the broken bolt heads from flying around in there. Its the bolt tension that really keeps them tights. These particular bolts were also #272 HT Red Loctited.

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