Chris, perhaps you can help with Terry's wish. Is there enough market for a super modified Edmunds style body that you could produce them. Like Terry, I wish...
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Edward Hunt
edlhunt@...
Sep 1, 1999 12:26 pm
Hey Terry, Thanks for the sites.....I was not being intentionally helpless.........I did a search for the USAC site and came up with a bunch or other...
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Edward Hunt
edlhunt@...
Sep 1, 1999 12:52 pm
Thanks Russell, See mine to Terry... Here's a "Heim Hint"....determine the appropriate diameter for the push-pull rod.....get metal that size....(watch for...
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Don Stauffer
stauffer@...
Sep 1, 1999 3:12 pm
What was neat was, at our club's (vintage oval racing group) major big event of the year a couple of weeks ago, the list had just been announced, and one of...
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Don Stauffer
stauffer@...
Sep 1, 1999 3:13 pm
The latest Open Wheel has a list of open wheel web sites, including the USAC one. ... -- Don Stauffer in Minneapolis stauffer@... ...
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BROWNSTIME@...
Sep 2, 1999 12:51 am
Hi All Thanks for the tip on making rod ends. Going to watch the Hut 100 tonight. Will try to mush a little metal tomorrow. Isn't Augie's work great. I would...
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Jeff Curtis
jcurtis@...
Sep 2, 1999 1:13 am
You're right about USAC not publicizing their site much. For a year and a half it just said, "Coming Soon", so at least they have a site. Here's the latest...
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Steve Hammatt
shammatt@...
Sep 2, 1999 3:08 am
Russell This is my first post, having just joined the list. Everyone will have to blame Don Stauffer, he cross posted recently to a list I manage called ...
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Edward Hunt
edlhunt@...
Sep 2, 1999 9:30 am
Welcome aboard Steve ! I think that you'll find this to be an interesting, esoteric mix of big (1 to 1) car guys and modelers. Can't help on the rear....I do...
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Edward Hunt
edlhunt@...
Sep 2, 1999 9:33 am
Thanks Jeff, checking on airline reservations now. CHEERS ELH _______________________________________________...
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Don Stauffer
stauffer@...
Sep 2, 1999 3:57 pm
Don't I wish I had an Offy! Nope, car is Crosley powered (my pocket Offy). Uses a combination in-out/quickchange box, feeding a Crosley rear axle, modified...
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BROWNSTIME@...
Sep 4, 1999 2:12 am
Hello All,and welcome Steve. When we are not bench racing,we do occasionally talk about models. Lately I have enjoyed the bench racing more. I ran into some...
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mikengigi
gehrlich@...
Sep 4, 1999 6:13 pm
Russell and Guys, Russell, how much that came with the Edmunds kit did you actually use? I'm thinking that the next time around I may end up just using the...
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BROWNSTIME@...
Sep 5, 1999 9:59 pm
Hi Mike,and gang In reply to your question about the super. I was just going to make a new rear clip. I have a couple of steering boxes from the Monogram...
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BROWNSTIME@...
Sep 7, 1999 12:13 am
Hi All One of Cliff's countrymen, Andrew Cowin was runnerup in Top Fuel at the US. Nationalstoday. It looked like his car gave up in the final run. I have...
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mikengigi
gehrlich@...
Sep 7, 1999 1:44 am
Yep, I build drag cars too. Like you, Russell, I like to build older cars. I got a good deal last year on the old Tony Nancy three dragster kit. Haven't...
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Cliff
cliff@...
Sep 7, 1999 10:51 am
Andrew and Graham Cowin have been racing top fuel dragsters in Australia since the seventies... I remember Graham racing an old ford ute many years ago, and...
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mikengigi
gehrlich@...
Sep 8, 1999 12:05 am
Cliff, what's a UTE? mike...
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Steve Hammatt
shammatt@...
Sep 8, 1999 12:18 am
Aussie talk for SUV, if my memory serves me correctly<g> Steve ... From: mikengigi <gehrlich@...> To: <open-wheel-models@egroups.com> Sent: Tuesday,...
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Terry Sanderson
tguitar@...
Sep 8, 1999 12:22 am
I believe they were sort of a pickup car, kind of pre-El Camino type vehicles. Terry ... From: mikengigi <gehrlich@...> To: open-wheel-models@egroups.com...
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BROWNSTIME@...
Sep 8, 1999 12:51 am
Hi Gang A few years ago,I built the four engine Tommy Ivo Showboat dragster. I would love to put a stationwagon body on it just like they did to the real...
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Cliff
cliff@...
Sep 8, 1999 11:35 am
The UTE, short for Utility Vehicle, was invented in Australia in the 50s by a gentleman (whos name escapes me) that died just last year... You would probably...
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BROWNSTIME@...
Sep 13, 1999 12:27 am
Hi All It's been a quiet weekend. What are you guys building? I just ordered some more wheels,and tires from ERC. This means that after I finish the Edmonds...
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Cliff
cliff@...
Sep 17, 1999 9:37 pm
Yes you better believe it, the Swindel and the Supermoddy... Sheit, we never get models like this in Australia!!! I ain't had a chance to look at them in...
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Terry Sanderson
tguitar@...
Sep 17, 1999 10:22 pm
Hey Cliff, Are the no sprint car or midget (speed car I believe they call them down under) models down your way? From what I read and see on the internet I...
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Cliff
cliff@...
Sep 19, 1999 9:19 pm
Hmmmm, yep sprint cars are very popular in Aust, however, the modelling companies probably can't see a market for US Sprint cars in Aust, and generally...
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Terry Sanderson
tguitar@...
Sep 19, 1999 9:50 pm
I just remembered, I have built models of Aust. sprints using the American models and decals I got from a company in Aust., Precision Models, I thing was the...
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Edward Hunt
edlhunt@...
Sep 19, 1999 11:52 pm
Good for you ! Enjoy the ride back to normalcy (?) or at least your own house. Best of everything and ......... CHEERS ELH...
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mikengigi
gehrlich@...
Sep 20, 1999 2:08 am
Hey Guys, I was in watching TLC a while ago, and Terry's wife was on! Sad thing was, she was walking through their house right after the tornado...
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mikengigi
gehrlich@...
Sep 20, 1999 2:18 am
Glad you got to see the modifieds on TV, Cliff. That was one hell of a good race, wasn't it? I think the neat thing about modifieds is the many varieties they...
