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Ronald Red Sox At Dutton...

Started by _rorym_ , Aug 23 2007 09:10 PM

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#1 _rorym_

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Posted 23 August 2007 - 09:10 PM

OK..I will start it..He is absolutely chomping at the bit!..Yellow is 110% ready he tells me the mechanic reckons...(we know who to blame now it anything happens with a statement like that!)...Gonna drive it up to Shepparton to get used to it...still has a problem getting used to the attention it attracts! (I told him this..Did he doubt me?)...We all have promises of updates as Dutton Victoria progresses on Friday 31st...Watch this space! :spoton:

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Edited by rorym, 23 August 2007 - 09:21 PM.

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#2 _ronaldoredsox_

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Posted 23 August 2007 - 10:43 PM

Vroon Vroom. she sounds great doesn't she. Stay tuned

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#3 _MRNOS_

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Posted 24 August 2007 - 07:39 AM

At least it looks better than the "other" yellow v8 HDT replica down there :tease:

Good luck with racing it

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#4 GML-31

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Posted 24 August 2007 - 08:11 AM

this will be interesting... hope its not wet for the event

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#5 _rorym_

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Posted 24 August 2007 - 04:24 PM

Ahh! Side note on wet weather!..
Speed on Tweed..175 entrants..Wet first day...I was 8th Outright.
Wheels on Wide Bay...ditto..175 entrants .10th outright the first day...
that thing loves getting it down in the wet! :spoton:

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#6 GML-31

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Posted 24 August 2007 - 05:08 PM

well at least 3rd and 4th gear are still brand new in it hey Rory...lack of use lol....

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#7 _rorym_

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Posted 24 August 2007 - 05:22 PM

1st and 4th actually! :spoton:

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#8 GML-31

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Posted 24 August 2007 - 05:32 PM

The old guy lives.... ^^^^ thought that would get you out of your rocking chair

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#9 _ronaldoredsox_

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Posted 25 August 2007 - 06:40 PM

Today was get her ready day. Spare wheels and tyres pumped and ready. Shannons visor across the screen. A last clean, spit and polish, a final going over mechanically. Install a second extinguisher. Scrutineers want a 2kg one or two 1kg ones. We are very close. Will take some pics tomorrow and post. And they said I was too old for this!!!!!!! R

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#10 _ronaldoredsox_

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Posted 26 August 2007 - 01:56 PM

Here she is. Ready to roll. How the f#$k do you get the bubbles out of the windscreen sash. I GIVE UP. Anyway, only 5 more sleeps to go. Cheers R

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#11 TerrA LX

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Posted 26 August 2007 - 02:39 PM

Hair dryer.
Good luck :spoton:

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#12 rodomo

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Posted 26 August 2007 - 02:41 PM

Pin prick.
I'm not too good at it either. :fool:

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#13 _ronaldoredsox_

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Posted 26 August 2007 - 03:38 PM

What do you do with the hair dryer. How does that help.

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#14 TerrA LX

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Posted 26 August 2007 - 04:41 PM

Heat it up enough to make the vinyl shrink and the glue stick.

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#15 _rorym_

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Posted 30 August 2007 - 05:36 PM

Very soapy water to apply..allows you to slide the sticker into any place you want....plastic paint scaper to remove bubbles..Thats 25 years of doing Dunlop stickers...
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#16 _Yella SLuR_

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Posted 30 August 2007 - 05:52 PM

Hair dryer to take em off so you don't take of big chunks of paint. All looks good.

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#17 _Yella SLuR_

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Posted 30 August 2007 - 06:04 PM

Was checking the site out for the pics, but it isn't till this weekend. Here's one from when the event was a bit cheaper to enter (2005).

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Good luck with it, PM me if you want any tips, i.e. watch the double combination curves, don't use Ethanol Blended fuel in the old girls in competition!!!

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#18 _LXChev366_

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Posted 30 August 2007 - 08:44 PM

and if you use soapy water, allow 24 hrs to dry.

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#19 _rorym_

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Posted 02 September 2007 - 09:33 AM

Doing me proud!!

RRS took it tentatively on Day one..feeling his way and learning the car.
Day 2 at Winton he scared the sheet out of them...Currently 71 out of 143 competitors in the oldest car in the Rally. I am firing instructions via SMS and he is gaining more confidence in the car everytime he sits in it. I expect he will climb up the field a fair bit yet and surprise quite a few so called supercars of the modern era. He says it blew them away at Winton with sight and sound. Told him to brake later and trust the handling..
Go RRS!
R

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#20 _ronaldoredsox_

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Posted 02 September 2007 - 07:02 PM

Went great guns today. Awaiting news on just how well, but, I think we built on yesterday. Did all Torries proud and when you see the provisional results tables and you are ahead of names such as Porsche, Ferrari, Evo and WRX, it makes you feel good. Most importantly, had a ball and she screamed down the front straight at Sandown today at 130 (ish). Wow. Here's a few pics. Cheers R

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