Jumpy Guy
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posted on 17/1/06 at 10:17 PM |
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Miserable Locost Owning Barstewards!!
Much debate about the MCOB thread, so in the spirit of balance and equality-
I really hate them Locost building gits- them with their superior attitude -
" I knitted my car you know, it's SO much better than your purchased car"
and- "if you dont own your own smelt, then fabricate your own RHS, then you're a big jessie."
and people who have no intention of actually ever completing a car having endless discussions of IRS Vs. De Dion......
And most of them smell of engine oil and bacon rolls...
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mookaloid
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posted on 17/1/06 at 10:18 PM |
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OMG what have i started now??
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DarrenW
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posted on 17/1/06 at 10:19 PM |
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Yeah and then there are the ones who ram bike engines down your throat each time you mention anything at all........
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Triton
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posted on 17/1/06 at 10:20 PM |
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It's a "rollover"
My Daughter has taken over production of the damn fine Triton race seats and her contact email is emmatrs@live.co.uk.
www.tritonraceseats.com
www.hairyhedgehog.com
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caber
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posted on 17/1/06 at 10:20 PM |
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Hmm never thought of making my own RHS though I have made my own angle . . . . by cutting up RHS does that count?
Caber ( miserable locost building bastard )
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OX
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posted on 17/1/06 at 10:21 PM |
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lmao,,they cant all be that bad can they,i know a few who dont smell of bacon but even kit builders smell of oil
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CairB
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posted on 17/1/06 at 10:22 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by mookaloid
OMG what have i started now??
I'm glad you've admitted liability
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RichardK
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posted on 17/1/06 at 10:22 PM |
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Anyway what is the best IRS or De Dion?
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OX
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posted on 17/1/06 at 10:23 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by DarrenW
Yeah and then there are the ones who ram bike engines down your throat each time you mention anything at all........
hehe so would a locost builder with a bike engine in it be the scum of the earth
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DarrenW
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posted on 17/1/06 at 10:24 PM |
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I love the oil / petrol / thinners / etc smell. Rally cars at a track on full chat is a particular favourite.
Im pleased im not a kit builder. Iam a developer / assembler of a specialist sports replica. Im probs more accurately described now as a Manager of
continuous improvement.
yes mark - you have unleashed a Demon. Damn you....
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mookaloid
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posted on 17/1/06 at 10:25 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by DarrenW
Yeah and then there are the ones who ram bike engines down your throat each time you mention anything at all........
Yeah like every other post......miserable BEC owning B*****m*****f******b******s
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Russ-Turner
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posted on 17/1/06 at 10:29 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by RichardK
Anyway what is the best IRS or De Dion?
...and can I get a copy of the plans?
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zilspeed
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posted on 17/1/06 at 10:30 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by DarrenW
yes mark - you have unleashed a Demon. Damn you....
You have unleashed a Dutton ??
Oh sorry - demon.....
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mookaloid
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posted on 17/1/06 at 10:31 PM |
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Any advice for noobies reading this? Which kit, should they build their own chassis etc?
Just thought some one might like to offer an opinion?
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Jumpy Guy
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posted on 17/1/06 at 10:40 PM |
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AND..... Locosters are backstabbing money grabbing types.
Those Locosters who pretend to be matey, then try to sell you any old toot they drag out the garage/make on the side at work-
Seats, Old Video Games, bent chassis bits, Seats, bent bits of old engine, Oh, and Seats!!
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mangogrooveworkshop
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posted on 17/1/06 at 10:51 PM |
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yes my car is beaten from a solid bit of ali with a bike engine and dedion .......the utimate 7
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Mr G
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posted on 17/1/06 at 11:00 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by zilspeed
quote: Originally posted by DarrenW
yes mark - you have unleashed a Demon. Damn you....
You have unleashed a Dutton ??
Oh sorry - demon.....
Draw the line at producing your own steel? Pah, I even distill my own petrol from raw crude....lightweights....
Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a
car that you are still paying for - in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes
and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it.
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raccoonradar
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posted on 17/1/06 at 11:18 PM |
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mine was made from iron ore dug from the hills and melted down on a BBQ in the back garden by stigg of the dump, just guessing cos i bought mine so i
guess i am worse. pennys are hard to come by & its winter & money tree is a bit bare
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DavidM
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posted on 17/1/06 at 11:34 PM |
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I put plastic bags over all of our houseplants at night, to collect the CO2 given off, for use as a shielding gas.
Oh, and I cut all of my chassis tubes by gnawing them with my teeth.
David
Proportion is Everything
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derf
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posted on 17/1/06 at 11:42 PM |
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I actually met my first caterham owner today (a rarity in the US). He walked into my office while I was looking at someones build page, then started
to tell me about all these people that try and build them in their garages, but how they will never own the real thing. this didnt bother me as I
really don't have a garage, but I showed him pictures of my build anyway, and challenged him to a race once i actually finish it (in 2011).
Kinda funny that this thread came up today
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MikeRJ
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posted on 18/1/06 at 12:32 AM |
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quote: Originally posted by derf
I actually met my first caterham owner today (a rarity in the US). He walked into my office while I was looking at someones build page, then started
to tell me about all these people that try and build them in their garages, but how they will never own the real thing. this didnt bother me
a
You must be a fairly laid back kind of chap then! I think I would have had to have lowered myself to his level with a bit more generalising:
"Caterham owners have to pay stupid amounts of money for a very basic sports cars because they don't have the talent to build one
themselves..."
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stevebubs
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posted on 18/1/06 at 01:18 AM |
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quote: Originally posted by RichardK
Anyway what is the best IRS or De Dion?
live axle
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stevebubs
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posted on 18/1/06 at 01:21 AM |
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quote: Originally posted by snoopy
quote: Originally posted by Jumpy Guy
AND..... Locosters are backstabbing money grabbing types.
Those Locosters who pretend to be matey, then try to sell you any old toot they drag out the garage/make on the side at work-
Seats, Old Video Games, bent chassis bits, Seats, bent bits of old engine, Oh, and Seats!!
seats i cant work out where they go ?
am i doing something wrong?
Image deleted by owner
Not according to Mrs chrsgrain!!!!
[Edited on 18/1/06 by stevebubs]
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jonbeedle
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posted on 18/1/06 at 01:41 AM |
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I made my rear suspension brackets out of an old iron fence post, the headlight brackets out of a discarded aluminium stand from work, my own P clips
from off cuts of aluminium and rubber sheet, blah blah blah!
Just thought I'd throw in my two penny worth!
Cheers
Jon
"Everyone is entitled to an opinion however stupid!"
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pdw709
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posted on 18/1/06 at 06:53 AM |
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quote: Originally posted by RichardK
Anyway what is the best IRS or De Dion?
Hey......you have forgotten the Live Axel
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