Nice FD + track day = Bummer!
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Nice FD + track day = Bummer!
Saw this car at our local Nats ( posted before) and it was one sweet ride.
The other week the owner took it out for a track day and....well....you can see.
Apparently its had major chasis damage, might see if hes selling the wheels
The other week the owner took it out for a track day and....well....you can see.
Apparently its had major chasis damage, might see if hes selling the wheels
My friend did that with his A4. First time at the track, going too fast.
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Originally Posted by spekdah
Saw this car at our local Nats ( posted before) and it was one sweet ride.
The other week the owner took it out for a track day and....well....you can see.
Apparently its had major chasis damage, might see if hes selling the wheels
The other week the owner took it out for a track day and....well....you can see.
Apparently its had major chasis damage, might see if hes selling the wheels
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that's a Holden pickup
Think Pontiac GTO (Holden Monaro) based "El Camino", RWD car based pickup.
You can get them with "Chevy" 5.7L small blocks - hmmm, maybe the drivetrain would fit in his RX7....
where's JimLab when you need him??
Think Pontiac GTO (Holden Monaro) based "El Camino", RWD car based pickup.
You can get them with "Chevy" 5.7L small blocks - hmmm, maybe the drivetrain would fit in his RX7....
where's JimLab when you need him??
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Just to add to the tow truck info..
its a mid 90's Holden Commodore ute, running most likely a 3.8 v6 (I think based on a buick block? ) or a 5 litre Australian Holden engine. the 5.7 chevs came out later than that car looks to be (1998 got the Gen 3 engine...the one with the lovely piston slap problems after 10k miles!). Ute was built in Australia, prob sold new in New Zealand
Absolute bucket of pus truck / ute to drive...driving around bumpy corners looking in the rear view mirror and lining it up with the tailgate you can "watch" the chassis flex!
That FD looked very very clean before the lack of talent event however...*sniff*
its a mid 90's Holden Commodore ute, running most likely a 3.8 v6 (I think based on a buick block? ) or a 5 litre Australian Holden engine. the 5.7 chevs came out later than that car looks to be (1998 got the Gen 3 engine...the one with the lovely piston slap problems after 10k miles!). Ute was built in Australia, prob sold new in New Zealand
Absolute bucket of pus truck / ute to drive...driving around bumpy corners looking in the rear view mirror and lining it up with the tailgate you can "watch" the chassis flex!
That FD looked very very clean before the lack of talent event however...*sniff*
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Originally Posted by toylee
nice rims!! is it 18"or 19"??
Here's the details on them http://www.tsw.com/new/profile_thruxton.ph
Last edited by Battyboy; Mar 30, 2005 at 07:07 AM.
Originally Posted by onelife2stories
ahh! seeing things like this scares me about going to a track...second thoughts....