From: OzOne on
On Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:02:57 +1000, "Noddy" <me(a)home.com> wrote:

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>> Slower than you?
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>You'd be up there.
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>> So you've finished your rust bucket revival?
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>Nope. Haven't touched it in over 2 years.
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>> Just how many" cars" are you building Nod.
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>This last 2 years gone by I've had 4 on the go in various stages. 2 have
>been finished and 2 are works in progress. In between time I've been busy
>building a few components for other people, rebuilding my bobcat and
>finishing the reno's on my house while I organise building my new one (which
>at this stage looks like I might be taking on as an owner builder project).
>
>> I have a few in progress and none have any abundance of off the shelf
>> parts like your rust bucket.
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>Parts for 43 year old Falcons aren't exactly growing on trees Oz :)
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>You were making some noise a while ago about building a clubman, and there's
>nothing difficult about obtaining parts for those. As to what your other
>imaginary projects are I have no idea, but I expect they're worthy of
>admission into Jay Leno's collection.


Yeah...and I've been flying a lot....




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From: OzOne on
On Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:18:20 +1000, "Noddy" <me(a)home.com> wrote:

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>> Yeah...He'd be Googling all day!
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>I assure you I wouldn't.
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>I have absolutely no interest in Italian cars, and couldn't care less if you
>drove yours over to my place to show it off.

Ummm Nod...I wasn't talking about you!

Just another small mismanagement of your facts!




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> Yep, but CAMS went all anal about some things..flares were OK to cover
> wheels but body had to remain same shape.
>
> The radicals came a little later

Exactly what class and year are you talking about here Oz?

> Because CAMS wouldn't allow the box fitted to the UK minis to fit the
> webers.

The Box? You mean the dash cut out?

> The holes I mentioned....

I must have blinked and missed it.

Please, humour me by taking it from top again. What class and year racing
are we talking about, what "box", and what "holes"?

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Noddy.


From: OzOne on
On Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:31:17 +1000, "Noddy" <me(a)home.com> wrote:


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>The odd-ball thing to my mind is that there is a *plethora* of super hard
>charging Mini's out there putting out some *massive* horsepower numbers
>(relatively speaking) and some incredible lap times that get by just fine
>*without* oil problems,

Odd that the worlds fastest mini is dry sumped eh!!!!?
http://www.mlemaitre.dial.pipex.com/mini/driving.htm




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From: OzOne on
On Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:21:59 +1000, "Noddy" <me(a)home.com> wrote:

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><OzOne(a)Crackerbox-Palace.com> wrote in message
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>> Yep, but CAMS went all anal about some things..flares were OK to cover
>> wheels but body had to remain same shape.
>>
>> The radicals came a little later
>
>Exactly what class and year are you talking about here Oz?

Sports Sedans...Mini Series required limited body alterations.
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>> Because CAMS wouldn't allow the box fitted to the UK minis to fit the
>> webers.
>
>The Box? You mean the dash cut out?

Christ almighty!
Why would I need to cut the dash ... Think...just once would be good!
>
>> The holes I mentioned....
>
>I must have blinked and missed it.
>
>Please, humour me by taking it from top again. What class and year racing
>are we talking about, what "box", and what "holes"?

Holes in the front skirt, box on the bonnet....

Maybe if you pay attention, you'd read what I wrote and maybe realise
a thing or two about the X flow mini head that started your self
immolation!




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