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« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2009, 13:26:18 pm » |
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« Reply #2 on: April 28, 2009, 13:30:21 pm » |
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« Reply #3 on: April 28, 2009, 16:17:45 pm » |
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wow it's great fast barndoor in the planet !! BRAVO TOM and PARSI with team wheelerdealer  |
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« Reply #4 on: April 28, 2009, 16:26:40 pm » |
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« Reply #5 on: April 28, 2009, 16:57:00 pm » |
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Very cool !!! The race is on to the 11's  Anyone know engine and trans specs? |
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« Reply #7 on: April 28, 2009, 18:23:22 pm » |
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My God that's impressive. Fancy looking motor, there.
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« Reply #8 on: April 28, 2009, 20:50:46 pm » |
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thank you very much for the kind words - we´d a blast that weekend! The engine is 2840 (105x82) with eP heads and btw the run was with headwind that we had the whole weekend there Tranny is Type1 Rhino case 3.88 r&p 1st & 2nd is stock (! ... and we´re sure that will break sometime) and short welded 3rd and 4th. The car is full steel, no turbo, no nitro, no knick-knack ... just engine ... and the drivers are +/- 200pounds of weight and look as used as the car ...  http://wheelerdealer-blog.blogspot.com/ |
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« Reply #9 on: April 28, 2009, 21:01:55 pm » |
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A superb sight, seeing the brick flying up the track.  The head wind was pretty strong. |
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« Reply #10 on: April 28, 2009, 23:33:08 pm » |
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Very impressive guys, good job.
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« Reply #11 on: April 29, 2009, 00:10:48 am » |
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How much does the bus weigh? And do you race with the middle seat in it |
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« Reply #12 on: April 29, 2009, 07:29:18 am » |
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How much does the bus weigh? And do you race with the middle seat in it The original weight is 1080kg. With the Type4 engine and the IRS axle I think roundabout 1100kg ... + driver = 1200kg and we drive it with 2 separate seats in the front ... the only "luxury" accessory beside the shift light (still running without tach ... no knick-knack at all) |
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« Reply #13 on: April 29, 2009, 11:17:54 am » |
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Walter say's it's heavy with the President on board |
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« Reply #14 on: April 29, 2009, 12:10:49 pm » |
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Impressive!! Congratulations, seems to be a lot of grunt in it to keep the steam up thru the lights like it does! BTW, you would have a good shot at the Bus award at SCC this fall... |
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« Reply #15 on: April 29, 2009, 22:19:05 pm » |
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Walter say's it's heavy with the President on board he´s absolutely right ... can´t imagine what would have happened with a lightweight driver and no headwind  ... is heavyweight a crime |
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« Reply #16 on: April 29, 2009, 22:20:59 pm » |
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Impressive!! Congratulations, seems to be a lot of grunt in it to keep the steam up thru the lights like it does! BTW, you would have a good shot at the Bus award at SCC this fall... .. hmm .. maybe we should think about that ... |
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« Reply #17 on: April 29, 2009, 23:03:13 pm » |
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Hi Tom Congrats Wheelerdealer team . And you forget to tell :" With original steering box " !!! And if you want "light" driver ,i will devote myself , i weight 68kgs Soon in Volksworld  Top20 at Voowoo show ,best Barn door E.T ... and the season just start !!   Prazi's fired pickup   |
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« Reply #18 on: April 29, 2009, 23:19:52 pm » |
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA ... Präsi is on diet now .... not sure if that has something to do with your kind offer |
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« Reply #19 on: May 01, 2009, 00:11:37 am » |
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Wow! incredible runs guys the headwind was strong, will be interesting to see it on a still day with perfectly prepped track.... see you at EBI |
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« Reply #21 on: May 01, 2009, 16:57:54 pm » |
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... can´t imagine what would have happened with a lightweight driver and no headwind ...
You're looking for a lightweight driver? Take me! Oh wait, it's my car beeing lightweight, not me...  Guess I'm getting old, mixing up things... Congrats guys, you are crazy, and you know it! Saludos, Ole |
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« Reply #22 on: May 03, 2009, 21:56:11 pm » |
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My fave Bus just seems to get faster and faster! Here it is launching hard with the Pink Panther at last year's Das Drag Day. It ran a 13.1 on an unprepped airstrip   love that pic Matt ... and I´m sure Ole too ! I uploaded last weeks vid totay - the 12.6 sec run is poor quality but worth a view
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« Reply #23 on: May 05, 2009, 02:31:28 am » |
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Fucking bad!!! Seems to be just getting into 4th before the lights?? Needs a closer 'box! Or are you leaving some "room for improvement"? |
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« Reply #24 on: May 05, 2009, 06:34:53 am » |
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we choosed that gear ratio because we thought that we would be faster at the end of the track ... but the aerodynamic resistance is really hard when you race a rolling fridge ...
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« Reply #25 on: May 05, 2009, 08:42:39 am » |
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Great video Tom! One question: what are 'no nick-nacks' ? |
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« Reply #26 on: May 05, 2009, 08:57:13 am » |
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Are we talking about those little packets of crisps? |
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« Reply #27 on: May 05, 2009, 09:36:22 am » |
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Great video Tom! One question: what are 'no nick-nacks' ? "knick-knack" .. just kidding .. e.g. Spez is still the opinion that a tach would look silly at the dash .. so we still race using our butt & ears ... |
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« Reply #28 on: May 05, 2009, 20:10:34 pm » |
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[/quote] we still race using our butt & ears ... [/quote] No wonder you broke your shifter at Big Bang then I find hands and feet work better when racing |
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