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I have the arms in front, the ebay cheap ass coilovers came last night.  It's crunch time!!!

El Capitan de los Bastardos De Lemons
1993 Linco Mark Ate
1957 Renault Dauphine
Driver with LemonSpeed's V6 Mustang

Re: Super secret car build for Dallas

Today it sat on all 4 wheels on it's own springs for the first time!

El Capitan de los Bastardos De Lemons
1993 Linco Mark Ate
1957 Renault Dauphine
Driver with LemonSpeed's V6 Mustang

Re: Super secret car build for Dallas

Pics or it didn't happen.  smile

BRE Datsun (Broke Racing Effluence) formerly Dawn of the Zed Racing
'74 260Z
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Holy wow!  thats an awesome build!

Lemons Car: '96 "Legs" Neon #69
Track car: '91 MR2 with a 3.0L V6 swap
Blog: http://consummatedriver.blogspot.com/

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Jeff G 78 wrote:

Pics or it didn't happen.  smile

ohh it did, and it' still sitting on it's own, as of 1 hour ago.

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I will be there to perform helper monkey duties in the early afternoon at Tom's

ALLEGEDLY!

-Dave
Scuderia Ignorante // Modena / Dearborn / Aichi Prefecture / West Texas

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We have made progress.  The body and subframe are about to be mated.  The seat is in and the bouncy bits all bounce.

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_iKh_q_zglQU/S_noO_Sm0pI/AAAAAAAAAlM/9BPNnH-sICM/s400/CIMG1730.JPG
Another peek at the engine
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_iKh_q_zglQU/S_noXmhlbPI/AAAAAAAAAlQ/vfRig79eqI4/s400/CIMG1734.JPG
Amazing what you can do with a plasma cutter and MIG welder...
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El Capitan de los Bastardos De Lemons
1993 Linco Mark Ate
1957 Renault Dauphine
Driver with LemonSpeed's V6 Mustang

Re: Super secret car build for Dallas

Big day today.  It looks like a car finally:

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_iKh_q_zglQU/S_yN0tnOU6I/AAAAAAAAAl4/KU3rQaC34os/s400/CIMG1776.JPG

El Capitan de los Bastardos De Lemons
1993 Linco Mark Ate
1957 Renault Dauphine
Driver with LemonSpeed's V6 Mustang

Re: Super secret car build for Dallas

TheHeckler wrote:

Big day today.  It looks like a car finally:

Congrats!

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So far I've only gone through 25 pounds of MIG wire, 3 tanks of argon and 6 sets of tips for the welder and plasma cutter.

El Capitan de los Bastardos De Lemons
1993 Linco Mark Ate
1957 Renault Dauphine
Driver with LemonSpeed's V6 Mustang

Re: Super secret car build for Dallas

I might have to skip my wedding to go see this thing in action.

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Awesome !!

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Class C win with LemonOdy Cannonball Run Whambulance !EX K Captain
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you just KNOW your build's badass when people are thinking about ducking out on their own wedding just to see it run!

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The great thing about Lemons is that people actually build these ridiculous projects they talk about.

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And then they go race them......

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forddragracer wrote:

And then they go race them......

Well... we use the term "RACE" very, very loosely here.

Sons of STIG
Judge Jonny, "So, what's the next formerly thought to be immune from winning that will steal the nickels?An MR2? A Fierro (ha ha ha)? A Datsun/Nissan Z? A Camaro?"

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Judge Phil wrote:

The great thing about Lemons is that people actually build these ridiculous projects they talk about.

I helps to have like minded lunatics to urge us on.  wink

http://wartburg.misfittoysracing.com
OTTER: "I think that this situation absolutely requires a really futile and stupid gesture be done on somebody's part."
BLUTO: "We're just the guys to do it."

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JThw8 wrote:
Judge Phil wrote:

The great thing about Lemons is that people actually build these ridiculous projects they talk about.

I helps to have like minded lunatics to urge us on.  wink

With scruffy beards

Sons of STIG
Judge Jonny, "So, what's the next formerly thought to be immune from winning that will steal the nickels?An MR2? A Fierro (ha ha ha)? A Datsun/Nissan Z? A Camaro?"

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Judge Phil wrote:

I might have to skip my wedding to go see this thing in action.

You're new to this marriage thing aren't you?  Well, I've got a guest room that's good for about a week if my wife doesn't come across this post.

Dauphine looks good guys!

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

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Judge Phil wrote:

I might have to skip my wedding to go see this thing in action.

Which means it's not too late.....

Jim "Endo" Anderton
30 years of racing and still not Brambilla.....

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Summer's Eve Racing - '09 Yee-Haw; '10 Gator-O-Rama, NorDal Hooptie, Yee-Haw; '11 Gator-O-Rama, NorDal Hooptie (Winner, Class A!)
TARP Racing - '11 Yee-Haw, Heaps; '12 Gator-O-Rama (Winner, Class C ... Looking for a Class B Win to Complete the Trifecta!), Heaps; '13 NorDal Hooptie, Gator-O-Rama

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The submarine is yellow.  I repeat, the submarine is yellow.

El Capitan de los Bastardos De Lemons
1993 Linco Mark Ate
1957 Renault Dauphine
Driver with LemonSpeed's V6 Mustang

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That would be bright yellow.....

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We have been immortalized or something:    http://jalopnik.com/5551077/theres-noth … r-cant-fix

El Capitan de los Bastardos De Lemons
1993 Linco Mark Ate
1957 Renault Dauphine
Driver with LemonSpeed's V6 Mustang

Re: Super secret car build for Dallas

that thing is rad.

Mike Peters
Former rotary brat pioneer.
3.17.08 Jalopnik Hoon of the day.  #hasbeen
1984 Dodge Rampage, A few SHO engines, a Mustang 8.8, and a lot of hot glue going on now.