removal of front wings
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Re: removal of front wings
Thats what I have noticed. I could spend more money on the skates than the car is costing to buy.
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Re: removal of front wings
why don't you make a square out of wood using 3" x 2" & buy some cheap casters & use coach bolts to fix them to the woodWill@Lisburn wrote:Thats what I have noticed. I could spend more money on the skates than the car is costing to buy.
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Re: removal of front wings
Yes. I will have to give that some thought.
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Re: removal of front wings
these are what i useWill@Lisburn wrote:Yes. I will have to give that some thought.
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Re: removal of front wings
Are those the trolley base that supermarkets use for bread deliveries
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yes that's them, now don't get getting ideas when it's darkWill@Lisburn wrote:Are those the trolley base that supermarkets use for bread deliveries
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Re: removal of front wings
Now that has made me think.!! I have some contacts in Sainsburys
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Re: removal of front wings
, they have to be Tesco onesWill@Lisburn wrote:Now that has made me think.!! I have some contacts in Sainsburys
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Re: removal of front wings
The set (4 off ) of wheel skids arrived today by PDP. Got them from a german seller on e bay for £70 including postage. Just have to attach the wheels. I for some reason thought the saloon I am going to pick up next week only had 2 doors but after looking at some of the photos it is 4 door. Is there such a thing as a 2 door a35 car.
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Re: removal of front wings
yes there were 2 door A30's & A35's they are more common as they were cheaper than a 4 door modelWill@Lisburn wrote:The set (4 off ) of wheel skids arrived today by PDP. Got them from a german seller on e bay for £70 including postage. Just have to attach the wheels. I for some reason thought the saloon I am going to pick up next week only had 2 doors but after looking at some of the photos it is 4 door. Is there such a thing as a 2 door a35 car.
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Re: removal of front wings
Yes. Both the A30 and A35 were made in 2 and 4 door configurations ..Will@Lisburn wrote:Is there such a thing as a 2 door a35 car.
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nor minegazza82 wrote:Yes. Both the A30 and A35 were made in 2 and 4 door configurations ..Will@Lisburn wrote:Is there such a thing as a 2 door a35 car.
http://www.austina30a35ownersclub.co.uk/Vehicles.aspx
2-door A35s are sought after for the Academy racing fraternity .. but they aren't having mine!
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Some of the best performers have been 2 - door A30s...gazza82 wrote:
2-door A35s are sought after for the Academy racing fraternity .. but they aren't having mine!
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Re: removal of front wings
Isn't there still a caveat in the rules to say that you need permission to use an A30 shell? Why? Do they have some sort of advantage over the A35? Lighter?
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Re: removal of front wings
It's probably just coincidence as A30s were amongst the best prepared cars at Goodwood... I've heard that Neil Brown spent 7k on paint alone... and were driven by the best drivers... Andrew Jordan and Gordon Shedden... both British Touring Car Championship winners.
I don't think there's a lot of difference in the weight of an A30 shell compared to an A35, though I do know for certain that both the Jordan/Jordan and Brown/Shedden A30's had been in the dip tank, which removes all of the original lead loading, sound deadening and sealers etc. (some of the racers I've seen still have underseal on them...) There was definitely no attempt to lighten these top shells further by controlled rusting and multiple dipping. There's also a minimum weight that 'Academy' cars have to comply with, before they can race...
Both of the shells were stitch seam welded throughout... as allowed by the rules... which would improve the rigidity. Many 'Academy' shells are not...
I don't think there's a lot of difference in the weight of an A30 shell compared to an A35, though I do know for certain that both the Jordan/Jordan and Brown/Shedden A30's had been in the dip tank, which removes all of the original lead loading, sound deadening and sealers etc. (some of the racers I've seen still have underseal on them...) There was definitely no attempt to lighten these top shells further by controlled rusting and multiple dipping. There's also a minimum weight that 'Academy' cars have to comply with, before they can race...
Both of the shells were stitch seam welded throughout... as allowed by the rules... which would improve the rigidity. Many 'Academy' shells are not...
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