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Re: Astute build

Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2020 5:59 pm
by THEYTOOKMYTHUMB
coxbros1 wrote: Tue Jan 21, 2020 5:50 pm Got the proper vintage shock bodies in and the front tires i wanted
Any concern that you might have some push wihtout that giant rib on the front tires?? :lol:

Re: Astute build

Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2020 6:24 pm
by coxbros1
Lol, just a shelfer!

Re: Astute build

Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2020 11:36 am
by coxbros1
Tried the inverted decals again. Worked out real decent.
They are underneath applied before paint. From MCI

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Re: Astute build

Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2020 4:27 pm
by THEYTOOKMYTHUMB
Lookin' good! 8)

Re: Astute build

Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2020 5:29 pm
by coxbros1
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Re: Astute build

Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2020 9:40 am
by TRX-1-3
Schwing!!

Turned out really F'n nice.

Re: Astute build

Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2020 1:29 pm
by coxbros1
TRX-1-3 wrote: Sun Feb 02, 2020 9:40 am Schwing!!

Turned out really F'n nice.
Thanks homz!

Re: Astute build

Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2020 9:09 pm
by orangemazda
Very cool car!

Re: Astute build

Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2020 7:47 am
by coxbros1
Thanks! I have the correct blue rod ends on the outer steering rods now...
Wish they were in pic for buildoff , oh well
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Re: Astute build

Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2020 8:00 am
by scr8p
Reminds me of my VONATS Manta Ray....

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Re: Astute build

Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2020 8:14 am
by coxbros1
Sure does! Glad u stayed with the yellow tamiya shocks on that car....they are decent pieces.
Is yours a 1990 or 2018 car?

Re: Astute build

Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2020 8:59 am
by scr8p
It's a rere. I won it as a door prize at the 2018 Vonats.

Re: Astute build

Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2020 7:53 pm
by coxbros1
Made some big money shock changes
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Re: Astute build

Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2020 8:16 pm
by GRRacing
Just looking at your trick Astute (looks awesome!), then come across your post about Vintage off road nationals Australia? Never heard of it. Could you give me some details? Really interested, cheers.

Re: Astute build

Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2020 9:09 pm
by Incredible_Serious
GRRacing wrote: Tue Oct 06, 2020 8:16 pm ...Australia? Never heard of it. ...
It's a little country down the bottom end of the planet.... some interesting facts:
- the toilets flush backwards (so best to not flush while still seated)
- the mail has a 50% chance of visiting the twilight zone enroute to it's final destination
- The Mad Max series of movies are considered documentaries
- The non-indigenous colonisation did indeed begin with the transportation of UK criminals and riff-raff, but they paid that back by returning Kylie Minogue and Rolf Harris.
- The official currency is the Dollarydoo
- Just about every wild animal living there can and will kill you... and there are heaps of them
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- "Shag carpet" means something very different, especially in the back of a Sandman....
- Hobby shops are rarer than hen's teeth, and good hobby shops about as rare as diamond filled hens teeth. This is why beater RC10s are valued higher than their weight in gold
- Not all the population are criminals.... some are politicians too.

Hope that helps.

Alex