Cross Dressing Big Boys Toys
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Cross Dressing Big Boys Toys
I've had my Big Boys Toys Desperado for a few months now and I did pretty much all that I could possibly do to it...and I was happy with it until I saw a Big Boys Toys Vindicator...to me those tubes that run from the top of the cage to the front shock tower made it look more complete..and more authentic..so when the chance came to buy a Vindicator cage off Bent I just had to have it...I thought you guys might be interested in its metamorphosis or should that be metalmorphosis so I took some pictures..I'd be interested to hear what you guys have to say...
Yep it's on ebay and I don't care if I sell it or not
I'd love to know if anybody can tell me...were there any other differences between the two cars besides the cage...
Cheers
Pete
Yep it's on ebay and I don't care if I sell it or not
I'd love to know if anybody can tell me...were there any other differences between the two cars besides the cage...
Cheers
Pete
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Re: Cross Dressing Big Boys Toys
That looks fantastic. If it were me, i'd polish out those cages to chrome
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That is one sweet looking car!! Nice job, indeed!
Can I ask:
1. what rims you have on there;
2. what tranny is it; and
3. what were these Big Boys cars used for? Did they have their own racing class and, if so, what type of racing was it?
Can I ask:
1. what rims you have on there;
2. what tranny is it; and
3. what were these Big Boys cars used for? Did they have their own racing class and, if so, what type of racing was it?
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Re: Cross Dressing Big Boys Toys
yep it's a beast...the rims,arms,nudge bar and wing are from Barts http://www.rdent.com/pages/sprint.html this car has a hyperdrive conversion in it they normally just ran a gearbox I think...some may have been direct drive.
This car is from the mid 80's and since I'm in New Zealand I really have no idea what classes they ran them in over there....I'm sure another board member will be able to tell us..
Pete
This car is from the mid 80's and since I'm in New Zealand I really have no idea what classes they ran them in over there....I'm sure another board member will be able to tell us..
Pete
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Re: Cross Dressing Big Boys Toys
I intend to take the whole car apart and do exactly that...shodog wrote:That looks fantastic. If it were me, i'd polish out those cages to chrome
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Glad ur happy
You run me in the grass imma run you in the wall, drive like a racer not a flippin idiot
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Dirt oval racing.CNA75 wrote:That is one sweet looking car!! Nice job, indeed!
Can I ask:
1. what rims you have on there;
2. what tranny is it; and
3. what were these Big Boys cars used for? Did they have their own racing class and, if so, what type of racing was it?
No bumps, no jumps, just turn left.
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Man, I seen that car on the bay and fell in love
If had the cash it would be all mine
If had the cash it would be all mine
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Re: Cross Dressing Big Boys Toys
That's a beautiful sprint car. I think the down tubes really add to the authenticity as you said.
If it isn't broke, I haven't driven it yet.
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So what was the attraction of that type of racing? Sounds a little one-dimensional to me....fastang wrote:Dirt oval racing.CNA75 wrote:That is one sweet looking car!! Nice job, indeed!
Can I ask:
1. what rims you have on there;
2. what tranny is it; and
3. what were these Big Boys cars used for? Did they have their own racing class and, if so, what type of racing was it?
No bumps, no jumps, just turn left.
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Re: Cross Dressing Big Boys Toys
If they don't turn anything but left, Americans don't like it.CNA75 wrote:Sounds a little one-dimensional to me....
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Kind of like the difference between the original indie style racing and F1. Know which one I prefer... (Indie don't work around the streets of Monaco, that's for sure!).mrlexan wrote:
If they don't turn anything but left, Americans don't like it.
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Don't knock it till you've tried it.....
I was a big offroad only racer and resisted the oval due to the lack of excitement. Well, I went down to the Jack Murphy stadium track on a night that I thought was offroad, only to find out when I got down there, it was dirt oval night. Signed up, raced, and had a blast!
Yes it is simple in concept, but when you have 9 other open wheel vehicles on track trying to do the same concept in the heat of a race, it can be very fun. And nothing quite sounds like a chain drive Dominator running 7 cells and an 8 turn modified going full tilt down the straightaway!
Dont get me wrong, I still can't get into the superspeedway nascar races on TV....*yawn*
I was a big offroad only racer and resisted the oval due to the lack of excitement. Well, I went down to the Jack Murphy stadium track on a night that I thought was offroad, only to find out when I got down there, it was dirt oval night. Signed up, raced, and had a blast!
Yes it is simple in concept, but when you have 9 other open wheel vehicles on track trying to do the same concept in the heat of a race, it can be very fun. And nothing quite sounds like a chain drive Dominator running 7 cells and an 8 turn modified going full tilt down the straightaway!
Dont get me wrong, I still can't get into the superspeedway nascar races on TV....*yawn*
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These are sprint cars. They go around in an oval, usually sideways through the corner, usually with the pedal to the metal all the way around the track. They are about the most awesome form or auto racing you will ever see.
If you've never seen a 1:1 sprint car race, you don't know what you're missing. I've been to Monza to see the Grand Prix of Italy, and I've been to Knoxville to see the biggest sprint car race on the circut. I thought the F1 race was awesome, but given the choice of the two races, I'll go with the sprints. I'm going back this year to see them again. It's about the most balls-to-the-wall, all out racing that you can see. I love F1 and most forms of racing, but not much beats the sprints, although top fuel funny car is also a favorite of mine.
As for the whole oval bias thing that some people have, keep in mind that this is all coming from someone who can't stand Nascar and hasn't watched a Nascar race since Earnhardt died.
If you've never seen a 1:1 sprint car race, you don't know what you're missing. I've been to Monza to see the Grand Prix of Italy, and I've been to Knoxville to see the biggest sprint car race on the circut. I thought the F1 race was awesome, but given the choice of the two races, I'll go with the sprints. I'm going back this year to see them again. It's about the most balls-to-the-wall, all out racing that you can see. I love F1 and most forms of racing, but not much beats the sprints, although top fuel funny car is also a favorite of mine.
As for the whole oval bias thing that some people have, keep in mind that this is all coming from someone who can't stand Nascar and hasn't watched a Nascar race since Earnhardt died.
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Re: Cross Dressing Big Boys Toys
4 words; sprint cars,bristol, dirt! that was just plain awesome too bad they dont do it anymore.
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