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Re: Akpilot's Roadster

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Just some inspiration..

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How did you learn all that stuff, Akpilot, did you start when you were 6? :) Pretty amazing.

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Re: Akpilot's Roadster

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RCMike wrote:Just some inspiration..

Thanks Mike, been slacking for sure, work is getting in the way but I have a couple things I need to add to this thread.

Linda wrote:How did you learn all that stuff, Akpilot, did you start when you were 6? :) Pretty amazing.

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Linda, not quite 6 but close, I can remember wanting to put a larger engine in a snowmobile when I was 10 but my dad told me it would take a lot of engineering to make it work right... So for a long time I wanted to be an engineer until I learned how much math was involved :Tosser: .... I eventually graduated with a Economics degree and currently do nothing with it ...shoulda wooda coulda, but I enjoy back yard engineer things all the time. Need to get this Roadster done as I have two other projects rolling around in my head....

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Re: Akpilot's Roadster

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Work has been getting in the way of the REAL work, but that's how it is in the great white north.....
Finishing up the frame mods.

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OH NO HE DIDN'T.......yep I did :D

I figured if I ever had the pleasure of meeting Ted I would have more to answer for than the gas cap orientation so I fixed that.....

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I like it!
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That's really sweet!
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We need a ruling from Ted on which way a hinged cap should open..lol
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Re: Akpilot's Roadster

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I think it only matters that the key slot is perfectly vertical!
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Re: Akpilot's Roadster

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RCMike wrote:Just some inspiration..

Cool a lot like your car Mike. Quote from the video ...
almost nothing is stock! Except the windshield 8) Meant in a good way too.
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notoptoy wrote:I think it only matters that the key slot is perfectly vertical!
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notoptoy wrote:I think it only matters that the key slot is perfectly vertical!
Well I have that going for me..... :smt006 the "Lift" is vertical so not perfect

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With the axles out to Dutchman for re-splining I went to work on the tank.

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Re: Akpilot's Roadster

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Please run coils.. A car this sick deserves a serious suspension..

Nice work on the tank!
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Greate build! I would love to come check this out sometime.
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