The Birth of a Race Boat

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10-27-2009, 11:50 PM

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Jeff is that your floor????

Huh???

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10-27-2009, 11:58 PM

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Holy $h1t jeff, can you build me one of those???

10-28-2009, 10:00 AM

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Just wondering why you wouldn't go with the single Whipple 8.3l SC versus two smaller ones? I would think with half the moving parts it'd be more reliable in race conditions.

10-28-2009, 10:08 AM

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those are the old speed racer mti sterlings, not the OL race engines.

10-28-2009, 11:04 AM

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We are using 8.3 Whipples, those are not the engines going in this boat.

10-28-2009, 05:30 PM

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Here are some final primer shots before paint.

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10-28-2009, 07:10 PM

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Bad azz.....

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10-28-2009, 09:41 PM

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We are using 8.3 Whipples, those are not the engines going in this boat.

What about that monster 10L charger? Is Dustin still working on that? He said it was too tall for most air scoops.

10-28-2009, 09:56 PM

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your out of toilet paper . . . .

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