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Re: Weighed the car tonight...

#16 Post by aitch o » Sat Feb 20, 2010 7:00 pm

ok mr heard.
i see your post.
and you have set the bar pretty high.

but i did pull out the windshield wiper linkage last week and the firewall insulation.
so i am catching up slowly.
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Re: Weighed the car tonight...

#17 Post by John_Heard » Sat Feb 20, 2010 7:35 pm

:twisted:

Sounds like you're making some progress... Unfortunately mine's going to only get heavier from here on out.

We dropped it off a Kurt's today, oh what fun in the rain/snow crap. I am soooo ready for spring!
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Re: Weighed the car tonight...

#18 Post by Bruce69Camaro » Wed Feb 24, 2010 11:20 am

Ok, you had enough time, pictures.....this thread is no good without pictures....

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Re: Weighed the car tonight...

#19 Post by John_Heard » Wed Feb 24, 2010 11:38 am

You'll have to hold your horses a bit till we make a trip back there. I did get word last night that the main hoop is bent so work is progressing. We had a long talk about how to do some things after he had a chance to look the car over and think about it some, so I think we have a good plan now.
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Re: Weighed the car tonight...

#20 Post by John_Heard » Wed Mar 03, 2010 7:03 pm

Oh Mr. Willis,

More progress on the weight reduction program.

New Design Parachute Plunger, much lighter than Aluminum at .19 lbs. I don't want to talk about what it cost :shock:
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Re: Weighed the car tonight...

#21 Post by Hitchcock » Wed Mar 03, 2010 7:17 pm

John_Heard wrote:Oh Mr. Willis,

More progress on the weight reduction program.

New Design Parachute Plunger, much lighter than Aluminum at .19 lbs. I don't want to talk about what it cost :shock:

How much did the aluminum one weigh?
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Re: Weighed the car tonight...

#22 Post by John_Heard » Wed Mar 03, 2010 7:22 pm

I don't know, I'm just curious if this is really lighter than Carbon Fiber? Anyone got one to weigh?
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Re: Weighed the car tonight...

#23 Post by aitch o » Wed Mar 03, 2010 8:32 pm

you are still overweight on the chute launcher mr. heard.
because mine weighs 0.
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Re: Weighed the car tonight...

#24 Post by John_Heard » Wed Mar 03, 2010 9:59 pm

:mrgreen: Just checking to see if you're awake...
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Re: Weighed the car tonight...

#25 Post by vegaracer » Thu Mar 04, 2010 6:23 pm

John_Heard wrote:Oh Mr. Willis,

More progress on the weight reduction program.

New Design Parachute Plunger, much lighter than Aluminum at .19 lbs. I don't want to talk about what it cost :shock:
Whats it made out of? Plastic?
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Re: Weighed the car tonight...

#26 Post by John_Heard » Thu Mar 04, 2010 6:30 pm

Yup 1/4" thick
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Re: Weighed the car tonight...

#27 Post by vegaracer » Thu Mar 04, 2010 9:38 pm

Nifty
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Re: Weighed the car tonight...

#28 Post by Bruce69Camaro » Tue Mar 09, 2010 4:55 am

Any updates or "Spy" pictures of your car?

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Re: Weighed the car tonight...

#29 Post by Hitchcock » Tue Mar 09, 2010 6:38 am

Bruce69Camaro wrote:Any updates or "Spy" pictures of your car?

Bruce

I tried to get some spy pictures :mrgreen: buy cant seem to catch Kurt at the shop where the car is being worked on.
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Re: Weighed the car tonight...

#30 Post by Bruce69Camaro » Tue Mar 09, 2010 8:35 am

I bet you that John is paying him to "not" be in the shop so that you can't get any spy pictures.

That's what I think.

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