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    How To Build A Woodill Wildfire In Under Four Hours

    Corvair-Powered Fiberfab Valkyrie GT-15 Prepares To Take Leave Of This World

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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    10/24/09

    In reply to How To Build A Woodill Wildfire In Under Four Hours
    But where's the beer? #kitcars
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    10/24/09

    @Novaload: Dranked.

    I imagine the whole crew retired to a local lounge for a celebratory libation after wrapping the piece. But there was no time to include that in the show.

    Alternatively, that could also have explained why lunch required 45 minutes. #kitcars
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    Image of powermatic powermatic
    10/23/09

    In reply to How To Build A Woodill Wildfire In Under Four Hours
    "You two-remove that carburetor-stat!" #kitcars
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    Novaload promoted this comment powermatic was starred powermatic was unstarred
    Image of CptSevere CptSevere
    10/23/09

    In reply to How To Build A Woodill Wildfire In Under Four Hours
    Kit cars back then had more soul than they do today. Ever see the ad for the kit that makes a T-bird (not the retro roadster, the older ones) into a faux '50 Ford? Hideous. #kitcars
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    coupeZ600 promoted this comment CptSevere was starred CptSevere was unstarred
    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    10/23/09

    @CptSevere: Their Camaro to '57 Chevy is equally horrendous. I want to know who the goofballs who buy those things are ... and steer clear of them. #kitcars
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    Image of CptSevere CptSevere
    10/23/09

    @Alfisted: Seriously. Talk about You're Doing It Wrong. #kitcars
     Reply
    CptSevere was starred CptSevere was unstarred
    Image of I was drivin' that Model A I was drivin' that Model A
    10/23/09

    In reply to How To Build A Woodill Wildfire In Under Four Hours
    Wow. Rear transverse leaf spring...so 2009 Corvette technology in 1947.

    Side note:

    LA to NY in less than 8 hours.

    /the vtec kicked in, yo... #kitcars
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    I was drivin' that Model A was starred I was drivin' that Model A was unstarred
    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    10/23/09

    In reply to How To Build A Woodill Wildfire In Under Four Hours
    Just a little rough around the edges, but entertaining.

    I also noticed that hoods have not become better attached in the past fifty years. #kitcars
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    Image of brandegee brandegee
    10/23/09

    In reply to How To Build A Woodill Wildfire In Under Four Hours
    That '47 Ford would now be worth more alive than dead. The sad reality is that this can't be done to a 2001 Taurus in less 4 hours.

    I prefer not to think of my 2001 Saab as old and busted. But maybe it is. #kitcars
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    Image of 4130 4130
    10/23/09

    In reply to How To Build A Woodill Wildfire In Under Four Hours
    Anyone notice that their "old and busted" car would be the equivalent of a 2001 these days? #kitcars
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    beercheck promoted this comment 4130 was starred 4130 was unstarred
    Image of beercheck beercheck
    10/23/09

    @4130: Yes. Yes I did. #kitcars
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    beercheck was starred beercheck was unstarred
    Image of Jim-Bob Jim-Bob
    10/23/09

    @4130: Actually, if you look, they used 2 different cars. Initially they show a 1947 Ford 2 door, but the actual car the kit is built off of is a 1942 Ford (or is it a Mercury) 4 door sedan. The grilles are very different with the 1942 being the only year Ford had the 3 separate grille openings. They are mechanically almost identical as Fords in the immediate post war period were essentially the same as the pre-war models except for a mild facelift. Ford would not have a truly new model until 1949.
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    Novaload promoted this comment Edited by Jim-Bob at 10/23/09 9:21 PM Jim-Bob was starred Jim-Bob was unstarred
    Image of tonyola tonyola
    10/18/09

    In reply to Corvair-Powered Fiberfab Valkyrie GT-15 Prepares To Take Leave Of This World
    "George, I want that goddamn thing out of the garage NOW!"

    "But Sweetie, I promise I'll finish it up this weekend."

    "Damn it, George, I've been hearing that for six months now. I'm sick and tired of your excuses. Why do I have to keep parking my Lexus outside?"

    "Honey, this time I really mean it. Just give me one more weekend..."

    "One more word out of you and I swear I'm gonna pack my bags and leave. Get rid of it!"

    Manfully fighting back tears, George calls for a flatbed truck. Yet another in a series of dead dreams...
     Reply
    Edited by tonyola at 10/18/09 2:29 PM tonyola was starred tonyola was unstarred
    Image of dolo54 blows minds and blows engines! dolo54 blows minds and blows engines!
    10/18/09

    In reply to Corvair-Powered Fiberfab Valkyrie GT-15 Prepares To Take Leave Of This World

    A Fiberfab Avenger/Valkyrie. One of the better looking GT40 style kits from the 70s. I think all those kits have too many weird proportions (mainly due to the use of flat glass for the side windows).
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    Edited by dolo54 blows minds and blows engines! at 10/18/09 1:58 PM dolo54 blows minds and blows engines! was starred dolo54 blows minds and blows engines! was unstarred
    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    10/18/09

    @dolo54 blows minds and blows engines!: Wow, the car looks good, and I am in love with the color. IN LOVE. #kitcar
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    Image of The Dead Inside Grp. Co. Ltd. The Dead Inside Grp. Co. Ltd.
    10/18/09

    In reply to Corvair-Powered Fiberfab Valkyrie GT-15 Prepares To Take Leave Of This World
    Can anyone tell us what the tail lights came off of?

    I looked at them and now it's bugging me.

    Vega? #kitcar
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    tonyola promoted this comment The Dead Inside Grp. Co. Ltd. was starred The Dead Inside Grp. Co. Ltd. was unstarred
    Image of tonyola tonyola
    10/18/09


    @The Dead Inside Grp. Co. Ltd.: Yep, '76-'77 Vega. #kitcar
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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    10/18/09

    In reply to Corvair-Powered Fiberfab Valkyrie GT-15 Prepares To Take Leave Of This World
    Nasty quilted headliner and dash.... vega tail lamps... bizarro belt routing. This thing is so totally craptacular I think I should feel guilty for liking it. #kitcar
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    Image of Turboner Turboner
    10/18/09

    @Alfisted: Nothing wrong with bizarro belt routing, if you get the right belt, or keep several spares ;) #kitcar
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    Image of Sth002000 Sth002000
    10/18/09

    In reply to Corvair-Powered Fiberfab Valkyrie GT-15 Prepares To Take Leave Of This World
    Oh this brings back memories even if my kit car was red. Did I ever tell you about the time in the 80s when I got busted for stealing cars? I was facing some serious time but the judge was retiring so I just went home and lived with him instead of going to jail. #kitcar
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    beercheck promoted this comment Sth002000 was starred Sth002000 was unstarred
    Image of tonyola tonyola
    10/18/09

    In reply to Corvair-Powered Fiberfab Valkyrie GT-15 Prepares To Take Leave Of This World
    I was going to regret seeing this car crumbling away until I ran across this:

    [www.fiberfab.us]

    Well, whaddaya know? Fiberfab is at least sort of still around and a new Valkyrie kit can be had for a measly $5,750 for starters. What could possibly go wrong? Any brave souls out there ready to enter a very special Project Car Hell?
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    Edited by tonyola at 10/18/09 12:05 PM tonyola was starred tonyola was unstarred
    Image of Novaload Novaload
    10/18/09

    In reply to Corvair-Powered Fiberfab Valkyrie GT-15 Prepares To Take Leave Of This World
    I'm so conflicted. In some ways it looks very cool, in other ways it looks like a tired old p.o.s.
    Perhaps it could be recycled into a...into a--hmm. I have no idea. But apparently Fate has decided. #kitcar
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    10/18/09

    In reply to Corvair-Powered Fiberfab Valkyrie GT-15 Prepares To Take Leave Of This World
    UDMan, you ought to put together a shopping list. #kitcar
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