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"The Beast" is back.....
#308679 July 16th 2009 3:52 pm
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Her first official van event was the Nationals the last time they where in Pa.She made the trip to Va and Ohio after that.
Her owner had a problem with one of his wheels and she did not make it last years Nationals.
After a short nap I got got her back in shape for this years "Nationals".She ran great.
I was able to give a couple white knuckle rides in her this year.........LOL
I was really hoping to have a couple of changes done to the out side unfortunatly I could not pull them off this year.
It was cool to get the attention agian at an event that my late modles don't get yet........

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leading a caravan of Earlies down to the show

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wookee #308680 July 16th 2009 4:00 pm
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Glad she stopped being so bitchy Joe! LOL

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NateB #308681 July 16th 2009 4:03 pm
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Good to hear Joe. Your early is looking nice. Can't wait to get my 64 on the road. Brad

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Lordmodelbuilder #308688 July 16th 2009 4:30 pm
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Good lookin' early... What were the changes you were hoping to get done...?


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Originally Posted by Nate the skate
Glad she stopped being so bitchy Joe! LOL

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I was the one that had the white knuckles.


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Great times, She's a Beaut!


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Originally Posted by Beast_Lee
Good lookin' early... What were the changes you were hoping to get done...?


I was hoping to block sand off all of the black primer that is on the van right now and get it under its first coat of base color.
There are a couple of vans out there with a simular color on them right now.Phat Bastard and the really clean A 100 out of Canada......

As far as white knucle ride goes this van lives up to its name "The Beast".
The van is powered buy a slightly worked over 350 crate engine.

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I am still running the stock straight front axel with no power sterring and drum brakes.The power to weight ratio is leaning to the power side.Sitinng over the wheels and just ahead of the motor mounts you can feel the engine torqueing the frame rails more so then you would in a car whose rails are way out front.This gives the van a looser feel to it.
Setting over top of the wheels and close to the windshield.The sensation of speed is also increased big time.Add the sound of the 350 winding out tight under your butt(5 grand 1st gear shifts).It makes for a pretty wild ride.It does not help that I do DRIVE HER LIKE I STOLE HER.....LOL

Thanks for the complaments.It was fun to have her back out.

.........Wookee




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