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Old Nov 30, 2011 | 10:03 PM
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What was this guy thinking??

http://chicago.craigslist.org/sox/cto/2729076151.html

And blames it on his wife!! hahaha

Note: Custom exhaust
Custom driveshaft
Suicide seats
Custom steering 'stick'
Custom 22"s
Old Dec 1, 2011 | 02:47 AM
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"Suicide."

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Old Dec 1, 2011 | 05:43 AM
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Where are the mandatory wheelie bars??
Pretty cool in my opinion!!
Old Dec 1, 2011 | 07:36 AM
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looks cobbled together to me... needs to be stretched so the seats could be positioned lower. not to mention with that short of a driveshaft if everything isn't lined up perfect it'll be a vibrator...
Old Dec 1, 2011 | 05:11 PM
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Originally Posted by bigD
looks cobbled together to me... needs to be stretched so the seats could be positioned lower. not to mention with that short of a driveshaft if everything isn't lined up perfect it'll be a vibrator...
That's right!, How much excitement do you think you could handle at 70 mph when the driveline comes apart directly beside your ankles!!! At best it looks like a running gear for a street rod mounted on a self contained transport unit. X games motocross is unbelievably cool too, to watch from a distance!
Old Dec 1, 2011 | 05:26 PM
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I would blame my wife too if she let me spend 12k on a pice of crap. bahahahaha. The stuff people do with their own money sometimes surprises me.
Old Dec 1, 2011 | 05:50 PM
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Originally Posted by bigD
not to mention with that short of a driveshaft if everything isn't lined up perfect it'll be a vibrator...

if that was the case the wife would not want him to sell it!
Old Dec 1, 2011 | 06:55 PM
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"Let's see how much money I can spend & still have something that is almost totally worthless"
Old Dec 1, 2011 | 07:11 PM
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It looks scary! Maybe a minor point but how the heck to you steer it? Oh never mind, I just went back and looked at it again. It's a mock up. Mocking you to buy it, mocking your safety, and not capable of "mach" one!

'scuse my ingorance but what's the value in parts? 1 Northstar, 1 700R4, 1 corvette rear end (which one who knows?) 22" spinners - Does that add up to 12K?
Old Dec 2, 2011 | 04:48 AM
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i'd imagine if he was stupid enough to cobble that mess together he was stupid enough to overpay for everything... not to mention that he has to be compensated for his brilliant design, there is at least $5k for that alone i'm sure...
Old Dec 2, 2011 | 05:18 AM
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Originally Posted by oldspackrat
"Let's see how much money I can spend & still have something that is almost totally worthless"

Reading this just made me laugh! It also reminds me of a friend!
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