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Your Builds / Photo Gallery / Re: Fossil Fueler

« on: June 08, 2013, 08:14:54 PM »

Hahaha. the very nice 'shop" in some of these photos is actually a part of my house. Occassionally the missus wants to hang some washing in there when it is raining outside but I usually have it to myself. We call it the cave (a place where you can often find some old fossils from times gone by). The team and I are very happy working there. My other shop - the big untidy one - is not so neat and clean. It is full of the remnants of my exhibition vehicles (wheelstander and two J-34 jet dragsters). That place we call the quarry, 'cos it is fun digging through the large load of really old and dirty fossil parts. Hense the name of our digger..... Fossil Fueler.

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Your Builds / Photo Gallery / Re: Fossil Fueler

« on: June 08, 2013, 12:19:04 AM »

almost done......

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Your Builds / Photo Gallery / Re: Fossil Fueler

« on: June 08, 2013, 12:11:09 AM »

body work was done by an old guy who worked on Formula One cars in the 60's. he was in his late 70's and his entire tool kit was contained in a tool box not much bigger than a shoe box. Amazing craftsman.......since departed. RIP Shelby!

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Your Builds / Photo Gallery / Fossil Fueler

« on: June 08, 2013, 12:02:02 AM »

Australian built, owned, tuned, crewed and driven. Our pride and joy now sits ready for testing. Keeping the verbal commentary to a minimum, here is a visual depiction of the progress of our "Fossil Fueler" through it's conception, gestation, birth and delivery........

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?

« on: June 07, 2013, 03:37:57 PM »

Hello FED team.
This is my first post here, as I have just found the site.
I wish I could have shared daily tribulations in this thread with y'all over the past few years because that is how long it has taken me to finish this injected nitro digger. Last month it was finally driven around the car park with 98% in the tank to make sure it could stage etc before heading to the track for licencing and testing.

There are a couple of little things to finish yet, so I'll report on those items as they are delt with.

Cheers to all.
Graham (Von Zoom) Slapp