"Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury)
10/11/2018 at 19:59 • Filed to: None
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"Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury)
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Not sure where I got the badge. It’s used, and chances are that I didn’t buy it new. I did work at a dealer back in the mid- to late-80s that sold VW, Honda, Lincoln, Mercury, and of course, Isuzu. I probably pulled it off of a wreck in the back lot.
The Pinewood Derby car was the one I used in 1977 to win the championship as well as beating the winners from the previous three years; I probably still have the trophy. Most of the carving was done by a mechanic at Western Airlines, one of my friend’s dad. My dad passed away a couple of years earlier so I got a little help on building the car. I drew something and he cut it out at his job, but I don’t remember my drawing looking like this. The trick to winning? It may be commonplace now, but 40+ years ago graphite lubricant was something unheard of and my secret to success.
Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen
> Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
10/11/2018 at 20:58 |
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The badge is off a late 80s or early 90s Isuzu - probably a Piazza (aka Imp ulse). There was also a “handling by Lotus” Trooper/ Bighorn, but I don’t thi nk it got tha t badge.
GLiddy
> Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
10/12/2018 at 00:31 |
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These days plain graphite won’t cut it. To be competitive on the Pack level, you need special molybdenum disulphide coated graphite, or even better, there’s some super secret (and outlawed) super lubes out there. Companies sell lathe-cut, plated, polished axle kits, matched lathe-cut lightened wheels and all kinds of jigs and fixtures for truing and aligning wheels and axles on cars.
When my kid was doing Pinewood, we had some tricks that got him into the championship 4 years, and grand champion twice. He never used any of the commercial speed equipment, but did all the axle and wheel work with a mini-lathe and various sand papers and polishing compounds. All the cars (save for his very first one...which was a style car...a yellow Camaro Bumblebee ) were meticulously weighted and designed
Chinny Raccoon
> Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen
10/12/2018 at 02:26 |
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The Trooper did, they were on the doors.
The Compromiser
> Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
10/12/2018 at 20:47 |
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Those badges were on asuna sunfires in canada. Likely on Isuzus down there.