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				Mini Mopar
				
Posted: 
12 May 2008 5:09by ianandjess
				check this out guys its a mini van cut down to a ute on a ford econovan chasis with a 383 & 727 tranny out of a dodge pheonix strictly for doing burnouts my daughters boyfreind & i bought it off ebay for $550 & the guy delivered it & man is it loud
cheers  ian
			 
			
		
			
				
				
Posted: 
12 May 2008 7:33by dave-r
				Man. That is one ugly SOB. 
 
Are you some sort of Aussie redneck? 
 
 
Good power to weight ratio though. I bet it is bloody good fun. 

 
			
		
			
				
				
Posted: 
12 May 2008 10:36by ianandjess
				itll be great for burnouts & mud bashes creakbed racing etc
i dont think of myself as a redneck but if it fits ill wear it yea its fun
cheers  ian
			 
			
		
			
				
				
Posted: 
12 May 2008 11:39by dave-r
				Whoever lengthend the bonnet (hood) to fit over the engine seems to have made quite a good job of it. They must have grafted two Mini bonnets together?
			 
			
		
			
				
				
Posted: 
12 May 2008 12:10by boosted
				Why cut a van down when you could get a truck?
Cool either way though..
			 
			
		
			
				
				
Posted: 
12 May 2008 12:47by Eddie
				I dont consider myself a redneck AT ALL! But I like it! 

 
			
		
			
				
				
Posted: 
12 May 2008 23:08by ianandjess
				dave they cut the mini bonnet in 1/2 then filled the gap with sheet metal it was good before the rust started but ill fix it easy enough
yea im not a red neck either eddie but i do like havin fun
cheers  ian
			 
			
		
			
				
				
Posted: 
13 May 2008 13:25by fal308
				Eddie can't be a redneck........he's a Hoosier 
 
  
 
			
		
			
				
				
Posted: 
13 May 2008 13:34by Eddie
				fal308 wrote:Eddie can't be a redneck........he's a Hoosier 
 
  
 
 SHHhh Barc! "Hoosier" means HOMO in Prison talk! 

 I'd rather be a redNeck! 

 
			
		
			
				
				
Posted: 
23 Jun 2008 15:21by ianandjess
				took it to work on friday & we smoked it up after work it puts on a pretty good show
cheers  ian
			 
			
		
			
				
				
Posted: 
23 Jun 2008 15:26by dave-r
				
			 
			
		
			
				
				
Posted: 
24 Jun 2008 18:00by Eddie
				Looks like a load of good fun Ian! 

 Be safe man!
 
			
		
			
				
				
Posted: 
24 Jun 2008 19:22by dave-r
				I don't think you can use the word "safe" in any conversation about that Mini. 

 
			
		
			
				
				
Posted: 
24 Jun 2008 21:40by drewcrane
				its all fun until someone loses an eye, it starts like this 
 
  
 and then 

 ,i done know what else to say 

 
			
		
			
				
				
Posted: 
25 Jun 2008 8:02by dave-r
				When me and my brother used to start playing rough my mother always used to say "it will end in tears". 
 
 
Just kidding Ian. I would love to cane the thing as well. 

 
			
		
			
				
				
Posted: 
25 Jun 2008 12:01by drewcrane
				didnt someone write a song "it will end in tears" lol jk ian it looks like alot of fun, and you dont have to worry about those annoying parking lot "door dings" 

 
			
		
			
				
				
Posted: 
25 Jun 2008 13:18by ianandjess
				it all went well guys no body suffered at all & it was a whole lotta fun ill have to dress it up now for burnout competitions it should place better with some custom paint work ( ill just do it myself not worth spending money on ) but presentation counts
cheers  ian
			 
			
		
			
				
				
Posted: 
25 Jun 2008 13:25by dave-r
				A young lady with a large chest leaning out of the window during the burnout will get you double points. 
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Posted: 
25 Jun 2008 13:34by patrick
				Good Show, Ian! 

  Hope knowbody got sick from, Smoke Inhalation! 

 
			
		
			
				
				
Posted: 
25 Jun 2008 14:36by Eddie
				dave-r wrote:A young lady with a large chest leaning out of the window during the burnout will get you double points. 
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 Triple with me! 

 Wayne likes em flat! 

 
			
		
			
				
				
Posted: 
25 Jun 2008 14:38by Eddie
				patrick wrote:Good Show, Ian! 

  Hope knowbody got sick from, Smoke Inhalation! 

 
 Remember the propoganda films? Reefer madness? This isnt it! This is rubber madness! 

 
			
		
			
				
				
Posted: 
25 Jun 2008 18:49by drewcrane
				is that the answer to the little smart car? ,maybe that was the prototype, man ian that is alot of smoke how much rubber was on the ground? 

 
			
		
			
				
				
Posted: 
27 Jun 2008 13:28by ianandjess
				yea there was a big pile of rubber when we swept it up + a thick layer on the concrete & its all stuck on the doors of the shed its given the boys at work something to talk about all week thats for sure
cheers  ian
			 
			
		
			
				
				
Posted: 
27 Jun 2008 13:45by Eddie
				ianandjess wrote:yea there was a big pile of rubber when we swept it up + a thick layer on the concrete & its all stuck on the doors of the shed its given the boys at work something to talk about all week thats for sure
cheers  ian
 It gives me ideas about where to stick that 500 incher I'm building Ian! 

 (My wife would have me stick it somewhere else though)  

 
			
		
			
				
				
Posted: 
27 Jun 2008 14:12by drewcrane
				ianandjess wrote:yea there was a big pile of rubber when we swept it up + a thick layer on the concrete & its all stuck on the doors of the shed its given the boys at work something to talk about all week thats for sure
cheers  ian
 .gif)
 i love those piles o rubber,may be someone could recycle it, perhaps a lamp, or a dish or something,  
