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Ready for the Battle at Primm

Trailered for trip to Primm, Nevada

Trailered for Primm

Final work on the car Thursday included mounting springs to hold the pumper hoses and moving the pumper switch from the unit (behind the co-driver) to the dashboard. Creech and Bob, towing the soon-to-be-rebadged 1107, should have …

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Ok, we’ve had better weekends

The engine is mocking Bob

Bob vs. the engine

This weekend belonged to Bob, Creech, and Shawn. The whole weekend.

They installed the rebuilt transmission from Bradford Racing in Prunedale. On Saturday they drove nearly two hours to Hollister Hills SVRA for a shakedown test. …

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The story so far…

Dave Dixon, man of action

Dave Dixon, who grooved our tires and has an alcohol-fueled dune buggy.

The goal was to do a shakedown cruise at Hollister Hills today in prep for the Battle at Primm outside Vegas next weekend.

It didn’t quite work out …

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Two weeks to Battle at Primm and counting

On the road again

That’ll buff right out…

Two weeks to Primm and we’re buttoning the car up. We re-attached the hammered out fenders, installed the rear skid plate, adjusted the shifter and clutch and installed the rear bumper.

Took it for a run …

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Three weeks to Battle at Primm and we’re hard at work

Bustin' ass

It’s three weeks to Battle at Primm and we’re working like crazy to get the car ready. Scott, Bob, Richard, Cary, Skid, Shawn and I showed up at Creech’s mountaintop retreat today. We installed the transmission, then the engine, then …

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