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by ROSS BROWN
Sun Sep 29, 2013 8:52 pm
Forum: Queensland Timing Association
Topic: LAKE BUCHANAN
Replies: 8
Views: 16872

LAKE BUCHANAN

The latest reconisance trip to Lake Buchanan has revealed that we have another usuable venue for land speed racing in Australia.. Jon Bennett , Chris Hanlon and myself set out on a 14 hour journey of discovery on friday mourning to find the lake not completly dry , but with about another 3 weeks of ...
by ROSS BROWN
Wed Sep 25, 2013 8:33 pm
Forum: Australian Event News
Topic: 2013 Moments
Replies: 26
Views: 34521

Re: 2013 Moments

HEY GRUMM !
What sort of a moment were ya havin here....
A "fat" moment or a "cool" moment...

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by ROSS BROWN
Mon Jul 22, 2013 9:04 pm
Forum: Build Diaries
Topic: Honda MG & MF 750
Replies: 348
Views: 464699

Re: Honda MG & MF 750

Very interesting stuff Johno 8)
Are you using, or will you be needing 900 boldor cranks ?
Ross
by ROSS BROWN
Mon Jul 22, 2013 10:13 am
Forum: Build Diaries
Topic: Supercharged CBR250 build
Replies: 333
Views: 407290

Re: Supercharged CBR250 build

:D
by ROSS BROWN
Mon Jul 22, 2013 10:11 am
Forum: Build Diaries
Topic: BOSS STREAMLINER S/UF 925
Replies: 337
Views: 460321

Re: BOSS STREAMLINER S/UF 925

No need Gazza .. Somebody has already done it for me.. This well thought out little Viller's contraption from the 30's / 40's era needs a wee tidy up a new tyre ... and a roadworthy from Grumm :D and it can be out menacing the outside lane of the highways once again.. http://i855.photobucket.com/alb...
by ROSS BROWN
Thu Jul 18, 2013 7:34 pm
Forum: Build Diaries
Topic: BOSS STREAMLINER S/UF 925
Replies: 337
Views: 460321

Re: BOSS STREAMLINER S/UF 925

Hey Denis I'm up your way a bit ,, working on the cats truck at Nanango .. I feel the need to drop in and give you a hurry up with the vette.. :D Does that mean the New Bed's going to be Matt Black? YEP.. Greg This is a rough photo shopped veiw of the stripe that will be on the streamliner.. But YEP...
by ROSS BROWN
Mon Jul 15, 2013 7:16 pm
Forum: International Event News
Topic: R.I.P. Bill Warner
Replies: 4
Views: 12483

Re: R.I.P. Bill Warner

Sad sad news....
and a sober reminder.....
..God Speed
..... Mr Warner..
by ROSS BROWN
Fri Jul 12, 2013 7:26 pm
Forum: Build Diaries
Topic: BOSS STREAMLINER S/UF 925
Replies: 337
Views: 460321

Re: BOSS STREAMLINER S/UF 925

Greg.. Under normal circumstances, everything around here ends up "matt black" :roll: There is a spray gun sitting on the shelf that is allways loaded with "matt black" (never been cleaned out in years). :shock: But just this once I will try and refrain from using it.. There will...
by ROSS BROWN
Sat Jul 06, 2013 6:28 pm
Forum: Build Diaries
Topic: BOSS STREAMLINER S/UF 925
Replies: 337
Views: 460321

Re: BOSS STREAMLINER S/UF 925

The next piece of the puzzel .. The top and the back plates are milled and welded together, which will leave the filter to slide up through the top these two holes are for the front wheel cavity pressure relief , which of that the air box will also help service. http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab...
by ROSS BROWN
Thu Jul 04, 2013 10:57 am
Forum: Build Diaries
Topic: BOSS STREAMLINER S/UF 925
Replies: 337
Views: 460321

Re: BOSS STREAMLINER S/UF 925

Dave I'm stuggling with the photo bucket IMG link .. normally when you click on It .. It flashes yellow and pronounces "copied " all good. but getting it do that has become an issue.. Photo bucket yoused to work half good.. Now they have improved it to work half as good as that.. ANYWAY: H...
by ROSS BROWN
Thu Jul 04, 2013 9:13 am
Forum: Build Diaries
Topic: It lives
Replies: 316
Views: 649099

Re: It lives

Switching to metanol half way through the week might not be to much of an issue Dave..
As long as your taps and feed lines will carry the volume.. set it up on the fat side and you should not
have an issue..
Ross..
by ROSS BROWN
Thu Jul 04, 2013 9:03 am
Forum: Build Diaries
Topic: BOSS STREAMLINER S/UF 925
Replies: 337
Views: 460321

Re: BOSS STREAMLINER S/UF 925

Thanks boy's "Shiny" It will be Grumm .. Cant afford to be waisting money on paint... As for the rockets Chris .. I do think 2 parachutes is somewhat overkill .. replacing one of them with a solid fuel rocket has been more than just a passing thought... :P The beginings of the air box... h...
by ROSS BROWN
Wed Jul 03, 2013 1:06 pm
Forum: Build Diaries
Topic: BOSS STREAMLINER S/UF 925
Replies: 337
Views: 460321

Re: BOSS STREAMLINER S/UF 925

Two pictures at a time..

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More tommorrow..
by ROSS BROWN
Tue Jul 02, 2013 5:30 pm
Forum: Build Diaries
Topic: BOSS STREAMLINER S/UF 925
Replies: 337
Views: 460321

Re: BOSS STREAMLINER S/UF 925

.....UPDATE... Been a while.. progress has been made , all be it slow The carrier for the bike had to go to its next stage before any of the under panels could be made.. As there is a change of shape at the front of this panel 3 zippers had to be put in. http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab115/SOLT...