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FWD MINI MOPAR TIPS...K-CAR, ETC.
« Thread Started on Aug 12, 2011, 7:12pm »
anyone ran one of these? if so got any pointers?
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Re: plymouth acclaim
« Reply #1 on Aug 12, 2011, 9:38pm »
dont hit with the front end other than that go nuts
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« Reply #2 on Aug 12, 2011, 10:45pm »
imo i love theses cars alomost as good as the dystanty imo i would pic one of these over a luminia anyday
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« Reply #3 on Aug 13, 2011, 11:28am »
is there anything i should do when i build it?
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« Reply #4 on Aug 13, 2011, 11:32am »
Aug 13, 2011, 11:28am, bepper wrote:
is there anything i should do when i build it?
move the computer from the front corner under the fender to anywhere else thats the quickest way to kill one that we have found
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« Reply #5 on Aug 13, 2011, 11:56am »
well reinforce tie rods , move computer, tuck the rears and your good
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Re: plymouth acclaim
« Reply #6 on Aug 13, 2011, 3:30pm »
doesnt front frame rails drop down? how can that part be toughened up? would this car last a while againt midsize cars?
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« Reply #7 on Aug 13, 2011, 4:14pm »
tranny's suck on these cars so be easy with your gear changes
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Re: plymouth acclaim
« Reply #8 on Aug 13, 2011, 5:19pm »
Aug 13, 2011, 3:30pm, bepper wrote:
doesnt front frame rails drop down? how can that part be toughened up? would this car last a while againt midsize cars?
yea they do after a awhile , i run every compact car ive every own in the midsize class
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Re: plymouth acclaim
« Reply #9 on Aug 14, 2011, 9:11am »
so what should i do to build this thing?
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Re: plymouth acclaim
« Reply #10 on Aug 14, 2011, 11:48am »
reinforce everything
tie rod ends, hard-nose it , all-thread it, big hard bumper , tuck the rear , move the computer
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Re: plymouth acclaim
« Reply #11 on Aug 14, 2011, 1:06pm »
lol
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Re: plymouth acclaim
« Reply #12 on Aug 14, 2011, 1:35pm »
weld up the front end until axles are perfectly straight , stuffed tires, dummys on the rear , then give it heck
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« Reply #13 on Aug 14, 2011, 4:59pm »
thanks
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« Reply #14 on Aug 15, 2011, 9:56am »
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Re: plymouth acclaim
« Reply #15 on Aug 15, 2011, 11:31am »
Welding up the front so the axles are straight will work for a while...but that's not gonna help all that much. My husband hit ALL NIGHT with the front of his and it did finally drop...but after he had done enough damage to win...the third win on that car. The tranny's are fine if you can run a cooler with a fan and some Lucas. After we starting running the cooler...haven't lost a tranny since.
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Re: plymouth acclaim
« Reply #16 on Aug 15, 2011, 8:02pm »
any pics of the front?
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Re: plymouth acclaim
« Reply #17 on Aug 19, 2011, 6:43pm »
anyone got any pics? i can do a bunch of welding!!
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Re: plymouth acclaim
« Reply #18 on Aug 24, 2011, 5:01pm »
any other helpful hints would be great , Im gonna be going up against 108 inch cars
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Re: plymouth acclaim
« Reply #19 on Aug 24, 2011, 7:04pm »
heres a hint watch out for pelly. lol
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Re: plymouth acclaim
« Reply #20 on Aug 24, 2011, 7:34pm »
hes gonna run too
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Re: plymouth acclaim
« Reply #21 on Aug 29, 2011, 4:56pm »
ok what should I do with the tie rods? to beef them up that is
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Re: plymouth acclaim
« Reply #22 on Aug 29, 2011, 9:02pm »
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dont get a soft one this is what they do and drill through the rear upper shock mounts and throw a couple bolts with fender washers on em just to make sure they stay in
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Re: plymouth acclaim
« Reply #23 on Aug 29, 2011, 9:12pm »
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Re: plymouth acclaim
« Reply #25 on Aug 30, 2011, 6:06pm »
thanks for the info, I can weld the doors so I think that will help, and Im gonna pre bend it so it goes up. should I do anything about the shifter? its a column one
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« Reply #26 on Aug 30, 2011, 9:04pm »
the shifters hold up pretty good i guess its up to you ive never had a prob
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« Reply #27 on Aug 31, 2011, 10:20pm »
thanks, thats one less thing to worry about
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Re: plymouth acclaim
« Reply #28 on Aug 31, 2011, 10:32pm »
Jsut FYI...........I am going to change the tiltle of this thread & make it the new mini mopar sticky. Will give original poster a couple days to catch on before doing it.
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Re: plymouth acclaim
« Reply #29 on Sept 1, 2011, 5:04pm »
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« Reply #30 on Sept 1, 2011, 5:19pm »
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Re: FWD MINI MOPAR TIPS...K-CAR, ETC.
« Reply #31 on Sept 1, 2011, 5:23pm »
Done. All K-car & EEK car tips can go here.
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Re: FWD MINI MOPAR TIPS...K-CAR, ETC.
« Reply #32 on Sept 4, 2011, 8:11pm »
I was wondering what would be wrong for this thing to run like its flooding out idling the thing just shakes the crap out of itself
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« Reply #33 on Sept 4, 2011, 8:43pm »
got me a d nasty to run in a couple weeks tips please
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Re: FWD MINI MOPAR TIPS...K-CAR, ETC.
« Reply #34 on Dec 14, 2011, 9:09am »
I got a k car wagon any tips havnt seen any for wagons on here. Do u run a back bumper an how do u hard nose bumper on them an any other tips would help
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« Reply #35 on Dec 14, 2011, 11:43am »
I built a wagon once I pre-bent the rear and a roof and no rear bumper. It did ok but was kind of soft. Can you sedagon it? I think that would work really good. A crown vic bumper would work well on the front nothing to hard because I have seen the noses drop on these before.
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« Reply #36 on Dec 14, 2011, 4:51pm »
I got it sadagoned an goin to fold sides in flat on top of roof an it's v notched in rear
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Re: FWD MINI MOPAR TIPS...K-CAR, ETC.
« Reply #37 on Jan 13, 2012, 4:24pm »
some basic tips
-notch,kink and pre bend rear end,move computer from front driver side fender,change front bumper shocks to 2"x 1/4" thick square tubing,or weld them up. run tranny coolers and put lucas in er.
they are very strong cars in the front when front shocks are changed!
my 93 acclaim, got 2nd in compact feature, got pinned on blocks and 1st place winner died,sadly the 2.5 didnt have enough power to push the cavy out of the way.
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« Reply #38 on Jan 18, 2012, 5:16pm »
How doesa dodge spirit hold up
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« Reply #39 on Jan 18, 2012, 6:50pm »
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How doesa dodge spirit hold up
ran 2 in 2010. got a 4th and a 5th. wire built against full weld. motors never die.
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« Reply #40 on Jan 19, 2012, 4:18am »
Jan 18, 2012, 6:50pm, 88x wrote:
Jan 18, 2012, 5:16pm, racer35 wrote:
How doesa dodge spirit hold up
ran 2 in 2010. got a 4th and a 5th. wire built against full weld. motors never die.
Cool thanks i plan on going out there and destroying it i got it cheap and wanna let it have its glory before its crushed any specific tips
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« Reply #41 on Jan 19, 2012, 8:29pm »
all i did on mine was move computer, tank and battery. wired everything closed. tuck truck and prebend up. the car i got 4th in had a blown head gasket and never skipped a beat.
would put a good fullsize bumper on it if you can.
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« Reply #43 on Jan 23, 2012, 6:08pm »
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« Reply #44 on Jan 23, 2012, 9:25pm »
It was my cousins first car when he was 14. That was after the fifth run I believe. Still ran and drove. Just to used up.
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« Reply #45 on Feb 2, 2012, 7:51pm »
plymouth horizon /dodge omni any good??? Worth building/running???
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^^^Weakest of the k platform cars....but if the price is right....
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« Thread Started on Aug 12, 2011, 7:12pm »
anyone ran one of these? if so got any pointers?
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« Reply #1 on Aug 12, 2011, 9:38pm »
dont hit with the front end other than that go nuts
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« Reply #2 on Aug 12, 2011, 10:45pm »
imo i love theses cars alomost as good as the dystanty imo i would pic one of these over a luminia anyday
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« Reply #3 on Aug 13, 2011, 11:28am »
is there anything i should do when i build it?
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« Reply #4 on Aug 13, 2011, 11:32am »
Aug 13, 2011, 11:28am, bepper wrote:
is there anything i should do when i build it?
move the computer from the front corner under the fender to anywhere else thats the quickest way to kill one that we have found
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« Reply #5 on Aug 13, 2011, 11:56am »
well reinforce tie rods , move computer, tuck the rears and your good
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« Reply #6 on Aug 13, 2011, 3:30pm »
doesnt front frame rails drop down? how can that part be toughened up? would this car last a while againt midsize cars?
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« Reply #7 on Aug 13, 2011, 4:14pm »
tranny's suck on these cars so be easy with your gear changes
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« Reply #8 on Aug 13, 2011, 5:19pm »
Aug 13, 2011, 3:30pm, bepper wrote:
doesnt front frame rails drop down? how can that part be toughened up? would this car last a while againt midsize cars?
yea they do after a awhile , i run every compact car ive every own in the midsize class
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« Reply #9 on Aug 14, 2011, 9:11am »
so what should i do to build this thing?
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« Reply #10 on Aug 14, 2011, 11:48am »
reinforce everything
tie rod ends, hard-nose it , all-thread it, big hard bumper , tuck the rear , move the computerReport to Mod - Link to Post - Back to Top IP: Logged
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Re: plymouth acclaim
« Reply #11 on Aug 14, 2011, 1:06pm »
lol
anything else
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Re: plymouth acclaim
« Reply #12 on Aug 14, 2011, 1:35pm »
weld up the front end until axles are perfectly straight , stuffed tires, dummys on the rear , then give it heck
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« Reply #13 on Aug 14, 2011, 4:59pm »
thanks
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« Reply #14 on Aug 15, 2011, 9:56am »
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Re: plymouth acclaim
« Reply #15 on Aug 15, 2011, 11:31am »
Welding up the front so the axles are straight will work for a while...but that's not gonna help all that much. My husband hit ALL NIGHT with the front of his and it did finally drop...but after he had done enough damage to win...the third win on that car. The tranny's are fine if you can run a cooler with a fan and some Lucas. After we starting running the cooler...haven't lost a tranny since.
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Re: plymouth acclaim
« Reply #16 on Aug 15, 2011, 8:02pm »
any pics of the front?
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Re: plymouth acclaim
« Reply #17 on Aug 19, 2011, 6:43pm »
anyone got any pics? i can do a bunch of welding!!
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Re: plymouth acclaim
« Reply #18 on Aug 24, 2011, 5:01pm »
any other helpful hints would be great , Im gonna be going up against 108 inch cars
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Re: plymouth acclaim
« Reply #19 on Aug 24, 2011, 7:04pm »
heres a hint watch out for pelly. lol
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Re: plymouth acclaim
« Reply #20 on Aug 24, 2011, 7:34pm »
hes gonna run too
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« Reply #21 on Aug 29, 2011, 4:56pm »
ok what should I do with the tie rods? to beef them up that is
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Re: plymouth acclaim
« Reply #22 on Aug 29, 2011, 9:02pm »
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dont get a soft one this is what they do and drill through the rear upper shock mounts and throw a couple bolts with fender washers on em just to make sure they stay in
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Re: plymouth acclaim
« Reply #23 on Aug 29, 2011, 9:12pm »
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front didnt drop to bad took alot of full tracks once the butt was used up and still drove so go nuts just get that butt to bend
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« Reply #24 on Aug 29, 2011, 9:16pm »
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Re: plymouth acclaim
« Reply #25 on Aug 30, 2011, 6:06pm »
thanks for the info, I can weld the doors so I think that will help, and Im gonna pre bend it so it goes up. should I do anything about the shifter? its a column one
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« Reply #26 on Aug 30, 2011, 9:04pm »
the shifters hold up pretty good i guess its up to you ive never had a prob
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Re: plymouth acclaim
« Reply #27 on Aug 31, 2011, 10:20pm »
thanks, thats one less thing to worry about
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Re: plymouth acclaim
« Reply #28 on Aug 31, 2011, 10:32pm »
Jsut FYI...........I am going to change the tiltle of this thread & make it the new mini mopar sticky. Will give original poster a couple days to catch on before doing it.
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Re: plymouth acclaim
« Reply #29 on Sept 1, 2011, 5:04pm »
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« Reply #30 on Sept 1, 2011, 5:19pm »
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Re: FWD MINI MOPAR TIPS...K-CAR, ETC.
« Reply #31 on Sept 1, 2011, 5:23pm »
Done. All K-car & EEK car tips can go here.
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« Reply #32 on Sept 4, 2011, 8:11pm »
I was wondering what would be wrong for this thing to run like its flooding out idling the thing just shakes the crap out of itself
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« Reply #33 on Sept 4, 2011, 8:43pm »
got me a d nasty to run in a couple weeks tips please
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Re: FWD MINI MOPAR TIPS...K-CAR, ETC.
« Reply #34 on Dec 14, 2011, 9:09am »
I got a k car wagon any tips havnt seen any for wagons on here. Do u run a back bumper an how do u hard nose bumper on them an any other tips would help
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Re: FWD MINI MOPAR TIPS...K-CAR, ETC.
« Reply #35 on Dec 14, 2011, 11:43am »
I built a wagon once I pre-bent the rear and a roof and no rear bumper. It did ok but was kind of soft. Can you sedagon it? I think that would work really good. A crown vic bumper would work well on the front nothing to hard because I have seen the noses drop on these before.
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Re: FWD MINI MOPAR TIPS...K-CAR, ETC.
« Reply #36 on Dec 14, 2011, 4:51pm »
I got it sadagoned an goin to fold sides in flat on top of roof an it's v notched in rear
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Re: FWD MINI MOPAR TIPS...K-CAR, ETC.
« Reply #37 on Jan 13, 2012, 4:24pm »
some basic tips
-notch,kink and pre bend rear end,move computer from front driver side fender,change front bumper shocks to 2"x 1/4" thick square tubing,or weld them up. run tranny coolers and put lucas in er.
they are very strong cars in the front when front shocks are changed!
my 93 acclaim, got 2nd in compact feature, got pinned on blocks and 1st place winner died,sadly the 2.5 didnt have enough power to push the cavy out of the way.
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Re: FWD MINI MOPAR TIPS...K-CAR, ETC.
« Reply #38 on Jan 18, 2012, 5:16pm »
How doesa dodge spirit hold up
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Re: FWD MINI MOPAR TIPS...K-CAR, ETC.
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How doesa dodge spirit hold up
ran 2 in 2010. got a 4th and a 5th. wire built against full weld. motors never die.
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Re: FWD MINI MOPAR TIPS...K-CAR, ETC.
« Reply #40 on Jan 19, 2012, 4:18am »
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Jan 18, 2012, 5:16pm, racer35 wrote:
How doesa dodge spirit hold up
ran 2 in 2010. got a 4th and a 5th. wire built against full weld. motors never die.
Cool thanks i plan on going out there and destroying it i got it cheap and wanna let it have its glory before its crushed any specific tips
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« Reply #41 on Jan 19, 2012, 8:29pm »
all i did on mine was move computer, tank and battery. wired everything closed. tuck truck and prebend up. the car i got 4th in had a blown head gasket and never skipped a beat.
would put a good fullsize bumper on it if you can.
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« Reply #43 on Jan 23, 2012, 6:08pm »
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« Reply #44 on Jan 23, 2012, 9:25pm »
It was my cousins first car when he was 14. That was after the fifth run I believe. Still ran and drove. Just to used up.
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« Reply #45 on Feb 2, 2012, 7:51pm »
plymouth horizon /dodge omni any good??? Worth building/running???
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« Reply #46 on Feb 2, 2012, 11:13pm »
^^^Weakest of the k platform cars....but if the price is right....