Good luck, I tried to carve a Lotus 72 back in my day. It eventually ran,
unpainted, but I never figured out how to attach the airfoils so they'd stay
on. The wheels are a better proportion for the TD, I think <g>.
on 2/12/04 10:18 AM, Paul Root at proot@iaces.com wrote:
> Hi all,
> Our Pack has finished pinewood derby for the year.
> My oldest wanted to go on to district, since it had 8 trophies
> instead of just 5 for the Pack. He got 6th place. I told him we
> didn't have time to go, and that district would have hundreds
> of boys, instead of the 18 that participated in the Pack. He
> backed off.
>
> Anyway, for next year. I'd like to make something a bit
> more original. Panicing the week before and saying "Ok, what do
> you want your car to look like? As long as it's a door stop wedge,
> you can have it in any color." :-) I'm thinking, let's make it a
> TC-D-F like. It's got the wheels outside already, just need to make
> some fenders and headlight things.
>
> Anybody done anything like this? Got any ideas, for fenders
> etc? I think I might mix new with old and paint the slanted green logo
> across the bonnet.
>
>
> It's fresh in my mind now. I bet I don't do anything until at
> least November. After all in the spring and summer, I've got the real
> thing to work on. :-)
>
> Paul.
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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires
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