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05-14-07, 08:54 PM
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#281 (permalink)
| | Big-Foot Gold Supporter 
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Minneapolis, MN GT40: Replica
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| Re: RCR Chassis #14 Ron McCall
The stripes are like the Cherry on top of the Sunday!
I like the license plate too.. It needs a license plate frame that say's DEEP on top!  | 
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05-14-07, 08:56 PM
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#282 (permalink)
| | Bill Pinzini Rookie
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cameron Park Ca. GT40: RCR work in progress
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Rep Power: 3  | Re: RCR Chassis #14 Ron McCall
It looks great Ron! | |
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05-14-07, 11:05 PM
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#283 (permalink)
| | Pantera1889 10 tenths
Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Maryland,USA GT40: RCR MK1
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Rep Power: 18 |  Re: RCR Chassis #14 Ron McCall
Quote:
Originally Posted by Big-Foot  The stripes are like the Cherry on top of the Sunday!
I like the license plate too.. It needs a license plate frame that say's DEEP on top! |
That's exactly the plan!!!
LOL
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05-14-07, 11:40 PM
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#284 (permalink)
| | JackW Magnificent Bastard
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Melbourne GT40: Melbourne, Aust
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Rep Power: 7 | Re: RCR Chassis #14 Ron McCall
Ron your car is so far beyond awesome it is just ridiculous.
Cheers
jack
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05-15-07, 12:33 PM
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#285 (permalink)
| | Sandy Gulf GT40
Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA GT40: RCR GT40 Gulf
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Rep Power: 18 | Re: RCR Chassis #14 Ron McCall
Ron -
Come and finish my car
That stripe and splitter look hot. 'Most excellent' work and I really love the way the car sits, the tires tuck very nicely in the rear fenders. That is the look that I love.
Sandy
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05-15-07, 10:18 PM
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#286 (permalink)
| | ChrisMartino 7 Tenths 
Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada GT40: MDA Mk I
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Rep Power: 12 | Re: RCR Chassis #14 Ron McCall
Nice work Ron - I hope the stripe setup worked out OK, let me know your thoughts.
Chris
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05-15-07, 10:21 PM
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#287 (permalink)
| | gt40fran Sponsoring Vendor
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| Re: RCR Chassis #14 Ron McCall
Look forward to taking her for a thrash this weekend......yeehaa
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05-15-07, 11:41 PM
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#288 (permalink)
| | Pantera1889 10 tenths
Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Maryland,USA GT40: RCR MK1
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Rep Power: 18 |  Re: RCR Chassis #14 Ron McCall
Thanks for all of the positive comments everyone!!! You guys are what makes this the greatest forum on the net!!!
Chris: The stripes worked out PERFECTLY! You make a great product!!
Fran: I can't wait either!!!!
Sandy: Ship it to me and I will finish it! No problem!!!
Now that my car is just about finished,I need something to occupy my time! LOL
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05-16-07, 08:30 AM
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#289 (permalink)
| | Bruce Burges Lifetime Premier Supporter 
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Co.Wicklow, Ire GT40: RCR Mk1
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Rep Power: 2 | Re: RCR Chassis #14 Ron McCall
Fabulous looking car and sounds beautiful also, all your hard work you has given me plenty of ideas when it comes to starting on mine 
Thanks for sharing it with us! | |
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05-16-07, 11:08 AM
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#290 (permalink)
| | Vaughndo Rookie
Join Date: Feb 2006 GT40: RCR GT40
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Rep Power: 3 | Re: RCR Chassis #14 Ron McCall
Ron-- Great job!!! Your car just keeps getting better and better. I agree with everyone else the stripes really set the car off. It's a beautiful looking car but I have to say that pantera in the background doesn't look so bad either. Thanks for all the pictures they have been a help to all of us.
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05-16-07, 04:31 PM
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#291 (permalink)
| | crossle43 Lifetime Premier Supporter
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Arlington, WA GT40: RCR40 #27
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Rep Power: 7 | Re: RCR Chassis #14 Ron McCall
Ron,
At the risk of sounding just like everybody else, great job. But let me kick it up a notch.
When looking at your thread this week, my wife wandered into the office just about the time your latest pics came onto the screen. Donna, normally a very articulate woman, simply uttered "Whoa," followed by "Is our car going to look that good?"
You nailed it, man. Even the chicks are stopping in their tracks!
Best,
T.
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05-19-07, 07:14 AM
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#292 (permalink)
| | Pantera1889 10 tenths
Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Maryland,USA GT40: RCR MK1
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Rep Power: 18 | Re: RCR Chassis #14 Ron McCall
Kit Car Builder Magazine just did a full "cover shoot" of my car at Carlisle!!!!!
The editor of KitCar Magazine also showed lots of interest in doing a feature!!!
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05-19-07, 04:12 PM
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#293 (permalink)
| | Bill D I Have No Life
Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Camarillo, CA
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Rep Power: 34 | Re: RCR Chassis #14 Ron McCall
WOW!! Congrats on that Ron!! Keep us informed!!
Way cool BTW
Bill
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05-19-07, 06:05 PM
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#294 (permalink)
| | Bill Pinzini Rookie
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cameron Park Ca. GT40: RCR work in progress
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Rep Power: 3 | Re: RCR Chassis #14 Ron McCall
Way to go Ron! that when you know all your hard work was worth it. | |
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05-19-07, 08:30 PM
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#295 (permalink)
| | Dalton 4 Tenths 
Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Sydney, Aust.
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Rep Power: 8 | Re: RCR Chassis #14 Ron McCall
Ron, I think I saw a spot of dust on it. Needs a fast drive, to clean it off.
You've really set the benchmark for builds with this. What are you going to nickname it? All cars with character have names.
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05-19-07, 09:06 PM
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#296 (permalink)
| | wbmusarra 10 tenths
Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Snellville, Ga. GT40: DRB#5
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Rep Power: 20 | Re: RCR Chassis #14 Ron McCall
Ron,
Congratulations..... It is good to see someone who did the build, get some rewards. Very clean build. Something we builders can all shoot for(or wish for).
Bill
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06-03-07, 03:33 PM
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#297 (permalink)
| | Pantera1889 10 tenths
Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Maryland,USA GT40: RCR MK1
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Rep Power: 18 | Re: RCR Chassis #14 Ron McCall
Thanks again for the great comments!!
I had the car at Pocono Raceway last weekend for a open track event. All I can say is "what a blast!!!!" The car handled the,very fast , track like a champ!!! I took it pretty easy the first day(it was a bit crowded) but the second day I gave it a bit of hell! The brakes worked flawlessly.The ,remote-mount electric water pump,cooling system also performed above my expectations.After 20-30 mins on the track the water temp was 180deg and the oil temp was 230deg.That is without a seperate oil cooler or the aux. fan turned on! The handling of the car was also very assuring.On the long back straight at Pocono,I hit 7500 rpm in 4th gear several times and even shifted into 5th for a second or so once.At that speed the car is incredibly stable!!! The only system that I wasn't totally happy with is the fuel system.It looks like I will have to go back to the drawing board on that one!
The only real problems all weekend were the seal on the cable shift mechanism failed and began to leak and I had a wire come loose under the dash for the gauges.The only other issue was that the friend that went with me exploded the clutch in his Ford GT and had to use my trailer to tow his car home .
The comments I got were all VERY positive and my friend ,who ownes chassis #1137,was very impressed with the engineering that went into the car.
I would really like to thank Fran Hall for making such an incredible package!!!!! I hope to get more track time on the car this summer .
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06-03-07, 03:36 PM
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#298 (permalink)
| | Pantera1889 10 tenths
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Rep Power: 18 | Re: RCR Chassis #14 Ron McCall
A few additional shots!!!
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