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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 10:41 PM
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Talking An innovative weight saving mod...
So, if you take out the driver side window, you save a lot more weight. But what do you replace it with? Saran Wrap! Less weight, more speed!
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 10:44 PM
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Haha, better then carbon fiber!!
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 10:47 PM
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ah but your forgetting about excessive drag
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 10:49 PM
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Drag is a myth!
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Old Jan 10, 2005 | 10:53 PM
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ah but your forgetting about excessive drag
ah, the air goes smoothly across the plastic... :p

it was loud as hell while driving, you really "feel" the speed. god, I had to drive it 8 miles in the rain on side streets like that. boy was I road raging...
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 12:11 AM
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what happened?
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I was testing out some of my AR15's and he got in the way.
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I can save more weight just by leaving the wife behind.

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I can save more weight just by leaving the wife behind.

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i like that one
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You can always get acrylic plastic as a glass replacement.
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