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  June 3, 2010 11:12 a.m. blackrabbit New Reader

  very excited... had to tell someone, anyone!! The Trabant rally car is alive!!! the new engine fired off last night at 9:30 for the first time... I'm starting to rethink the open exhaust abit now its really quite loud.... sounds like a big evil chainsaw now if the brakes bleed out and hold pressure we should make cars and coffee in louisville on sat morning

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  June 3, 2010 11:40 a.m. Trevor Dork

  Cars and Coffee in Louisville KY? I thought that was the second Saturday of the month.

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  June 3, 2010 12:03 p.m. blackrabbit New Reader

  Sorry should have been more specific.... louisville/laffeyette Colorado.

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  June 4, 2010 7:04 a.m. Trevor Dork

  Ahh, OK.
  Good luck.

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  June 4, 2010 9:39 a.m. spitfirebill Dork

  You may have to get an air permit for that thing.

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  June 4, 2010 9:44 a.m. Per Schroeder Technical Editor/Advertising Director

  That's cool. Please post some pictures of it!

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  June 4, 2010 11:37 a.m. blackrabbit New Reader

  not gonna make it afterall.... the master cyl that i had "profesionally" resleeved and rebuilt wont flow any fluid!! so no brakes=no go... have to sort that out so mabey july c&c instead. I'll reserve bitching about who did the master till i find out how they handle the problem...

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  June 16, 2010 2:10 p.m. blackrabbit New Reader

  PROGRESS!!! check the link for video of the trabant's maiden voyage around the block! brakes work, master cyl fixed... check balls were left out ... now only about a half million kinks to work out and were off! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3NF4xRfG3M

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  June 16, 2010 8:07 p.m. KaptKaos Reader

  "Hopefully the brakes work!"

  Priceless.
  

  Nice work. Congrats.

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  June 18, 2010 8:45 p.m. rob_lewis Dork

  Don't you put a muffler on that car, it sounds GREAT!!!

  -Rob

  "I berkleyed up the kink!" My 8 year old after losing a race by .025 seconds.

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  June 19, 2010 2:17 p.m. Strike_Zero Reader

  

  -=PJ=- "If not under warranty, live with it, or bend over and grab ankles."

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  June 19, 2010 5:33 p.m. Nitroracer Dork

  Two strokes will make more power with a 'tuned pipe' on them, not sure how easy that is to manage in a car though.

  1968 Fairlane 500 / 1998 Camaro Z/28

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  June 20, 2010 10:22 a.m. chuckles New Reader

  Walking around Seattle two years ago, saw three of them parked in the same residential block. One was a wagon. Someone here might know the story.

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  June 20, 2010 8:07 p.m. Toyman01 Dork

  Outstanding! Watching it pass the Expedition was priceless. Sounds great, but libel to make you deaf. Cool Car!

  You can watch things happen, you can make things happen, or you can wonder what the F happened. I don't want to be on number three. - Capt. Phil

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  June 20, 2010 8:09 p.m. Timeormoney Reader

  Wow!

  Today I had some friends help me change my oil, now my car is covered in hello kitty stickers. I'm 37

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