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  March 24, 2011 5:49 p.m. xFactor New Reader

  Pretty much done, after 200 hours spanning two and a half years.

  

  later, matt

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  March 24, 2011 5:51 p.m. Drewsifer Dork

  This. Is. AMAZING.

  Better to be a racer for a moment than spectator for a life time.

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  March 24, 2011 5:54 p.m. 4cylndrfury SuperDork

  

  Real cars only have one header!

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  March 24, 2011 5:55 p.m. DaveEstey HalfDork

  My pants got tight...

  I wasn't expecting longevity

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  March 24, 2011 5:55 p.m. pigeon Dork

  Day-um. Sexy. Nice work! Only 200 hours? It looks like you could have spent that on the paintwork alone!

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  March 24, 2011 5:55 p.m. DavidinDurango New Reader

  Yummy. drivetrain? A series BMC? or something wild?

  Dang those are pretty. Is that a costin design?

  I've cornered the market on old Ford stuff

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  March 24, 2011 6:07 p.m. Keith SuperDork

  Nicely done! Too bad the kit just went out of production, they really are pretty.

  Trying to fit anything bigger than an A-series in is pretty tough. That body is shrink-wrapped around it. That's okay, because there's no room for big rubber anyhow!

  Did you paint it, or is that the gel coat on the 'glass?

  Square left in 50 caution ocean!

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  March 24, 2011 6:09 p.m. Type Q Dork

  Hong-Norr and Lotus XI is not combination I would have expected in the same photo. But I only know Hong-Norr from what I read here.

  That said, thats a beautiful car. I am feeling just a little bit envious.

  Tough times don't last. Tough people do.

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  March 24, 2011 6:11 p.m. Chebbie_SB HalfDork

  Anything that can seem low next to a Lotus Seven is Damn Sexy !

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  March 24, 2011 7:24 p.m. JoeyM SuperDork

  nice!

  914Driver: "Except for us {GRMers} who the hell would build a 1932 Japanese car?"

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  March 24, 2011 7:33 p.m. loosecannon New Reader

  Wow, Gorgeous-how are you going to take that on a race track and risk a scratch?

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  March 24, 2011 7:35 p.m. mad_machine SuperDork

  oh that's pretty.. any chance it is street legal?

  During the Sound Check, nobody can year you scream

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  March 24, 2011 8:29 p.m. Keith SuperDork

  Depends on the state. Some require a full windshield and wipers. Some require 2011 emissions tests. But otherwise, it should be good.

  I see a Georgia license plate. I'll bet you could get a parking spot at the GRM tent at the Mitty...

  Square left in 50 caution ocean!

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  March 24, 2011 8:36 p.m. aussiesmg SuperDork

  

  Cornering is like bringing a woman to climax. Jackie Stewart

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  March 24, 2011 8:38 p.m. moTthediesel New Reader

  That car is sweetness incarnate!!

  Hats off to you sir

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  March 24, 2011 8:41 p.m. ansonivan Dork

  Video, do it at first light.

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  March 24, 2011 10:03 p.m. mike Reader

  You must mean 2000 hours! Love that XI.

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  March 25, 2011 6:11 a.m. Luke SuperDork

  Absolutely stunning. I love it.

  So curvy & pretty, yet at the same time, downright mean .

  Cool setting, too...the 11 looks like a spaceship amongst all those "pedestrian" cars.

  "Just as a proverb says, one should always ny escort prepare for a rainy day." - GRM canoe

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  March 25, 2011 6:16 a.m. xFactor New Reader

  Thanks for the love.

  It has a built BMC 1275 with Cooper S pistons, a lumpy cam, and a crankcase evac system to keep the oil in.

  The shell is black gel coat, but the bottom pontoons are supposed to be unfinished aluminum. Only a few of those 200 hours were spent on the finish.

  We're in Florida, and you can pretty much register a bathtub if it has wheels and lights...

  btw, that's the General Tso in the background of one of the earier pics. It wouldn't be The Hong Shop without a few CRX's scattered about. Also check out our Facebook page, Hong Norr Racing, to see more Hong goodness.

  

  later, matt

  ...doin' it the Hong Norr way

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  March 25, 2011 6:30 a.m. littleturquoiseb HalfDork

  Fan-Tab-U-los!

  I always think to myself I'm not dedicated enough to do a full build/kit like that ... How was the build process?
  Did the process go smooth or were their long periods of 'It'll never get done ... I must stop"

  It's about time you man up, buy a $500 dollar car, and join us on the BA/BE Rally!

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  March 25, 2011 6:35 a.m. Raze Dork

  mad_machine wrote: oh that's pretty.. any chance it is street legal?

  If it's in GA, then you can register just about anything, we barely have emissions inspections down here (only in the metro ATL area) and no safety inspections or any silly stuff like that. GA still is the wild west for cars, our track car is street legal, you don't need a title to register a car pre-1986, and with enough paper work you can register newer than 86 cars w/o a title, ask me how I know

  EDIT: saw your post on it being in FL, I was going to say that the only other state that I know of that has as lax laws as GA as far as vehicle registration would be FL

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  March 25, 2011 7:39 a.m. Ian F SuperDork

  <-- in love.

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  March 25, 2011 7:44 a.m. John Brown SuperDork

  Well I see a wood steering wheel so at least the Hong Norr tradition of having something from a tree still stands.

  I am hoping to see more photos... soon... please.

  Internationally known as The Brown Stig

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  March 25, 2011 7:50 a.m. huge-O-chavez SuperDork

  That is pretty.

  I get all my groceries from Sharper Image and Skymall

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  March 25, 2011 9:38 a.m. Rusted_Busted_Spit Dork

  Fab-U-Lus, very nice.

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