Oz Racing Wheels
Oz Racing Wheels
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Hot Wheels Snake Attack ~ He’s Hungry for Hot Wheels Cars! $5.55 Speed down the drop to jump the sneaky serpent. But time it right or he’ll snap up and chomp you to pieces! Not for use with some Hot Wheels Vehicles… |
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1200 x 0.1 Gram Hobby Scale, Digital Tabletop Weighing Gadget $39.99 The durability, design, accuracy & reliability of this DigiWeigh DWP1001 has made it a favorite among professionals and hobbyists alike. The variety of modes offered makes it perfect for model building & more. It also has a piece counting mode which is great for counting any small items that weigh up to half an ounce each; this scale uses a sample size of 25, 50, 75 or 100 so that it can accuratel… |
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HOT WHEELS 1999 – 1:18 Customized VW DRAG BUS – Limited Edition $26.00 In 1996, HotWheels released a Volkswagon Customized Drag Bus as part of their First Editions Series. In 1999, the finally created another drag bus for Hot Wheels collectors. To this day it is still their most popular release in that category. In order to capitalize on that popularity they produced a 1/18 version that is just as popular and even more awesome with the detail that is involved. This i… |
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Slime 10009 Tubeless Tire Sealant – 32 oz. $12.39 SlimeA(r) Super Duty Tire Sealant 32 oz. Slime not only seals punctures up to 3/16″ in tubeless and 1/8″ in tubeless tires, but can actually prevent flats from happening. Slime, installs through the valve stem, and remains liquid inside the tire. When a puncture occurs the air pressure will force the slime towards the puncture, sealing the hole.F E A T U R E S Installs easily Works on all pneu… |
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Slime 10010 Tubeless Motorcycle Tire Sealant – 8 oz. $5.45 SUPER DUTY TIRE SEALANT – Repairs punctures up to 1/4″ in tubeless tires ~ For SUV’s and 4 x 4’s ~ Non-toxic environmentally friendly ~ Protects and repairs tires ~ Remains effective for up to 2 years… |
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MOTION PRO WHEEL WGHT STEEL BLK 18OZ 08-0455 $1.79 MOTION PRO WHEEL WGHT STEEL BLK 18OZ 08-0455… |
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Rinkitink in Oz $3.55 Here is a story with a boy hero, and a boy of whom you have never before heard. There are girls in the story, too, including our old friend Dorothy, and some of the characters wander a good way from the Land of Oz before they all assemble in the Emerald City to take part in Ozma’s banquet…. |
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The Road to Oz $3.55 To my readers: Well, my dears, here is what you have asked for: another “Oz Book” about Dorothy’s strange adventures. Toto is in this story, because you wanted him to be there, and many other characters which you will recognize are in the story, too. Indeed, the wishes of my little correspondents have been considered as carefully as possible, and if the story is not exactly as you would have writt… |
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K&L SUPPLY CO WHEEL WEIGHT:LEAD SPOKE 1/2OZ 32-5174 10 PER PACK $9.44 K&L SUPPLY CO WHEEL WEIGHT:LEAD SPOKE 1/2OZ 32-5174 10 PER PACK… |
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K&L SUPPLY CO WHEEL WEIGHT:LEAD SPOKE 1OZ 32-5176 10 PER PACK $10.53 K&L SUPPLY CO WHEEL WEIGHT:LEAD SPOKE 1OZ 32-5176 10 PER PACK… |
Ford Transit Connect X-press: Minivan With Sports Car Abilities
The automotive industry has always been full of innovations and improvements. Year after year, car manufacturers constantly come up with new developments. This competitiveness has given birth to some of the most notable vehicles in history. While not all vehicles have what it takes to take the world of auto industry by storm, some vehicles are just made to do just that.
Recently, Ford’s Connect X-Press has done that. The X-Press is a Europe-only vehicle developed by the Ford Motor Company. It is a minivan but it has been said to have the abilities one can usually find in a sports car. Some auto enthusiasts have even compared the newcomer to the Supervan model that is equipped with a Cosworth engine.
The minivan shares the same powertrain of the class-leading Ford Focus RS. With the same drive train, the minivan can reach speed of sixty miles per hour from a standstill in less than seven seconds. The X-Press is 70 mm. lower than the standard Connect minivan. Additional sports car-like attributes are the 18” OZ alloy wheels that the X-Press is equipped with. Exhaust of the powerful minivan is as little as its cousin, the Ford Focus. That means that the X-Press, for all its power, will have no trouble meeting the strict emission standard enforced by the European Union. Another race car-like attribute that the X-Press exhibits is the integrated roll cage which can be found inside the vehicle.
“Transit Connect is such a strong and dynamically capable vehicle to begin with, that we knew this project would be feasible from the outset,” says Ford of Europe’s Chief Engineer for Commercial Vehicles, Barry Gale. “Certain drivetrain and suspension components are common with the first generation Ford Focus, so the transformation was relatively straightforward from an engineering point of view. We now have a unique commercial vehicle that performs like no other. If pushed, it is capable of a 0-60mph time in less than 7 seconds and a 130mph top speed. As you might expect from a Ford, it handles, steers and stops like a sports car,” Gale added.
The Ford X-Press’ powerplant is a 215PS 2.0-liter turbocharged and intercooled 16-valve Duratec RS engine and that is the same unit as that used by the Ford Focus RS. The development of the X-Press is an effort to show the capability of the base car, the Ford Transit. After all, not all minivans can be equipped with that powerful engine and still provide safe operation. The power from the engine is transferred to the front wheels of the vehicle through a five-speed transmission.
Stopping that power, of course, needs the same Brembo brakes used on the Ford Focus RS vehicle. The X-Press is equipped with Brembo 325 mm ventilated disc brakes and slightly smaller 280 mm Brembo disc brakes on the rear.
Ford Europe’s sentiment on the development of the X-Press is expressed by Gale saying: “It wasn’t difficult really. Once everyone understood what we were doing they all offered to help in their spare time to make special parts or work on the vehicle. It became a true labor of love and as we’re basically all car nuts, we’re very pleased with the end product.”
About the Author
Jenny McLane is a 36 year old native of Iowa and has a knack for research on cars and anything and everything about it. She works full time as a Market Analyst for one of the leading car parts suppliers in the country today.
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