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Posted 8/25/2004 2:53:03 PM
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I wish I could buy the car, the suit and the gadgets but I don't know were to start? Please help.
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Posted 8/26/2004 2:33:56 AM
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For info on the car, you are in the right place. The people in this forum know what they are talking about. Also, check out www.thebatcave.8k.com . LOTS more info will suddenly appear on the site after November, so stay tuned. As for costumes, the Brotherhood of the Bat is the place to go for that!
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Posted 10/16/2004 11:03:24 PM
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www.thebatcave.8k.com ur web site isnt working and i got a question on who would be able to sell me a car and their emails
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Posted 10/17/2004 7:44:23 AM
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Try
www.thebatcave8k.com
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Posted 10/18/2004 2:47:28 PM
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i am thinking bout building one....what would you start with as a base...i was thinking a 84-89 corvette(pre-airbags) and go from there, what would you need to get it street legal? I would power it with a LS1 crate motor,supercharged!stretch the vette frame?...give me some tips! also a few months ago WB was selling a movie car,the price wasn't too bad if I remember right. does anyoneknow who bought it or what board or where they post?or is it still for sale, i think i saw the whole page ad in the dupont registry.thanks for the help!
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Posted 10/18/2004 3:48:22 PM
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Hey guys! Yeah, the old site got hacked and had to be scrapped because of some trouble with a couple of guys in the Bat-community who were out to cause trouble. The NEW URL is www.thebatcave8k.com (thanks Tim!). Check it out and bookmark the new site! More information is coming soon!
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Posted 10/18/2004 4:39:47 PM
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The #2 Car was built on a stretched '73 Chevy Impala frame. I think the '71-'74 Impala's all used the same frame. I'm not sure if the other movie cars were built on Impala frames or not.

That said, the movie cars are just that, "movie cars". They're meant to look good on film, but in reality they're kind of shoddy. Not that the Impal frame is a bad way to go, just don't base too much on what the originals used (I know you didn't ask about what the movie cars used..)
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Posted 10/18/2004 7:56:24 PM
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i wouldent worry about what to start wtih the base, but it does matter what kind of replica you want to build, there some who build smaller replicas that are modfyed shoorter and less wide so it will just slide right onto a reg car frame, then others like me who has to build it 1:1 who needs to chop up a frame and modfie it, if u know how to weld and/or got the money then a 1:1 works nice, if u dont i suggest goign wtih a shell that just slides over a reg car. making it street legal is not all to hard, it really depends on the method u go about it, the way im going about it is costing a arm and leg because im mkaing everything moterized. but basicly the main things u need to mkae it street legal is
1: headlights (i choose flip up headlights)
2: hight from ground (check ur state for this one, some people just build the car higher up off the ground, im gonna use hydrolics to rase the car and sliding panels on the outside to still give it a apperane of poportions.
3: side view mirrors and rare view mirrors (check ur state agian some states done require both,)
4: working wind sheild wipers (i think that goes wtihout saying)
5:licnes plate, some states reqwuire front and back,
6: if u want the flame check state regulations and i suggest having a shop isntall that part if u dont know what ur doing

i do suggest u really get a good idea of the size of the car by taking 5 4x8 sheets of wood cutting them to 4x7 and then lineing them all up, the 1:1 cars are big and diffcutly to drie sometimes on the road, u only have around a foot clearance on each side, some people find that a little nurve recking, so u may decided u will want to go wtih the smaller body replica, if not then i would suggest putting cammers on the outside of the body that way u will have better alighment when dirving and less liklky to get into a accdent.
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Posted 10/25/2004 11:05:05 PM
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Thanks for all the help. I appreciate it.
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Posted 2/15/2005 12:34:14 PM
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The 89 batmobile was built from that year of the corvette. Find a way please
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