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What's this?

That's the wear block

barge boards are the wild ass features on the sides of the car around the radiator intakes and sometimes the tea tray

The wear blocks are what make the sparks. I think they look sick. They keep the cars from going too low and creating illegal ground effect

(In response to this post by EDGEMAN)

Posted: 12/13/2021 at 3:58PM

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