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Old 09-07-2020, 08:55 AM
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Worked on the ducting until I ran out of rivets. It's so much easier with the bumper beam cut out. The only slightly difficult part was this bump for the hood latch.


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Finished the box for the ducting and got it sitting in there. Need to make some mounts then trim for the air dam.



Started putting decals back on last night.

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Nice progress, excited to see this thing sorted out soon so you can start turning some laps.
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Got the ducting basically done. Ordering some more weatherstripping for the front. As soon as my battery isolator comes back, I'll be ready to drive it.



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I had some extra time, so I got my bike back running. This gunk in the caliper was causing no front lever pressure. Feels good to ride it again.


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Finally got my kill switch back!



Took a little programming, but back to running again!
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FINALLY DROVE IT!

Drove to work today. was cold, but felt good. My splitter and a railroad crossing had a minor disagreement, but nothing really worse off for it.
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Looking good! Will look for you at NCM later this month
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Been daily driving the car while I work on the truck. Was lucky this Sam's club pickup actually fit in the car.



Been getting pretty funny reactions doing a bunch of normal activities with it. I think the funniest was the drive through COVID test (I was negative).
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And this is why I was working on the truck. Now it's got the right stance. 5" F/7" R lowering kit from IHC Suspension.


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Awesome car man. Love your xb12s as well, I have several Buells myself.
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And... I suck at installing rear main seals. Leaking again. 10 days till NCM.


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Man first Marcus from 9LR (Flier129) and now you. I wonder if its the seals are picky or theres something with the kit.
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Originally Posted by Brap-Brap
Man first Marcus from 9LR (Flier129) and now you. I wonder if its the seals are picky or theres something with the kit.
It's not the kit, nothing from the kit touches the seal. It is a pain to install, especially laying on your back. I also suck at installing shaft seals, I've had to do a few twice before.

I decided to drop it at my buddy's shop this time and let them do it.
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I wonder if we can make/ 3D print a seal installer tool like people have for the BP.
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While I was loading the car, my ducting caught one of the doors for the ramps. I think I can salvage most of this at least.
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So many feels in the last few posts lol. I always take off my splitter and bottom sturdy bois. They catch taller open trailers way too easy otherwise.

My rear main seal replacement hasn't leaked after a few idles and throttle blips. **knock on wood**
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Originally Posted by flier129
So many feels in the last few posts lol. I always take off my splitter and bottom sturdy bois. They catch taller open trailers way too easy otherwise.

My rear main seal replacement hasn't leaked after a few idles and throttle blips. **knock on wood**
Yeah, I gave up any hope of trying to make the splitter fit up the ramps. I never thought about the ducting. I trimmed a little height off the sides so it won't hang as low this time. It was excessively below the air dam opening anyways.
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Nothing too exciting, but got my fuel jug racks sorted out for the trailer. T-minus 1 week to NCM.


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Report from Dreamstreet is that it is trans fluid. Rear main is fine, I just did a crappy rtv job on my slave cylinder.
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truck looks good! hopefully IHC has a better reputation with Mopar things than they do with GM. I just got my truck lowered on a complete Belltech setup just over a month ago.

Best of luck with the oil leak issues!
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