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Old Nov 8, 2009 | 02:18 PM
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Yeah exactly on the wheel. I think a truetrac diff will do more for my track speed than a new wheel/hub/quick-release will. They cost about the same.
Old Nov 9, 2009 | 02:36 AM
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That is going to be a blast! Ive always wanted to drive one. Gratz man
Old Nov 9, 2009 | 02:47 AM
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i gotta get myself one of those oil coolers. and holy **** - that spoiler is insanely ghettotastic!
Old Nov 14, 2009 | 08:19 PM
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The picture from the rear makes it look a lot bigger...
'Does this wing make my *** look fat?'

Some pictures of today's progress:

Front left big brake upgrade. 11" Corrado rotor. Carbotech XP10 pads.




Front left lower control arm, rear mount. Poly bushings in place, with a grease fitting. New suspension bolts.




Heim-joint tie-rod-end conversion fail. Notice the interference between the adapter pin spacer and the ball socket on the upper left side. The fix is already on the way.
Old Nov 14, 2009 | 11:47 PM
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Still waiting for that hardtop pic....tisk tisk. Its the least you could do since the rest of us have to wait until the next shipment comes in
Old Nov 15, 2009 | 08:22 AM
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What good is the hard top if the car can't even roll?
Old Nov 22, 2009 | 09:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Cspence
Thank you good sir, wheres the cf ht! That thing is huge...
That's what she said. Seriously though the car is coming along nicely. +eleventy on pics of the hardtop
Old Nov 26, 2009 | 12:17 AM
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Got the Kirkey race seat installed. I seriously beefed up the stock rails by adding cross-rail connections for the seat mount points. It worked out nicely. I'll be adding mount points for the harness lap belts next then calling the seat done.

I finished fabricating a bolt-in harness bar this evening. It should work well. I'll put up picts once I paint and install it. That should be this weekend if the weather holds.

I am having second thoughts about the rear wing mounts so I might redo that soon. I do not think the current trunk lid mount is going to do the job. The wing will not come off, but it moves around too much, not firm enough. I might weld some reinforcement into the trunk lid and redo the mounts. It could also use some pins, or at least some adjustment of the latch. I could also do something completely baller like some ball-end strut mounts.
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