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Reply #180 – April 22, 2011, 07:29:47 PM

I think they are 650's, but at the height it is now, the arms are pretty well level. I did try bouncing the front end some, and it actually seemed to move more than my burgundy one does, but I didn't check tire pressure either. They are almost gauranteed to be under pressure because when they mount them, they only put like 30 pounds in them. The car may actually settle some more once it moves. I didnt roll it back and forth or anything.

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Reply #181 – April 22, 2011, 11:21:51 PM

looks good man... really good!

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Reply #182 – April 23, 2011, 09:28:46 AM

Congrats on the start! It's really coming along. You work really fast compared to me!

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Reply #183 – April 23, 2011, 11:31:14 AM

Car is coming together great...stance and wheel/tire combo are dead nuts perfect!

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Reply #184 – April 23, 2011, 01:07:16 PM

Beautiful car you've got going on. I look forward to seeing some video from the autox course sometime. :) I love the wheels but I am wondering why you went with 18s instead of some lighter 17s if you were going for a light setup (the gutted interior, etc).

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Reply #185 – April 23, 2011, 06:27:00 PM

They are maybe a pound heavier than the 17s on my other car. They will also react faster with a shorter sidewall, and mainly I just loved the wheels, lol. CCW classics are still 22pounds or something being 17's and cost $2600 a set. These are 18x10's that are 23 or 24# and cost $600,but the difference in weight gets lost from the tire being lower profile also so it kinda counteracts itself too.

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Reply #186 – April 28, 2011, 11:16:37 PM

Time for an update! The car runs and drives, but is going to need some time tuning for sure!! Drove it around and probably put about 8 miles or so on it. Actually rides pretty decent even with the high spring rates. Ended up taking it over to luckey farmers to get it weighed and weighs alot less than I expected it would. 2740# is what it weighs with 2-3 gallons of fuel in it. I was a little stunned when I saw the number :shiznitbricks: . You wouldnt believe the looks I got driving it around either!

AND NOW THE NEXT PROJECT

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Reply #187 – April 28, 2011, 11:23:16 PM

Holy , 2700lbs?! :O I can't believe you dropped that much weight from it; that's nuts.

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Reply #188 – April 28, 2011, 11:26:24 PM

Quote from: fordguy545;358928

That thing is so badass!

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Reply #189 – April 29, 2011, 05:48:06 AM

that is a bad mamma jamma.... nice work buddy!

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Reply #190 – April 29, 2011, 06:32:35 AM

Outstanding work. Car sits nice too. Good luck getting her sorted out. Hope it goes smoothly!

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Reply #191 – April 29, 2011, 06:39:33 AM

I love the pictures of the underneath. I forgot all about your home-made torque arm setup. Great work on getting it all together so quickly! I'm sure it was satisfying to start and drive it for the first time... Please keep us posted on the tuning and first autox runs.

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Reply #192 – April 29, 2011, 09:37:26 PM

Impressive all around. The 4eye front end is quite a mindshag, and the black paint hides the moulding issue well enough.

Have fun with your next project!

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Reply #193 – April 29, 2011, 10:39:02 PM

I was just thinking I never commented on how cool the fuel cell cover turned out. It really is some nice work you have done.

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Reply #194 – April 30, 2011, 06:27:55 PM

thanks guys. I drove it to toledo last night(30miles or so away), and it actually doesn't ride bad for how stiff the springs are. The tune is soso so far, and my ebay wastegate actuator is not a good match(18psi creeping to 25psi is as low as itll get), but its good enough for the first trial race tomorrow. Definately doesnt pull hard at all, and I thought being 700# lighter than my other car, it would equal out a decent amount but it doesnt. Doesnt even feel like a 14 sec car. I really doesnt want to go past 5000rpm but then again I'm running a car without a ported head combined with a .48 t3 so I really shouldn't have expected that much I guess. Does drive decent just around town though.