Luke's Build in West Virginia (chassis #98)

[ashneyder]

Jan 6, 2015 2:06:15 GMT lhintze said:

I am going to have to get slim fans, I am hitting on the sway bar and still need to lower it another few inches. I am going to keep my NB radiator and mount it a little different, I will still use the mounts from Exomotive though.

Tonight I got the side panels installed and the last spacer installed to stiffen up the throttle pedal.

So how did you end up mounting the NB radiator?

[otodemicks]

I have to say one of the cleanest best looking exocets i have seen. Ur car without body panels was what pushed me into ordering mine. Good job and keep it up!

[lhintze]

Jul 11, 2015 19:51:19 GMT gwnwar said:

Bad a$$ looking from the front.. Like the windscreen mount looks real pro..Have you set the toe yet looks toed out in pics maybe just the pic.. Great price on insurance and coverage..

Thank you sir, the windscreen frame is from Exomotive and I had the safety glass cut locally after giving them a cardboard template.  Here are the specs on the alignment, pic just makes it look off.

[lhintze]

Jul 12, 2015 12:11:57 GMT greg said:

Who is your insurance provider? I'm paying $220 a year for the same coverage.

Insurance is thru USAA, who is covering yours?  Have you registered yours and gotten tags for it?

[lhintze]

As far as mounting the NB radiator, I used the supplied mounts and made 4 of these blocks to attach the radiator to,the mounts.





I had the raise it about 1.5" last week once the body arrived for clearance for the hood, still trimmed the hood to make it fit.

[lhintze]

Jul 12, 2015 15:35:25 GMT otodemicks said:

I have to say one of the cleanest best looking exocets i have seen. Ur car without body panels was what pushed me into ordering mine. Good job and keep it up!

Thank you!  What colors did you get for your car?

[otodemicks]

Jul 12, 2015 19:34:38 GMT lhintze said:

Jul 12, 2015 15:35:25 GMT otodemicks said:

I have to say one of the cleanest best looking exocets i have seen. Ur car without body panels was what pushed me into ordering mine. Good job and keep it up!

Thank you!  What colors did you get for your car?

I got it unpainted. Im planing going all black. No body panels.

[ashneyder]

Jul 12, 2015 19:32:30 GMT lhintze said:

As far as mounting the NB radiator, I used the supplied mounts and made 4 of these blocks to attach the radiator to,the mounts.





I had the raise it about 1.5" last week once the body arrived for clearance for the hood, still trimmed the hood to make it fit.

Thank you for the explanation.

[lhintze]

Made it to the DMV yesterday before they closed, the car is officially licensed and registered!!

I got the tag on last night and went ahead and removed the fenders (they were only on for the inspection).

Looks like a rainy forcast the next few days but Thurs and Fri look good.

[steadfast]

Awesome, congrats. I've been wanting to paint my exhaust for awhile now. That last pic will force me to get off my butt and do so! I also think that out of all of the tail light combos, I like yours the best!

[lhintze]

Thanks Steadfast! I ended up high temp powder coating the exhaust, I'm happy with it.

[lhintze]

Me and the wife took the car out today, weather was perfect and we did just over 200 miles. I have new rear wheel bearings on order and will install on Tuesday, they are making noise after pulling the hubs to install the fenders. The bearings separated and I was hoping it would still work but now I'm forced to replace them. The fenders were on for 2 days to get it inspected and I took them off right after the inspection. I also have a small oil leak from the front of the engine, I'll get that sorted out this week as well. Here are some pics of us cruising around WV and Deep Creek MD:

[lhintze]

The car handles awesome, definitely a stiff ride on crappy roads but I was expecting that.  The 4.30 rear end is good for the back roads, but revs around 4k at 80 on the highway, I might look into another rear end ratio.  I'll have to adjust the seat belts, didn't realize the shoulder pads were so high.

[steadfast]

Awesome! Good to hear all is working well (for the most part). I too have a slight oil leak coming from the oil pan gasket. I'm trying to figure out what I'm going to do to fix it.

[lhintze]

I got the rear hubs ready for new bearings which will be delivered tomorrow. I used my little HF press to press the old ones out of the spindles, assembly should be a bit quicker.