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Post by golden86 on Feb 15, 2016 16:10:23 GMT
I really like how your rear muffler is turning out. I have the Enthuzacar setup in mine, and although it fits nice / sounds good, I'm not crazy about how the 'completely vertical' muffler looks. Yours looks MUCH cleaner!! Thanks! I really like the look as well, but the downside is you cant run a rear swaybar since the tubing gets in the way. Not at problem for me, i dont want to run a sway in the rear |
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Post by jmills on Feb 16, 2016 2:22:23 GMT
Mike, amazing progress! I'm aiming to start the registration process this weekend. Great exhaust mount set up. I had to fab one this weekend that was a bit less elegant. Look forward to having a few of these on the roads in Chicago! Are you aiming to have it registered by this summer?
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Post by golden86 on Feb 17, 2016 0:21:23 GMT
Mike, amazing progress! I'm aiming to start the registration process this weekend. Great exhaust mount set up. I had to fab one this weekend that was a bit less elegant. Look forward to having a few of these on the roads in Chicago! Are you aiming to have it registered by this summer? I'm planning on getting the paperwork going in about a month or two. Please keep in touch and let me know what I need to do to get this thing registered. |
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Post by golden86 on Feb 17, 2016 0:22:16 GMT
Suspension can now be crossed off the list.  |
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Post by jmills on Feb 17, 2016 3:23:33 GMT
Mike, amazing progress! I'm aiming to start the registration process this weekend. Great exhaust mount set up. I had to fab one this weekend that was a bit less elegant. Look forward to having a few of these on the roads in Chicago! Are you aiming to have it registered by this summer? I'm planning on getting the paperwork going in about a month or two. Please keep in touch and let me know what I need to do to get this thing registered. Happy to share the process. It looks deceptively straightforward from what I've read. It sounds like individual experiences vary quite a bit depending on who you talk to at the DMV, I've heard stories of people having to take a few tried just to find someone who knows the process. I'll update in excruciating detail once I get through it. |
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Post by dietcoke on Feb 17, 2016 4:17:02 GMT
Suspension can now be crossed off the list. Take the black rubber/plastic stockings off the bottom of the bump stops. They will not work on the exocet, end up bunching and physically causing the spring/suspension to bind because they compress into the spring perch. |
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Post by golden86 on Feb 18, 2016 11:13:16 GMT
Thanks for the heads up, now that I look at it, those covers would never work with any kind of suspension travel.
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Post by dave on Feb 19, 2016 0:44:16 GMT
Are these the vmaxx coilovers?
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Post by golden86 on Feb 19, 2016 11:04:42 GMT
Are these the vmaxx coilovers? Yes, they are the vmaxx classics |
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Post by einy on Feb 20, 2016 21:26:45 GMT
Good tip on the plastic sleeves, dietcoke. Sure enough, mine were all fudged up. You can cut them into pieces to remove them withou taking anything apart, btw.
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Post by golden86 on Feb 21, 2016 0:29:42 GMT
Finished up a few more things today. I mounted the gas tank, I used 3/8" hardware with 1.25" coupling.  I also mounted the radiator and buttoned up the coolant system.  After this, I laid out the harness and plugged everything in and cranked it over. It builds oil pressure and the dash lights up. I don't have rubber fuel line right now, so I cant actually start it yet.   |
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Post by golden86 on Feb 22, 2016 0:07:42 GMT
THE CAR RUNS!
It needs a few tweaks to the timing, and I think it will run great, I just need to get my hands on a timing light.
Next step is to clean up the harness and get it tucked away.
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Post by jwagner on Feb 22, 2016 0:21:30 GMT
CONGRATS!! It's a great feeling, and hearing it run for the first time gave me motivation to finish things up.
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Post by golden86 on Mar 2, 2016 1:38:14 GMT
I had a bit of time this week to finish up most of the harness. The car now starts, runs, and sounds awesome. I'm waiting for my tires to get mounted so I can hopefully go for a ride this weekend. I found a small battery at Walmart of all places. It is a U1 size battery with 230 CCA. It works great and I have really worked it hard the past few days turning the engine over many times. The best part is it was under $20.  You short/average sized people really have it easy with the seat mounting. I'm 6'7" with a 38" inseam, I had to get the seat back as far as possible. It took me almost 6 hours of work, but it is in on sliders and has about 1/8" of clearance on each side. This is with a 16" wide aluminum Kirkey, I'm glad I'm built like a stick.   That is it for now until the weekend |
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Post by nm86 on Mar 2, 2016 2:38:59 GMT
Looking good. I've been gauging my progress with you. Glad to see we are both almost ready for first drives. I've been waiting till I was done with wiring, but Autox season is coming up fast and I can't wait much more,
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