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Testing.... [ 2013-04-01, 10:53 PM: Message edited by: bwkelley76 ]
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Did you need spacers or anything special to fit those rims? Whats the width and offset of the wheels and what size tire. Thanks. Ive got a 68 and im looking at wheels right now.
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quote: Originally posted by 50DADDY: Did you need spacers or anything special to fit those rims? Whats the width and offset of the wheels and what size tire. Thanks. Ive got a 68 and im looking at wheels right now.
SN-95 offset, 10's and 9's 275's out back and 235's up front. 1" spacers all around.
Scavenger X-Pipe and center section all finished!
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-------------------- Dont sweat the petty things and dont pet the sweaty things. "RIP George Carlin"
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Exhaust is all finished! It's like a whole different car. Took it for a drive and beat it up pretty good and zero issues. No more drone, super quiet inside car but you can still here the engine. That X-pipe really works, the power-band is INSANELY different! The car used to have no power until 3k RPM's and now it has a ton of torque all over the place and kicks in hard at 2500 and pulls hard above 6k. ..Note the passenger tail section is raised for the Maier panhard setup.
Here are the final pics and a video
((CLICK ON THE BOTTOM PIC TO PLAY VIDEO))
...The sound on my camera phone doesn't keep up with the revs so I pretty much kept it at an idle with a couple of small blips of the throttle.
CLICK ON THIS PHOTO FOR EXHAUST VIDEO...
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For those of you that missed out due to the server crash here's some footage from the Mustang's debut at the Goodguys Pleasanton AutoX.
Here's a video one of my co-workers took of my first EVER run. *Not too shabby! *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-wGF...ature=youtu.be
One of my "mediocre" test runs kept it in first gear and raised the rev limiter and just still too much gear. 35.90 seconds.
GOPR0257
Best run in 2nd gear 34.760. Not bad! ...especially for lugging the engine the entire track.
GOPR0258
Learned two very important things.... I NEED POWER STEERING (bent steering wheel and my arms hurt like hell) and I NEED LESS GEAR! ...3.55's or 3.73's would do the trick versus the 4.10's.
Had fun! [ 2013-04-03, 08:34 PM: Message edited by: bwkelley76 ]
-------------------- Dont sweat the petty things and dont pet the sweaty things. "RIP George Carlin"
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That's awesome! I'm jealous!
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<<Don't be jealous man, it was a lot of work and money! lol [ 2013-04-04, 11:45 PM: Message edited by: bwkelley76 ]
-------------------- Dont sweat the petty things and dont pet the sweaty things. "RIP George Carlin"
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Fancy exhaust work. How does it do over speed bumps ;-)
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Whats the deal with the 63 PLYMOUTH in the background?
Get me some more pics!!!
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I offer quality sidework at reasonable prices. PM ME
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quote: Originally posted by Luke87GT: Fancy exhaust work. How does it do over speed bumps ;-)
Very well, it tucks. The BIG bumps at the Costco tire center in Citrus Heights are a good example, no rubbing at all and I can go over them straight.
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quote: Originally posted by turbo50: Whats the deal with the 63 PLYMOUTH in the background?
Get me some more pics!!!
Customer's car. Very nice older resto/survivor, all original down to the push-button drive and 2-V 318 Poly Wide Block engine. Cool car.
-------------------- Dont sweat the petty things and dont pet the sweaty things. "RIP George Carlin"
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Just arrived home from Mather Field with the Mustang. This was "our" 1st official SCCA Autocross event. Lino Chestang from Chassisworks rode along on all 4 runs and Carl Ogren, also from Chassisworks was there to pay tribute in the AM. Despite a few starter solenoid issues early in the morning (all fixed now thanks to a joint effort between Carl, Lino, and myself) everything went well. We qualified with a 69.936 run and finished after four runs with a final and best run time of 60.840. (Major improvement) Zero adjustments were made to the car, it ran great as-is. Didn't hit any cones either. Not bad!
VIDEO:
http://s69.photobucket.com/user/bwkelley76/media/GOPR0267_zps8ff42ee6.mp4.html
http://s69.photobucket.com/user/bwkelley76/media/GOPR0267_zps8ff42ee6.mp4.html
..all stickered up and ready for the day..
-------------------- Dont sweat the petty things and dont pet the sweaty things. "RIP George Carlin"
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what was the fastest time of the day out there?
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quote: Originally posted by v-town coupe: what was the fastest time of the day out there?
I believe one of the full-race classes (not sure which class) had a 47.XX? A lot of the Corvettes were running anywhere from 58 to 63 seconds. Times varied from 80 seconds to the best of 47. There might have been a cart or 2 (maybe an open-wheeler)that was faster, not sure. I'm still waiting on them to post the results from Saturday.
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Everytime I see this build its inspiration for my 67, no joke. I love how fast your got everything done, and it was done right.
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quote: Originally posted by MaK_1967v8: Everytime I see this build its inspiration for my 67, no joke. I love how fast your got everything done, and it was done right.
Thanks Mak!
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Here are some professional pics of the Stang taken over the weekend.
-------------------- Dont sweat the petty things and dont pet the sweaty things. "RIP George Carlin"
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...testing. Have not been able to post lately.
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Results are in!
Here are the "Best Run" results for the 4/13/2013 Mather Field SCCA Sacramento Cup event. (Round 1)
The car and I did very well for the first time out (ZERO COMPLAINTS) especially for NOT pushing myself or the car hard at all.
Best time was 60.840 seconds with only 4 runs, each run was MUCH faster than the prior. With a little more suspension tuning and a few more practice runs (More camber and caster) and a heavier foot I'm sure I could have achieved times in the mid 50's or who knows, maybe even the low 50's (we shall see what the future holds).
We finished #105 out of 172, running quite a bit faster than a number of Porsches, Z06 Corvettes, C4 and C5 Corvettes, WRX's, RX7's, a Mistubishi Evo, an '06 GTO, a number of Miatas, a Honda S2000, and many other cool and fast cars.
**NOT BAD FOR A 46 YEAR-OLD CAR WITH A FEW BOLT-ONS!
Most of all I had a blast and didnt' break myself or the car.
Overall Order of Finish: Actual times
(Driver) (Car) (Class) (Best Run) (Indexed) (Secs/min Behind)
1 Mike Wood Van Diemen RF/88 cm 48.342 43.991 0 2 Tom Smiley 1965 Chevrolet Corvette bp 48.997 43.019 0.813 3 Maurice Velandia Arrow f1 49.676 47.441 1.656 4 Bob Weisickle 1956 Austin Healey em 49.808 46.222 1.82 5 Rick Brown 1990 Chevrolet Corvette bp 49.978 43.881 2.031 6 Doug Hargrove 1987 Red Devil fm 50.063 45.908 2.136 7 Rory Marin 1964 Chevrolet Corvette bp 50.180 44.058 2.281 8 Bob Giovannoni 1967 Chevrolet Camaro cp 50.748 43.745 2.986 9 Gale Smiley 1965 Chevrolet Corvette bpl 51.358 45.092 3.743 10 Mike Ansell 1969 Chevrolet Camaro cp 51.457 44.356 3.866 11 Harold Olsen 1996 Chevrolet Corvette bsp 51.494 44.182 3.912 12 Ken Yeo 1989 Chevrolet Corvette bsp 51.525 44.208 3.951 13 Speedy Knudsen 1969 Chevrolet Camaro cp 51.533 44.421 3.961 14 Al Patterson 2006 Dodge Viper ssp 51.760 45.083 4.242 15 Steve Slinkard 2002 CTS Kart f1 52.311 49.957 4.926 16 Milt Burleson 1967 Chevrolet Camaro cp 52.801 45.514 5.534 17 Brad Fleig 2002 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 ss 53.043 45.564 5.835 18 Ray Miller 1989 Chevrolet Corvette bsp 53.222 45.664 6.057 19 Ruby Villarreal 2001 Chevrolet ZO6 ssp 53.424 46.532 6.308 20 Vince Russell 1990 Mazda Miata csp 53.605 46.154 6.532 21 Brett Egen 1998 Baby Grand Monte Carlo am 53.617 53.617 6.547 22 Lanny Bowden 1989 Chevrolet Corvette C4 bsp 53.725 46.096 6.681 23 Brian Jacobson 1998 Chevrolet Camero SS esp 53.860 45.727 6.849 24 Susan Fontaine 2007 Porsche 997S ssl 54.238 46.590 7.318 25 Jeff Glorioso 2003 Chevrolet Corvette sti 54.657 46.950 7.838 26 Roger Fellows 2004 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 ss 54.663 46.956 7.845 27 Jan Knudsen 1969 Chevrolet Camaro cpl 54.820 47.255 8.04 28 Ken Falconitin 2001 Honda S2000 sm 54.859 47.563 8.089 29 E.J. Fontaine 2007 Porsche 997 ss 54.914 47.171 8.157 30 Doug Hubbard 1989 Chevrolet Corvette bs 54.980 46.458 8.239 31 Corey Englehardt 2013 Subaru STI sti 55.118 46.630 8.41 32 Bill Brooks 2013 Brooks Special Open Roadster bm 55.166 53.070 8.47 33 Josh Garcia 1973 Datsun S10 ep 55.201 48.301 8.513 34 Penny Hubbard 1989 Chevrolet Corvette bsl 55.355 46.775 8.704 35 Tom Kubo 1990 Mazda Miata csp 55.390 47.691 8.748 36 Sean Velandia ja 55.510 48.793 8.897 37 Gus Migchels 1998 Chevrolet Corvette as 55.617 47.108 9.029 38 Des Toups Scion FRS sti 55.728 46.477 9.167 39 Tom Nivison 1990 Chevrolet Corvette bs 55.732 47.094 9.172 40 Nathan Gabriel 1993 Mazda Miata csp 55.732 47.985 9.172 41 Tony Manzer 1993 Chevrolet cp 55.818 48.115 9.279 42 Ken McCulloch 2012 Ford Mustang GT sti 55.893 46.391 9.372 43 Ken Pickett 1991 Chevrolet Corevette bs 55.990 47.312 9.492 44 Shauna Glorioso 2003 Chevrolet Corvette stil 56.014 48.116 9.522 45 Bill Clarkson 1994 Chevrolet Lumina cp 56.114 48.370 9.646 46 Jeff Andrade 2003 Nissan 35OZ cs 56.233 46.898 9.794 47 Davey Drouin 1992 Mazda Miata es 56.240 46.567 9.803 48 Mark Heinrichs 1995 Chevrolet Z28 fs 56.339 46.761 9.926 49 Ben Hardt 2000 Audi TT sm 56.352 48.857 9.942 50 Marie Lindberg 2004 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 ssl 56.394 48.442 9.994 51 Jack Parker 2007 Mazda MX-5 str 56.460 47.370 10.076 52 Eric Ramirez 2003 Nissan 350Z cs 56.517 47.135 10.146 53 Carl Graf 2004 Nissan 350Z cs 56.533 47.149 10.166 54 Nick Haleen 2001 Mazda MX-5 cs 56.709 47.295 10.385 55 Gary Ratliff 1969 Buggy Manx dm 56.732 52.080 10.413 56 Bob Reagh 1998 Chevrolet Corvette as 56.864 48.164 10.577 57 Eric Egen 1998 Baby Grand Monte Carlo am 56.998 56.998 10.743 58 Steve Mill 1971 Datsun 240 Z fp 57.023 50.009 10.774 59 Tony Monoogan 2008 Corvette sti 57.204 49.138 10.999 60 Ron Garcia 1973 Datsun S10 ep 57.220 50.068 11.019 61 Nick Brand 2008 Ford Mustang GT sti 57.258 48.612 11.066 62 Eric Williams 1987 Toyota FX16 dsp 57.353 49.037 11.184 63 Thanat Phavindhu 2003 Honda S2000 str 57.447 48.198 11.301 64 Ryan Grow 1986 Honda S2000 str 57.513 48.253 11.383 65 Chris Estrada Sr 2000 Toyota Celica GTS gs 57.535 46.949 11.41 66 Russ Bowlus 1994 Mazda Miata es 57.670 47.751 11.578 67 Charles Meyer 2002 Honda S2000 str 57.672 48.387 11.58 68 Kevin Grivich 2010 Infiniti G37 Sedan stx 57.799 47.800 11.738 69 George White 2004 Corvette Z06 sti 57.813 49.661 11.755 70 Michael Drouin 1994 Mazda Miata es 57.893 47.935 11.854 71 Ingrid Ansell 1969 Chevrolet Camaro cpl 58.113 50.093 12.127 72 Jeff Thompson 2005 Ford Mustang GT sti 58.212 48.316 12.25 73 Mike Moore Chevrolet Z06 sti 58.223 50.014 12.264 74 Joe Van Sickle 1994 Mazda Miata dp 58.224 50.888 12.265 75 Jason Trantham 2006 Chevolet Corvette sm 58.241 50.495 12.286 76 Roman Volchansky 2001 Acura Type R fm 58.259 53.424 12.309 77 Cameron Bowen 2012 Nissan 370Z sti 58.278 48.604 12.332 78 Dave Green 2013 Home Built Apex am 58.290 58.290 12.347 79 Bob Imrisek 2003 Chevrolet Z06 sti 58.363 50.134 12.438 80 Kris Haleen 2001 Mazda MX-5 cs 58.390 48.697 12.471 81 Darrel Huckabay 2008 Porsche Boxster sti 58.594 49.512 12.724 82 Bill Nandor 2007 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 ss 58.735 50.453 12.899 83 Dan Morlan 2002 Subaru 2.5RS stx 58.803 48.630 12.984 84 Justin Bowen 2012 Nissan 370Z sti 58.817 49.053 13.001 85 Ken Haleen 2001 Mazda Miata cs 58.891 49.115 13.093 86 Lloyd Feaver 1997 BMW M3 sti 58.925 49.143 13.135 87 Renee Russell 1990 Mazda Miata cspl 58.970 50.773 13.191 88 Eric Martin 2011 BMW 335i sti 59.032 48.760 13.268 89 Rufus Crow III 1993 Ford Mustang sm 59.216 51.340 13.496 90 Donora Wichmann 1987 Toyota FX16 dspl 59.232 50.643 13.516 91 Jason Belden 2012 BMW 135 stu 59.429 50.277 13.761 92 Jim Cigler 2008 Ford Mustang GT sti 59.483 49.371 13.828 93 Jim Hearn 1974 Triumph TRG fp 59.664 52.325 14.052 94 Marcus Thomas 1992 Honda Civic sti 59.783 48.066 14.2 95 Ken Evans 2003 Chevrolet Corvette ss 59.852 51.413 14.286 96 Debbie Owen f1l 59.909 57.213 14.356 97 Steve Clark 1990 Ford Mustang sti 59.915 50.868 14.364 98 Blake Pronty 2012 Mazda Speed 3 stx 60.074 49.681 14.561 99 Shawn Reilly 2003 Mercedes SL 55 sti 60.107 51.632 14.602 100 Ryan Rosene Nissan 350Z cs 60.236 50.237 14.762 101 Chris Gibson 1975 Volkswagen Rabbit fsp 60.304 50.535 14.847 102 Jim Sladek 2010 Porsche Cayman S ss 60.569 52.029 15.176 103 Rod Gonzalez 1999 Mazda Miata sti 60.641 50.575 15.265 104 Josh Craig 1997 Mazda Miata es 60.672 50.236 15.30
**105 Brandon Kelley 1967 Ford Mustang cp 60.840 52.444 15.512
106 Chance Lommey 2012 Honda Civic SF stx 60.948 50.404 15.646 107 Eric Smiley 2006 Subaru Impreza WRX ds 60.973 50.364 15.677 108 Butch Mortenson 1989 Chevrolet Corvette bs 61.025 51.566 15.742 109 Barb Pickett 1991 Chevrolet Corevette bsl 61.060 51.596 15.785 110 Arwinder Tamber Mitsubishi Evolution str 61.162 51.315 15.912 111 Laszlo G. Rekasi 1974 BMW 2002 fsp 61.192 51.279 15.949 112 Ryan Saville 2002 Mazda MX-5 str 61.319 51.447 16.106 113 George Akiyama 1996 Mazda sts 61.342 50.853 16.135 114 Derek Hui 2003 Toyota Celica gs 61.367 50.075 16.166 115 Bud Van Cott 2012 Porsche 911 GTS sti 61.382 52.727 16.185 116 Curtis Yamanaka 1991 Honda CRX hs 61.450 49.406 16.269 117 Kevin McHugh 2007 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 ss 61.501 52.829 16.332 118 Patrick Garrett 2002 Subaru WRT sti 61.670 52.173 16.542 119 Brain Hou 2010 Subaru WRX sm 61.885 53.654 16.809 120 Phillip Wickman 1998 Chevrolet S10 fsp 62.098 52.038 17.073 121 Seth Nagau 1985 Mazda RX-7 str 62.116 52.115 17.096 122 Sam Miller 1989 BMW 325iS stx 62.121 51.374 17.102 123 Steve Parmeley 1973 Datsun 240Z fp 62.163 54.517 17.154 124 Gary Mendenhall 1966 Austin-Healey Sprite gp 62.168 52.843 17.16 125 Dustin Dinh 2009 Nissan 370 Z str 62.221 52.203 17.226 126 Jamison Hines 1989 Volkswagen Scirocco fsp 62.223 52.143 17.228 127 Tyler Ziegler 2003 Mitsubishi Evo sm 62.490 54.179 17.56 128 Robert O'Rourke 1999 Chevrolet Corvette as 62.582 53.007 17.674 129 Romy Haideury 2010 Mitsubishi Lancer asp 62.668 54.270 17.781 130 John Gibson 1980 Chevrolet Corvette bs 63.174 53.382 18.409 131 Jim Jakim 1998 BMW Z3 cs 63.343 52.828 18.619 132 Rick Oates 1970 Dodge Dart esp 63.543 53.948 18.867 133 Kevin Craig 1997 Mazda Miata es 63.710 52.752 19.074 134 Josh Hawkins 1999 Porsche Carrera 4 as 63.941 54.158 19.361 135 Lino Chestang 2005 Scion XA stf 64.050 50.920 19.496 136 Max Moon 1998 Corvette C5 sti 64.147 55.102 19.616 137 Chris Mimilis 2010 Mazda Speed3 ds 64.226 53.051 19.715 138 Brian Castaneda 2011 Honda CRZ hs 64.226 51.638 19.715 139 Sy Tran MR2 sti 64.322 53.645 19.834 140 Ronnie Fortes 1994 Mazda Miata sts 64.357 53.352 19.877 141 Tobin Gallawa 2004 Mazda Miata sti 64.481 53.777 20.031 142 Nitin Sain 2008 BMW M6 sti 64.683 54.916 20.282 143 Larry Jacobs 2007 Corvette sti 64.764 55.632 20.382 144 Steven Creaner 2002 Ford Mustang sti 64.831 53.810 20.465 145 Raymond Feliciana 2001 BMW 330ci ds 65.007 53.696 20.684 146 Dan Pickle 2000 Chevrolet Corvette as 65.103 55.142 20.803 147 John Nishida 1991 Honda CRX hs 65.115 52.352 20.818 148 Anton Chu 1992 Honda Civic smf 65.287 55.625 21.031 149 Greg Hubbard 2002 BMW 330ci sti 65.302 53.939 21.05 150 Tomas Lechuga 1992 Honda Accord fsp 65.352 54.765 21.112 151 Derek Shimozaki 1992 Nissan 240sx gs 65.764 53.663 21.623 152 Steve Howe 2006 Pontiac GTO fs 65.856 54.660 21.738 153 Steve Bouche 1990 Mazda Miata str 66.119 55.474 22.064 154 Ernie Drake 2010 Corvette sti 66.307 56.958 22.297 155 Sean Chaffin 1990 Mazda Miata sts 66.309 54.970 22.3 156 Ted Nagau 1990 Mazda Miata str 66.445 55.747 22.469 157 Jeremy Leider 2012 Ford Fiesta hs 66.898 53.786 23.031 158 Nicole Stagner 2008 Subaru Impreza stxl 67.267 55.630 23.489 159 James Cavanaugh 2000 Mazda Miata csp 68.857 59.286 25.462 160 Matthew Klein 1969 Pontiac Firebird cp 69.068 59.537 25.724 161 Joshua Espiritu 2002 Honda Civic stf 69.169 54.989 25.85 162 Claudia Orozco 2000 Honda S2000 strl 69.877 58.627 26.728 163 Will Matthews 1992 Mazda Miata csp 70.022 60.289 26.908 164 Justin McAfee ja 70.370 61.855 27.34 165 Daniel Lacer Emmick KT100 ja 71.635 62.967 28.91 166 Marcus McAfee ja 72.788 63.981 30.341 167 Ron Olsen 2009 Volvo C30 gs 73.713 60.150 31.489 168 Oliver Linayao 2012 Honda Civic Si gs 74.112 60.475 31.985 169 Jordan Eklund 2002 Lexus IS 300 ds 75.025 61.971 33.118 170 Hazel Gillego 2009 VW GLI/Jetta sti 77.882 63.552 36.664 171 Jillian Hubbard Kart jb 81.320 68.471 40.931 172 Tim Patenaude 1967 Lotus Europa dm 99.999 91.799 64.114
Here is the video of our best run for those that haven't seen it.
VIDEO:
http://s69.photobucket.com/user/bwkelley76/media/GOPR0267_zps8ff42ee6.mp4.html
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Took the Mustang to Sac Raceway for a little 1/4 mile Drag Racing test and tune this evening. Ran a best ET of 12.931. That run resulted in a 102.279 MPH with a 2.042 60-Foot and .135 reaction time.
Best overall numbers for the night were 107.4 MPH, 2.042 60-Foot, and my best reaction time was .041. If I could have combined all of those numbers into one clean run (Practice makes perfect!) I believe I could have nailed a 12.50 to a 12.70.
VERY HAPPY WITH THIS! Not often do you see a purpose-built road/autoX car run 12's in the quarter mile with just a quick adjustment of the shocks. (literally done in 5 minutes) ...I still had the sticky/wide tires on the front also.
...Just a few turns of the adjusters on the 2-way adjustable Varishock shocks allowed for great weight transfer to the rear tires. The thing launched awesome and pulled hard the entire way.
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...Here's how my day went. The original radiator sprung a leak so I found a cheap aluminum alternative. Took all day to do it all right, NOT a direct bolt-in by any means. I had to hand-make brackets for everything, shroud included.
-------------------- Dont sweat the petty things and dont pet the sweaty things. "RIP George Carlin"
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I've got a similar set-up on my comet. I used the 500 springs up front with DA's. i havent set up the rear yet but it will probably wont be coilovers. How do you like your rear set up? Would you do anything different? Torque arm and varishock rear shocks, correct. What are you coilover settings at up front? Thanks
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quote: Originally posted by 89TRUNK: I've got a similar set-up on my comet. I used the 500 springs up front with DA's. i havent set up the rear yet but it will probably wont be coilovers. How do you like your rear set up? Would you do anything different? Torque arm and varishock rear shocks, correct. What are you coilover settings at up front? Thanks
Reverse eye Grab-a-Trak rear leafs with Maier adjustable panhard bar and 2-way adjustable varishocks on all 4 corners. I wouldn't change a thing unless I were rich, then I would go torque-arm in the rear. As far a shock settings there are a GAZILLION possibilities and recipes with these shocks. These shocks are by far the best investment so far on this suspension. So far on super short Auto X tracks like the Goodguys Pleasanton track I set them pretty stiff (10 clicks up and down on the front and 8 up and down on rear) and longer Auto X like Mather Field I run 8 front 6 rear up and down. For drag I ran 12 down and 0 up on front and 12 up and 0 down in the rear (90/10 + 10/90 effect). Around town I usually set them to 00000 all-around unless I have a full tank of gas, then I run the rears a few clicks on the down adjustment. If I'm doing any mountain fun runs I set everything to the Mather Field adjustment but on a long trip it proves to be jarring.
-------------------- Dont sweat the petty things and dont pet the sweaty things. "RIP George Carlin"
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Still waiting on a few more videos from friends... This is the second half of one of my 13.0XX passes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVqve1dUves
-------------------- Dont sweat the petty things and dont pet the sweaty things. "RIP George Carlin"
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