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Started by _2wild4u_ , Mar 13 2006 10:14 PM

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#51 Gump

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Posted 27 January 2007 - 10:23 PM

pants getting very tight. that looks hot

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#52 _Brad1979UC_

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Posted 27 January 2007 - 10:45 PM

ohh yea...whoa i reall love ur engine bay now how its real neat
n factory grooves/joints smoothed out :spoton:

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#53 _jake_

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Posted 28 January 2007 - 01:00 PM

do u plan on changing it to manual later on? manual is bit more fun

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#54 _2wild4u_

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Posted 28 January 2007 - 02:30 PM

definately not changing to manual, for starters id have to find one that would last, and secondly i can dump this in top gear doing about 110kph and she still takes off sideways, so i think i will just stick with the auto

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#55 _noslx_

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Posted 31 January 2007 - 06:58 PM

mate that is a beautiful ride love the colour and the stance :spoton:

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#56 _2wild4u_

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Posted 22 April 2007 - 10:49 PM

couple of new pics i thought were worthy
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#57 _levis_

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Posted 22 April 2007 - 10:54 PM

loving that last photo

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#58 RIM-010

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Posted 22 April 2007 - 10:56 PM

Love the last pic. Beautiful photography.

Really needs some wide wheels on the front, looks really tall and skinny in the front on pic...

Tim

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#59 _STEVO_

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Posted 22 April 2007 - 11:18 PM

top job well done
have you run it down the quarter yet ?

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#60 _2wild4u_

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Posted 22 April 2007 - 11:34 PM

have you run it down the quarter yet ?

to be honest im too scared too, all my mates call me a woosey, but like i try to explain to them is that if it hits the wall i cant exactly just pick up another torry and swap the stuff over like they can do with their vl commodores

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#61 _northy_

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Posted 23 April 2007 - 07:37 AM

a muncie might handle that. has she been dyno'd how much at the treads

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#62 _Bigmac123_99_

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Posted 23 April 2007 - 02:44 PM

have you run it down the quarter yet ?

to be honest im too scared too, all my mates call me a woosey, but like i try to explain to them is that if it hits the wall i cant exactly just pick up another torry and swap the stuff over like they can do with their vl commodores

man, if you spend this muc time to make somehting that you love and want to run fast, i say you just have to take it down he quarter.
do heaps of runs, start off by doin an 18s or something, then slowly give her some more "go Juice".
im sure you will be able to handle your baby when you eventually do some good times.
but dude, dont waste all your efforts. in my oppinion, you have more chance of crashing your car on the road then on the strip.
and dont be like someone i know, spent 70K on a rana and he still hasnt run it down. the tyres he bought for it dont leave blackies anymore coz the rubber is so old on em.
HAVE FUN WITH IT

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#63 Heath

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Posted 23 April 2007 - 03:29 PM

all my mates... ...they can do with their vl commodores

I think you're hanging around with the wrong people :tease:

Those photos are TOUGH AS, thanks for sharing man that looks awesome!

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#64 _Big T_

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Posted 23 April 2007 - 04:25 PM

Very bloody nice work mate!! I'm going a bit green with envy!!

You gotta give it a run down the quarter man!! I know I'll be shitting m'self when I do the same in my UC (I wont be running anything near 10's thats for sure) but I still gotta give it a go at least once.

Hope you dont mind but I cleaned up a photo for ya.
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Love the blurred action shot photo, very nicely done.

Cheers,

Big T

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#65 _2wild4u_

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Posted 23 April 2007 - 06:42 PM

yeah, thanks everyone, i will think about it. thanks big t makes it look alot better, they werent my skids by the way.......

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#66 Tiny

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Posted 25 April 2007 - 01:44 PM

That just looks SOOOOo tough!

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#67 _MAWLER_

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Posted 25 April 2007 - 06:51 PM

Good stuff. Looks great and very tough! You HAVE to run it down the strip! Start slow and work your way up to it. You've given it jabs on the street I'm sure, just give it the same amount on the track. Much safer on the track, more grip, no tools pulling out in front of you etc. Power to you.

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#68 _2wild4u_

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Posted 25 April 2007 - 06:55 PM

the problem is it doesnt stay straight

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#69 _Azza_

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Posted 25 April 2007 - 07:37 PM

f*cken awesome mate thats incredible. Thats how I want mine to look. But sitting more level.

What colour is that?

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#70 _2wild4u_

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Posted 25 April 2007 - 11:06 PM

thanks, the colour is based on a mazda mx5 colour, something like innocent blue, with a bit more mods

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#71 Heath

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Posted 26 April 2007 - 02:49 PM

Invest in a set of Drag Radials maybe?

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#72 _MAWLER_

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Posted 26 April 2007 - 08:43 PM

I can't remember, but have you strengthened the chassis at all? Drag radials will help but it just means a more judicious use of throttle out of the hole and have full through 2nd and 3rd. Still enough to have fun, get used to it and beat ur mates at the same time.

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#73 _2wild4u_

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Posted 26 April 2007 - 09:53 PM

no, nothing has been done to the chassis, just the usual like boxed trailing arms etc, those street radials dont come in 295's but i would have to go down to 275's and i cant have that

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#74 Racehatch

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Posted 26 April 2007 - 10:46 PM

Yeah I can understand you being a bit wary of heading down the quarter if she's not hooking up properly...

What weight springs are you running in the rear? Quite often when they are taily like that, its usually cos the rear end isnt working effectively (or enough). Most of the good drag setups I've seen allow for good weight transfer, so the car can put its power down coming off the line. I assume you are running a nine inch, I'd be checking to make sure things arnt binding up as the suspension moves through its range of travel.. (Put it on stands with the diff unweighted, take the springs out and use a jack to check) Is there enough clearance under the guards for the suspension to work without the tyres hitting things?

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#75 LS1LX

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Posted 27 April 2007 - 06:27 AM

Try lowering the rear around another 4-5 inches and it might hook, right now its up in the air, your trailing arms will have bad angle and its all unsprung weight, its forcing the rear up too much under acceleration instead of into the ground.

Ass up is too unsprung, when your launching its raising the rear in the air more instead of into the ground as your control arms are already pointing upwards instead of level/downwards.

If your want it too hook its got to put the power into the ground. Needs to be lowered heaps more in the rear with the factory 4 link setup.

I know its fun wheel spinning 3rd gear, but its not fun if a little 2L chops you cos u can't get it too hook.

Edited by LS1LX, 27 April 2007 - 06:39 AM.