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Old Nov 17, 2013 | 11:21 PM
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waaaaat! on my base I had odd lights out for long periods of time because I was lazy to remove the bumper all the time... are you sure.. the bottom inner lights?
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Old Nov 18, 2013 | 12:50 AM
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Got my rebalanced driveshaft back from The Driveshaft Shop and re-installed it. (Rear mirror vibration is gone) Installed the rebuilt QA1's from Kidwell Motorsports. Cycled a liter of Dot 4 through the brakes. Installed the PA-15 Vette. I finished today, but it actually took a couple of days to finish.
Car feels good. Need to get it to the autocross next month.
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Old Nov 18, 2013 | 12:58 AM
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nice. I was close to buying that PA-15 but instead went with the radio shack mod. and this http://www.buyijet.com/top-products/...ite-black.html

Im verry happy. I have the remote magnetize by my shifter so I just press my buttons from there.

and my ipod sits in my center console with no issue at all


but that balancing sounds very gainful.
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Old Nov 18, 2013 | 01:16 AM
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Finished building the forged power-plant.
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Old Nov 19, 2013 | 08:52 PM
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Got her retuned......
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Old Nov 20, 2013 | 06:48 AM
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I drove it... like any other day.

I've been playing with front and rear QA1 adjustments to get it right, since putting in the rears recently. (was QA1s fronts and FG2s rears)
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Old Nov 20, 2013 | 09:02 AM
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Part #s please....
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Old Nov 20, 2013 | 09:56 AM
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Front

http://www.bmrsuspension.com/?page=p...&productid=689

Rear

http://www.bmrsuspension.com/?page=p...&productid=690
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Old Nov 20, 2013 | 11:10 AM
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cut out the entire rearend, trunk and wheel wells... also hammered away at the trans tunnel a little for some clearance, and ordered my power plant
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Old Nov 20, 2013 | 12:34 PM
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IF they still have them. I got mine from OC Shocks in Ohio and they were out of stock. When they called QA1, QA1 said out of stock...except for this pallet over here that we're picking from for our best customers. OC Shocks said they could get my rear pair and was thinking about buying what they had left. I told OC that I'd continue to post on the forums to buy from them, for squeezing a pair out of QA1s hands. Who knows... maybe OC bought the lot!

http://ocshocks.com and I asked for thicker oil.

Installed with Banski upper mounts... note the mess from the blown FG2... anyone want the other one? I have a front FG2 as well from the same process of blown, buy QA1s.


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Old Nov 20, 2013 | 01:46 PM
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Plugged in the battery tender I have for it...car just sits 95% of the time. From DD to Garage Space filler...all because of a 135 mile round trip commute for work.
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Old Nov 20, 2013 | 02:14 PM
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So these are just shocks and not coilovers....hmmmmmm
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Old Nov 21, 2013 | 10:29 PM
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Finally installed my new endlinks and sway bar bushings after procrastinating it for 2 months. Ahhhhh, it's so nice driving around with no front end clunking noise!
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Old Nov 21, 2013 | 10:42 PM
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Got the car in the air to nut and bolt it after the last round of mods. Found a missing trans mount bolt missing. Fixed that need to get some gaskets for the exhaust and will get an oil change tomorrow.

Also clay bared the front bumper from the last trip up north.
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Old Nov 22, 2013 | 02:46 AM
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Had the car flash a low warning light... And yea the fluid is a bit low. She's got almost 90k miles so I figure, just do new upper and lower hoses and new radiator fluid... I'll knock it all out when I change the oil next week. Ordered up all the parts today

And yea I checked around... Didn't see any leaks real visible, its probably the original fluid and its been there for how many years and miles. But I started it up and it didn't feel like the head gasket. The cylinders weren't pressurizing the system when I grabbed the upper hose so I dunno. Only $50 worth of hose and piece of mind.

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Old Nov 22, 2013 | 07:36 AM
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Originally Posted by 54inches
So these are just shocks and not coilovers....hmmmmmm
Yes, with Ground Control sleeves to lower it and who supply Eibach springs. I run 550/650.

Did we just re-invent the wheel?
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Old Nov 22, 2013 | 10:56 AM
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I r confused.

SO they were meant to be just shiocks, but you "converted" them to coilovers.....
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Old Nov 22, 2013 | 08:06 PM
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Yes I know. Ghetto. but oh well. I'll be getting a nice K&N CAI soon
BTW I have a K&N drop in now.
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Old Nov 22, 2013 | 10:16 PM
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I don't think it is ghetto at all! DIY baby....
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Old Nov 22, 2013 | 10:37 PM
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I put mine up on ramps tonight when I parked it.

Gotta dig around and find a evap system leak thingy.
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