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Old 02-07-2011, 03:34 PM
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Car looks sweet bro. Been nice talking to you over the years too. Whats next?
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Originally Posted by allngn_c5
Car looks sweet bro. Been nice talking to you over the years too. Whats next?
Who knows? Maybe 7-8 more lbs. of atmosphere...
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gorgeous car man!
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Originally Posted by WKMCD
Who knows? Maybe 7-8 more lbs. of atmosphere...
nah, not the N/A gentlemans cruiser
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Originally Posted by allngn_c5
nah, not the N/A gentlemans cruiser
He has to make up for that lack of displacement somehow...

Nice to see you're still trollin around here Doug!
Later!
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Old 02-09-2011, 06:03 AM
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I just wish we'd get a good rain to wash the sand and salt off the streets and then dry up enough for me to take the stinking car out. I've got to bed the new brakes and I really want to see how it rides and handles with the big meat on the back.
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60 degrees or so here today and the roads aren't too bad re sand and salt. I'm taking the car out for about a 50 mile drive to play golf. I need to bed the new brakes and I'll get a chance to check the ride with the 345's out back and a different suspension setting.

Hope no one notices that my one tag has expired.. (I renewed on line this morning but the stickers are dead.)

WOOHOO!!!
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Have fun Kevin!
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Just got back. The car seems to ride a little smoother in back with the 345x30x19 PS2's which I would expect. The 345's definitely give me an almost acceptable level of street traction. I really didn't notice any difference in handling but I wasn't pushing it. Still have some sand where you'd least expect it.

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THE 315's I was running were pretty useless on my street car. They would spin through 3rd gear. I tried a set of ET Street II's and they stuck very well but killed the handling. I figured I'd just put more rubber on the back so I installed Lewis Five rear quarters and 345x30x19's on the back.

Just finished today and got a few pics.













I just came all over myself, dam that looks killer, makes me want to build one right now!!!!!
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LOL - Thanks!

This summer I replaced the coilovers I had with PFADT Feather lights. I already had the PFADT 3 piece Track sway bars. It handles like a freaking gokart.

Last winters mods were leather interior...






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Very nice vette sir and one of the best looking vert imo! And mine soon to have flared fenders and some ccw's! and white FTW!
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Very nice vette sir and one of the best looking vert imo! And mine soon to have flared fenders and some ccw's! and white FTW!
Thanks! My bud Rick Kim just picked drove off in the car. He'll bring it back tomorrow with a few changes including 3.90's. I run his Level 4 tranny and diff now with 3.42's but even with the power and torque the 3.90's I had before gives me a better gear in a few places. It makes 6th gear much more usable.
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Originally Posted by WKMCD
Thanks! My bud Rick Kim just picked drove off in the car. He'll bring it back tomorrow with a few changes including 3.90's. I run his Level 4 tranny and diff now with 3.42's but even with the power and torque the 3.90's I had before gives me a better gear in a few places. It makes 6th gear much more usable.
I guess you need to use 6th because 1st 2nd & 3rd won't do you any good.



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