Updated: THREE trips to TNT with pics + vids
02-12-2016, 08:14 AM
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Gonna try a gear swap for a March 11th track day. Weather should be good this time of year so we will see how it goes.
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02-12-2016, 04:55 PM
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With the nitrous converter i have i dont 60ft like id hope for on motor. 1.60 is best.
As tight as it is on shifts, I'm going to try 26"tires with my 4.10 gear on motor. My car is still full weight so it needs all the help i can get off the line. Also the 2.74 first gear compared to a 4l60e.
Good luck with it man
As tight as it is on shifts, I'm going to try 26"tires with my 4.10 gear on motor. My car is still full weight so it needs all the help i can get off the line. Also the 2.74 first gear compared to a 4l60e.
Good luck with it man
02-26-2016, 09:02 PM
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So I figured while I was doing a gear swap I'd freshen up a little bit. I've always hated the fact that I spray painted the rear end in this car. Money was tight when I ordered it so saving money was important, now I can go back and undue that mistake. So ordered up some Richmond 4.10s. Gonna hold onto the Motive 3.73s for now, they may end up going back in one day.
Got it pulled and hung up for full disassembly.
And off to the powder coat shop!
Going more low key this go round, went with gloss black.
And that little custom touch that makes it your own and unique.
Been running a turn down for a while. I'm not about that life anymore. So I extended the 4" all the way out the back with a little heat wrap to help the gas tank.
All that hard work, lets relax by the BBQ grill with some LSX buddies.
Should have it reassembled this week, a few tuning tweaks, and off to the track March 11th weather permitting of course.
Got it pulled and hung up for full disassembly.
And off to the powder coat shop!
Going more low key this go round, went with gloss black.
And that little custom touch that makes it your own and unique.
Been running a turn down for a while. I'm not about that life anymore. So I extended the 4" all the way out the back with a little heat wrap to help the gas tank.
All that hard work, lets relax by the BBQ grill with some LSX buddies.
Should have it reassembled this week, a few tuning tweaks, and off to the track March 11th weather permitting of course.
03-02-2016, 11:38 AM
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Got this thing back and it was an oily sandy mess inside. So I spent considerable time cleaning the inside. Now that it's clean it's ready to be reassembled.
Stopped at home depot and got some angle iron and some all thread. After all the rear ends ive built I'm finally building myself a case spreader.
The case has one 3/4 and one 1/2 hole for the case spreader to attach to, so I found some scraps that fit those dimensions. I did have to revise this design as it was blocking the bearing caps from going in. No big deal, we are learning.
Here it is set in place. You turn the buckles and the case spreads. Easy as pie.
And this is why you need a case spreader. I pulled this out during disassembly. No doubt it got bent during final carrier preloading last time when I swapped the spool in.
May not have this out again for a while so I decided to take some weights. This is the empty housing weight.
This is fully dressed weight. It has a spool, no brakes, aluminum rear cover.
I was an idiot to not powder coat this thing sooner. It looks very pimp now. Will reinstall this weekend. Stay tuned.
Stopped at home depot and got some angle iron and some all thread. After all the rear ends ive built I'm finally building myself a case spreader.
The case has one 3/4 and one 1/2 hole for the case spreader to attach to, so I found some scraps that fit those dimensions. I did have to revise this design as it was blocking the bearing caps from going in. No big deal, we are learning.
Here it is set in place. You turn the buckles and the case spreads. Easy as pie.
And this is why you need a case spreader. I pulled this out during disassembly. No doubt it got bent during final carrier preloading last time when I swapped the spool in.
May not have this out again for a while so I decided to take some weights. This is the empty housing weight.
This is fully dressed weight. It has a spool, no brakes, aluminum rear cover.
I was an idiot to not powder coat this thing sooner. It looks very pimp now. Will reinstall this weekend. Stay tuned.
03-03-2016, 10:55 PM
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Thread start to thread end. Love the car.
How low does the tq arm crossmember hang? may have to purchase that one if I want to run my 4" all the way back.
How low does the tq arm crossmember hang? may have to purchase that one if I want to run my 4" all the way back.
03-04-2016, 08:22 AM
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Lesson learned.