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Re: Hello fellow keepers of the flame-A long one from the new guy-71HANTO
« Reply #120 on: November 18, 2013, 09:06:49 PM »
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Re: Hello fellow keepers of the flame-A long one from the new guy-71HANTO
« Reply #121 on: November 19, 2013, 09:54:29 AM »
Well,  I guess I don't get better lookin each Day! But I do get a bit more likable after a few Brews. ;D
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Re: Hello fellow keepers of the flame-A long one from the new guy-71HANTO
« Reply #122 on: November 19, 2013, 10:09:37 AM »
Well,  I guess I don't get better lookin each Day! But I do get a bit more likable after a few Brews. ;D

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Re: Hello fellow keepers of the flame-A long one from the new guy-71HANTO
« Reply #123 on: March 15, 2014, 10:51:01 AM »
Well, the glass work slowed me down on the HANTO but I see the light at the end of the tunnel. It's starting to look like a race car. Getting closer to paint. A lot of hours went into fiberglass body panel fit. The front air dam went on last evening after work but still needs a little adjustment and some support bracing. I had to cut 3/4 of an inch out of the center to make it fit. The rear spoiler has about a 1/2 inch ADDED to make it fit flush end to end. Every piece of fiberglass had to have some type of major work but I am just about there. Dearborn or bust!

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Re: Hello fellow keepers of the flame-A long one from the new guy-71HANTO
« Reply #124 on: March 15, 2014, 10:52:29 AM »
Looks good..
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Re: Hello fellow keepers of the flame-A long one from the new guy-71HANTO
« Reply #125 on: March 15, 2014, 12:14:24 PM »
You've gone this far, so why not glass bumpers? Car looks greeeeeat. Keep up the good work.
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Re: Hello fellow keepers of the flame-A long one from the new guy-71HANTO
« Reply #126 on: March 15, 2014, 12:34:38 PM »
You've gone this far, so why not glass bumpers? Car looks greeeeeat. Keep up the good work.

Thanks, got it covered. I also want to fab some bumper brackets out of aluminum as the originals weight a ton. My mantra is: "if you want to go fast, add lightness"

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Re: Hello fellow keepers of the flame-A long one from the new guy-71HANTO
« Reply #127 on: March 15, 2014, 06:14:36 PM »
RIGHT ON!!!!
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Re: Hello fellow keepers of the flame-A long one from the new guy-71HANTO
« Reply #128 on: March 17, 2014, 09:02:13 AM »
IS THAT THE FRONT SPOLIER YOU GOT FROM ME? LOOKS AWESOME!!!

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Re: Hello fellow keepers of the flame-A long one from the new guy-71HANTO
« Reply #129 on: March 18, 2014, 11:08:02 AM »
IS THAT THE FRONT SPOLIER YOU GOT FROM ME? LOOKS AWESOME!!!


Hi bbobcat75,

I did not end up using the one I got from you. I bought a larger one and figured bigger was better for most of the smaller (slower) twisty tracks I race on.

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Re: Hello fellow keepers of the flame-A long one from the new guy-71HANTO
« Reply #130 on: May 18, 2014, 08:10:56 PM »
I got some important things done since my last post that I can check off my list getting ready for Dearborn in July. I finished all the mounting points for the Lexan windows. A big job to get everything flush with all the compound angles of the window frames. The headlight buckets are one of the worst aerodynamic features of the car as they trap air like little parachutes causing a lot of drag at higher speeds. I decided why fight it when I can take advantage of the pressurized air to cool the brakes (plus less dust up high). So here's my solution. I used hot water heater vent hoods (Home Depot) and plastic 3 inch, 60 degree bend air intake piping (Kragen Auto). I topped it off with motorcycle headlight rock guards. I will be running 3 inch brake cooling hose to a housing that encloses most of the brake rotor.

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Re: Hello fellow keepers of the flame-A long one from the new guy-71HANTO
« Reply #131 on: May 19, 2014, 01:14:28 PM »
WHAT A GREAT IDEA! AND LOOKS SUPER CLEAN!!
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Re: Hello fellow keepers of the flame-A long one from the new guy-71HANTO
« Reply #132 on: May 19, 2014, 02:41:34 PM »
Nice setup.
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