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Twilightoptics
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 8:09 pm    Post subject: Test Drive Reply with quote

9" test drive tonight went off without a hitch. Well except the weather.

Will let her dry off and check all the fasteners and brake lines. Brakes seem to work great. No strange sounds or clunks.

Certainly makes the 1st gear off idle transition much much nicer! No more slipping the clutch for 20mph!

I do need to make an adjustable panhard, or lengthen the one I've got. Off by about 1/2". Only problem is that I don't know if the torque are will clear the seatbelt/fuel line bracket if I move it over.
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Schultzy89GTA
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 8:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sweet! Way to go bud. Ya it was raining as I came home from Dad's in Vancouver. I was wondering how that went for your test drive lol

Glad to hear everything is going smooth.

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 10:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

So there will be 5k clutch dumps in your future? Laughing


Sweeeeet.

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 11:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

iansane wrote:
So there will be 5k clutch dumps in your future? Laughing


Sweeeeet.
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83Z28BlackBetty
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 6:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Very nice paul! glad to hear it works! (then again, its Paul building it so we never had any doubts)

~JAKE

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 4:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

sweet dude!
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 11:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

83Z28BlackBetty wrote:
Very nice paul! glad to hear it works! (then again, its Paul building it so we never had any doubts)

~JAKE


did you see what happened to the last rear end he installed? Laughing

nice job there Paul. i don't think I'll ever get a winning time slip against you again.
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Twilightoptics
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 1:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Xophertony wrote:
83Z28BlackBetty wrote:
Very nice paul! glad to hear it works! (then again, its Paul building it so we never had any doubts)

~JAKE


did you see what happened to the last rear end he installed? Laughing

nice job there Paul. i don't think I'll ever get a winning time slip against you again.


You really don't have a winning timeslip. I didn't trip the beams, the guys pushing me off the line did!

And I'll have you know on that other rear, the weld held, it ripped out of the housing and took pieces of the housing with it. Metal failure. Not me. A$$.
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 2:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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and took pieces of the housing with it


Shocked What axle was it?

Hey, and what brake setup did you end up running?

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Twilightoptics
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 3:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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and took pieces of the housing with it


Shocked What axle was it?

Hey, and what brake setup did you end up running?


The bracket for the 3rd link on the Chevette ripped a chunk out of the housing.

Running the brakes from the pictures a month ago. Front C4 12" Brakes.
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