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05-02-2016, 02:23 PM | #113 |
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What would a race car build be without a few glitches?
This one is pretty trivial. I decided yesterday that it's finally time to install all four Pro-Stars and get rid of the junk tires and wheels the car has been on. But then I found this oddity. This is like "Sesame Street". "One of these things is different from the rest, one of these things doesn't belong." I know it's a little blurry but if your eyes are sharp you might notice a 1/2" lug nut among the 7/16" ones. Summit is shipping out a new set. A bigger issue is the line lock. It seemed like the master cylinder would be way out in the clear, but it turned out to be a lot closer to the inner fender than I thought: So the next task is to relocate the solenoid to the inside. Last edited by Dave Muller; 07-09-2017 at 12:56 PM. |
05-02-2016, 05:38 PM | #114 |
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The fix seems pretty straight-forward. I moved the mounting plate over...
And mounted the solenoid right back up: From here I have to swap around the 90 degree fitting and bend the brake lines a bit. I might have to replace one of them altogether. But it looks like this will be okay after all. Last edited by Dave Muller; 07-08-2017 at 12:16 PM. |
05-02-2016, 07:55 PM | #115 |
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And here's the car finally sitting on the correct wheels and tires.
I strongly suspect that I'm going to have to do some cutting on all four springs. And that's after having already cut off a substantial amount from the rear springs. Last edited by Dave Muller; 07-08-2017 at 12:17 PM. |
05-02-2016, 08:50 PM | #116 |
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Dave PM me about the spring set up DONT cut anything you will regret it later. Plus do yourself a favor and get REAL eyebolts for your tiedowns not the soft hardware store ones you got there. It would be a shame for all your nice work to get ruined having it come off the trailer!
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Busy as a bee this weekend Dave...looks good. Do you already have taller upper ball joints?
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Which brand did you use Dave? I was considering the RideTech for the El Camino...don't know who manufactures it for them. http://www.jegs.com/i/Ridetech/029/90000894/10002/-1
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