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[MFE III]

Dan, looks very nice and you've made a few unique mods. Couple of questions:
1. What's the trap door for in the trunk floor?
2. I like how you ran your throttle cable rather than a big loop in the engine compartment, but how's your pedal effort? I'd be concerned that the tighter bends might make for harder pedal effort.
3. I saw two filters/breathers in your trunk. One's for the tank and is the other for the differential?
Again, very nice job - but I gotta say, that single brake pedal sure looks lonley.
Matt

[danc30]

Thanks Matt.
1-The trap door is so I can get at the fuel sender and fuel lines. I ran a feed and return line set up with a lot of fittings and wanted to make sure I could get at them.
2- Pedal effort is OK.

[danc30]

Here's a picture for ya Matt.

[AZ_Ron]

I'd suggest cleaning the rust off of the shifter and get it looking how you want it, then shoot it with a
clear coat of Krylon, or something along those lines... I did an Intake manifold on a BBC I had way back when... I glass beaded it, looked as good as new, then shot it with a few coats of clear. After that, anytime anything got on it, I could just wipe it off.

Ron

[danc30]

Thanks Ron, I'll try that.

Dan

[danc30]

I've been meaning to put the link to my first and last go cart ride so here it is. I took it out a week ago, it needed some tuning as it was way too rich, you can see fuel mixture coming out of the sidepipe when I put it in the garage.

I took it easy in the neighborhood so I didn't "totally" upset the neighbors.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxt_FaCgeao


I put the body on this past weekend. It is pretty tight now that I have everything bolted down.  The panels are next. Pictures to come soon.

Enjoy
Dan

[danc30]

UPDATE:
1- Car went to the body and paint guy yesterday afternoon. Hope to have it back by Thanksgiving to go to the Turkey Rod Run in Daytona.

2- Just finalized insurance with Midwest Classic Insurance. Best rate I could find with a very large "agreed value" and 5000 miles per year. Robbin was great to work with. Give him a call.

Next steps, DMV- Hopefully it goes as smooth as Phil's did.  I'm trying to get a vanity plate that reads "HOLD ONN"

After I get the car back it's off to HP Performance to Dyno tune the beast then off to  the Turkey Run.

I hope everything goes as planned.  The Daytona Turkey run would be a great place to "unveil" my car for the first time.

Wish me luck.

Dan

[danc30]

Off to the body and paint shop....... Can anyone say, post-partem- depression???

[Ranman]

Dan,

I like the way you ran your throttle cable, going to do the same.

Did you shorten up the upper arm?

[danc30]

No, I didn't shorten it, it is adjusted to point more towards the seat and tweaked (bent) slightly to the left.  I got the idea from Chris Doss and copied it. (thanks Chris)

Here is a picture of his.

Dan

[HM1104]

lookin good!  

Now that you've got the body on, how do the wheels fit?  I was planning to go with teh same wheels, 17x11 and 17x8 but i was going to try 5" bs on the rear.  Got any pics of how well the rears fit on your car?

if you don't mind, could you email me a picture or 2 of your wheel fitment.  I can't get on this site very often because it is blocked from my work network.  Occasionally, I can turn the filter off and sneak in here though!  

BTW, I'm HM1104, currently in Iraq so I don't have alot of internet options!
email woodworth.joshua@gmail.com

Thanks,
Josh

[danc30]

Hey Josh,
First let me say, Thanks for your service.

The car is getting painted now and aligned right after that.

[HM1104]

Sweet!  Thanks for the info.  The smallest BS i can get on the wheels I want is 4 3/4.  i figured, recommended is 4" on a 10" wheel so why not 5" on an 11" wheel.  But Mike said it could be close with a 5" BS.  For the fronts, the options I have are 17x8 or 17x9.5.  i figured 17x8 w/ 255 tires would work just fine.

So, what color is she going to be?

[danc30]

Lexus Indigo ink pearl with viper metallic silver stripes.  It's gonna be sweeeetttt......

[HM1104]

Is that the bluish purply color on the new Lexus?