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"WE"...pray for me...
Steven Frank
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I'll get to it. Eventually...
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Don't rock it too hard, Steve...you don't want to tip it over!
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That's what he's afraid of! So far, things generally FEEL scary enough long before they ever actually GET scary. I think that will keep us in check for a while.
The lack of power steering is also a factor. If we had PS, we could yank the car around and try to make it do stupid things. Without that, I think it would take considerable muscle to give this car the "one-two punch" that it would take to get it up on two wheels.
That's my story, anyway.
The lack of power steering is also a factor. If we had PS, we could yank the car around and try to make it do stupid things. Without that, I think it would take considerable muscle to give this car the "one-two punch" that it would take to get it up on two wheels.
That's my story, anyway.
Loren Williams - Loren @ Invisiblesun.org
The "Push Harder, Suck Less" philosophy explained:
Push Harder - Drive as close to the limit of your tires as possible.
Suck Less - Drive something resembling a proper racing line.
The "Push Harder, Suck Less" philosophy explained:
Push Harder - Drive as close to the limit of your tires as possible.
Suck Less - Drive something resembling a proper racing line.
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Actually, it's the lack of need for brakes. Or maybe just lack of brakes. Anyhow, since there's little temptation to stand the car on its nose while diving into a turn, there's somewhat less danger of somersaulting it.
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None of this is helping.
Scary
One two punch.
Somersaulting.
Lack of brakes.
Uh-uh. Nope.
[Mr. Horse]No sir. I don't like it."[/Mr. Horse]
Scary
One two punch.
Somersaulting.
Lack of brakes.
Uh-uh. Nope.
[Mr. Horse]No sir. I don't like it."[/Mr. Horse]
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Loren wrote:Freakin' Drew and his freakin' Mustang.
dan wrote:Freakin' Drew and his freakin' Miata.
Rawkkrawler wrote:Freakin’ Drew and his OTHER freakin’ Mustang!
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Oh, it's help you want!Native wrote:None of this is helping.
Walk away. Buy a nice, used sedan. Or maybe a minivan. Drive it carefully, and obey all traffic laws. These modified race cars will just get you into trouble.
Did that help?
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Steven Frank
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I'll get to it. Eventually...
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Engineers around the world just winced at that association....Loren wrote:The setup of the FASTiva is a marvel of race car engineering....
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Soroya are you lining up a bunch of co=drivers yet? A spanking is in order.Loren wrote:Bwaaaaahahaha! If we were in trash talk mode, I'd agree emphatically. The setup of the FASTiva is a marvel of race car engineering that warrants your respect and admiration, and our competitors should be afraid... very afraid. But, the reality is that the car is just thrown together for the most part, and tweaked to sort of work "well enough", and course workers should be afraid... very afraid.
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Rear springs (actually, a full coilover kit, but just using the rear setup) have arrived. They are a lovely blue.
Star Specs are on order from Tire Rack. Knowing them, they'll be here tomorrow.
I'm headed out to the garage to cut some metal!
Star Specs are on order from Tire Rack. Knowing them, they'll be here tomorrow.
I'm headed out to the garage to cut some metal!
Loren Williams - Loren @ Invisiblesun.org
The "Push Harder, Suck Less" philosophy explained:
Push Harder - Drive as close to the limit of your tires as possible.
Suck Less - Drive something resembling a proper racing line.
The "Push Harder, Suck Less" philosophy explained:
Push Harder - Drive as close to the limit of your tires as possible.
Suck Less - Drive something resembling a proper racing line.
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Left rear fender is free! If I can accomplish the same on the right tomorrow, we'll be on schedule to tack those fenders back in place a little further out on Friday.
Loren Williams - Loren @ Invisiblesun.org
The "Push Harder, Suck Less" philosophy explained:
Push Harder - Drive as close to the limit of your tires as possible.
Suck Less - Drive something resembling a proper racing line.
The "Push Harder, Suck Less" philosophy explained:
Push Harder - Drive as close to the limit of your tires as possible.
Suck Less - Drive something resembling a proper racing line.
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And a good thing, too. I wouldn't shell out any money for a fender in that condition!Loren wrote:Left rear fender is free!
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They might see a bidding war on the teal one though.Jamie wrote:And a good thing, too. I wouldn't shell out any money for a fender in that condition!Loren wrote:Left rear fender is free!
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Just leave it as shown in the picture - less weight and infinite room for wider tires. If you get bored with 205s slap on a set of 315s - good to go 
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On the other hand - small hatchbacks with box flares FTW 
And yes - I remember these in their heyday freezing my "parts" off in a cold Welsh forest - you could always tell when the 6R4s were coming with the roar of the naturally aspirated V6 compared to all the other turbo group B cars.
Good times
And yes - I remember these in their heyday freezing my "parts" off in a cold Welsh forest - you could always tell when the 6R4s were coming with the roar of the naturally aspirated V6 compared to all the other turbo group B cars.
Good times
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This is getting exciting! Phillip and I got the other rear fender hacked off this morning. Trimmed rear spring perches and installed the new rear springs. The new sheet metal arrived yesterday, and the new TIRES arrived today!
This is seriously going down.
This is seriously going down.
Loren Williams - Loren @ Invisiblesun.org
The "Push Harder, Suck Less" philosophy explained:
Push Harder - Drive as close to the limit of your tires as possible.
Suck Less - Drive something resembling a proper racing line.
The "Push Harder, Suck Less" philosophy explained:
Push Harder - Drive as close to the limit of your tires as possible.
Suck Less - Drive something resembling a proper racing line.
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Fantastic! Can't wait to see the end result.
Do you think the widebody Festy will make it's debut at the dog track?
I will definitely bring the camera.
Dan
Do you think the widebody Festy will make it's debut at the dog track?
I will definitely bring the camera.
Dan
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It will be there... either with stylish (hah!) fender flares, or really, really ugly gaping holes where fenders should be. But, it will be there.
Loren Williams - Loren @ Invisiblesun.org
The "Push Harder, Suck Less" philosophy explained:
Push Harder - Drive as close to the limit of your tires as possible.
Suck Less - Drive something resembling a proper racing line.
The "Push Harder, Suck Less" philosophy explained:
Push Harder - Drive as close to the limit of your tires as possible.
Suck Less - Drive something resembling a proper racing line.
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