'71 KG just painted
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crocteau
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'71 KG just painted
Fresh paint...
Last edited by crocteau on Fri Dec 23, 2005 2:23 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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crocteau
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Thanks!
Made some progress on the dash:
Currently finishing the wiring and have everything needed to install the windshield and door windows & hardware. Jake Raby is finishing up an engine for me and I expect to get that in and at least fired up this winter, but there's no way it's going out in the snow, ice and salt here anyway. If Uncle Sam comes through with a refund I should be able to get it back in the body shop for the final wet sand/buff. I'll get some more photos up by then. Call me nuts, but I'm gearing up to do the top and interior myself in order to be ready to terrorize the 'burb come Spring.
The wheels are 6.5x15 with an ET40; Borbet makes this size/style in just about any offset you could want: 14, 20, 24, 35, 40, and 51mm. The 205/60s clear the fenders in the static fit with three 200lb guys hanging/bouncing on the front or rear, but I'm probably going to be looking into either adding some 0.25in spacers on the rear or trimming the bump stops and turning some bolts around. I'm considering lowering the front a little, but I think I really need to put the car together and drive it hard to see which direction to go on suspension changes.
As for the rear disc brakes, I read a ton of postings and tech articles by scores of really creative people, but in the end I decided to go with a no brainer, bolt-on CSP system. The calipers are ATE.
Made some progress on the dash:
Currently finishing the wiring and have everything needed to install the windshield and door windows & hardware. Jake Raby is finishing up an engine for me and I expect to get that in and at least fired up this winter, but there's no way it's going out in the snow, ice and salt here anyway. If Uncle Sam comes through with a refund I should be able to get it back in the body shop for the final wet sand/buff. I'll get some more photos up by then. Call me nuts, but I'm gearing up to do the top and interior myself in order to be ready to terrorize the 'burb come Spring.
The wheels are 6.5x15 with an ET40; Borbet makes this size/style in just about any offset you could want: 14, 20, 24, 35, 40, and 51mm. The 205/60s clear the fenders in the static fit with three 200lb guys hanging/bouncing on the front or rear, but I'm probably going to be looking into either adding some 0.25in spacers on the rear or trimming the bump stops and turning some bolts around. I'm considering lowering the front a little, but I think I really need to put the car together and drive it hard to see which direction to go on suspension changes.
As for the rear disc brakes, I read a ton of postings and tech articles by scores of really creative people, but in the end I decided to go with a no brainer, bolt-on CSP system. The calipers are ATE.