Fastback v. Squareback @ 24 Hours of LeMons

Notches, fastbacks, squarebacks.
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Fastback v. Squareback @ 24 Hours of LeMons

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I like the drivers name above the door...nice touch!
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That IS a trash can on the roof, right? :lol:
Addendum to Newtons first law:
zero vehicles on jackstands, square gets a fresh 090 and 1911, cabby gets a blower.
EZ3.6 Vanagon after that.(mounted, needs everything finished) then Creamsicle.
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Piledriver wrote:That IS a trash can on the roof, right? :lol:

'Rubbermaid' (tall kitchen) = routed with drier ducting to a rear window shelf mounted oil cooler!

See pic of 'trash can cooler' here:

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:mrgreen:
Addendum to Newtons first law:
zero vehicles on jackstands, square gets a fresh 090 and 1911, cabby gets a blower.
EZ3.6 Vanagon after that.(mounted, needs everything finished) then Creamsicle.
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Did you make the "ducktail" spoiler from scratch as well?
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Steve Arndt wrote:Did you make the "ducktail" spoiler from scratch as well?
Re-glassed from a 911 engine fire victim. And it looked like a cheapo aftermarket version to begin with.
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The gulf blue with orange accents are great.

Do you have any more pics? I would like to see my engine shots of both T3s.

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Steve Arndt wrote:The gulf blue with orange accents are great.

Do you have any more pics? I would like to see my engine shots of both T3s.

Steve
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I love it!! Nice job!!

I have wanted to do one of these for the past couple years. Looks like a kick!!
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aircooledtechguy wrote:I love it!! Nice job!!

I have wanted to do one of these for the past couple years. Looks like a kick!!

Thanks Nate!

It was a blast...We really have a car that handles/brakes well. Just need a few more HP to make us competitive. We're shooting for the LeMons event at the Chicago/Autobahn track and staring on a motor rebuild now.

If anyone has any thoughts on how to gain negative camber up front, on a Type III — let us know here?
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is that a plastic kitchen trash can on the roof?
The Youtube vid link is not available.
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PlanB wrote:
If anyone has any thoughts on how to gain negative camber up front, on a Type III — let us know here?

I'm seriously considering adapting a 914 front suspension with clipped struts and an upper a-arm, keeping the torsions.
Should be seriously compact and very tunable.

If it came out of a junkyard, it's fair game, right?
Enginnering is $free.
Addendum to Newtons first law:
zero vehicles on jackstands, square gets a fresh 090 and 1911, cabby gets a blower.
EZ3.6 Vanagon after that.(mounted, needs everything finished) then Creamsicle.
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