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Old March 5th 2011, 12:24
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Looks great -I like the stance you gave the car.However....I wouldn´t trust those blocks between axle and leaf springs.I would be afraid that they would move around during a hard launch or when the car gets squirly.Here in Germany they would pull the car off the road for that.What about the CMC cyclone suspension? That sits quite a bit lower than a normal S10 doesn´t it? Please don´t take it the wrong way,I´m not criticizing your work - just concerned about your safety,wouldn´t want you hitting the wall at the strip..

I love the amp though!
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Old March 7th 2011, 10:52
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Thanks, 70Turbobug! Not to worry. The drop blocks are solid aluminum blocks, not that extruded hollow stuff, and the u-bolts are heavy duty. A lot of the V8 S10 guys use these with no problems. The do recommend not going lower than a 2" drop to keep axle wrap at a minimum. These lowering blocks are u-bolts are very heavy duty. I doubt I'll ever have any problems.



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Old April 30th 2011, 20:30
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Hi! Is the work on hold?
Personally never liked the V8 front engine Bugs but you managed to do a great work. Here in Puerto Rico there had been some V8 front engine
bugs.
Had you seen this?
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Old May 2nd 2011, 10:10
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Sorry it's been a while on updates. I've just been spending time with our baby girl.

I recently started working on the bug again. I'm working on the wiring right now. I'll have a more detailed update once I get things sorted out.



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Old May 5th 2011, 10:41
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I love those headlights!! Where did you get them?
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Old May 9th 2011, 09:33
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I bought them from Summit Racing, but I'm sure you can get them from many places. The brand name is AutoLoc. Style is snake eye with turn signal.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/HFM-HL1T/
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Old June 6th 2011, 14:54
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Well, it's getting there. I've been putting in some time lately. I fixed my starter issue and pulled her out for a much needed wash. I also fixed my tranny leak, hopefully. It was leaking around the speedo and the shifter linkage. I still need to add fluid to find out.

I finished the carpet and I'm almost finished wiring the car. I need to wiring up the tach, gauge lights, and install my brakes switch into the brake lines.

Here are some overdue pictures.

A better shot of the head lights with turn signals. The turn signals light up pretty good with the lights on. I took it for a night testing to see how the lighting does.






Carpet installed, dash, gauges, seats bolted in, belts bolted in, and roll cage padding.












Not a whole lot to do. Just minor things. I still need to put a good tune on it and extend the exhaust out the back. Then I'm going to drive the **** out of it. Haha
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Old June 7th 2011, 05:51
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Almost ready to race! Looking good!!
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Old June 7th 2011, 10:15
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Almost ready to race! Looking good!!
Thanks! Not too much longer and I can get some time slips.
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Old June 9th 2011, 09:53
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I'm looking forward to that aswell!
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