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> My New Race Car Project..., Here you go Trekkor....pics!
Mueller
post Sep 5 2004, 08:50 AM
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Bill, do you think power steering will be considered??

looks like the start of great car !!!!

Hey Brad, I forget, does this car have roller bearings front and rear or only rear??
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post Sep 5 2004, 08:54 AM
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What does the other car look like? You mentioned you may sell it as a roller, is it still for sale? Please post pics.
Good luck with the project. Looks like a lot of fun.
Keep us posted.
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post Sep 5 2004, 09:10 AM
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Bill's Other Car
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post Sep 5 2004, 09:16 AM
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Mueller,

It has roller F+R already. I'm looking at Miata racks right now for power steering. TC was stripping a Miata and I spotted the steering rack out of it... it should work fine with the 3.6 PS pump. We will see.


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post Sep 5 2004, 10:35 AM
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Hey Mike...You were reading our minds....

As part of the update of a "vintage" 914 to a more modern feel we are exploring power steering for the car. My wife would appreciate it for auto-x especially and factory race cars have been using power steering for years.

With the 3.6 having the pump still on it...I wouldn't have to block it off. If it can fit, the Miata unit would be the way to go. It it won't, there still is the JWE power steering rack they use in their race cars. A tad $$$$ but I'm pretty committed to it. (I already promised Doris!)

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post Sep 5 2004, 10:40 AM
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Hi Stut!

As you saw from the thread Seanery posted the car is turnkey sans engine and tranny combo. I sold my blown up engine (2.7 L 6) to someone in SoCal and the tranny to Randal. (still got it in the garage for him to swap out when the season is over).

I'm off on a vacation for 10 days starting tomorrow. When we get back I'll put the car up for sale in the classifieds.

The car is complete. If you put an engine and trans in it you could be on a track or auto-xing immediately.

hint...hint...hint (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

I rather sell her whole instead of piecing the thing out. She's a good car. Very competitive in locat PCA events.

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post Sep 5 2004, 10:52 AM
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Brad,

are you doing all the build up.
Think she will be ready for next spring?

big project..
keep the updates flowing..
looks nice
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post Sep 5 2004, 11:39 AM
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Hey Bill,

What a great project that looks to be coming together fast.

Doris is going to be the fastest lady on the block!

Guess the the first and second positions are going to be locked up, with a single family, for some time, hey?

Hope that you'll take the car to Parade and clean up!

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post Sep 5 2004, 11:38 PM
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FWIW I heard that Goodyear has started discontinuing their 16" superwide slicks, so you might want to check that out before ordering the spendy wheels. I guess so many racers run 17-19" wheels now that there's not much market for the 16x10 - 12" rubber. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)
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post Sep 6 2004, 12:19 AM
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Thanks for the heads up Chris....I'll have to make a call to Hoosier as well...

The 1 set of 16" wheels came with the car...I still have to order the second set of wheels...

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post Sep 6 2004, 09:14 AM
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I just got back from a weekend at Kershaw (carolina Motorsports Park), and spent some time with Hoosier tires on our car and was really pissed at the lack of performance. Even new Hoosiers could not keep up with the worn Goodyears on the back. The car kept wanting to push even after a spring and sway bar change. I am not impressed with Hoosiers at all. They don't last as long nor do the hold as well as the Goodyears.
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post Sep 6 2004, 12:49 PM
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Brant,

It will be a push. But as you know I have a army of good people I can call on to help get Bill's car done. The suspension/engine/trans/plumbing is easy. The piece I have NO control over is the body work and paint. The car is already wired nicely so that is 90% out of the equation. Right now I have 1 conversion car nearing completion and my AutoX car (which I have no money to build) Those are MY projects. Shop projects include 2-3 engines and 2-3 tranny builds. The plan is to attack it in sub assemblies. Get the engine tranny ready/bolted to gether as the body work and paint is being done. Get all the suspension/brakes/shock/springs ready to go back under the car as soon as it leaves the body shop.

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post Sep 6 2004, 08:55 PM
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QUOTE(Brad Roberts @ Sep 6 2004, 11:49 AM)
It will be a push.



So if I understand you correctly, it will be running at Alameda this weekend or Marina next weekend, at the latest. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol2.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clap56.gif)

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