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| gryphon68 |
 Oct 2 2015, 06:37 AM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 61 Joined: 2-October 13 From: SE Michigan Member No.: 16,462 Region Association: Upper MidWest  |
Not sure rotaries have a great finishing percentage in LeMons racing, but an "A" for effort!
http://jalopnik.com/this-is-the-insane-por...lica-1734173519 |
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| stownsen914 |
Oct 3 2015, 05:30 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 913 Joined: 3-October 06 From: Ossining, NY Member No.: 6,985 Region Association: None |
Wow - that took a while to build!
Hmmm ... actually looks slightly like my car (sig at left) |
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| Jetsetsurfshop |
Oct 3 2015, 07:16 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 814 Joined: 7-April 11 From: Marco Island Florida Member No.: 12,907 Region Association: South East States |
QUOTE(stownsen914 @ Oct 3 2015, 03:30 AM)  Wow - that took a while to build! Hmmm ... actually looks slightly like my car (sig at left) thought that too... |
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| stimpyvan |
Oct 3 2015, 07:10 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 17 Joined: 26-February 14 From: Seattle Member No.: 17,040 Region Association: None |
Some of you guys actually helped finance the building of the car by buying parts when we parted it out. So, thanks for that!
The build took us about 18 months and 2,500 hours labor. Van |
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| carr914 |
Oct 4 2015, 04:56 AM
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Racer from Birth Group: Members Posts: 118,404 Joined: 2-February 04 From: Tampa,FL Member No.: 1,623 Region Association: South East States  |
The Link does not work for me
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| Cracker |
Oct 4 2015, 07:30 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,148 Joined: 2-February 10 From: Atlanta (area) Member No.: 11,316 Region Association: South East States 
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Didn't quite work for me either...I did get this one picture to come up though. I'd be interested in seeing more - "builder of car" - please post. Thanks!
Tony QUOTE(carr914 @ Oct 4 2015, 05:56 AM) The Link does not work for me  |
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| stimpyvan |
Oct 12 2015, 12:14 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 17 Joined: 26-February 14 From: Seattle Member No.: 17,040 Region Association: None |
I will try to add some pictures of the build when I get a chance. Just a little bit about the car:
- When we bought it, it had been sitting for at least 5 years (likely 10). The hell hole had been (badly) patched and previous repairs to the longs were rusting. - The car seems to have a 911 steering rack (since the actual parts don't match any 914 parts list drawings) - We relocated the pedal cluster about 3" closer to the centerline of the car (the distance we could move it was limited by the fuel tank bulge) and moved the steering column to the center of the car - The gear shift lever is now on driver's left utilizing a custom shift linkage (which will probably be replaced with a cable shift setup this winter because the current setup is unreliable) - The car had BMW calipers on the front when we bought it. Those were moved to the back and VW Fox calipers were installed on the front - Cooling is provided by a Dodge Caravan radiator in front and the stock Mazda oil cooler in the back (the cooling system also contains components from Ford & Chevy trucks) Until I have a chance to include photos, this page has a few of the build and then motor removal after our first race: http://www.engineswapdepot.com/?p=7774 |
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