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| bam914 |
 Apr 19 2009, 03:09 PM
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I have just a few little odds and ends to do before it is completed. Got scaled and aligned today. It weight 1830# without driver and 2 gallons of gas. It has to weight 2260# with driver. So I had to add 230# of lead to make weight. But it scaled out great. Big thanks go to Jake Raby, Len Hoffman & Bill @ Gotronix.com for the dash setup.
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| jsayre914 |
Apr 19 2009, 03:20 PM
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Speed Up !!! Group: Members Posts: 3,188 Joined: 10-February 08 From: Timonium MD 21093 Member No.: 8,696 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Wow
that looks like a spaceship with wheels (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drooley.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) |
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| URY914 |
Apr 19 2009, 04:02 PM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind. Group: Members Posts: 120,356 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None |
looks good
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| Jake Raby |
Apr 19 2009, 05:50 PM
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Engine Surgeon Group: Members Posts: 9,394 Joined: 31-August 03 From: Lost Member No.: 1,095 Region Association: South East States |
Clean... No clutter... No bullshit that it doesn't need!
Glad to help, Blake! Now lets get some numbers on Tuesday on the chassis dyno! |
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| Joe Ricard |
Apr 19 2009, 06:27 PM
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CUMONIWANNARACEU Group: Members Posts: 6,811 Joined: 5-January 03 From: Gautier, MS Member No.: 92 |
Cool looking car. All steel? 1830 is great and that is alot of tubes in the cage!!!
Hope mine with lots of FG will be close to 1700. |
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| bam914 |
Apr 19 2009, 06:57 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 334 Joined: 23-November 03 From: Atlanta, Ga Member No.: 1,378 Region Association: None |
All steel except for the front air dam. Headlights and motors too. My old street car was 1750# with FG bumpers and rockers, no sound deadening and no vents.
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| Chris Pincetich |
Apr 21 2009, 10:43 PM
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B-) Group: Members Posts: 2,082 Joined: 3-October 05 From: Point Reyes Station, CA Member No.: 4,907 Region Association: Northern California |
What's left to do? Red pin-stripes? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
I am very curious about those custom lookin wheels. Black is my color too. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
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| PeeGreen 914 |
Apr 21 2009, 11:29 PM
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Just when you think you're done...wait, there is more..lol Group: Members Posts: 10,219 Joined: 21-September 06 From: Seattle, WA... actually Everett Member No.: 6,884 Region Association: Pacific Northwest 
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That is one clean looking little car. Nice work Blake (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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| Randal |
Apr 22 2009, 09:52 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,446 Joined: 29-May 03 From: Los Altos, CA Member No.: 750 |
Very nice cage work. And a lot of work it was hey? How is the motor coming? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif) |
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| bam914 |
Apr 22 2009, 04:17 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 334 Joined: 23-November 03 From: Atlanta, Ga Member No.: 1,378 Region Association: None |
Thanks for the comments. The chassis dyno results are post on the other forum. It did well.
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| Jake Raby |
Apr 26 2009, 07:28 PM
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Engine Surgeon Group: Members Posts: 9,394 Joined: 31-August 03 From: Lost Member No.: 1,095 Region Association: South East States |
Blake built one hell of a car!! The first outing was near mechanical perfection with just one hiccup that was easy to diagnose and treat..
The car looked damn good on the track! Blake did one hell of a job on this car! I can't wait to see what some seat time, a tad bit of tuning and a few bugs being worked out will bring! |
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| bam914 |
Apr 27 2009, 07:23 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 334 Joined: 23-November 03 From: Atlanta, Ga Member No.: 1,378 Region Association: None |
This weekend at Roebling Road went about as smooth as a first weekend out with a new car can go. Which was very good. Saturday morning for qualifing was the first time the car turned a wheel on the race track. It had a slight over steer in a few corners which for the most part was adjusted out with a front swaybar adjustment. I qualified 2nd in my class out of 5. The first race went pretty well. I spun in oil in one corner and lost second place, which a few labs later I got back and finished 2nd.
Qualifing for the second race the car ran horrible. The EGT's were all over the place. I was able to qualify 3rd. Come to find out that the intake plenum had a few cracks in it. I got the plenum fixed and went out for the race. It ran great for the first half of the race and then it started to run bad again. I was able to hold on to 3rd. Jake and I have a few ideas why it starts to run bad towards the end of the race. So some fuel line routing will be changed and lots of chassis dynoing in the future. The car handle fairly well. I do think I need an LSD. The car just does not want to hook up in corners. It is very unstable. I also need a few more HP to stay up with the Mustang and the Celica. My fastest time for the weekend was a 1:26.0 which was 1.5 seconds off of the leaders who ran under the track record. The two guys up front were very impressed with the first outing in the 914. They seemed a little nervous. |
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