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    Been doing a little work on installing a heater. We don't need A/C here....

    Bought the Vintage Air Gen II unit from Summit.

    Basically just a heat exchanger, in a nice neat package.... 10 x 10 x 6 in. Comes with three control knobs for temp, heater/defog switch ( 3 position), and 3 blower speeds. The kit includes the hoses and defroster vents.

    There is quite a bit of room below the top dash surface and I wanted to mount it as high as possible to allow the air to feed both passenger and driver side when on heat mode. I made a couple brackets from the back and mounted it as high as I could.

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    I didn't like the switch mounting bracket the sent, so I made my own and transferred the switches and the function decals.
    Then integrated into the console.

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    I'm going to run the car for a while first, then hook up the heater once everything else is working well.
    Fits in great......
    edit...damn the pics rotated again!!
    Last edited by Harley818; 04-09-2017 at 11:37 PM.
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    working on headlights and posted on the headlight thread. now posting here as well.

    Adding Minimoto HID projector lenses and LED halos!!

    first - found a utube video showing how to take apart the headlights. Bake in the oven for 7 mins at 270 F. Pull apart.

    unscrewed the reflector and disconected the ball joints.
    For details see headlight thread.
    http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/showt...616#post243616

    Now adding LED halos.
    Once I seal up the lenses i'll try to mount and see how alignment is.
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    I would check your alignment before you seal up the lenses. It's easier to rotate the projector. Using both hands even if you get a rough alignment it's better than taking the lenses apart multiple times. Also of your not comfortable using the oven because all ovens are different you could use a heat gun and slowly work your way around the light.

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    I was looking at your suggestion for this from before, but I don't think I can set my headlights in final position unless I have the front lenses installed...... so I am putting the lenses on without sealing, then after I adjust it all, I'll seal it up and then re-check alignment.
    Good advice though, just hard to do.
    I don't have much distance in my garage to check alignment either....
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    Really looking forward to seeing how these turn out! Take lots of pics.
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    Things have been going slow on the car for the last while. I just realized that although I have been reading and posting a bit in other threads, mine has been neglected for the last 9 mo.

    I've been chipping away at things, but never seem to get the time to take pics and post. I've been travelling a lot for work, so I'm not around a lot, and time is a premium when I get time to work on it.

    In any case, I'm getting close to registering the car, so I have a few things to complete.

    I had completed my dual exhaust, but it was 1/2 in too wide on one side.... so I had to cut it and ask my friend to reweld it. That took longer than I thought as he was pretty busy.
    Now its in and is perfect, so I started the car again after about a year.
    It fired right up just like it was running yesterday. Ran it till the coolant was fully circulating and thermostat was open, and rad fans coming on at 207 degrees.
    I had my Cobb AP hooked up so I could monitor temps during the warm-up.
    Everything looked good.


    The other thing that had been lingering is the headlight install. I got frustrated with aligning them with the body, so I took them out. Getting the hood, fenders, and front bumper set up was a breeze without the lights. I plan to put them in from below and set them up so I can adjust them up and down to get the projection at the right level.
    Today, I tested the headlights to make sure they worked correctly. I had added in the projector lenses and Halos.
    I guess my wiring is good as they all worked as planned.

    I finally added in the LED flasher from FFR.
    Thought I would document it here as I haven't seen any details on the forum yet.
    This is the 2002 signal Hazard flasher
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    You just pull out the black portion and plug in the LED flasher from FFR. Then connect the ground to a local ground.
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    While I was at it, I thought it might help someone to post the map of fuses on the fuse block. This is from a 2002.
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    Last edited by Harley818; 04-09-2017 at 11:24 PM.
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    Hey Harley did you still want the reverse lights? Good to hear you are making some progress. Some is better than none. I'm in the same boat you are in. It's been 1 yr almost and my car looks pretty much the exact same way it did last year when I went to the HB show. It's sorta depressing
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    yes, I sent you a PM. Need your email to send PayPal.
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    Installed my speakers and door panels a while ago.
    I'll post door panel pics in the next few days, but here is the speaker placement.
    Polk Audio 5.25 with tweeters mounted separately.
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    Mounted the crossover inside the door
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    Here is the interior now. Still have to add the carbon fibre wrap to the inset panel by the door latch.
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    Here's how I mounted my door panels.

    I tried mounting them with the panel overlapping the fibreglass door, but I didn't like the way it looked and it didn’t give much clearance for the door swing. Also, like Aloha, I wanted a more OEM look to the door.

    I'm sure there are a lot easier ways to do this, but I'm happy with the result.

    I got my first inspiration from Hindsight and the aluminum strips he put on the inside of the fiberglass to provide a strip to screw the panel to. I glued one aluminum angle along the top, but also cut and glued aluminum angle along the door near the latch and down across the bottom. I used methacrylate to glue the aluminum to the fiberglass. it will never come loose. The fibreglass will delaminate before the bond breaks.


    First, I cut off the door panel return on the table saw. I just set the guide so it was the thickness of the panel and went slow.
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    Then I cut the aluminum angle strips to size, and carefully glued, and clamped them in place. I had to cut the angle so it would bend to conform to the door curve.
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    Once the aluminum angles were cured, I placed the door panels on the door, and drilled the pilot holes for the screws, drilled and tapped them for 10-24 screws, and screwed the panel in place.
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    Last item was to trim the outside of the panel to match the door shape.
    The front of the panes is secured with 3- 10-24 nut inserts into the front aluminum angle provided by FFR.

    Worked great, and gave me lots of clearance to the door sill.
    Harley
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    Looking good! How's your door gap? I really like the small slot you were able to use to clear the striker post, I had to trim to clear the entire striker.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Canadian818 View Post
    Looking good! How's your door gap? I really like the small slot you were able to use to clear the striker post, I had to trim to clear the entire striker.
    My door gap is pretty minimal. I used a paint stir stick per the suggestions in this forum. I couldn't get that with the door panel overlapping the door, and I didn't like the big gaps I had, hence my method of securing the door panel.

    I'll take some pics tonight and post them. Sorry to hear you have to rebuild the rotary.
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    Finally finished my dual exhaust.
    recently had to cut and reweld it to get the right spacing to the body cutouts.
    I also added the left side support. Supports vertically but can move forward and back if the tranny moves.
    I found some nice trim rings that finish off the raw pipe cuts in the exit pipes.
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    I pulled off all the panels so I could do a wheel alignment.
    So I figured this was a good time to go over all the wiring, brake lines and coolant lines, AWIC lines to neaten it all up.
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    I ran the AWIC lines down one side, and the heater coolant lines down the other side. Not much room left going through from the side into the front LCA area.
    I insulated the coolant line on the AWIC side so they wouldn't absorb any excess heat.
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    Last edited by Harley818; 05-08-2017 at 12:21 AM.
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    Yesterday I did my alignment.
    I hadn't been planning to do it, but was motivated by a few here who did it.

    I posted an alignment process in the suspension section, so take a read.

    http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/showthread.php?24402-Alignment-Process-for-the-818S&p=278801&viewfull=1#post278801


    I had one LCA mounted wrong, so had to pull that apart to get the squiggly down.
    But since I had all the body panels off, it wasn't too hard.

    I used the string method which seemed to work quite well.

    One question though, what is the correct length for the lateral links? My old wagon rear lateral links measured 16 1/8 in center to centre, but others here reported it was 15.75 in.
    I used the 15.75 measurement since I had the wagon links and I thought the shorter ones were the ones FFR used for design. Not sure. Does anyone know?
    I have the adjustable ones now, so I can just re-set the length and re-align.
    But, now my wheel is touching the trailing link, so I think I'd rather use the longer length.
    Last edited by Harley818; 05-07-2017 at 11:08 AM.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Harley818 View Post
    Finally finished my dual exhaust.
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    Really sad, those 2 links ain't working.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Frank818 View Post
    Really sad, those 2 links ain't working.
    Frank,
    Nothing a little cutting and welding can't fix.
    I'm kind of resigned to it anyways.

    But I still need to know how long the lateral links need to be......


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    Sorry I meant the links as "URLs" are not working, not the links as "lateral links". lolll Although yes it's sad to see your length problematic but in the 1st place I meant the URLs/attachments you posted don't work.
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    OK Frank, sorry, I misunderstood.
    I reposted one, but you can only have 10 images per post, so I'll have to repost the second one in another post.
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    So I just re-measured my old links from the 2002 WRX wagon, and they were 16 1/8 in long.
    When I did my alignment back in post #294, I used 15.75 in. per someone on the forum. My tires were rubbing on the trailing links

    I reset the rear link to the 16 1/8 in. then re-did the string method alignment.
    Its amazing how fast it goes after you did it already for the first time.
    Took less than an hour to re-align the rear with the new lateral link lengths.

    this is my process for aligning the rears:
    Set the rear lateral link to the correct length.
    Set the front link to approximate toe in of 1/8 in.
    check that the lateral links are level & adjust with the long upper trailing link (level is important to eliminate roll steer)
    Set the camber to - 0.75 degrees
    Re-check and reset if necessary - toe in to 1/8 in each side (measured at the outer tire diameter using a flat angle)
    re-check the camber.
    Tighten up all lock nuts
    Check toe in, level between lateral links, and camber again.
    Done

    Now I have 3/16 to 1/4 in. clearance from tire to trailing links.
    I'm happy.
    Last edited by Harley818; 05-18-2017 at 02:32 PM.
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    Submitted my application for my BC VIN today.
    After calling in 3 times to try to get the right story, I finally had someone today who sounded like they knew the rules......
    Now I am holding my breath...... hoping BC is better than Quebec..... EH Frank?
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    It is!
    Congrats on getting your VIN even if you don't have it yet, it's gonna be a piece of cake anyway so it's as if you already have it.

    Couple of calls, complaining and someone will know what to do to let you go off on the road.

    You've completed everything on the car yet or you got some left?
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    I have everything on the car now, but only to get it passed.
    Then I plan to drive it and finish the bodywork and make it look good.
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    Still waiting for my VIN..... here's a few pics of the car. Looks pretty good in my view, but you can see that I still have to finish off the trunk so it lays down flat, and I haven't done the hood pins there yet..... Then the rest of the mesh for the vents, and finally.... finish the bodywork.

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    I want to drive it!!!!!!
    Last edited by Harley818; 07-07-2017 at 02:54 PM.
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    Looks great! Is that the gel coat? Because if so, it looks incredible. Better than mine and mine isn't really that bad.

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    Yes, Harley, it looks great! I found that my trunk conformed to fit after I secured the corners down. After a while, the fiberglass learns.
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    Lookin good! Gravity helps a ton, I used 5 qt oil containers and gallon jugs to help form the body, use the Sun too.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Harley818 View Post
    Still waiting for my VIN
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    I want to drive it!!!!!!
    Hey Harley,
    Looking good.

    I want to hear what the exhaust sounds like. With un-equal headers and un-equal tail pipes. Will we get DOUBLE RUMBLE?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Harley818 View Post
    So I just re-measured my old links from the 2002 WRX wagon, and they were 16 1/8 in long.
    When I did my alignment back in post #294, I used 15.75 in. per someone on the forum. My tires were rubbing on the trailing links

    I reset the rear link to the 16 1/8 in. then re-did the string method alignment.
    Its amazing how fast it goes after you did it already for the first time.
    Took less than an hour to re-align the rear with the new lateral link.
    16 1/8" measures center hole to center hole? I got rid of my old lateral links before I measured.��

    Car looks really great!!! I'm with Bob, let's hear it!

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    Don't worry, waiting isn't that bad. Take it cool, 1 beer per hour of wait and all will be fine.

    I like the huge rear openings.
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    Quote Originally Posted by wirenut View Post
    16 1/8" measures center hole to center hole? I got rid of my old lateral links before I measured.��

    Car looks really great!!! I'm with Bob, let's hear it!
    Yes 16 1/8 was what I measured from my wagon lateral links.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bob_n_Cincy View Post
    Hey Harley,
    Looking good.

    I want to hear what the exhaust sounds like. With un-equal headers and un-equal tail pipes. Will we get DOUBLE RUMBLE?
    Bob

    OK, I'll take a video ..... it does sound good at idle.
    I haven't been able to try it out at full load under boost yet....

    Later this week.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hindsight View Post
    Looks great! Is that the gel coat? Because if so, it looks incredible. Better than mine and mine isn't really that bad.

    yeah, just the gelcoat. I'm going to go with the corvette grey..... once I drive it for a bit.
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    Thought I would update my front lights install.
    I mentioned before that the drivers side went in pretty easily. The passenger side didn't fit. It was too tight between the fender and the bumper with the FFR supplied mounting tray.
    I spent a lot of time on trying to get it to fit and ended up just taking the lights out, aligning all the pieces of the fenders, hood and bumper to where i wanted them.
    Then I installed the headlight and tray from the bottom.
    Here's how I did it......
    I had to end up cutting the top plastic angle mount from the light housing, and I cut the top lip off the FFR headlight tray at the back.
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    With the headlight in the tray, it actually goes into place quite easily from the bottom (with the wheels off and I waited to install the last piece of wheel-well tin for the front).
    To secure the bottom, I bonded a piece of PVC plastic to the Front bumper just below the light tray. I drilled and tapped a couple locations for crews, and added another piece of PVC to act as a clamp to hold the lower portion of the tray.
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    Then with the lights and tray in place, I located the correct height for the back of the light tray to attach to the FFR fibreglass at the back of the light.
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    I did a quick check of the elevation of the light projection and cutoffs and it looks good. I'll have to do some detailed measurements in the next couple weeks.

    I have the ability to adjust the bucket up or down a bit.....and shim the projector if I need a bit more.
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    I'm currently fighting with the lights so thanks for the photos.
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    My car is Registered, has Plates, and is on the ROAD!!!!

    My FIRST drive other than down the street for a block was 45 Km (about 30 miles). I was really nervous, but the car performed perfectly. Its hot here now, about 80 - 90 deg F. and the engine kept to about 190 up to 207 where the fans kicked on. The AWIC temp stayed around 80 - 90 about 5 above ambient while driving, but rose to 105 when sitting or in heavy traffic. After stopping for a while, and some heat soak, it quickly cooled down to 90's again when driving.

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    In BC, they attach a VIN plate for the Province, and also stamp the VIN on the frame under the front hood.

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    I'll post a new thread under registration for the Province of British Columbia..... went pretty easily but lots of paper (sorry Frank... you should register here)

    As far as the car goes.....Wow! is all I can say. This car rocks!
    I am breaking in the engine, so taking it easy, but it sounds awesome and good acceleration. Corners like its on rails.
    I am happy with all my choices for wheels, tires, AWIC, steering wheel etc.
    Just have white gelcoat for now, but planning to paint in October. I still have to clean up the joints and edges.

    After 3+ years of fun working on it, and learning lots .... this feels awesome.

    Now I know what you early finishers felt like. I'm driving it to work daily, and after work for fun......

    I didn't like the blow off valve I bought from Frozen boost. Couldn't hear anything above the constant Whoosh and Psssssst. Made an adapter last night and now have the stock Subaru Air/Air blow off valve. Sounds better.

    Brakes...... not happy with the pedal effort.... so now looking back through those threads and will upgrade the pads first, then maybe the master cylinder to the Nissan one.... then ???

    I'll try to post a video so you can hear it....

    Thanks to all who have posted on this forum.... you provided me with helpful information, product options, vendors, and links to products I didn't know about. You helped me get here.

    and last but not least..... lots of looks .....and lots of "whats that... that's cool"
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    Congrats on this big milestone. I chuckled at you saying you were really nervous on the first drive because I know that feeling. At first, every pebble and tar strip caused my heart to miss a beat - "Oh no, what's that?" - then relief that there are no parts or smoke in the rear view mirror. Gradually, after longer and longer trips, you'll get confident in your work. Next, you'll look down at guys driving Ferraris, Maseratis, Corvettes, etc. as "all he did was write a check". The third level is over-confidence as you think you can build anything . . . I'm looking for a space shuttle kit now.
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    YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!! !!!!!!

    I gave the girl at your DMV a call last week and offered her some sex, looks like it helped! I told her how ****ing wicked it was in QC and she quickly apologized and said you'd get your plate soon.


    We want more feelings of how it is on the roads.
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    Quote Originally Posted by AZPete View Post
    The third level is over-confidence as you think you can build anything . . .
    Yeah, that's true, however it could be before registration! I already have that confidence. I can build and register anything anywhere (except in QC I don't know yet, but anywhere else I know I can with both fingers up my nose).
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    Go-karted Aug 5, 2016 - Then May 19+21, 2017
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    Build time before being driveable on Sep 27, 2019: over 6000h
    Build Completed Winter 2021

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    Quote Originally Posted by Frank818 View Post
    YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!! !!!!!!

    I gave the girl at your DMV a call last week and offered her some sex, looks like it helped! I told her how ****ing wicked it was in QC and she quickly apologized and said you'd get your plate soon.


    We want more feelings of how it is on the roads.
    Hoping it comes in for you.....soon.

    As for the driving, the road feel is awesome! I think I said that. I'm really happy with the NRG steering wheel and adapter I bought. Feels good but its a bit of arm wrestling when parking, but great once you have any speed.
    One annoyance is that the signal lights don't cancel..... I have to figure that out. Anyone have any ideas?
    Also, little rocks picked up by the tires end up on the door step sill. not a big deal and should be taken care of when I put on the last pieces of wheelwell tin.

    I was worried I would have a lot of noise from the moving body panels. I made sure I caulked and riveted or bolted everything and looks like it paid off.
    No rattles or vibrating yet. I plan to use locktite when I put the body panels in "permanently" after paint. .....no laughing out there..... I know they won't be on permanently.
    Actually, I have had them off enough times that its not really a big deal if you need access for some reason. Just takes 15 - 30 mins to get a couple panels off.

    I'll post more as I continue driving.
    And I guess I have to sign up to utube to upload a video. did I mention it sounds great!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Harley818 View Post
    Hoping it comes in for you.....soon.
    The sex with that DMV girl or car registration? You should be specific, man. lolll

    Quote Originally Posted by Harley818 View Post
    One annoyance is that the signal lights don't cancel..... I have to figure that out. Anyone have any ideas?
    Oh yeah, a couple of people, including me, fabed up something to make them cancel.
    Oh god that's almost 3 years ago for me but it's on my build thread with pictures. Try june to september 2014 or may to september 2015. If you can't find let me know.


    Quote Originally Posted by Harley818 View Post
    Also, little rocks picked up by the tires end up on the door step sill. not a big deal and should be taken care of when I put on the last pieces of wheelwell tin.
    From where do you think the rocks picked up?

    Quote Originally Posted by Harley818 View Post
    I was worried I would have a lot of noise from the moving body panels. I made sure I caulked and riveted or bolted everything and looks like it paid off.
    That's great, my worry is that the fglass panels will get stressed by frame flex and will then crack, not rattle. I can't decide if I should tighten the bolts a lot (prone to cracking) or less (prone to unbolting).
    Last edited by Frank818; 08-02-2017 at 08:27 PM.
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    Go-karted Aug 5, 2016 - Then May 19+21, 2017
    Tracked May 27/July 26, 2017
    Build time before being driveable on Sep 27, 2019: over 6000h
    Build Completed Winter 2021

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