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  1. 03-01-2011, 10:33 AM #1
    Darren
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    First start followed by first gokart 10 minutes later

    Here it is... the day finally came. It didn't go a smoothly as the video suggests. I edited out all the different attempts to get it to run long enough so I could scoot around and set the timing. The end result is what matters!

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  2. 03-01-2011, 12:27 PM #2
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    Awesome job Darren, I didn't have the patience to set the suspension up enough to allow for gokarting before I fired my motor...I'm encouraged, I don't feel like I'm that far behind you...

    I'm contemplating whether to start my body work now, or just do gelcoat all summer and wait until winter. Are you doing your own paint and body?
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  3. 03-01-2011, 12:35 PM #3
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    I'm doing my own body work and paint. I'll be driving in gelcoat this season and hopefully get to some body work over the winter. Might be in primer for the next season or if I'm lucky I'll have final color.
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  4. 03-01-2011, 01:41 PM #4
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    Congratz
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  5. 03-01-2011, 02:06 PM #5
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    Way to go Darren. If it was easy, anyone could do it.
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    ATTABOY! Now get back to work! Open house is gonna be here soon!
    FFR 5136 Started as a donor...donor guages, engine, trans,etc. Now...TFS street intake,stage 1 cam, GT40p's,24# injectors and 80mm MAF,70mm TB,Z-spec t-5, and PSE Halibrand wrapped with Nitto 555 G2’s. My ever evolving dream car!!
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  7. 03-01-2011, 11:36 PM #7
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    Wow congrats. Very nice. Who built the motor? I want that idle sound.
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  8. 03-01-2011, 11:47 PM #8
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    That car sounds N-A-S-T-Y in a good kind of way. Congrats! Now git-er-dun!
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  9. 03-02-2011, 01:27 AM #9
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    Way to go brother!!! You look like a proud daddy. It sounds great.
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  10. 03-02-2011, 02:55 AM #10
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    awsome job.
    i love the safe way you went about the drive. extra things off the car. Timing set, Fire extinguisher. well done.
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  11. 03-02-2011, 06:28 PM #11
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    Congratulations! After the day the kit is picked up or arrives at the builder's home, this is the most exciting time. The third and final excitement from the build comes the day it is insured and registered. You are well on your way.
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  12. 03-02-2011, 10:25 PM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by FritoBandito View Post
    Wow congrats. Very nice. Who built the motor? I want that idle sound.
    The bottom end was built by AD Performance. I built the rest, it was a fun experience. Mike Forte supplied nearly all the completion components from the shortblock up.
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  13. 03-03-2011, 12:03 AM #13
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    Darren, AWESOME !!!!! That thing sounds killer!
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    25 posts. I can start selling some stuff now!!!!!
    FFR 4298 Mk III, 5.0, Dual Quads, 3.73 Gears, B303 cam, Pin Drive Vintage Wheels and way too much to list here!
    "It's loud, smells like gasoline, and shakes, shudders, and bucks. It makes your arms tired and your feet hot. You nearly crash about once every ten minutes. It's so damn wonderful you can’t believe it."
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    That thing sounds great! Nice job!
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  16. 03-03-2011, 08:12 AM #16
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    Darren, did the brake pads stop you well? Once you get it in a more driveable state, you'll need to bed in the pads. And use all the clips
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  17. 03-03-2011, 08:47 AM #17
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    Darren,

    Congrats man! Those are two of the best milestones of the build!

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    Robert, I really miss you man

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  18. 03-03-2011, 09:30 AM #18
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wayne Presley View Post
    Darren, did the brake pads stop you well? Once you get it in a more driveable state, you'll need to bed in the pads. And use all the clips
    He he, I used all the clips! to tell you the truth with all the adrenaline I was experiencing I could have stopped the car without pads. The weather sucks for the next week so far so I won't have a chance to bed them but I anticipate they will do fine.

    Do you have a preferred bedding procedure?
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  19. 03-03-2011, 09:47 AM #19
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    Congratulation!, what a great feeling eh! Brings back great memories.
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