Roadracer's #997 build

[RoadRacer]

I noticed that the ride height in the manual says 4.5 front, 5 rear, and mine was way higher than that - over 7 both ends. So even though I have no body, I decided to get it closer to final height. Adjusting the rear was easy, although without the body weight I had to adjust all the way to bottom of the shock thread.

At the front though - OMG. I had installed the shock collar just a smidge past touching the coil, but it was enough that I couldn't budge it. I had to remove the shocks completely from the car to adjust. If you're starting out (and have the standard body-down shocks) I recommend that you install the threaded collar so it's not touching the spring when unloaded! That way you can jack up and adjust when weight removed. Removing the front shocks with the engine in and radiator on is a painful process. The bottom mounts with those g/d spacers... took about an hour of swearing each.

So now the rear control arms are about level, and the front suspension looks very different. Suddenly a LOT more gap between the overflow catch can and the UCA.

Curious - from those with finished cars, is the top bar of the UCA level when correctly setup? It's close and it made me wonder.

Looking forward to the long weekend, with plans to do some tidying up wiring, swap the rear brakes side-to-side, convert to manual choke, etc..