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aussiesmg
aussiesmg UltimaDork
8/19/12 4:57 p.m.

It's alive

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Not happy, but alive

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Winston
Winston Reader
8/19/12 7:57 p.m.

Groovy! What problem is it having?

aussiesmg
aussiesmg UltimaDork
8/20/12 1:24 p.m.

Valve train adjustment we think, cutting an old set of covers up to do a hot adjustment

aussiesmg
aussiesmg UltimaDork
8/27/12 9:25 a.m.

Here it is once the rockers were adjusted correctly

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click above for video

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fresh rubber and fresh paint on the old rims

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chandlerGTi
chandlerGTi HalfDork
8/27/12 1:09 p.m.

Yeah!

rebelgtp
rebelgtp UltraDork
8/27/12 1:45 p.m.

I have never much liked those early Fox bodies but man does that hood make it look mean...

aussiesmg
aussiesmg UltimaDork
8/27/12 2:43 p.m.

This doesn't hurt either

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Hot adjusting the rockers, they didn't need any more tension after they tightened up, we used the original setting to adjust them and they were way too tight.

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Click the picture for video

The car may, or may not, have spun the rear tires at 90 mph in 5th yesterday on a freshly paved strip of 2 lane.

grunt grunt.

dj06482
dj06482 HalfDork
8/27/12 8:00 p.m.
aussiesmg wrote: The car may, or may not, have spun the rear tires at 90 mph in 5th yesterday on a freshly paved strip of 2 lane.

Moving_Target
Moving_Target New Reader
8/27/12 9:31 p.m.

In reply to aussiesmg:

Yea, I miss having big small block grunt but I'll have it again!

The car's looking bitchin!

aussiesmg
aussiesmg UltimaDork
9/2/12 2:14 p.m.

Final prep for shoot.

Getting the family involved, priceless

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Quick rust repair

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Ready

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And .... done

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Not too bad for us, thanks to Grafmiata (Will) and his co worker Darrell who assisted with the paint application. Well, actually Darrell shot the car while we made bad jokes and drank beers.

grafmiata
grafmiata SuperDork
9/2/12 5:31 p.m.

I'm just glad to see that Jake isn't stuck to the roof.

A little advice for anyone reading this who may be contemplating spraying their own car--- Buy one extra tack-cloth for each cat on the premises.

Karl La Follette
Karl La Follette SuperDork
9/3/12 3:54 p.m.

Hey what's the dog's name Sonny and Cher wan't to know

Damian Fish on ! Happy Labor day ..........

aussiesmg
aussiesmg UltimaDork
9/5/12 6:22 p.m.

Quick vid of the car sounding right with open headers

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and another post paint pic

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aussiesmg
aussiesmg UltimaDork
9/13/12 4:52 p.m.

Shiney freshly painted 5 lug parts....

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Modifying the rear caliper brackets, on Fox axles they have to locate behind the flange, so an access port must be made.

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Bracket in place

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Front rims on

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JThw8
JThw8 UberDork
9/13/12 6:08 p.m.

You should have a package arriving by monday at the latest ;)

dj06482
dj06482 HalfDork
9/13/12 6:15 p.m.

New wheels look great!

OHSCrifle
OHSCrifle New Reader
9/13/12 7:24 p.m.

What kind of harness is that? Looks like it runs through the seat and ties to the floor immediately behind. I'm no safety expert and still fairly new to this place, but I think it may be a really dangerous setup. You alluded in an earlier post to new harnesses, so hopefully I'm commenting unnecessarily.

aussiesmg
aussiesmg UltimaDork
9/14/12 3:16 p.m.

Happy snaps

Old Master cylinder, beside fresh painted new top

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Newly painted SN95 Master

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All 4 SN95 rims

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BTW the harness will not be this design by the end of weekend, one thing at a time dude, we still have less than 3 weeks.

The_Jed
The_Jed HalfDork
9/14/12 7:26 p.m.

Ooooooh, damn that looks good!

VonSmallhausen
VonSmallhausen Reader
9/14/12 9:53 p.m.

Car looks awesome

EvanB
EvanB UberDork
9/14/12 10:17 p.m.

Is it just the picture or is there some crazy positive camber on the rear wheel?

VWguyBruce
VWguyBruce HalfDork
9/14/12 10:54 p.m.

Nice work. Will surely handle better than last year.

grafmiata
grafmiata Dork
9/16/12 5:19 a.m.

Haven't been on the lap-top for awhile, so I've only seen alot of these pix on my phone. Just a couple of quick observations before I go to bed...

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SWMBO seems to be passed-out in a lawn chair, and the pup apparently thinks you look like a squirrel.

But all seriousness aside, best of luck in Florida!!!

Really wish I could've done the Chumpcar/Challenge trip, but it just wasn't in the cards this year.

But next year, reserve a bottle of Scotch and a seat on Mongo for me.

aussiesmg
aussiesmg UltimaDork
9/17/12 2:24 p.m.

Buffed out paint over weekend.

Polished tail lights with headlight cleaning kit, gutted drivers door and trimmed both doors with aluminum.

Finished up 5 lug swap with a good bleed.

Cleaned 26 years of crud off K member.

Added some exterior flash

aussiesmg
aussiesmg UltimaDork
9/24/12 9:54 a.m.

A couple of last minute updates

Gained caster and camber by modifying the strut tops further.

Made a seat belt bar

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For the observer who was concerned about the belts

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Got a new spare for the trailer today and Mongo gets a once over tonight

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