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thanks your car looks great, cant wait til I get even close to where you are now.
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Well its been awhile and progress is finally being made, today was the 1st day of paint ( a new color, 2010 ford grabber blue ) and clear coat...the car will be completed on wednesday....with paint that is...
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Yeah Tony!!! That last minute color change was a good one. I like it. Really pops on the compound curves of the front and rear bumpers. It's going to look great on those big A$$ flairs.
Al
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Thanks Al,
I saw your youtube vid .....short but sweeeeeet.....get your engine in, so we can mount mine up..... The whole stripe thing you started got me thinking,and I decided to go without it....and I love it.
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Paint complete................hope you like.
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That's not the fumes...you're high on life. Standing O.....that is just turning out right....mucho X-faktor. Al
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The other good advise... do all the things you need to do to make it drive, then finish the rest as you drive it. That is certainly good advise. I can tell you my car is the exact manifestation of the best imagination I could come up with!! it's a thrill to drive the once ugly behemoth that looked to be so far away from reality. I am truly facinated by the fact that I could assemble such a thing as this 911. It's really an amazing, amazing feat of engineering. Wish you could really hear this engine sing. it sounds incredible. You'll get there. NO DOUBT! -- but remember to enjoy EVERY inch and moment of the journey and sock all those memories away... cause that is more than half the fun. We know - having done this roughly the same, how fantastic and memorable it really is to build a car of this quality basically with our bare hands. It's awesome! Be encouraged! You're getting closer every day. Never give up... and be paitent, Any thing this cool takes a good deal of time to create. You're looking super cool. I love that blue!!! NP ![]() ![]()
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small update....mock up after paint.
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Love that blue. Great project - keep up the good work.
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Looks awesome. How about some details regarding the suspension, etc. Al
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That blue looks great in the photos...
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Love the colour. Fantastic job. Can't wait for the next update.
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Thanks for all the kind words............the color is 2010 Ford Grabber Blue
To be continued....................
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Complete suspension is by Rebel Racing, which includes raised and reinforced spindles, coilover kit w/ coils front and rear( painted to match ) , 935 spring plates, urathane strut mount bushings, bump steer kit, boxster S calipers with custom Rebel Racing caliper adapters, zimmermann "Z Coated" rotors, all poly bronze bushings......
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Looks really awesome! I love the color!
Nicely done suspension and brakes also! ( I would love to have the same to mine)
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Nice job! What do you have in mind for the driveline? How about oil cooling?
Maybe I missed those updates? Doug
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Wow! You've made some serious progress. Looking very, very nice.
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you didnt miss anything..........front mount oil cooler is from a modified 2nd gen 1991 RX-7, ultra sonic cleaned and pressure tested, and welded by " the man" Clint @ Rebel Racing, ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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