Complicated to say the least and I won't go into everything, but at least its on the road and running nicely. I hardly know where to start. I'm just going to try to keep this simple. We hit several snags in sorting the beast out but the biggest and most frustrating one was the 915 trans. I had put a lot of money into gears, upgrades including an LSD and Wevo case mods. Something just wasn't right and after about a month the guys at the shop trying their best to put things right, I blew up my brand new Quaife limited slip differential at an autocross. Thankfully, it is warrantied and Rich and Victor have a spare 915 for me to use in the meantime. That's keeping the story very short on the trans but I really think I lucked out big time even thought it was a real pain waiting for the problems to get resolved.
As most of you know, this ain't no trailer queen. By no stretch is it perfect. I knew it never would be. It's rough around the edges and it will be enjoyed and driven hard.
The car is unreal to drive. It is so loud inside the interior because of removing the sound deadening and adding the sport muffler. What an experience. You wouldn't believe the roar when entering the highway and stomping on the gas. It really pulls well and sounds so nice.
And finish is a relative term here because we aren't really finished with car. One of the biggest regrets for me is the floor mounted cage. I am going to replace it with a sill mounted one coming this winter. Not sure yet which one I'm going to get yet but that change, when it happens I think will make a BIG difference with the overall look of the car. The paint has a few spots that need addressing along with a few other minor details such as straightening the grills and changing the jets in the Webers.
I'm sure I'm leaving something out. Thanks to Rich and Victor for their hard work. Thanks to you Pelican folks who have followed my thread. I really appreciate your encouragement, advice and even your criticism. Now that I'm road worthy, I look forward to meeting as many of you face-to-face as possible, and checking out your cars.
I'm not particularly handy with a wrench as a lot of you are. I just know what I like and even though my vision and concept for the car evolved many times I'm mostly very pleased with the results. This certainly isn't the end of this thread. I will update whenever things of interest happen. But for now, I finally have some shots of the car in my driveway instead of the shop. That by itself is the best news of all!
Cheers,
Mark Morrissey
