Guess I'll start a build thread... a lil late of course.

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By blk92hb
- Fri Dec 09, 2011 8:43 pm #284849 looks good. :thumb: i remember seeing your coupe at the raceswhen i went with tim. and was that chong i seen???

By bks84
- Sat Dec 10, 2011 9:50 am #284897 Austin - ya i can tuck it fo ya... just need the car here

Yea thats my favorite Asian!
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By blk92hb
- Sat Dec 10, 2011 4:49 pm #284931 i work down the street from his shop. so every now and then ill go down there just to hang out.
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By Fada Blayne
- Sat Dec 10, 2011 7:29 pm #284943 coming along real nice

By EJ1_MK
- Sun Dec 11, 2011 12:22 am #284967
bks84 wrote:Austin - ya i can tuck it fo ya... just need the car here

Yea thats my favorite Asian!



Sweet I hate doing wiring. Plus yours harness looks clean.

By bks84
- Sun Dec 11, 2011 12:35 am #284968 Ya, the harness was a pain. Especially w/the motor still in the car. I couldnt get the lengths correct.

Only drawback is I need the car here, I cant/wont travel to do a tuck anymore.

Also, I got your message on FB, but FB won't load on my phone so I havent replied. I got the MC's from SummitHere's the part numbers Brake:
WIL-260-10374 - $80, Clutch: WIL-260-2636 - $50. I got the adapter plates from QSD (Brake & Clutch)

Hit me up when you wanna do the tuck!

By EJ1_MK
- Sun Dec 11, 2011 1:59 am #284981 I understand that, and I will. And thanks for the info on the brake stuff.

By bks84
- Sun Dec 11, 2011 3:01 am #284990 got my subframe "pre" assembled, gonna be pulling it apart again to install the Quaife Quick Steer kit, (if I ever order it).

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Decided to paint the subframe and control arms satin black, and I used a can of Silver Ford touch-up paint on the rack. I like how it turned out. Nope, its no powder coat, but itll do just fine and cost a lot less!
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By Apexracing
- Sun Dec 11, 2011 2:09 pm #285020 Great stuff right here folks. Get any run's in 2011? Got any vids? Your on a roll so far keep it up :thumb:

By bks84
- Sun Dec 11, 2011 5:46 pm #285039 This is from my second event... shitty run in the rain and glazed brakes.

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php ... 8170567516

It's public, so you should be able to see it. If not, I'll upload it to Youtube.

By bks84
- Sun Dec 11, 2011 8:15 pm #285050 I dont know yet. Partly for a cleaner bay, I'll make sure to update when the brakes are done and the car is running on how the brakes perform.

Only draw back I've heard is the pedal is stiffer. Aside from that, maybe weight? I know the booster and OE master weigh more than the setup I'm running. Also, if for some reason the engine dies at a high speed, i'll still have brakes v. a power setup that runs on vac.

I ran a Willwood CMC cuz it was cheaper to go this route than it was to buy a new Sk2 CMC (and adapter plate).

I've heard manual brakes feel better than a power brake setup... I've driven my buddy's Baracuda and honestly the effort is just about the same, granted two different vehicles from separate era's, but still power v. non.
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By blk92hb
- Sun Dec 11, 2011 9:31 pm #285053 hmm... kinda makes you wonder if there is a difference with the weight of the car???

By EJ1_MK
- Mon Dec 12, 2011 12:49 am #285064 No booster for Auto X and Road Racing is best, due to the fact that you will never allow the booster to build vacuum between brake hits on the track. Basically with out full vacuum you don't have assist anyway which I am sure you have noticed during Auto X a time or too where it felt like you had to hit the brakes much harder. Without the booster you will get to know the car better and know exactly what the brakes are like at full throttle coming off a corner or into one. Because we are on and off the brakes and gas at the same time vacuum does not have time to build within the booster.

Does that make sense? It is hard to explain.
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