Chasing the Ghosts of LeMans - Thunder - Project 487 Super Snake

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Originally Posted by Dave Pratt

I just ran across your build...that's a beautiful car you've built.Hope to see it out and about this year,maybe the Friday Night street legals at Mission?

Thanks for your kind comments, Dave

I don't know if I can get out all the way to Mission on a Friday night... maybe.

I have about another few weeks of work on the car, including a rack and pinion set up from TCP

As you know the weather has been not very good up here, so I am hoping that it improves and I get all the last few items done soon

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I've been looking at getting a dashcam for my car, Mostly for regular driving. I notice one camera came with a racerender software/app package. Have any of you guys used this for track days etc?

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Back to it tonight. I worked on the passenger door courtesy light. Everything was going good until I decided to take the bulb out and check it out. It was tight to get the bulb out. The glass snapped in my fingertips and then the socket pushed out of the housing. SO much for repro parts! Nicely popped a few blood vessels in my finger tips lol.
SO now I have to get a new bulb, and I didn't finish what I started.

Anyway I was able to fix the passenger mirror and put some loctite on the adjuster screw so it does not rattle and lubed up the passenger side window mechanism.

Over the weekend, I picked up more stuff for vacuum forming my front carbon fibre brake ducts. I hope to do that some time this week. Once I get the door done I guess.

Oh and I checked out the local retailer for the Nitto tires. They have a lot of them in stock locally, so should be no problem, when I am ready to fry the last few millimeters off of the remaining rear tire tread

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I had to revisit the new LED driving lights and turn signals.

One of the driving lights started intermittently flashing once it warmed up. While just asking some questions Gary (the manufacturer of these slick lights) just arranged to send me a replacement pair.

I installed them tonight and they seem to be working perfectly.

I really like the ultra bright LED reverse lights. WHen I am backing in the garage at night, they really light things up.

Sorry for the problems with the pics. I have closed the photobucket account. Maybe if I get time, I will update old pics and posts

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FINALLY, back to work on the 'stang after the endless home reno LOL

It's time for the steering to be upgraded. I opted for the TCP power rack after debating using a manual rack and electric column.

One of the reasons I was considering the electric column was to do away with one belt driven component under the hood. The other was to free up some horsepower.
But after doing the 3" exhaust, I would say that, honestly, I freed up plenty of horsepower. I don't really need anymore

The TCP systems have a reputation for quality. I already have some of their components on the car.

I am looking forward to having the steering tightened up even further.

Messing with steering is always fun and looks like I am going to be playing with removing headers etc, to make room to remove the old system.

More soon

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A successful night, after arguing with the tie rod ends for a couple days. I had to heat the bump-steer studs up red hot with the torch to get them to pop off.

And they did.

So next is removing the headers in order to get the old steering box and idler arm off.

That should take a couple days

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A little more progress on the steering.

Next step is to tilt the engine and remove the drivers side header,the installation process
after that, it should be all back to assembly

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With a break in the festivities of the season, the work continues. Possibly later (next week) I'll be testing.

Things are going pretty smoothly so far after the hard work was done

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Glad to see you making progress. The engraving on the LeMans bar mount is a nice touch.

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Originally Posted by WSSix

Glad to see you making progress. The engraving on the LeMans bar mount is a nice touch.

Thank you. I thought it might be nice to have something there instead of a hole.
I had a third one made, that I think I will incorporate into my next console.

I am trying to complete all my wife's to-do lists now, so I can concentrate on the car lol