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Old 03-11-2016, 01:48 PM
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We got the sneak peek at the color with the Baer calipers powder coated to match the blue exterior color.





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Love those mirrors and controller. Kevin do you have a source for them? Great build hope you are having better luck with that body than I did. lol
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Love those mirrors and controller. Kevin do you have a source for them? Great build hope you are having better luck with that body than I did. lol
Same question here. Curious to know where you source the parts, and was it hard to integrate into the car?
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Wow !!!................
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Same question here. Curious to know where you source the parts, and was it hard to integrate into the car?
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Love those mirrors and controller. Kevin do you have a source for them? Great build hope you are having better luck with that body than I did. lol
We've done several power mirror conversions, I'll see what I can dig up for more info.

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Our test assembly was nearly complete, and the car was started and run for the first time. The crew built a complete running and driving vehicle to ensure that no additional holes or fabrication would be required after the car was painted.



We ran the car on the chassis dyno to break in the mechanical parts and to verify the state of the two. After a software glitch that was restricting the throttle, the car eventually made over 620 hp at the rear wheels!






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A custom bracket was made for the Moroso oil separator and mounted by the power steering reservoir. Note that we changed the steering reservoir to a stock GM style, we have learned that they are much better for preventing air bubbles from the power steering fluid then non baffled reservoirs.



Stainless radiator tubes were made to replace the temporary rubber ones.



Steel guides were made for the emergency brake cables under the car.

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Our test assembly was nearly complete, and the car was started and run for the first time. The crew built a complete running and driving vehicle to ensure that no additional holes or fabrication would be required after the car was painted.
Thanks for posting this Kevin. I've been trying to explain this concept to some of my friends for YEARS and they still don't get it. To me the only thing more annoying than drilling holes in fresh paint is fabricating parts to fit around freshly painted surfaces.
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